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They should be to 0800 numbers only so students in difficulty, who usually use mobile phones, can contact them free of charge.\r\n\r\nThe cost of a call to student finance can be around £4.00 for around 10 minutes form mobiles. 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We need to communicate how this change will impact the families of people with disabilities. Our voices need to be heard. The proposed change will prevent our families from being able to access the park and will result in fewer visits by those impacted by special needs.\r\n\r\nPlease Stop these changes at Theme Parks.","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2013-11-06T08:31:01.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:29:29.555Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-11-13T09:57:45.000Z","closed_at":"2014-11-13T09:57:45.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-11-06T08:31:01.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":56764,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/56764.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"PETA (stop tobacco and cigarette companies testing their products on animals)","background":null,"additional_details":"A petition to stop tobacco and cigarette companies testing there products on animals","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2013-11-07T11:48:20.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:29:29.824Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-11-08T14:36:41.000Z","closed_at":"2014-05-08T13:36:41.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-11-07T11:48:20.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":46980,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/46980.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Motorway Toll Vignette","background":null,"additional_details":"We call upon the government to introduce a motorway toll vignette costing £40.  All vehicles using British motoways are to be required to have a vignette, including foreign-registered cars, vans, and large goods vehicles.\r\n\r\nRoad tax will be reduced for all UK vehicles by £40, with tax free vehicles able to apply for a vignette free of charge.\r\n\r\nThe vignette will ensure that all foreign cars, vans, and large goods vehicles pay their fair share for using our roads.  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I found out the hard way when I was unfairly made redundant when my job was not even redundant (they were in the process of training someone else on my job as I was in the redundancy period) I was also discriminated against for my length of service. As I hadnt worked for the company for 2 yrs (I was a temp for 1yr and an employee for 1yr 10 months) I was therefore not entitled to be treated like a human being and I just had to accept an absolutely unfair outrageous dismissal. The law was changed in 2012 from 1yr to 2yrs employment. I think this is an outrage. Get rights back for the working person and protect yourself against unfair dismissal. 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This way they can receive much needed education while being able to support them and would eventually be more capable of gaining a job. In the long run this would heavily reduce the amount of persons claiming job seekers allowance as the government wishes. 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I've lost huge amounts of money in the past on wasted surveys and searches, which I've paid for as soon as my house has sold, only to discover weeks ahead that the buyer has had a change of heart and pulled out. I know I'm not alone in this. Buyers should not be allowed to be so irresponsible. Please show your support for this e petition, and let's see if we can turn some heads.\r\n","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2013-12-01T08:23:32.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:29:33.378Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-12-02T11:22:09.000Z","closed_at":"2014-06-02T10:22:09.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-12-01T08:23:32.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":57799,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/57799.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Reduce the welfare benefit cap, per household, to GBP10,000.00p per calendar year.","background":null,"additional_details":"EVERY DAY we read about spongers who are receiving welfare payments because they produce hundreds of children because they expect taxpayers to pay to bring them up.  You know who all the standard rate taxpayers are in this country, we should be given a referendum to tell you whether we are prepared to fund these people to more than ten thousand pounds, or not.  WE HAVE A HUMAN RIGHT OF EQUAL TREATMENT AND IF WELFARE BENEFIT SEEKERS ARE TO BE GIVEN £26,000.00 OUT OF OUR TAXES THEN THE LOWEST HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN THE COUNTRY SHOULD BE £26,000.00.  If this is not to be the case then the maximum household welfare take in any given period of 12 months should be no more than TEN THOUSAND POUNDS.","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2013-12-02T12:09:27.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:29:33.476Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-12-02T12:37:16.000Z","closed_at":"2014-12-02T12:37:16.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-12-02T12:09:27.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":57922,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/57922.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Anti-Social Behaviour of Social Housing Tenants","background":null,"additional_details":"Once a Social Housing Tenant has been convicted of 3 anti-social behaviour offences in their neighbourhood then they should be evicted. 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Poor living conditions for the animals is speaking generously. This company does not treat their animals properly, sick puppies may sit in a kennel for days before having their illness taken seriously or even noticed and even longer until seen by a vet.\r\nThere has been numerous complaints yet nothing has been done:\r\n''This is an awful shop selling puppies bred in puppy farms as well as all sorts of other animals without any thought for their welfare. Please do not shop here. Every penny you spend keeps them open and enables them to continue abusing animals for profit.''