Big Hitters

The big hitters of the petition world. These are the open petitions with the most signatures in the past week. That's the sort of thing that social media would call "trending", but we're not that pretentious.

• FIONA'S LAW - Women should be allowed a yearly Cervical screening
  Opened on Monday 7th September 2020
  108,021 signatures in the past week, 110,491 in total

• Prioritise teachers, school and childcare staff for Covid-19 vaccination
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  79,012 signatures in the past week, 476,111 in total

• Extend the Stamp Duty Holiday for an additional 6 months after 31st March 2021
  Opened on Thursday 1st October 2020
  57,688 signatures in the past week, 104,993 in total

• Continue the ban on the use of Neonicotinoids
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  44,099 signatures in the past week, 44,099 in total

• Reduce University student tuition fees from £9250 to £3000
  Opened on Monday 5th October 2020
  35,672 signatures in the past week, 560,059 in total

• Seek Europe-wide Visa-free work permit for Touring professionals and Artists
  Opened on Tuesday 22nd December 2020
  33,734 signatures in the past week, 261,897 in total

• Overturn the decision to allow the use of neonicotinoid pesticides
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  31,090 signatures in the past week, 31,090 in total

• Prioritise Key Retail Workers, being offered the Covid Vaccine!
  Opened on Friday 8th January 2021
  29,548 signatures in the past week, 29,789 in total

• Extend driving theory test certificates expiring in 2020/21 by 12 months
  Opened on Tuesday 10th November 2020
  29,490 signatures in the past week, 44,036 in total

• Shut all nurseries and early years settings during lockdown
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  28,436 signatures in the past week, 100,970 in total

• Allow driving instructors to pass learners unable to book a test
  Opened on Wednesday 9th September 2020
  24,557 signatures in the past week, 25,035 in total

• Stop work on HS2 immediately and hold a new vote to repeal the legislation
  Opened on Thursday 17th December 2020
  20,960 signatures in the past week, 135,677 in total

• Make access to food a legal right - no one in the UK should go hungry
  Opened on Thursday 10th December 2020
  15,668 signatures in the past week, 19,870 in total

• Prioritise special school staff in Covid 19 vaccinations.
  Opened on Thursday 7th January 2021
  10,819 signatures in the past week, 21,301 in total

• Allow learner drivers to go out and drive with people from their household.
  Opened on Thursday 12th November 2020
  10,638 signatures in the past week, 10,649 in total

• Create a Minister for Hospitality in the UK Government
  Opened on Tuesday 6th October 2020
  10,544 signatures in the past week, 208,082 in total

• Allow the armed forces to train in their own gym facilities during Covid-19.
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  10,168 signatures in the past week, 10,168 in total

• Prioritise COVID-19 vaccines for first responders (police, fire, ambulance)
  Opened on Wednesday 30th December 2020
  9,467 signatures in the past week, 52,780 in total

• Ensure Student Nurses are paid whilst on placement
  Opened on Thursday 22nd October 2020
  7,999 signatures in the past week, 44,705 in total

• Allow golf to be played with appropriate safety measures
  Opened on Friday 6th November 2020
  7,944 signatures in the past week, 130,072 in total

• Referendum on re-joining the EU
  Opened on Thursday 8th October 2020
  7,810 signatures in the past week, 34,634 in total

• Make dog theft a specific criminal offence
  Opened on Friday 20th November 2020
  7,407 signatures in the past week, 114,642 in total

• Make it a criminal offence for MPs to mislead the public
  Opened on Monday 30th November 2020
  7,026 signatures in the past week, 67,753 in total

• Lower the cost of British Citizenship applications to £372.
  Opened on Thursday 31st December 2020
  6,595 signatures in the past week, 13,818 in total

• Independent review of the NHS dental contract
  Opened on Friday 8th January 2021
  6,115 signatures in the past week, 8,247 in total

• Exempt outdoor tennis from closure due to COVID-19
  Opened on Monday 9th November 2020
  4,978 signatures in the past week, 26,333 in total

• Ensure student nurses and midwives are paid for working during Covid-19
  Opened on Wednesday 11th November 2020
  4,698 signatures in the past week, 34,836 in total

• Ban the importation of dogs with cropped ears.
  Opened on Thursday 6th August 2020
  4,500 signatures in the past week, 34,714 in total

• Ban Supertrawlers from UK waters after leaving the EUs Common Fisheries Policy
  Opened on Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  4,407 signatures in the past week, 49,050 in total

• Prioritise vaccinations for people with a learning disability
  Opened on Tuesday 8th December 2020
  4,360 signatures in the past week, 7,490 in total

• Extend income replacement schemes to those who don't currently qualify
  Opened on Tuesday 24th November 2020
  4,277 signatures in the past week, 5,515 in total

• Raise the UK state pension to match the UK minimum wage, £16325 per annum
  Opened on Tuesday 29th September 2020
  3,976 signatures in the past week, 4,349 in total

• Extend paid maternity leave by at least four months
  Opened on Monday 9th November 2020
  3,758 signatures in the past week, 53,921 in total

• Require universities to partially refund tuition fees for 20/21 due to Covid-19
  Opened on Wednesday 29th July 2020
  3,597 signatures in the past week, 268,169 in total

