Decisions of the Petitions Committee Tuesday 5 February 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 1 February. 

Petitions which met these criteria after this date will be considered at the Committee's next meeting on Tuesday 12 February.

Petition debates

• School should start at 10am as teenagers are too tired

The Committee decided to schedule a debate in Westminster Hall on the motion “That this House has considered e-petition 229178 relating to secondary school opening hours” on Monday 11 February at 4.30pm.  

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

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

The Committee decided to schedule a debate in Westminster Hall on the motion “That this House has considered e-petition 235053 relating to relationships and sex education” on Monday 25 February at 4.30pm.  

Helen Jones MP, the Chair of the Committee, will open the debate. 

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

• Increase funding to Children's Mental Health services

The Committee requested a revised response which addresses the petitioner's specific request.

• Force all meat packaging to use images of slaughterhouses to deglamourise meat

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• We want a world class radiotherapy service accessible for all cancer patients

The Committee requested a revised response which addresses the petitioner's specific request.

• Amend the 1967 Forestry Act to protect endangered wildlife habitat across the UK

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• Walk away now! We voted for a No Deal Brexit

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• Brexit re article 50 it must not be suspended/stopped under any circumstances

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• Hold a second referendum on EU membership

The Committee noted the Government's response.

Revised Government responses

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

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

• Increase funding for schools

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

• Grant a People's Vote if Parliament rejects the EU Withdrawal Agreement

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

Public (paper) petitions with government responses

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

• Access to Flash Glucose Monitoring in England (presented by Keith Vaz MP)

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