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

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership — 210,649 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance — 134,646 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks — 123,563 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth — 113,193 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills — 111,030 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases — 105,571 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Fund NHS access to Omaveloxolone for patients with Friedreich’s Ataxia — 101,943 signatures (past the debate threshold).
• Raise the personal tax allowance to £18,000 — 72,330 signatures (government response due).
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK — 69,427 signatures (government response due).
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately — 68,442 signatures (government response due).
• Ban non-stun & recoverable stun slaughter of animals — 59,156 signatures (government response due).
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND — 55,743 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.