Committees

Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 25 February 2025

28 February 2025

On 25 February 2025 the Committee considered e-petitions that had received over 100,000 signatures.  The Committee also considered e-petitions that had received over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response, and public petitions that had received a Government observation. 

Petitions with over 100,000 signatures

  1. Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible

The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 24 March 2025.

  1. 2. Tighten the rules on political donations

The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 31 March 2025.

 

Petitions with over 10,000 signatures

  1. Extend free bus travel for people over 60 in England

The Committee agreed to request a revised response to this petition.

  1. Repeal the Climate Change Act 2008 and Net Zero targets

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Reinstate release of certain serious offenders half-way through their sentence

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Ban animal testing for human products and medicines

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Do not stop transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. End the use of cages and crates for all farmed animals

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Review decision to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Require labelling of beef & dairy from cows fed with additives to reduce methane

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Fund free TV licences for all pensioners

The Committee agreed to accept the revised response to this petition.

 

Public petitions and observations

  1. Grimsby Post Office (Melanie Onn)
  2. The Lower Thames Crossing (Laura Trott)

The Committee noted these petitions and the Government observations to them.