Decisions of the Petitions Committee Tuesday 24 April 2018

The Committee considered all e-petitions which had reached over 10,000 signatures which had received a government response, by Friday 20 April. 

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

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

• Make Universities UK subject to the Freedom of Information Act

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• Allow Brittany Pettibone, Lauren Southern, and Martin Sellner entry to the UK

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• PIP should be administered and decided by the NHS, not the DWP/contracting firms

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• Give all women the choice of an Induction at 41 weeks of Pregnancy

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• Declare the 2016 referendum vote null and void due to foreign interference

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• An urgent debate on strategies for effectively combating gun and knife crime

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• Anyone convicted of involvement in dog-fighting to receive a custodial sentence

The Committee noted the Government's response.

Public (paper) petitions with government responses

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

• NatWest bank closures (presented by Angela Smith MP)
• Provision of adequate ring-fenced funding for mental health service (presented by Helen Hayes MP)

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