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Lift the benefit cap and extend child benefit to families with no recourse to public funds so no child is hungry.","additional_details":"Since lockdown began, over 5 million people in households with children have experienced poverty and food insecurity. This is double an estimate from 2018. More than 200,000 children have had to skip meals because their parents could not access enough food. This hunger compounds the impact that lockdown has had upon sharpening educational inequalities. It is a shocking increase on what were already unacceptable levels of hunger and destitution in our affluent nation. Free children from hunger.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2020-06-08T17:48:14.414Z","updated_at":"2021-03-02T00:00:01.396Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-09-01T10:25:08.111Z","closed_at":"2021-03-01T23:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-08T18:05:34.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DWP","name":"Department for Work and Pensions","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":578186,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/578186.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Make polyamorous marriages legal in England and Wales","background":"Modernise marriage laws so people who identify themselves as polyamorous are granted equal legal rights to marriage as monogamous couples.","additional_details":"Marriage and legal rights cannot just be for a select few in society. There are legit reasons why this legislation requires modernising, just as the UK has seen a modernisation of marriage laws for same sex couples in recent years. Polyamorous relationships are just as real and legit as monogamous, but without legal rights to marriage. 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The wait to be seen in A&E can be several hours, even for people with acute or serious illnesses.","additional_details":"Having more walk-in-centres should help to take the pressure off A&E departments and help those who need the care most to be seen earlier before their illnesses become life-threatening. Research shows that the mental health of frontline NHS staff, including those in A&E departments, is suffering. The NHS needs funding to create more facilities.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2022-07-11T08:45:54.334Z","updated_at":"2023-01-30T00:00:07.835Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2022-07-15T11:05:50.727Z","closed_at":"2023-01-29T23:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-07-11T10:06:59.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DHSC","name":"Department of Health and Social Care","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":578041,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/578041.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Pay a £2,500 bonus to all NHS employees.","background":"The Government have paid Furlough payments of up to £2.5k a month per person to sustain people though the pandemic for over a year.\r\n\r\nThe Government have just announced a pay rise of 1% to NHS staff which barely covers inflation.\r\n\r\nPlease pay each of them a similar amount as a bonus","additional_details":"All NHS staff have been working all though the pandemic and put themselves at enormous risk by exposure to the disease, I would like to suggest that the Government pay a one-off bonus to all NHS staff to the same value as the monthly Furlough payments of £2.5k\r\n\r\nThis would demonstrate to the NHS the high regard we all hold them in and give some appreciation to them for their efforts in the last year.","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2021-03-05T12:18:04.389Z","updated_at":"2021-09-12T23:00:05.070Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2021-03-12T09:16:21.995Z","closed_at":"2021-09-12T22:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2021-03-05T17:40:45.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DHSC","name":"Department of Health and Social Care","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":656095,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/656095.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Introduce an annual remembrance day for children killed in wars and conflicts","background":"We have days to remember military losses and losses of victims of the Holocaust. We would like the Government to introduce a remembrance day to remember the innocent children who have been killed in wars and conflicts. We hope this could then become a global day of remembrance started by Britain.","additional_details":"I remember when the UK's annual Holocaust Memorial Day was established by the Government in 2001. Government support for a new remembrance day for innocent children killed in wars and conflicts would help the idea to be taken seriously. I think my idea would be welcomed by the British people and the world.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2024-01-28T10:09:04.186Z","updated_at":"2024-05-29T23:01:05.342Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2024-02-09T10:11:02.659Z","closed_at":"2024-05-29T23:01:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2024-01-28T10:37:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"CO","name":"Cabinet Office","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":576991,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/576991.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Ban the advertising of products which are not plant-based and cruelty-free","background":"In the interest of the health of our people, our planet and the exploitation of animals, the Government should ban all advertising of all food, drink, health/beauty, household and clothing products which are not plant-based and cruelty free, including their packaging.","additional_details":"With COP26 in November 2021, we have to start viewing these types of products in a similar way as we do tobacco.\r\n\r\nThis ban would not prevent the sale of these products but would make them less attractive. Additionally, this ban would incentivise organisations into producing their products in a much more sustainable way and/or consider plant-based/cruelty free alternatives.