{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/750723.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":750723,"attributes":{"action":"Remove VAT from pet food and prescription medications for pets","background":"Currently, pet food & prescription meds attract a rate of 20% VAT, in direct contrast to their human equivalents where VAT is usually not charged. Pets are much loved family members, so why should pet owners be discriminated against? Removing VAT could help struggling pet owners.","additional_details":"With the current cost of living crisis, many pet owners are struggling to feed & care for their pets & some have had to make the heart-breaking decision to give up their pets as they can no longer afford the associated costs. Some rescue centres are overflowing with animals, and many are struggling to keep going.\r\n\r\nRemoving VAT from pet food & prescription meds could help hard pressed pet owners, as well as bringing these items into line with their human equivalents.","committee_note":"","state":"closed","signature_count":250,"created_at":"2025-11-14T11:26:55.601Z","updated_at":"2026-07-13T23:00:00.160Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-01-13T11:31:48.188Z","closed_at":"2026-07-13T22:59:59.999Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-11-18T10:43:00.000Z","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,"creator_name":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":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":250}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Ashfield","ons_code":"E14001068","mp":"Lee Anderson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Barnsley North","ons_code":"E14001074","mp":"Rt Hon Dan Jarvis MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Beckenham and Penge","ons_code":"E14001083","mp":"Liam Conlon MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Beverley and Holderness","ons_code":"E14001087","mp":"Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Birmingham Selly Oak","ons_code":"E14001099","mp":"Al Carns MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Blackpool South","ons_code":"E14001105","mp":"Chris Webb MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bournemouth East","ons_code":"E14001115","mp":"Tom Hayes MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Brentford and Isleworth","ons_code":"E14001124","mp":"Ruth Cadbury MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bridlington and The Wolds","ons_code":"E14001127","mp":"Charlie Dewhirst MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bromsgrove","ons_code":"E14001138","mp":"Bradley Thomas MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Burnley","ons_code":"E14001142","mp":"Oliver Ryan MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Bury North","ons_code":"E14001144","mp":"Mr James Frith MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Carshalton and Wallington","ons_code":"E14001153","mp":"Bobby Dean MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Castle Point","ons_code":"E14001154","mp":"Rebecca Harris MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Central Devon","ons_code":"E14001155","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Mel Stride MP","signature_count":19},{"name":"Chatham and Aylesford","ons_code":"E14001157","mp":"Tristan Osborne MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Chesham and Amersham","ons_code":"E14001162","mp":"Sarah Green MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Chesterfield","ons_code":"E14001165","mp":"Mr Toby Perkins MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Chingford and Woodford Green","ons_code":"E14001167","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cramlington and Killingworth","ons_code":"E14001183","mp":"Emma Foody MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Derby South","ons_code":"E14001194","mp":"Baggy Shanker MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Derbyshire Dales","ons_code":"E14001195","mp":"John Whitby MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Dorking and Horley","ons_code":"E14001201","mp":"Chris Coghlan MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard","ons_code":"E14001206","mp":"Alex Mayer MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Earley and Woodley","ons_code":"E14001210","mp":"Yuan Yang MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Worthing and Shoreham","ons_code":"E14001218","mp":"Tom Rutland MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Erewash","ons_code":"E14001228","mp":"Adam Thompson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Exeter","ons_code":"E14001231","mp":"Steve Race MP","signature_count":67},{"name":"Exmouth and Exeter East","ons_code":"E14001232","mp":"David Reed MP","signature_count":32},{"name":"Fylde","ons_code":"E14001242","mp":"Mr Andrew Snowden MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Gainsborough","ons_code":"E14001243","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Edward Leigh MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Gloucester","ons_code":"E14001248","mp":"Alex McIntyre MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Halesowen","ons_code":"E14001261","mp":"Alex Ballinger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hamble Valley","ons_code":"E14001263","mp":"Paul Holmes MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Harlow","ons_code":"E14001267","mp":"Chris Vince MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hertsmere","ons_code":"E14001284","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Oliver Dowden MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Honiton and Sidmouth","ons_code":"E14001291","mp":"Richard Foord MP","signature_count":12},{"name":"Huntingdon","ons_code":"E14001298","mp":"Ben Obese-Jecty MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Isle of Wight East","ons_code":"E14001303","mp":"Joe Robertson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham","ons_code":"E14001314","mp":"Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Kingswinford and South Staffordshire","ons_code":"E14001316","mp":"Mike Wood MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Lincoln","ons_code":"E14001336","mp":"Rt Hon Hamish Falconer MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Liverpool Garston","ons_code":"E14001337","mp":"Rt Hon Maria Eagle MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Maidstone and Malling","ons_code":"E14001349","mp":"Helen Grant MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Melksham and Devizes","ons_code":"E14001356","mp":"Brian