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
Keep the May 1st 2023 Bank Holiday on that date and not move it to May 8th
Open from Monday 17th October 2022 to Monday 17th April 2023
418 signatures
Grant Legal Guardians rights to paid parental leave
Open from Wednesday 10th February 2021 to Tuesday 10th August 2021
415 signatures
Public inquiry into working conditions at Leicester’s textiles factories
Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
415 signatures
Regulate courier companies in the same way the Royal Mail is regulated by Ofcom.
Open from Monday 30th January 2023 to Sunday 30th July 2023
414 signatures
Introduce statutory rates of pay and allowances for HGV drivers
Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
403 signatures
Bank Holiday Monday if England get to the finals of the Euro’s 2020
Open from Tuesday 6th July 2021 to Thursday 6th January 2022
400 signatures
Introduce a legal right for employees to work remotely
Open from Friday 19th February 2021 to Thursday 19th August 2021
398 signatures
Make it compulsory for all new buildings to have solar panels
Open from Friday 30th April 2021 to Saturday 30th October 2021
397 signatures
Work with Ofgem to increase use of voltage optimisation across UK power networks
Open from Thursday 3rd December 2020 to Thursday 3rd June 2021
397 signatures
Don't shut pubs again due to Covid-19
Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
390 signatures
Fund autism awareness training for employers and staff
Open from Tuesday 4th January 2022 to Monday 4th July 2022
389 signatures
Ban the advertisement of gambling websites and apps
Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
387 signatures
Ban the sale of cot bumpers
Open from Friday 21st May 2021 to Sunday 21st November 2021
386 signatures
Regulate the beauty industry
Open from Wednesday 3rd February 2021 to Tuesday 3rd August 2021
386 signatures
Make possession of child sex dolls illegal
Open from Monday 6th December 2021 to Monday 6th June 2022
384 signatures
Require all retailers to close on Boxing Day
Open from Tuesday 1st December 2020 to Tuesday 1st June 2021
384 signatures
Set up a funding scheme for scientists fleeing the war in Ukraine
Open from Wednesday 23rd March 2022 to Friday 7th October 2022
383 signatures
Make it compulsory that paddle boards are sold with buoyancy aids
Open from Tuesday 13th December 2022 to Tuesday 13th June 2023
382 signatures
Extend Maternity leave to full pay for 12 months when working
Open from Monday 30th January 2023 to Sunday 30th July 2023
377 signatures
Require all employers to provide space for breastfeeding mothers to express milk
Open from Tuesday 31st August 2021 to Monday 28th February 2022
375 signatures
Repeal the Climate Change Act 2008
Open from Monday 28th March 2022 to Wednesday 12th October 2022
374 signatures
Require all retailers and businesses to accept cash for goods and services
Open from Monday 21st June 2021 to Tuesday 21st December 2021
373 signatures
Review and reform the rules for the registration of trademarks
Open from Thursday 10th June 2021 to Friday 10th December 2021
372 signatures
Retain British Summer Time - don't move the clock back
Open from Monday 27th September 2021 to Sunday 27th March 2022
368 signatures
Remove VAT on Energy Efficiency Measures To Help Meet 2050 Emissions Target
Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
358 signatures
Pass law to ensure no unsaleable goods are destroyed but donated to good causes.
Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
348 signatures
Require cancellation of an auto-renewing service to be as accessible as the sale
Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
346 signatures
Ban The Sale Of Disposable Barbecues.
Open from Friday 9th April 2021 to Saturday 9th October 2021
345 signatures
Introduce grants for home battery storage systems
Open from Monday 14th March 2022 to Wednesday 28th September 2022
343 signatures
Make zero hour work contracts completely illegal for any employer to offer.
Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
343 signatures
Make Eid a national holiday for all citizens.
Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
341 signatures
Require toys sold in the UK to have an environmental rating
Open from Monday 10th May 2021 to Wednesday 10th November 2021
340 signatures
Extend statutory paternity pay to the self-employed
Open from Thursday 7th April 2022 to Friday 21st October 2022
337 signatures
Mandatory Braille labels on all items sold in supermarkets
Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
336 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
Regulate the barber industry.
