Decisions of the Petitions Committee Tuesday 16 January 2018

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 12 January 2018. 

Petitions which met these criteria after this date will be considered at the Committee's next meeting on Tuesday 23 January 2018.

Petition debates

• End the export of live farm animals after Brexit.

The Committee decided to schedule a debate in Westminster Hall on the motion “That this House has considered e-petition 200205 relating to ending the export of live farm animals after the UK leaves the European Union” on Monday 26 February at 4.30pm.  

Steve Double, a member of the Petitions Committee, will lead the debate. 

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

• Parliament must debate whether the PM should disclose any offshore interests.

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• Union Jack to appear on British number plates after March 2019

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• Insurance should be on the car itself instead of the individuals who drive it

The Committee noted the Government's response.

• Don't ban Grouse Shooting

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.

• Funding for young people in Devon (presented by Anne Marie Morris MP)
• Women against state pension inequality (presented by David Linden MP)
• Myanmar's Muslim Ethnic Minority (presented by Marion Fellows MP)

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