Mathew MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Mid Buckinghamshire","ons_code":"E14001360","mp":"Greg Smith MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Milton Keynes Central","ons_code":"E14001369","mp":"Emily Darlington MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Milton Keynes North","ons_code":"E14001370","mp":"Chris Curtis MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Newton Abbot","ons_code":"E14001381","mp":"Martin Wrigley MP","signature_count":4},{"name":"North Devon","ons_code":"E14001387","mp":"Ian Roome MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"North East Hampshire","ons_code":"E14001392","mp":"Alex Brewer MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"North East Hertfordshire","ons_code":"E14001393","mp":"Chris Hinchliff MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"North East Somerset and Hanham","ons_code":"E14001394","mp":"Dan Norris MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"North Herefordshire","ons_code":"E14001395","mp":"Dr Ellie Chowns MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"North Warwickshire and Bedworth","ons_code":"E14001400","mp":"Rachel Taylor MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Old Bexley and Sidcup","ons_code":"E14001414","mp":"Mr Louie French MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Oldham East and Saddleworth","ons_code":"E14001415","mp":"Debbie Abrahams MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Redditch","ons_code":"E14001441","mp":"Chris Bloore MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ribble Valley","ons_code":"E14001443","mp":"Maya Ellis MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Rochester and Strood","ons_code":"E14001447","mp":"Lauren Edwards MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Rugby","ons_code":"E14001453","mp":"John Slinger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Runnymede and Weybridge","ons_code":"E14001456","mp":"Dr Ben Spencer MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Sheffield Heeley","ons_code":"E14001469","mp":"Rt Hon Louise Haigh MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Slough","ons_code":"E14001477","mp":"Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West Devon","ons_code":"E14001495","mp":"Rebecca Smith MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001498","mp":"Rt Hon Dr Andrew Murrison MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Stalybridge and Hyde","ons_code":"E14001515","mp":"Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Stoke-on-Trent North","ons_code":"E14001521","mp":"David Williams MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Stretford and Urmston","ons_code":"E14001528","mp":"Andrew Western MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Surrey Heath","ons_code":"E14001532","mp":"Dr Al Pinkerton MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Swindon North","ons_code":"E14001536","mp":"Will Stone MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Taunton and Wellington","ons_code":"E14001540","mp":"Gideon Amos MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Tewkesbury","ons_code":"E14001542","mp":"Cameron Thomas MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Tiverton and Minehead","ons_code":"E14001548","mp":"Rachel Gilmour MP","signature_count":5},{"name":"Torbay","ons_code":"E14001551","mp":"Steve Darling MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"West Dorset","ons_code":"E14001575","mp":"Edward Morello MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"West Worcestershire","ons_code":"E14001579","mp":"Dame Harriett Baldwin MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Whitehaven and Workington","ons_code":"E14001583","mp":"Josh MacAlister MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Widnes and Halewood","ons_code":"E14001584","mp":"Derek Twigg MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Windsor","ons_code":"E14001588","mp":"Jack Rankin MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Witney","ons_code":"E14001591","mp":"Charlie Maynard MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Woking","ons_code":"E14001592","mp":"Mr Will Forster MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Worcester","ons_code":"E14001597","mp":"Tom Collins MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wycombe","ons_code":"E14001600","mp":"Rt Hon Emma Reynolds MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Londonderry","ons_code":"N05000006","mp":"Mr Gregory Campbell MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Lagan Valley","ons_code":"N05000009","mp":"Sorcha Eastwood MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Aberdeen South","ons_code":"S14000061","mp":"Douglas Lumsden MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Dundee Central","ons_code":"S14000075","mp":"Chris Law MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Glasgow South West","ons_code":"S14000088","mp":"Dr Zubir Ahmed MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Glasgow West","ons_code":"S14000089","mp":"Patricia Ferguson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Caerfyrddin","ons_code":"W07000087","mp":"Ann Davies MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cardiff North","ons_code":"W07000090","mp":"Anna McMorrin MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cardiff West","ons_code":"W07000092","mp":"Mr Alex Barros-Curtis MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Clwyd North","ons_code":"W07000095","mp":"Gill German MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Monmouthshire","ons_code":"W07000101","mp":"Catherine Fookes MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Newport West and Islwyn","ons_code":"W07000105","mp":"Ruth Jones MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North East","ons_code":"A","signature_count":1},{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":13},{"name":"Yorkshire and The Humber","ons_code":"D","signature_count":6},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":9},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":13},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":8},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":5},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":24},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":158},{"name":"Wales","ons_code":"L","signature_count":6},{"name":"Scotland","ons_code":"M","signature_count":4},{"name":"Northern Ireland","ons_code":"N","signature_count":2}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}