Petitions Gaining Traction

The public petitions system turns signatures into obligations: a government response at 10,000, consideration for a debate at 100,000. Here are the open petitions with the most signatures right now.

Most-signed open petitions

• Legislate to protect ILR applicants from retrospective changes — 160,433 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks — 135,323 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately — 129,403 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Reduce the state pension age to 65 for all — 113,651 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety — 91,496 signatures (government response due).
• Launch a public inquiry into the UK’s role in Israeli operations in Gaza — 89,493 signatures (government response due).
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK — 87,417 signatures (government response due).
• Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after — 82,236 signatures (government response due).
• Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence — 76,152 signatures (government response due).
• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death — 59,311 signatures (government response due).
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals — 55,689 signatures (government response due).
• Reduce the retirement age for the NHS pension scheme to 60 — 46,712 signatures (government response due).

Our guide explains what the 10,000 and 100,000 thresholds do — and what they do not guarantee. See also the weekly From Westminster roundup.

Source: UK Parliament open data (Commons Votes, Bills and Petitions services), used under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Figures reflect the public record at the time of the last site update.