Petitions – UK Government and Parliament

1. Don’t abandon the Chalk Stream recovery pack

   The government responded on 1 July 2025

   The government has secured £2 billion from water companies over the next five years to deliver more than 1,000 targeted actions for chalk stream restoration as part of our Plan for Change.

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2. Introduce a distinct attendance code for flexischooling (Code F).

   The government responded on 1 July 2025

   The Government has no current plans to introduce an attendance code for flexi-schooling. Attendance codes were updated in 2024 after extensive consultation and will be reviewed again in due course.

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3. Prohibit the wearing of all full-face coverings in public spaces

   The government responded on 1 July 2025

   It is not government policy to ban the burka or other face coverings in public.

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1. Make all forms of 'geo-engineering' affecting the environment illegal

   This topic was debated on 23 June 2025

   

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2. End the use of cages and crates for all farmed animals

   This topic was debated on 16 June 2025

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3. Ban non-stun slaughter in the UK

   This topic was debated on 9 June 2025

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