Decisions of the Petitions Committee Tuesday 22 November 2016

• Role of the Committee
• Working methods of the Committee
• Previous decisions of the Committee
• Petitions Committee

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 18 November 2016.

Petitions which met these criteria after this date will be considered at the Committee's next meeting on Tuesday 29 November 2016.

Petition debates

• Close all retail on boxing day, retail isn't needed on boxing day!

The Committee agreed to schedule a debate in Westminster Hall on the motion "That this House has considered e-petition 168524 relating to the closure of retail stores on Boxing Day" on Monday 12 December 2016 at 4.30pm.

Helen Jones MP, Chair of the Petitions Committee, will lead the debate.

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

• Demand an end to the pay restraint imposed on agenda for change NHS staff

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• Make tampons and sanitary towels free for females

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• Shut down the domestic ivory market in the UK

The Committee noted the Government's response.
 
The Committee agreed to write to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and ask for details of next year's consultation, so that it can inform petitioners who might wish to contribute.

Government responses to petitions already considered by the Committee

• Give status to Police Dogs and Horses as 'Police Officers'

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• Ban the sale of fireworks to the public and only approve organised displays

 The Committee noted the Government's response.

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