\r\n\r\nBy making these changes, organisations could then take full advantage of the benefits of a multi channel marketing campaign.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2021-02-25T07:10:49.418Z","updated_at":"2021-09-04T23:00:09.545Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2021-03-04T10:49:26.421Z","closed_at":"2021-09-04T22:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2021-02-25T15:58:27.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":608503,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/608503.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Make it compulsory for schools and workplaces to have recycling bins","background":"Recycling saves energy as it reduces the need for extracting, refining and processing materials all of which create air & water pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling can help tackle climate change, and schools and workplaces should be required to have recycling bins to help with this.","additional_details":"Additionally, recycling is a diverse industry and when compared to waste disposal it is much more labour intensive. This means building the recycling industry is also a way to create more jobs. It is said that disposing of 10,000 tons of waste in a landfill creates six jobs, as opposed to recycling the same amount of waste, which creates 36 jobs. Overall, there are many benefits to be derived from recycling and schools and workplaces should be required to contribute to recycling.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2022-02-09T21:43:24.384Z","updated_at":"2022-08-16T23:00:08.499Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2022-02-16T18:06:20.025Z","closed_at":"2022-08-16T22:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-02-09T23:03:18.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DfE","name":"Department for Education","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":639140,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/639140.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Require costs be awarded for successful applications for non-molestation orders","background":"I would like the Government not to just talk about domestic abuse but to take action. Non-molestation orders are difficult to get. You have to give a lot of personal information. And you have to pay for legal representation. Abusers should pay these costs, instead of a victims.","additional_details":"There is too much domestic abuse, which has a huge impact on victims, and we want the Government to make it less costly for people who seek non-molestation orders.\r\n \r\nI believe the justice system is letting people down, and that abusers should be made to pay the legal costs of victims who successfully apply for a non-molestation order. This would mean that abusers, not victims, pay these costs.\r\n","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2023-06-05T18:29:05.803Z","updated_at":"2023-12-10T00:00:00.192Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-06-09T13:48:38.243Z","closed_at":"2023-12-09T23:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-06-06T16:26:20.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"MoJ","name":"Ministry of Justice","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":616052,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/616052.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Ban children from all greyhound tracks","background":"The Government should ban children from attending greyhound racing tracks. At these tracks there is a risk of children’s involvement in placing bets with their parents. ","additional_details":"Around 55,000 problem gamblers are aged 11 to 16 in the UK, according to the Gambling Commission, with a further 85,000 estimated to be at risk. Children are susceptible to both family and peer influences and marketing campaigns. Children’s charity BigDeal say that if children accompany peers and parents who are gambling, the chances are higher that the child will develop a gambling problem themselves. If we remove children from these situations we help to safeguard them from future addiction and harm.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2022-05-04T09:09:55.230Z","updated_at":"2022-11-20T00:00:00.865Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2022-05-05T15:08:14.057Z","closed_at":"2022-11-19T23:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-05-04T11:32:39.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":651198,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/651198.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Review rights of succession for social housing tenancies","background":"I would like the Government to review rights to inherit council or housing association tenancies if a tenant dies. Succession rights should be easy to access and not involve lots of red tape.","additional_details":"","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2023-11-09T19:31:21.463Z","updated_at":"2024-05-23T23:00:00.193Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-11-23T13:13:49.870Z","closed_at":"2024-05-23T22:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-11-09T20:06:10.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":551621,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/551621.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Make DNA paternity testing mandatory prior to registration on birth certificate","background":"To stop misattributed paternity, the Government should introduce free, mandatory paternity tests prior to the registration of paternity on birth certificates. ","additional_details":"According to research around 1 in 50 fathers in the UK could be raising a child that they think is biologically their own but is not. The long term heartache for the adult & more importantly the child when this is discovered is long term and could have been limited if identified at birth.\r\n \r\nDNA is tested in school experiments, ancestry, medical examinations, treatments & surprise findings will be made. Testing at birth would eliminate these problems later.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2020-09-18T10:42:37.230Z","updated_at":"2021-04-05T23:00:06.660Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-10-05T16:37:22.004Z","closed_at":"2021-04-05T22:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-09-18T12:50:24.