• Revoke the right of registered sex offenders to change their name by deed poll
  Opened on Wednesday 22nd July 2020
  3,556 signatures in the past week, 32,780 in total

• After the vaccine roll-out to high risk groups, remove ALL covid-19 restrictions
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  3,434 signatures in the past week, 3,617 in total

• Prevent any restrictions on those who refuse a Covid-19 vaccination
  Opened on Tuesday 4th August 2020
  3,361 signatures in the past week, 334,128 in total

• Make it mandatory for all dogs to be on leads on public rights of way.
  Opened on Tuesday 28th July 2020
  3,336 signatures in the past week, 3,414 in total

• Introduce a 24hr a day Covid-19 vaccination programme to speed up rollout
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  3,287 signatures in the past week, 3,851 in total

• Exempt driving tests and lessons from COVID-19 restrictions
  Opened on Friday 6th November 2020
  3,269 signatures in the past week, 20,499 in total

• Offer Indefinite Leave to Remain to all NHS and social care workers
  Opened on Monday 4th January 2021
  3,205 signatures in the past week, 5,294 in total

• Protect the UK's dwindling hedgehog population before it's too late.
  Opened on Thursday 1st October 2020
  3,076 signatures in the past week, 71,320 in total

• Keep estate agents closed in tier 4 and lockdowns
  Opened on Thursday 31st December 2020
  2,964 signatures in the past week, 3,697 in total

• Prioritise early years practitioners to urgently receive Covid 19 vaccine.
  Opened on Friday 8th January 2021
  2,901 signatures in the past week, 3,156 in total

• Cancel A-level and GCSE exams 2022
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  2,886 signatures in the past week, 2,886 in total

• Enable all students to end university tenancy agreements early due to Covid-19.
  Opened on Monday 12th October 2020
  2,872 signatures in the past week, 66,472 in total

• Extend the 12-month period drivers can use non-GB driving licences
  Opened on Monday 20th July 2020
  2,872 signatures in the past week, 10,342 in total

• Reimburse student rents for all accommodation not used during this academic year
  Opened on Thursday 26th November 2020
  2,786 signatures in the past week, 38,957 in total

• Grant wraparound and holiday care providers urgent financial support
  Opened on Monday 21st December 2020
  2,763 signatures in the past week, 9,235 in total

• All key workers to be higher up the list for coronavirus vaccine
  Opened on Tuesday 29th December 2020
  2,518 signatures in the past week, 4,289 in total

• Reduce VAT to 5% for the Hair & Beauty Industry inline with Hospitality.
  Opened on Wednesday 21st October 2020
  2,486 signatures in the past week, 18,024 in total

• Review and increase expense rates for employees travelling outside the UK
  Opened on Friday 15th January 2021
  2,474 signatures in the past week, 2,474 in total

• Increase funding for research into Endometriosis and PCOS.
  Opened on Wednesday 29th July 2020
  2,464 signatures in the past week, 101,450 in total

• Ban greyhound racing to end unnecessary deaths & suffering of racing dogs
  Opened on Friday 30th October 2020
  2,399 signatures in the past week, 28,356 in total

• Give students the option to take exams or receive assessed grades for 2020/21
  Opened on Tuesday 17th November 2020
  2,384 signatures in the past week, 10,135 in total

• Make prison staff top priority as key workers to recieve the covid 19 vaccine
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  2,323 signatures in the past week, 2,323 in total

• Legal right to 2 week review of patients with suspected heart failure (HF)
  Opened on Monday 28th September 2020
  2,317 signatures in the past week, 2,328 in total

• Extend the Furlough Support Scheme to include new hires after 30th October.
  Opened on Tuesday 29th December 2020
  2,310 signatures in the past week, 4,862 in total

• Include Cabin Crew as frontline staff and prioritise for Covid 19 vaccine
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  2,209 signatures in the past week, 2,209 in total

• Urge the ICC to investigate crimes against the Tamil population
  Opened on Thursday 3rd September 2020
  2,206 signatures in the past week, 5,805 in total

• Limit the Sale and Use of Fireworks to Organisers of Licensed Displays Only
  Opened on Tuesday 21st July 2020
  2,190 signatures in the past week, 294,682 in total

• Support Boarding Kennels and Catteries
  Opened on Thursday 26th November 2020
  2,152 signatures in the past week, 21,538 in total

• Make it law for EHCP assessments to be automatically available.
  Opened on Thursday 14th January 2021
  2,126 signatures in the past week, 2,126 in total

• End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry
  Opened on Wednesday 14th October 2020
  2,112 signatures in the past week, 1,109,264 in total

• Introduce closed season in grey squirrel cull, so that babies aren't left to die
  Opened on Monday 7th December 2020
  2,054 signatures in the past week, 12,590 in total

• Ban Blanket No Pet Clauses in Tenancy Agreements & Leases.
  Opened on Thursday 7th January 2021
  1,900 signatures in the past week, 2,573 in total

• Increase funding for NHS Transgender Services.
  Opened on Tuesday 21st July 2020
  1,831 signatures in the past week, 25,957 in total

