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Increase the personal tax allowance threshold to £20,000
661 signatures in the last hour
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Pay student teachers at least the apprentice wage for compulsory placement hours
435 signatures in the last hour
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Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after
340 signatures in the last hour
Government responses to petitions
Government will respond to petitions that get 10,000 signatures
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Review and refund overcharged UK Student and Child Student visa fees
Government responded on 13/11/2026
The Government is satisfied that fees paid for student visa applications from 4 October 2023 were lawfully charged and does not intend to refund these fees.
Read the response in full to ‘Review and refund overcharged UK Student and Child Student visa fees’14,526 signatures
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Ban the construction of new AI data centres
Government responded on 11/11/2026
The government seeks to support sustainable data centre growth while ensuring environmental and community impacts are considered through individual planning decisions, rather than introducing a ban.
Read the response in full to ‘Ban the construction of new AI data centres’12,669 signatures
Petitions debated in Parliament
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Do not ban social media for under 16s
This topic was debated on 2 November 2026
Watch the debate for the ‘Do not ban social media for under 16s’ petition on youtube.com
Read the transcript for the ‘Do not ban social media for under 16s’ petition at parliament.uk
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217,682 signatures
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Legislate to require drivers to report collisions with cats
This topic was debated on 26 October 2026
189,192 signatures