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DHSC","name":"Department of Health and Social Care","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":332098,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/332098.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Require outdoor venues to rent take-away cups to customers by deposit only.","background":"Food and drink establishments should be banned from giving customers single use plastic to take-away. If people were given cups, with an enforced deposit charge, this would give them incentive to return the items. This would clear up the beaches and streets as well as being far more sustainable.","additional_details":"Every morning the beaches and streets are littered with plastic cups that are given to customers by bar staff. The drinking establishments don't take any responsibility for this and the council have to pay to have the beaches cleaned. A lot of this plastic ends up in the sea before the council clear it up. Enforcing deposits for take away items has already been successfully adopted by festivals around the world and something has to be done about the litter problem we have here in the UK.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2020-07-19T09:46:03.974Z","updated_at":"2021-03-22T00:00:05.335Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-09-21T09:56:00.203Z","closed_at":"2021-03-21T23:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-07-19T21:52:44.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DEFRA","name":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":562453,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/562453.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Permanently limit the foreign aid budget to no more than 0.1% of national income","background":"The UK government has a budget for aid to overseas countries. We want the government to permanently reduce this budget to no more than 0.1% of gross national income, which is considerably less than the current amount.","additional_details":"Many people living in other countries face conflict, extreme poverty, unstable climates and so greatly benefit from foreign aid. Currently it is enshrined in law for the UK to contribute 0.7% of national income to foreign aid, although a temporary reduction to 0.5% was recently announced. \r\n\r\nIndividuals wishing to see more money sent overseas can donate their personal money to a charity of their choice.","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2020-11-30T07:53:11.733Z","updated_at":"2021-06-10T23:00:07.023Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-12-10T15:17:06.364Z","closed_at":"2021-06-10T22:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-12-02T18:06:37.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"HMT","name":"HM Treasury","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":560165,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/560165.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Limit cigarette pack size & limit sales to one per customer and increase taxes","background":"I would like the Government to require smaller cigarette packs (perhaps half the current size or less, so 10 cigarettes or fewer per pack) and only allow customers to buy one pack at a time. Taxes should also be increased to make them more expensive and deter young people from taking up smoking.","additional_details":"I am very concerned that every year in the UK around 78000 people die and many more suffer debilitating health conditions because of smoking. Thousands of children are hospitalised every year due to the effects of passive smoking.\r\n \r\nMaking cigarette packs smaller and limiting customers to one pack per shopping trip could help reduce the amount of cigarettes they smoke, as it would require more time and effort to purchase the same number of cigarettes as before.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2020-11-11T16:52:33.527Z","updated_at":"2021-05-19T23:00:07.759Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-11-19T17:43:46.541Z","closed_at":"2021-05-19T22:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-12T09:04:47.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":638237,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/638237.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Make Strangles in Equines a notifiable disease in the UK","background":"I would like the Government to make Equine Strangles a notifiable disease within the UK, so that positive cases must be reported to DEFRA, making it easier to contain this disease and prevent it’s spread, so that owners of equines can keep their animals safe and healthy.","additional_details":"Strangles is a disease of the lymph nodes of the upper respiratory tract in horses. Affected horses can have a high temperature, cough, poor appetite, nasal discharge, swollen or abscessed lymph nodes of the head or even open sores. Strangles can be fatal if the bacteria spreads to other parts of the body or the respiratory tract is blocked by swollen lymph nodes. As this is not notifiable, infected horses can still travel/compete, without restrictions and thus spread it to unsuspecting individuals.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2023-05-17T15:53:57.054Z","updated_at":"2023-11-23T00:00:14.187Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-05-22T12:38:29.468Z","closed_at":"2023-11-22T23:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-05-17T16:24:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DEFRA","name":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":588060,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/588060.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Ensure all male public toilets have baby changing facilities","background":"Ensure that baby changing facilities are available for all male parents to access. \r\n\r\nProvide legislation to ensure male parents are able to change their child in the privacy of a toilet or room. Too often changing facilities are only available in female toilets.","additional_details":"When a male parent takes their child out or even when with a female partner, the changing facilities shouldn’t be only available in the female toilets.\r\n\r\nIt should not be solely down for the female to change the child or to have the option to change the child.