Open from Friday 28th May 2021 to Sunday 28th November 2021
326 signatures
Legal requirement that all job adverts include rate of pay/salary
Open from Thursday 24th February 2022 to Wednesday 24th August 2022
322 signatures
Subsidise energy prices to offset any increase in the energy price cap
Open from Monday 24th January 2022 to Sunday 24th July 2022
311 signatures
Christmas in July - 2 extra days off on Friday 23rd and Monday 26th July 2021
Open from Monday 21st December 2020 to Monday 21st June 2021
311 signatures
Mandatory pregnancy warnings on all alcohol containers
Open from Wednesday 13th April 2022 to Thursday 27th October 2022
310 signatures
Require companies to annually publish plastic usage (product and packaging)
Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
309 signatures
Stop changing the clocks - Keep British Summer Time all year
Open from Wednesday 6th April 2022 to Thursday 20th October 2022
308 signatures
Keep metric measurements and do not reintroduce imperial measurements
Open from Wednesday 22nd September 2021 to Tuesday 22nd March 2022
307 signatures
Recall Parliament to consider the Energy Price Cap Increase (Cancellation) Bill
Open from Thursday 11th August 2022 to Saturday 25th February 2023
305 signatures
Review working conditions for online food delivery workers
Open from Wednesday 25th August 2021 to Friday 25th February 2022
304 signatures
Make it mandatory for all bars and clubs to search bags and people on entry
Open from Thursday 10th November 2022 to Wednesday 10th May 2023
303 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
Change the zero carbon emission goals to 2025 instead of 2050
Open from Monday 16th August 2021 to Wednesday 16th February 2022
291 signatures
Increase mandatory paternity leave for fathers to at least 12 weeks with pay.
Open from Friday 13th January 2023 to Thursday 13th July 2023
286 signatures
Bring back Sundays being a day of rest.
Open from Wednesday 6th May 2020 to Friday 6th November 2020
283 signatures
Raise the minimum wage for Domiciliary Care Workers to £12 per hour immediately
Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
281 signatures
Hold a public inquiry into the sale of Royal Mail
Open from Monday 24th October 2022 to Monday 24th April 2023
280 signatures
Change the law around lone working at night In the hotel industry.
Open from Tuesday 11th May 2021 to Thursday 11th November 2021
275 signatures
Require companies using animal-tested ingredients to declare this on products
Open from Tuesday 25th May 2021 to Thursday 25th November 2021
267 signatures
Require restaurants to supply all nutritional information for dishes.
Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
267 signatures
Require suitable businesses offer remote & flexible working to employees
Open from Tuesday 9th June 2020 to Wednesday 9th December 2020
265 signatures
Introduce a regulator and ombudsman for the courier industry
Open from Monday 8th November 2021 to Sunday 8th May 2022
260 signatures
All workers to be given rights to take paid leave to observe religious holidays
Open from Tuesday 13th July 2021 to Thursday 13th January 2022
252 signatures
Ban outdoor heating and cooling units
Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
251 signatures
Require Allergens be Highlighted on Toiletries and Cosmetics
Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
250 signatures
Create a fund to reimburse money lost due to covid-19 travel cancellations
Open from Friday 27th March 2020 to Sunday 27th September 2020
250 signatures
Run a Public Awareness Campaign about the Climate and Ecological Emergency
Open from Tuesday 17th March 2020 to Thursday 17th September 2020
250 signatures
Provide the Weddings & Entertainment sector with a road map to recovery.
Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
249 signatures
Suspend the green levies on domestic fuel immediately.