\r\n''they had a adult boxer in a small cage that he couldnt turn around, and the mice had babies and it really stunk like not been cleaned out in ages. Dont think they care about animal welfare but rather make money dont understand why they are kept open?''","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2013-12-06T18:38:42.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:29:34.119Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-12-16T10:33:25.000Z","closed_at":"2014-12-16T10:33:25.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-12-06T18:38:42.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":43689,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/43689.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"coptic","background":null,"additional_details":"UK government must put diplomatic pressure on the Egyptian administration to protect and uphold the rights of the minority Coptic Christian population within Egypt. Copts are the indigenous people of Egypt who have become a minority. For many years now they have been persecuted and killed for their beliefs and this has been encouraged by goverment officials, mosques and terrorist groups. Copts cannot find work easily, build churches or preach Christianity. All Copts are asking for is equality.","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2012-12-28T00:32:00.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:28:45.507Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-01-02T13:17:56.000Z","closed_at":"2014-01-02T13:17:56.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-12-28T00:32:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":19645,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/19645.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Radical change of behaviour within the House of Commons chamber","background":null,"additional_details":"An immediate review of the disgusting and childish behaviour of MP's within the chamber of the House of Commons is required. Jeering and cajoling is unacceptable and portrays the peoples representatives in a poor light. 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One would not be allowed on a building site without such apparel and this regulation undoubtedly has saved many lives. So it is hard to see why this cheap and simple measure would not worth adopting especially as it is common for cyclist to be dressed completely in black.\r\nI am mindful of the costs to children the less well off but I am sure that companies would be willing to use this as an advertising opportunity and provide these free of charge. 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Alongside recent findings that Mark Duggan was carrying a loaded Firearm when he was shot by armed Police.\r\n\r\nI feel it is vital now for the Government to debate if all Police should carry a Firearm or Taser  to protect themselves among criminals who are able to get their hands on a range of Firearms ranging in power and firepower.\r\n\r\nThis is a much needed debate for protecting Police Officers and Greater Public.\r\n\r\nFamilies are torn apart when anyone is murdered as a result of Gun Crime or other Weapons related incidents. This is something that needs to be stopped in this Government.\r\n\r\nEnough lives have been lost that of Criminals, Gang Members, School Children & Police Officers. It is time this was stopped!\r\n","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2012-09-18T13:04:12.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:28:26.303Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:39:26.898Z","opened_at":"2012-09-19T08:11:21.000Z","closed_at":"2013-09-19T08:11:21.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-09-18T13:04:12.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"Removed at request of petitioner."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":11238,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/11238.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Transfer power to the Scottish Government to legislate on abortion ","background":null,"additional_details":"We the petitioners hear by call upon HM Government to devolve all powers to legislate on the issue of abortion in Scotland to the government and people of Scotland.","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2011-08-13T00:33:33.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:26:55.604Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2011-08-23T11:14:24.000Z","closed_at":"2012-08-23T11:14:24.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-08-13T00:33:33.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":11384,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/11384.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Adopt America's Right to Bear Arms","background":null,"additional_details":"Although it may at first seem obscure, we must adopt America's right to bear arms. If firearms are licensed and monitored, there is no reason the citizens of Britain cannot keep them for protection and as a deterrent. Also, if all guns are licensed, it would make it a lot easier to locate someone who misuses them as they will be traceable. The ignorant ones will say \"How will you stop people owning them illegally?\" but the fact is people already do own them illegally. This introduction will only help those who want them for a genuine reason; if criminals can be advantaged and have a deterrent to protect themselves, then why can't the law abiding citizens who are living in fear of the criminality that has now overtaken Britain?","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2011-08-13T09:35:56.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:26:56.094Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2011-08-16T14:00:04.000Z","closed_at":"2012-08-16T14:00:04.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-08-13T09:35:56.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":11929,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/11929.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Improve ESA guidelines for the genuinely sick","background":null,"additional_details":"Make ESA benefit what it should be a benefit for people who are genuinely too ill to work. Don't punish the genuine claimants who have worked hard all of their lives, who have a job to return to. This is wrong and unfair, remove this clause and allow them to keep their ESA benefit until their GP states they are fit to return to work. Those who have proof that their job remains open for them should keep their benefit until fit (within reason of course, i.e. if they've had or are awaiting surgery)\r\n","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2011-08-14T10:20:49.