Committees

Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 17 June 2025

19 June 2025

On 17 June 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. Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship

The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 7 July.

  1. Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions

The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 14 July.

Petitions with over 10,000 signatures

  1. Introduce Licensing and Regulation for Dog and Cat Rescues to Protect Welfare

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

  1. Retain legal right to assessment and support in education for children with SEND

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

  1. Strengthen the Animal Welfare Act 2006

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

  1. Make neurodiversity training mandatory for all education staff

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

  1. Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Ban wind farms on protected peat land in England

The Committee noted the response to this petition

  1. Pay pensioners the equivalent of the living wage of a 35 hour week

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

Public petitions and observations

  1. Windsor Post Office (Jack Rankin)
  2. Traffic calming measures around The Oval School in Garretts Green (Liam Byrne)
  3. Retrospective charges by Yorkshire Water (Jake Richards)

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