• Take back responsibility for funding free licences for over 75s from the BBC
  Opened on Thursday 10th December 2020
  1,821 signatures in the past week, 6,550 in total

• Don't criminalise paying for sex.
  Opened on Thursday 31st December 2020
  1,811 signatures in the past week, 2,006 in total

• Ban production and export of pesticides already banned for use within the UK
  Opened on Tuesday 27th October 2020
  1,794 signatures in the past week, 1,825 in total

• Change the law to increase sentencing for Hare coursing and poaching.
  Opened on Thursday 3rd December 2020
  1,753 signatures in the past week, 11,139 in total

• Allow teacher predicted grades for BTEC students
  Opened on Monday 7th September 2020
  1,641 signatures in the past week, 144,258 in total

• Exclude all motorcycle training and examinations from any Covid-19 restrictions
  Opened on Tuesday 10th November 2020
  1,631 signatures in the past week, 5,705 in total

• We the British People Request a Public Inquiry into Grooming Gangs
  Opened on Wednesday 5th August 2020
  1,592 signatures in the past week, 29,006 in total

• Reduce the minimum time required for ILR to 3 years for non-UK NHS workers
  Opened on Thursday 30th July 2020
  1,526 signatures in the past week, 10,661 in total

• Repeal Coronavirus Act and end all Covid-19 restrictions
  Opened on Thursday 3rd December 2020
  1,520 signatures in the past week, 20,068 in total

• Create a single database of microchipped cats and dogs & make scanning mandatory
  Opened on Monday 12th October 2020
  1,451 signatures in the past week, 13,172 in total

• Protect leaseholders from paying for cladding remedial works
  Opened on Tuesday 4th August 2020
  1,436 signatures in the past week, 21,174 in total

• Increase food and drink prices for MPs in House of Commons catering venues
  Opened on Friday 30th October 2020
  1,429 signatures in the past week, 3,421 in total

• Waive the January 2021 tax bill for those who have been excluded from the SEISS
  Opened on Thursday 31st December 2020
  1,419 signatures in the past week, 11,707 in total

• Provide housing allowance for Care leavers aged 16 to 25
  Opened on Friday 24th July 2020
  1,376 signatures in the past week, 11,274 in total

• Ensure access to treatment and screening for all cancer patients during Covid-19
  Opened on Tuesday 6th October 2020
  1,290 signatures in the past week, 32,511 in total

• Include public transport workers in priority groups for covid 19 vaccination
  Opened on Wednesday 30th December 2020
  1,289 signatures in the past week, 6,582 in total

• Public Inquiry into Unfair Trading Practices of Holiday Caravan Park Owners
  Opened on Tuesday 13th October 2020
  1,281 signatures in the past week, 8,920 in total

• Take action to end factory farming and reduce meat and dairy consumption
  Opened on Monday 3rd August 2020
  1,257 signatures in the past week, 34,886 in total

• Stop Forestry England granting licenses for Fox & Hare hunts
  Opened on Tuesday 6th October 2020
  1,253 signatures in the past week, 52,762 in total

• Apply to join the European Union Single Market
  Opened on Thursday 7th January 2021
  1,222 signatures in the past week, 2,020 in total

• Lower the age you are offered a cervical screening (smear test) from 25 to 16
  Opened on Tuesday 4th August 2020
  1,221 signatures in the past week, 58,117 in total

• Keep gyms open during Tier 4 lockdown
  Opened on Monday 21st December 2020
  1,215 signatures in the past week, 177,381 in total

• Reduce content for 2022 A-level and GCSE exams
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  1,210 signatures in the past week, 1,210 in total

• Fund research, treatment and awareness of Functional Neurological Disorder
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  1,165 signatures in the past week, 5,257 in total

• Ban the shooting of badgers immediately
  Opened on Thursday 24th September 2020
  1,158 signatures in the past week, 76,423 in total

• Give children and parents automatic rights to equal contact after separation
  Opened on Thursday 22nd October 2020
  1,121 signatures in the past week, 7,092 in total

• Prioritise funeral workers for COVID vaccine.
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  1,114 signatures in the past week, 6,173 in total

• Make lying (demonstrable untruths) in the House of Commons a Criminal offence.
  Opened on Monday 28th September 2020
  1,101 signatures in the past week, 1,329 in total

• Change A-level grades awarded from CAGs to UCAS predicted grades where higher
  Opened on Tuesday 8th September 2020
  1,071 signatures in the past week, 14,256 in total

• Ghost's Law - Kittens must be vaccinated and checked by vet before they’re sold
  Opened on Wednesday 2nd December 2020
  1,066 signatures in the past week, 4,300 in total

• Delay implementation of IR35 legislation reform until COVID-19 is resolved
  Opened on Monday 5th October 2020
  1,033 signatures in the past week, 15,594 in total

• Seek common travel area between GB NI & ROI for Guide dogs & Assistance dogs
  Opened on Wednesday 6th January 2021
  1,003 signatures in the past week, 2,990 in total

• Legalise growing cannabis plants in a person’s home for personal use
  Opened on Tuesday 6th October 2020
  958 signatures in the past week, 3,085 in total