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2021-06-05T19:49:28.762Z","updated_at":"2021-12-11T00:00:05.813Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2021-06-10T10:48:20.160Z","closed_at":"2021-12-10T23:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2021-06-05T20:04:55.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DHSC","name":"Department of Health and Social Care","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":652984,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/652984.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Ban single-use plastic cups at music venues ","background":"In music venues across the country many cups are being disposed of at the end of the night. This level of waste seems so unnecessary when there are sustainable options available, such as paper cups.","additional_details":"While some venues are using recycled plastic, that doesn't mean they will continue to be recycled. Although some festivals have made the switch, I don't understand why all venues aren't switching to paper cups. We feel the only option is making it obligatory not to use single-use plastic cups.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2023-12-09T19:48:58.691Z","updated_at":"2024-05-29T23:01:01.506Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2024-01-04T17:32:30.438Z","closed_at":"2024-05-29T23:01:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-12-11T20:02:20.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DEFRA","name":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":660044,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/660044.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Make recommendations of pay awards bodies binding on Government","background":"Pay rises for MPs are implemented automatically, and the Government appears to be sympathetic to pay increases for civil servants. Recommendations by other pay review bodies are often subject to delay, or not implemented in full. We want recommendations by all pay awards bodies to be binding.","additional_details":"We want legislation enshrining the independence of pay review bodies in law, and making their recommendations binding on the Government, with pay increases implemented on the same day for all public sector workers for which there are pay review bodies. This would mean that, as with decisions by IPSA about pay for MPs, the Government would not be able to delay or adjust decisions by pay review bodies.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2024-04-03T15:00:27.632Z","updated_at":"2024-05-29T23:01:11.340Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2024-04-12T16:28:00.645Z","closed_at":"2024-05-29T23:01:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2024-04-03T16:41:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"CO","name":"Cabinet Office","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":587704,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/587704.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Increase support for nuclear power to reduce reliance on fossil fuels","background":"We need to open more, and keep open longer nuclear power plants to reduce our reliance on burning fossil fuels which contributes to global warming, while creating robust storage and systems for the processing of toxic waste. This would be a huge step in reducing our output of greenhouse gases.","additional_details":"Nuclear power has caused relatively few deaths in comparison with the most conservative estimates of the respiratory illness and other impacts of climate change on humans. If we replace fossil fuels, this should help slow global warming and mitigate its impacts. Nuclear power is statistically much safer than many people believe and it should be exploited fully to fulfil our responsibility to take care of the Earth for future generations.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2021-06-01T11:03:43.088Z","updated_at":"2021-12-09T00:00:02.016Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2021-06-08T11:18:50.390Z","closed_at":"2021-12-08T23:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2021-06-01T12:12:45.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":326845,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/326845.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Mandatory education and guidance on ethnic hair","background":"Compulsory education on the differences between human hair in the National curriculum and guidance for employers is needed.\r\n\r\nDiscrimination is most likely due to lack of knowledge and ignorance towards the variety in human beings.\r\n\r\nAcknowledgement of the nature of afro Caribbean hair would help!","additional_details":"Introduce extensive and informative modules on afro Caribbean hair in schools.\r\n \r\nIn the workplace training is needed on discrimination against black people as well as information regarding the nature of hair in all its varieties. Overall resulting in the understanding that there are different types of hair that act in different ways.\r\n \r\nWe cannot make excuses for our ignorance any longer.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2020-06-12T14:39:27.766Z","updated_at":"2021-02-19T00:00:01.946Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-08-18T06:57:36.523Z","closed_at":"2021-02-18T23:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-12T14:47:34.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DfE","name":"Department for Education","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":661025,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/661025.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Do not remove Benefits from those deemed fit to work","background":"We urge the UK Government to not to go ahead with a policy of removing welfare benefits from individuals deemed fit for work but who have not accepted job offers after 12 months. I think this would increase poverty, inequality, and unfairly harm the most vulnerable people.","additional_details":"I think that not going ahead with the removal of benefits for is essential to protect those already facing hardship. It upholds principles of compassion and social justice, could help prevent harm to physical and mental health, and avoids widening inequality. Additionally, I think it promotes social cohesion, stability, and long-term economic well-being while encouraging alternative solutions to support individuals in finding employment.