Decisions of the Petitions Committee Tuesday 23 February

• Role of the Committee
• Working methods of the Committee and how it makes its decisions
• 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 19 February 2016.

Petitions which met these criteria after this date will be considered at the Committee's next meeting on Tuesday 1 March 2016.

Petitions with over 100,000 signatures

• Give the Meningitis B vaccine to ALL children, not just newborn babies

The Committee has agreed to schedule a debate on this petition.

Before setting a date for the debate, the Committee would like the House of Commons to have the chance to hear from some of the families who have been affected by meningitis B as well as from relevant medical experts. This will help to inform MPs taking part in the House of Commons debate.

More details about this will be announced in due course.

• Scrap the £35k threshold for non-EU citizens settling in the UK

The Committee decided to schedule a debate in Westminster Hall on the motion "That this House has considered e-petition 118060 relating to the income threshold for non-EU citizens settling in the UK" on Monday 7 March 2016.

Paul Scully MP, a Member of the Petitions Committee, will lead the debate.

• The DDRB's proposals to change Junior Doctor's contracts CANNOT go ahead

The Committee decided to consider this petition again at its next meeting on 1 March 2016.

•  Consider a vote of No Confidence in Jeremy Hunt, Health Secretary

The Committee decided to consider this petition again at its next meeting on 1 March 2016.

• Jeremy Hunt to resume meaningful contract negotiations with the BMA

The Committee decided to consider this petition again at its next meeting on 1 March 2016.

Petitions with over 10,000 signatures with a government response

• Mandatory prison time 5 years, for pet theft. Reclassify pets from 'chattel'

The Committee noted the Government's response. The Committee decided to write to the EFRA Committee to draw its attention to the petition in the context of its inquiry into animal welfare.

• Reverse the decision to allowing fracking under our national parks

 The Committee noted the Government's response.

•  Remove Church of England Bishops from the House of Lords

 The Committee noted the Government's response.

• Health Secretary to have Television Debate with Junior Doctors about Contract

The Committee noted the Government's response.

•  Abolish road tax on Motorcycles

The Committee noted the Government's response.

•  Include expressive arts subjects in the Ebacc

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• Abandon plans to force women to prove they were raped before they get benefits

 The Committee noted the Government's response.

•  Ban toxic lead ammunition

In the context of a different petition on this subject, the Committee has already written to the Government to ask it to inform the Committee once it has responded to the Lead Ammunition Group. The Committee will share the response with petitioners once it has been published.

• Reinstate The 25 Year Rolling Road Tax Exemption

The Committee noted the Government's response.

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