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:26:58.098Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2011-08-15T09:51:47.000Z","closed_at":"2012-08-15T09:51:47.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-08-14T10:20:49.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":12693,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/12693.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Ban non christian religions in uk","background":null,"additional_details":"This UK is a christian country, we need this to remain. The government should ban non christian religions as they are ending our nationality and heritage.","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2011-08-16T09:55:01.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:27:00.812Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2011-08-17T09:43:18.000Z","closed_at":"2012-02-17T10:43:18.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-08-16T09:55:01.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":5018,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/5018.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"End the Road Tax charge and place a per litre Levy on Petrol/Diesel sales instead.","background":null,"additional_details":"1.\tNo road user could avoid paying the road tax levy.\r\n2.\tRoad tax levy paid would be proportionate to usage/millage covered.\r\n3.\tForeign vehicles would pay road tax when refuelling.\r\n4.\t Large capacity or high performance vehicles with low mpg would pay a higher road tax levy than small capacity high mpg vehicles – good green credentials.\r\n5.\tElectric and other Eco vehicles would pay no road tax levy\r\n6.\tFarm and off road construction vehicles could receive a refund\r\n7.\tThe mechanism exists to collect revenue on petrol sales, this mechanism could also be used to collect the additional road tax levy.\r\n8.\tThere would prove to be a saving of costs as there would be no requirement for the issue or handling of the paper disc.\r\n","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2011-08-05T15:03:36.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:26:36.282Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2011-08-15T10:45:20.000Z","closed_at":"2012-08-15T10:45:20.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-08-05T15:03:36.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":5032,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/5032.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"The use of pesticides in the domestic environment should be banned.","background":null,"additional_details":"There should be a debate on the argument that the  sale and use of pesticides in the domestic environment should be banned.\r\n\r\nPesticides not only affect intended 'pests' but also wide ranges of other insects and have many other effects on our environment, which we do not even fully understand.\r\nFood supplies of larger animals are also being directly killed off with pesticides, causing starvation and poisoning of the predators themselves.\r\n\r\nIt is vital to understand the importance of insects at the core of the food web.  A ban on domestic pesticide use would not lead to a boom in garden pests, but instead to a boom in the predators of those pests such as birds in our trees, hedgehogs in our gardens and fish in our rivers.","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2011-08-05T15:12:12.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:26:36.330Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2011-08-22T11:42:27.000Z","closed_at":"2012-08-22T11:42:27.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-08-05T15:12:12.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":47313,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/47313.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Create a National DoH Register of Approved Disability Aids and Medical Devises or Mobility Products or Scooters etc Supplier’s.","background":null,"additional_details":"Create a National DoH Register of Approved Disability Aids & Medical Devises or Mobility Products Supplier’s. Which is centrally operated by the DoH, not left upto individual NHS Trusts as at present.\r\nThis would both save DoH & NHS funds, produce cost saving for both the NHS & DoH too. Though more importantly provide a fairer and better service, to all military and civilian Disabled People and their families in general too.\r\nEqually create a new National DoH Wheelchair Voucher Scheme, which again is centrally operated by the DoH too. This should be a scheme where all disabled people and wheelchair users, whether military or civilian Disabled People are all treated the same.\r\nThey all get the same level of DoH Financial Assistance Allowance or Funding, towards purchasing a new wheelchair, wherever they live in the UK or whoever they wish to purchase their wheelchair from too, as long as it is a DoH approved suppliers, the supplier can be located anywhere in the UK too.\r\n\r\n","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2013-03-18T15:11:08.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:28:57.442Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-03-19T09:59:35.000Z","closed_at":"2014-03-19T09:59:35.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-03-18T15:11:08.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":26105,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/26105.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"DRINK DRIVING","background":null,"additional_details":"MINIMUM 5 YEAR DRIVING BAN FOR DRIVERS FOUND GUILTY OF BEING OVER THE LEGAL LIMIT","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2011-12-20T14:18:03.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:27:45.171Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2011-12-21T11:37:23.000Z","closed_at":"2012-06-21T10:37:23.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-12-20T14:18:03.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":21860,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/21860.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Animal Testing","background":null,"additional_details":"Petition to keep Animal Testing","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2011-11-07T09:34:08.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:27:31.910Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2011-11-09T11:22:58.000Z","closed_at":"2012-11-09T11:22:58.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-11-07T09:34:08.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":13651,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/13651.