U.K., Oct. 21 -- UK Parliament issued the following news:
On 20 October 2026 the Committee considered e-petitions that had received over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response and public petitions that had received a Government observation.
Petitions with over 10,000 signatures
1. Make one-to-one mentoring a statutory right for children in care & care leavers
The Committee agreed to request a revised response to this petition.
2. Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities
The Committee agreed to request a revised response to this petition.
3. Detain, detect and deport all illegal immigrants
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
4. Require tracking of companion animal euthanasia to prevent unnecessary deaths
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
5. Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
6. Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
7. Lower the State Pension age to free up jobs for young adults
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
8. Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
9. Pass house building reforms for construction of 1.4 million approved houses
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
10. Provide a legal pathway to “de-exempt” XL Bully dogs exempted as a precaution
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
11. Reduce the state pension age to 65 for all
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
12. Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
13. Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
Public petitions and observations
1) Food Security and Cosmetically Imperfect Food (Sarah Dyke)
2) Royal Lime Trees in Walton-le-Dale (Maya Ellis)
3) Water Supply Resilience in Tunbridge Wells (Mike Martin)
4) Copthorne Hotel (Ann Davies)
5) Redditch Police and Fire Station (Chris Bloore)
6) Infrastructure Adoption (Andrew Cooper)
7) Local government reorganisation in Staffordshire (Karen Bradley)
8) National Planning Policy Framework and Tring (Victoria Collins)
9) Proposed development of site AB2 in Newcastle-under-Lyme (Adam Jogee)
10) Tenant Management Organisations and the Right to Manage (Helen Hayes)
11) Road Safety in the London Borough of Bromley (Liam Conlon)
12) Safety of Wimborne Road (Vikki Slade)
13) Dentistry in coastal areas (Steve Darling)
14) Warehouse development in Pilning (Claire Young)
The Committee noted these petitions and the Government observations to them.
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