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2024-04-20T22:34:45.588Z","updated_at":"2024-05-29T23:01:12.912Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2024-05-07T13:38:10.974Z","closed_at":"2024-05-29T23:01:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2024-04-20T23:54:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DWP","name":"Department for Work and Pensions","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":304268,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/304268.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Legislate to limit interest rates on lending during Covid-19 outbreak","background":"Legislate to put a temporary maximum interest rate, such as 3%, on all lending, such as credit card and overdraft debt.","additional_details":"As people lose their jobs and income, the first port of call for survival for many will be credit cards and overdrafts.\r\n \r\nThe Central Banks have reduced interest rates to near zero, yet many credit card companies and banks still charge 20+%, and many banks are increasing the interest rate for overdrafts to 39.9%.\r\n \r\nLegislate an emergency measure to cap interest on lending, including credit cards and loans, to a maximum, such as 3%, so people can weather this storm.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2020-03-17T09:46:02.832Z","updated_at":"2020-10-24T23:00:02.437Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-04-24T10:40:12.891Z","closed_at":"2020-10-24T22:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-03-17T10:32:54.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"HMT","name":"HM Treasury","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":601862,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/601862.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Provide more integrated healthcare and education to protect children","background":"To help protect children, the Government should further integrate healthcare and education by:","additional_details":"- Adding lessons to the secondary national curriculum on parental responsibilities and basic skills such as cooking nutritious food on a budget\r\n- Delivering compulsory dietary & dental checks in schools\r\nIn the year ending March 2019, there were over 227,000 child abuse offences recorded by the police in England and Wales, and research suggests that mounting pressures due to the pandemic have contributed to a further increase in such cases. More integrated healthcare and education could help break this cycle through better communication and multi-agency working between education and public health professionals.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2021-11-24T16:38:12.356Z","updated_at":"2022-06-01T23:00:06.907Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2021-12-01T17:41:33.089Z","closed_at":"2022-06-01T22:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2021-11-24T17:01:28.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DfE","name":"Department for Education","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":306019,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/306019.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Grant for the disabled people, to assist with social isolation.","background":"A grant  of £5000, that can be used to either buy equipment to use to access video calls or to pay internet access. So that can keep in contact with others. Especially people with Mental Health condition, as the minority will suffer the most from social isolation.","additional_details":"I am suffering from mental health and trying to social isolation, but this is cause my depression and anxiety to increase. \r\nThere is also evidence that says it take a long time for people with mental health conditions to get use to new routes. \r\nAs the government are moving so fast this cause this group of people a lot more stress. Which will increase the pressure on the NHS and possibly a increase in the amount of suicide. \r\nThere is also people with other disabilities that will be affected.","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2020-03-19T17:10:14.526Z","updated_at":"2020-10-20T23:00:00.282Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-04-20T09:30:27.220Z","closed_at":"2020-10-20T22:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-03-19T19:29:04.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"HMT","name":"HM Treasury","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":628179,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/628179.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"End presumption of parental involvement in relation to child arrangement orders","background":"The welfare of the child should be the sole consideration when a contact order is being created. Simply because a person is the parent of a child courts should not presume parental involvement in a child's life is beneficial. It can have the opposite effect.","additional_details":"While the child's welfare is the paramount consideration in any question regarding the upbringing of a child, the Children Act 1989 requires the courts to presume, unless the contrary is shown, that involvement of that parent in the life of the child concerned will further the child's welfare. This provision should be removed, so that parental contact is only ordered if it is clear it is in the best interests of the child.\r\n \r\nRequiring children to have contact with people who don't have their best interests at heart can be harmful and traumatic. Protecting a child from both emotional and physical harm should be the sole consideration when creating child arrangement orders.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":61,"created_at":"2022-11-14T08:39:15.275Z","updated_at":"2023-05-18T23:00:02.847Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2022-11-18T15:18:31.184Z","closed_at":"2023-05-18T22:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-11-14T11:34:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"MoJ","name":"Ministry of Justice","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice"}],"topics":[]}}]}