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Immigration/ Illegal immigrants","background":null,"additional_details":"Require the Government to close the doors, routes  on all immigration to the UK whilst we are in recession, and to remove without delay or prejudice all Illegal immigrants from UK borders, and cease all payments and accomodation charges that the UK tax payer has to cover. 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Despite current regulation the onus for discovering errors falls on the consumer.\r\n\r\nCompanies offering Direct Debits stand to benefit from errors which are not realized or claimed by consumers and should therefore have strict processes in place to ensure that such errors do not occur.  In addition, these organizations should have processes to identify when excessive amounts have been charged and for excesses to be immediately refunded.\r\n\r\nThe Government should introduce measures for tighter regulation of companies offering Direct Debits.","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2013-03-18T18:22:41.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:28:57.471Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-03-19T13:22:17.000Z","closed_at":"2014-03-19T13:22:17.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-03-18T18:22:41.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":58910,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/58910.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Scrap Fuel Duty / Replace Fuel Duty With Standard VAT Only","background":null,"additional_details":"The fuel duty is one of the worst things to happen to this country for private motorists & businesses crippling many UK citizens.\r\n\r\nFrom:\r\nhttp://www.petrolprices.com/the-price-of-fuel.html\r\n\r\nAt 132.9p/Ltr, the duty is 57.95p/Ltr and VAT is 22.15p/Ltr; a total tax of 80.10p/Ltr. The cost of the fuel before tax is 47.8, so the tax rate is given by 80.1 / 47.8 X 100 = 167.57%\r\n\r\nAnd to make matters worse, we pay VAT on top of the fuel & on top of fuel duty so paying a tax on tax!\r\n\r\nOn the above example, if standard VAT (20%) was applied:\r\n\r\nThe vat is 20% so 0.10p/Ltr (rounded up). The cost of the fuel before tax is 47.8, bring the cost to the customer down from 132.9 down to 52.90p/Ltr.\r\n\r\nThis in turn will prevent many forecourt drive-offs, new businesses can then prosper and thousands of new jobs will be created, helping Britain's infrastructure & easing the benefits system. Can even scrap the road tax fee, and putting an extra 10p on top of the fuel price to pay for this.","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2014-01-06T16:09:00.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:29:37.440Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2014-01-09T08:39:50.000Z","closed_at":"2015-01-09T08:39:50.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2014-01-06T16:09:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":47365,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/47365.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"United Service Users Committee (USUC)  save our drop-in with coummunity care workes.","background":null,"additional_details":"To Stop the closure of our drop-in with the support of community support workers.Salford Council & Greater Manchester Mental Health. These centres are a life line for many service users,without which many people would end up in hosiptal,or even worse.","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2013-03-19T16:53:11.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:28:57.596Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-03-20T10:23:31.000Z","closed_at":"2014-03-20T10:23:31.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-03-19T16:53:11.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":59036,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/59036.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Benefit changes The effects to the disabled","background":null,"additional_details":"The new benefit changes have affected many disabled claimants by them loosing their benefits even though they are clearly not able to work, The medical through DWP is very unfair and does not show the true extent of these claimants disabilities, They don't have access to medical records and make there decision from a 30 min visit. this needs to be changed\r\nI myself am one of these that have had my claim stopped even though i have severe back injury.\r\n\r\nWith your help perhaps we can get some vital changes made to this system.","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2014-01-09T10:52:41.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:29:37.929Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2014-01-09T13:50:33.000Z","closed_at":"2014-07-09T12:50:33.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2014-01-09T10:52:41.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":66008,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/66008.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Addressing Overpopulation","background":null,"additional_details":"Overpopulation is the overwhelming challenge faced by the World; depletion of natural resources, degradation of the environment and unsustainable levels of food, water and energy consumption.\r\n\r\nThe British Government has a responsibility to form policies that address overpopulation at home and abroad: educating people to have smaller families, limiting benefits for larger families, improving sex education and family planning, promoting adoption rather than IVF, introducing financial incentives for 1 or 2-child families or voluntary sterilisation. Foreign aid should focus on birth control and environmental sustainability.\r\n\r\nI submit that the creation of a 'Minister for Population Control' is necessary to keep this issue in the public consciousness and on the Political agenda.","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2014-06-04T20:00:07.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:30:01.756Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2014-06-05T09:48:21.000Z","closed_at":"2015-03-30T22:59:59.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2014-06-04T20:00:07.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":47416,"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/47416.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Compulsory Purchase of Empty / Derelict Homes","background":null,"additional_details":"Great Britain has over 500,000 empty or derelict homes and unused \"brown fields\". 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