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Introduce new tax code for state pensioners with double the personal allowance
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Remove power to cancel local government elections
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Formal support framework for families of murdered British citizens overseas
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Introduce new tax code for state pensioners with double the personal allowance
The government responded on 9 December 2025
The State Pension is the foundation of support for pensioners. The Government is committed to a fair tax system but doubling the Personal Allowance for pensioners would be untargeted and costly.
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Make impersonating military service/wearing unearned medals a criminal offence
The government responded on 9 December 2025
There are currently no plans for the government to introduce additional criminal offences for impersonation of military service or wearing unearned medals.
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Require drivers to stop and take cats to the vets if they hit them in their car
The government responded on 8 December 2025
The Government has no current plans to mandate that motorists report a collision involving a cat, or to grant Police powers to prosecute motorists who fail to report a collision involving a cat.
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Do not introduce Digital ID cards
This topic was debated on 8 December 2025
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Withdraw the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
This topic was debated on 1 December 2025
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Every school & college to be obliged to have an evacuation chair & training
This topic was debated on 1 December 2025
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