Open from Wednesday 9th February 2022 to Tuesday 9th August 2022
237 signatures
Raise the minimum wage for supermarket workers to the real living wage
Open from Friday 6th November 2020 to Thursday 6th May 2021
237 signatures
Ban automatic disconnection of people on Pay As You Go Energy Meters
Open from Thursday 11th August 2022 to Saturday 25th February 2023
234 signatures
Restrict people stockpiling and reselling items at inflated prices
Open from Wednesday 25th March 2020 to Friday 25th September 2020
232 signatures
Help end fuel poverty – make it illegal to charge more for prepaid energy
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
230 signatures
Reform energy pricing and taxes to better protect lower income households
Open from Tuesday 9th August 2022 to Thursday 23rd February 2023
227 signatures
3 Days Off A Year To Let The World Rest
Open from Wednesday 8th April 2020 to Thursday 8th October 2020
225 signatures
Make bottom trawling illegal in UK waters
Open from Thursday 4th November 2021 to Wednesday 4th May 2022
223 signatures
Provide financial support for the Hospitality industry for Winter 2021
Open from Thursday 16th December 2021 to Thursday 16th June 2022
222 signatures
Ban the sale of wet wipes in the UK unless bio-degradable
Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
221 signatures
Extend protections from unfair dismissal to employees when they pass probation
Open from Monday 6th July 2020 to Wednesday 6th January 2021
221 signatures
Stop investing in new nuclear power in the UK
Open from Tuesday 19th April 2022 to Wednesday 2nd November 2022
220 signatures
Create a regulator for courier companies and impose stricter penalties
Open from Thursday 14th July 2022 to Saturday 28th January 2023
219 signatures
Regulate the naming of cosmetic and beauty products based on their ingredients
Open from Monday 1st March 2021 to Wednesday 1st September 2021
216 signatures
Raise minimum wage to £12
Open from Tuesday 19th July 2022 to Thursday 2nd February 2023
215 signatures
Require age-verification for hook-up apps and websites
Open from Friday 22nd April 2022 to Saturday 5th November 2022
211 signatures
Subsidise a 'basic' amount of electricity for households
Open from Wednesday 25th May 2022 to Friday 9th December 2022
209 signatures
Revoke Development Consent for the Riverside Energy Park in SE London
Open from Tuesday 22nd February 2022 to Monday 22nd August 2022
209 signatures
Make it illegal to import, sell or release sky lanterns
Open from Friday 29th April 2022 to Saturday 12th November 2022
208 signatures
Require denatonium benzoate be added to products containing ethylene glycol
Open from Monday 2nd August 2021 to Wednesday 2nd February 2022
207 signatures
Require all workplaces to have at least one Mental Health First Aider
Open from Friday 26th March 2021 to Sunday 26th September 2021
205 signatures
Ban the production and use of domed lids on takeaway cups to protect wildlife
Open from Friday 5th August 2022 to Sunday 19th February 2023
201 signatures
Hold an inquiry into fuel prices and introduce increased regulation
Open from Monday 20th December 2021 to Monday 20th June 2022
201 signatures
Introduce new requirements for pubs/bars/clubs to prevent Sexual Harassment
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
201 signatures
Require all pet businesses to have a trained pet first aider
Open from Thursday 30th September 2021 to Wednesday 30th March 2022
198 signatures
Require online businesses to verify advertisers' identity to protect consumers
Open from Monday 30th November 2020 to Sunday 30th May 2021
198 signatures
Require MPs to disclose all shares in energy companies, regardless of size
Open from Friday 26th August 2022 to Sunday 12th March 2023
197 signatures
Extend the Statutory Paternity Leave to minimum 4 weeks.
Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
197 signatures
Allow online voting in statutory union votes, including strike ballots
Open from Friday 24th July 2020 to Sunday 24th January 2021
197 signatures
Create new rights for breastfeeding mothers in the workplace
Open from Monday 28th March 2022 to Wednesday 12th October 2022
196 signatures
Require employers to offer paid menstruation leave
Open from Friday 14th October 2022 to Friday 14th April 2023
195 signatures
End the daylight saving system, keeping the time on British Summer Time
Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
195 signatures
Make it illegal for fireworks to be set off on days other than Nov 5 and Dec 31
Open from Monday 16th November 2020 to Sunday 16th May 2021
194 signatures
Postpone May Bank Holidays until Autumn when holidays and sports will be back on
Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
190 signatures
Extend rights to Paid Statutory Bereavement Leave
Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
186 signatures
Ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2024, six years earlier than planned
Open from Tuesday 20th July 2021 to Thursday 20th January 2022
185 signatures
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