BEIS existed until 2023 when it was split to form the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Responsibility for national security and investment policy has gone to the Cabinet Office.
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https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
Ministers
Make Internet sellers list goods' country of origin.
Open from Friday 10th July 2020 to Sunday 10th January 2021
1,325 signatures
Replace the undertaking in difficulty requirement in CBILS and Bounce Back loans
Open from Monday 13th July 2020 to Wednesday 13th January 2021
17 signatures
Ban yearly increases while in a committed contract.
Open from Monday 13th July 2020 to Wednesday 13th January 2021
20 signatures
Extend Covid-19 grants to rural businesses exempt from business rates
Open from Tuesday 14th July 2020 to Thursday 14th January 2021
141 signatures
Support Dance schools and venues that provide dance activities amidst COVID-19
Open from Tuesday 14th July 2020 to Thursday 14th January 2021
2,518 signatures
List which country components come from for products which are 'made in the UK'
Open from Wednesday 15th July 2020 to Friday 15th January 2021
82 signatures
Tax reliefs for SMEs & larger Companies who use Micro-entities & SE as suppliers
Open from Wednesday 15th July 2020 to Friday 15th January 2021
10 signatures
Legal requirement that online retailers show the country of manufacture.
Open from Wednesday 15th July 2020 to Friday 15th January 2021
1,722 signatures
Ask UK Government to nationalise British Airways
Open from Thursday 16th July 2020 to Saturday 16th January 2021
725 signatures
Make Companies who make furloughed employees redundant pay them a retraining fee
Open from Thursday 16th July 2020 to Saturday 16th January 2021
83 signatures
Change the early May bank holiday to coincide with and celebrate VE Day
Open from Friday 17th July 2020 to Sunday 17th January 2021
20 signatures
Create a new bank holiday in October
Open from Friday 17th July 2020 to Sunday 17th January 2021
25 signatures
The proposed bank holiday in October should be called Trafalgar Day
Open from Friday 17th July 2020 to Sunday 17th January 2021
14 signatures
Make it legal requirement to close shops on bank holidays INCLUDING BOXING DAY
Open from Friday 17th July 2020 to Sunday 17th January 2021
295 signatures
Introduce Black History Independence Day
Open from Friday 17th July 2020 to Sunday 17th January 2021
124 signatures
Require all companies to remove personal information during application process
Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
71 signatures
Limit the Sale and Use of Fireworks to Organisers of Licensed Displays Only
Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
301,560 signatures
For carbon neutrality end the use of gas for heat by domestic properties by 2050
Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
32 signatures
Financially support all companies manufacturing or producing biodegradeable PPE
Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
34 signatures
The government to allow the opening of nightclubs.
Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
12,161 signatures
Adapt and Adopt Italy's Marcora Law and Mutualistic Fund Scheme
Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
46 signatures
Nationalise Royal Mail again!
Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
43 signatures
Require companies to match employment conditions for reemployed workers.
Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
2,161 signatures
bring forward the deadline set by the 2008 Climate change act from 2050 to 2030
Open from Friday 24th July 2020 to Sunday 24th January 2021
38 signatures
Allow online voting in statutory union votes, including strike ballots
Open from Friday 24th July 2020 to Sunday 24th January 2021
197 signatures
Sunday trading be removed and licensed premises shut before midnight each day.
Open from Friday 24th July 2020 to Sunday 24th January 2021
11 signatures
Protect Retail Workers from Abuse, Threats and Violence.
Open from Friday 24th July 2020 to Sunday 24th January 2021
104,353 signatures
Stop All Petrol Stations from selling Alcohol after 10pm/ 24hours
Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
17 signatures
Government should help small businesses by paying rent in full or part
Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
336 signatures
Increase the amount of paid paternity leave fathers receive to 2 months.
Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
22 signatures
Extend the Statutory Paternity Leave to minimum 4 weeks.
Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
197 signatures
Introduce age restrictions for the sale of barbecues and matches
Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
37 signatures
Temporarily ban the sale and use of disposable barbecues during lockdown
Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
19 signatures
Declare “Tested on Animals” on packaging for any product tested on animals
Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
14,615 signatures
Require UKAS traders to provide proof of accreditation and insurance with quote
Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
11 signatures
Create financial incentives for employers who retain contractors
Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
12 signatures
Require restaurants to supply all nutritional information for dishes.
Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
267 signatures
Change the official units of measurement from Metric back to Imperial
Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
41 signatures
Retain British Summer Time [BST] for Winter 20/21
Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
822 signatures
Protect retail workers from abusive customers
Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
50 signatures
Require labels on all products showing water and carbon usage in manufacture
Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
56 signatures
Let Us Dance - Support nightclubs, dance music events and festivals
Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
146,186 signatures
Require 1 week's notice be given of any use of fireworks in a residential area
Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
115 signatures
Require Covid-19 cleaning and hygiene standards continue to be met post-outbreak
Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
26 signatures
For all Leather/Hide/Fur products to state which animal it is sourced from
Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
112 signatures
Create career development grants for those who lost livelihoods due to COVID19
Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
12 signatures
Make all Electric Vehicle Charging Points accept contactless payment.
Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
1,108 signatures
Provide funding and guidance to save apprenticeships during Covid-19
Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
57 signatures
Allow facial treatments (waxing, eyelash etc) in beauty salons now.
Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
124 signatures
Set minimum energy efficiency standards for retail fridges
Open from Friday 7th August 2020 to Sunday 7th February 2021
157 signatures
Ban the sale of tickets to attractions holding captive dolphins or whales.
Open from Monday 10th August 2020 to Wednesday 10th February 2021
1,241 signatures
Introduce vouchers for beauty to help the beauty industry recover
Open from Monday 10th August 2020 to Wednesday 10th February 2021
13 signatures
Start a 'Workout to Help Out' initiative
Open from Monday 10th August 2020 to Wednesday 10th February 2021
8,475 signatures
Require all workplaces to have Mental Health First Aiders
Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
87 signatures
Prohibit repossessed assets from being sold for less than the finance owed
Open from Wednesday 12th August 2020 to Friday 12th February 2021
32 signatures
Don't shut pubs again due to Covid-19
Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
390 signatures
Cover 100% of Green Homes Grant improvements for all households
Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
14 signatures
Replace UK whistleblowing law, and protect whistleblowers and the public
Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
1,462 signatures
Extend the “Eat out to help out scheme” at least until Christmas
Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
26 signatures
Do not extend Sunday Trading Hours for Retail
Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
88 signatures
Require local authorities to obtain DBS checks on Tattoo Artists
Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
708 signatures
Revoke Government support for large-scale new nuclear projects
Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
3,104 signatures
Introduce a legal maximum temperature for indoor workplaces
Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
69 signatures
Introduce Mandatory Ethnicity Reporting for UK companies
Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
122 signatures
Update the RHLG guidance so that it includes event hire & exhibition companies
Open from Wednesday 19th August 2020 to Friday 19th February 2021
2,514 signatures
Equalise employment law and minimum wage for 16-17 year olds with 18 year olds
Open from Wednesday 19th August 2020 to Friday 19th February 2021
29 signatures
Require Companies Publish Diversity Ratios of those Furloughed and those Rehired
Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
68 signatures
Businesses to repay furlough if subsequently making redundancies
Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
70 signatures
Require health warnings at point of purchase of fossil fuel energy eg. petrol
Open from Wednesday 26th August 2020 to Friday 26th February 2021
2,503 signatures
To make discrimination and micro-aggression training mandatory in the workplace
Open from Friday 28th August 2020 to Sunday 28th February 2021
38 signatures
Scrap the CITB
Open from Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Monday 1st March 2021
38 signatures
Make Paternity Leave equal to Mat. leave to give new parents more family time.
Open from Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Monday 1st March 2021
176 signatures
Stop the exploitation of vulnerable factory workers in the fast fashion industry
Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
53 signatures
Ban restrictive covenants and make these unenforceable
Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
27 signatures
Make employers give at least 2 weeks notice to staff made to return to workplace
Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
31 signatures
Require sellers of safety equipment to be licenced and registered
Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
18 signatures
Require companies to issue refunds within 48 hours
Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
18 signatures
Ban the use of unpaid internships
Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
429 signatures
Government backing for the Swansea Tidal Lagoon Power Generation
Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
16 signatures
Make it illegal to refuse to employ or dismiss a person based on their tattoos.
Ban all MLM businesses from trading in the UK
Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
1,892 signatures
Establish a peoples scientific and medical panel
Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
12,290 signatures
Mandatory closure of retail etc on New Years Day to celebrate the ending of 2020
Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
15 signatures
Ban the sale of disposable face masks to the general public
Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
141 signatures
Ease restrictions on Sunday opening with safeguards for workers
Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
21 signatures
Implement recommendations in the PHE review of impact of Covid-19 on BAME people
Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
12 signatures
Ban the automatic renewal of contracts for insurance products
Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
20 signatures
Pay women on maternity leave their normal pay when they undertake a KIT day.
Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
56 signatures
Create a fund to retrain workers in high-carbon industries
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
28 signatures
Make Carers Allowance equivalent to a fair wage & allow multiple claims
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
2,646 signatures
Protect employment of first-time fathers for 90 days.
Open from Friday 11th September 2020 to Thursday 11th March 2021
25 signatures
Increase Statutory Maternity Pay in line a 40 hours week on minimum wage
Open from Monday 14th September 2020 to Sunday 14th March 2021
1,058 signatures
Ban business premises from leaving lights on after 11pm unnecessarily
Open from Monday 14th September 2020 to Sunday 14th March 2021
25 signatures
Free criminal record check, to check trade workers that work in domestic homes.
Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
25 signatures
Make domestic abuse workplace policies mandatory in England and Wales
Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
101 signatures
Ban the sale of racist Golliwog or Golly items
Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
543 signatures
Require common allergen labelling on cosmetics in line with food labelling
Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
29 signatures
Public inquiry into working conditions at Leicester’s textiles factories
Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
415 signatures
Fund green apprenticeships
Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
37 signatures
Make January 31 a national Bank Holiday - Independence Day
Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
110 signatures
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