Petitions – UK Government and Parliament

1. Fund pay for student nurses and midwives for placement hours

   The government responded on 27 April 2026

   The Government recognises the importance of practice-based learning for student nurses and midwives. There are no plans to pay students while on undergraduate degree mandatory clinical placements.

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2. Disregard compensation paid to injured service personnel from UC calculation

   The government responded on 27 April 2026

   AFCS lump sums count as personal injury payments, ignored as capital for 12 months to allow trust or annuity arrangement. Once in trust or annuity they are disregarded indefinitely.

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3. Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

   The government responded on 23 April 2026

   Nationalisation would take years and involve complex legal processes, diverting effort from cleaning up rivers, lakes and seas. We are taking action now through stronger regulation and enforcement.

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1. Appoint a Maternity Commissioner to improve maternity care for mums and babies

   This topic was debated on 20 April 2026

   

   Watch the debate for the ‘Appoint a Maternity Commissioner to improve maternity care for mums and babies’ petition on parliamentlive.tv

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2. New Disclosure and Safeguarding Mechanism for At-Risk Children

   This topic was debated on 13 April 2026

   Watch the debate for the ‘New Disclosure and Safeguarding Mechanism for At-Risk Children’ petition on parliamentlive.tv

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3. Introduce Statutory Menstrual Leave for People with Endometriosis & Adenomyosis

   This topic was debated on 13 April 2026

   Watch the debate for the ‘Introduce Statutory Menstrual Leave for People with Endometriosis & Adenomyosis’ petition on parliamentlive.tv

   Read the transcript for the ‘Introduce Statutory Menstrual Leave for People with Endometriosis & Adenomyosis’ petition at parliament.uk

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