Decisions of the Petitions Committee Tuesday 15 January 2019

The Committee considered all e-petitions which had reached over 100,000 signatures, and those over 10,000 signatures which had received a government response, by Friday 11 January. 

Petitions which met these criteria after this date will be considered at the Committee's next meeting on Tuesday 22 January.

Petitions debates

• Increase college funding to sustainable levels - all students deserve equality

The Committee decided to schedule a debate in Westminster Hall on the motion “That this House has considered e-petition 229744 relating to college funding” on Monday 21 January at 4.30 pm.

Daniel Zeichner MP, a member of the Committee, will open the debate.

Petitions with over 10,000 signatures which have received a government response

• Cancel MPs' Christmas recess until a course of action over Brexit is agreed

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• Fund life saving Immunotherapy for lung cancer patients to more than 2 years

The Committee decided to write to the Government to ask for a more direct response to the petitioner's request.

• Give parents the right to opt their child out of Relationship and Sex Education

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• Allow the British people to vote on cannabis legalisation

The Committee noted the Government's response.

Revised Government responses

• Declare a Climate Emergency, end fossil fuel use and build community resilience

The Committee noted the Government's response, and requested that it be published.

• Increase funding for dementia research to find effective treatments

The Committee noted the Government's response, and requested that it be published.

Public (paper) petitions with government responses

The following public (paper) petitions received a written response from the Government and were noted by the Committee.

• Green Deal Scheme (presented by Alan Brown MP, Patricia Gibson MP and Martyn Day MP)
• Review the regulations and control of fireworks (presented by Martyn Day MP) 

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