Trending Parliament Petitions

Anyone may start or sign a petition on the official UK Parliament site. At 10,000 signatures the government must respond; at 100,000 a petition is considered for debate. These are the petitions currently gathering the most support.

Most-signed open petitions

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership — 238,356 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Do not ban social media for under 16s — 214,480 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge — 203,780 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office — 203,230 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Appoint a Maternity Commissioner to improve maternity care for mums and babies — 155,636 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership — 151,628 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Cancel the clinical trial into puberty blockers & safeguard vulnerable children — 150,034 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test — 149,989 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy — 118,690 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Act to ensure Bills backed by MPs & public can complete all stages in Parliament — 114,731 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Urge Israeli Government to stop law allowing execution of Palestinian prisoners — 113,978 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth — 111,843 signatures (past the debate threshold).

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.