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.
Website
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
Ministers
Require all products clearly labelled with Animal Testing where appropriate
Open from Friday 7th January 2022 to Thursday 7th July 2022
43 signatures
Reform legislation that allows plastics to go undeclared on textile labels
Open from Monday 20th December 2021 to Monday 20th June 2022
43 signatures
Give job candidates a legal entitlement to constructive feedback after interview
Open from Monday 1st February 2021 to Sunday 1st August 2021
43 signatures
Increase the number of Bank Holidays/Public Holidays
Open from Tuesday 29th December 2020 to Tuesday 29th June 2021
43 signatures
Make June 25th. 2021 an "Australian Christmas" bank holiday.
Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
43 signatures
Nationalise Royal Mail again!
Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
43 signatures
Require businesses selling e-cigarettes to offer recycling of used products
Open from Wednesday 24th August 2022 to Friday 10th March 2023
42 signatures
Adopt British Double Summer Time, and British Standard Time in winter
Open from Wednesday 4th May 2022 to Friday 18th November 2022
42 signatures
Make Monday 21st November 2022 A Bank Holiday as England KO at 1pm in the FIFAWC
Open from Wednesday 6th April 2022 to Thursday 20th October 2022
42 signatures
Introduce Paid Miscarriage Leave
Open from Monday 8th November 2021 to Sunday 8th May 2022
42 signatures
Allow the same cancellation method for online subscriptions and auto-renewals
Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
42 signatures
Require all publicly accessible businesses to provide space for breastfeeding
Open from Tuesday 27th April 2021 to Wednesday 27th October 2021
42 signatures
Give parents rights to be furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Open from Tuesday 2nd February 2021 to Monday 2nd August 2021
42 signatures
Prohibit companies from delivering leaflets to houses until the lockdown ends.
Open from Monday 27th April 2020 to Tuesday 27th October 2020
42 signatures
Increase paid annual leave from 5.6 weeks to 7 weeks
Open from Monday 5th September 2022 to Sunday 19th March 2023
41 signatures
Reintroduce Feed in Tariff for electrical generation linked to the OFGEM cap
Open from Monday 5th September 2022 to Sunday 19th March 2023
41 signatures
Ban the sale of energy drinks to under 16s
Open from Wednesday 13th July 2022 to Friday 27th January 2023
41 signatures
Set a maximum wholesale price for oil and gas extracted from UK waters
Open from Tuesday 31st May 2022 to Wednesday 14th December 2022
41 signatures
Ban all unpaid work trials
Open from Wednesday 25th May 2022 to Friday 9th December 2022
41 signatures
Prohibit the sale and possession of Nazi memorabilia
Open from Wednesday 30th March 2022 to Friday 14th October 2022
41 signatures
Ban the online sale of police uniform and equipment to non-police
Open from Thursday 21st October 2021 to Thursday 21st April 2022
41 signatures
Make June 23 a Bank Holiday!
Open from Thursday 1st July 2021 to Saturday 1st January 2022
41 signatures
Consider hair loss clinics to be essential businesses during lockdown situations
Open from Monday 4th January 2021 to Sunday 4th July 2021
41 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
Enable Ofgem to set a Variable Price cap based on Usage and Council Tax Band
Open from Monday 21st March 2022 to Wednesday 5th October 2022
40 signatures
Create laws for what can/cant be classed as sustainable to prevent greenwashing
Open from Thursday 15th July 2021 to Saturday 15th January 2022
40 signatures
Require Companies House to verify proof of address before registering a company
Open from Wednesday 23rd June 2021 to Thursday 23rd December 2021
40 signatures
Make June 14 2022 a Bank Holiday
Open from Monday 21st June 2021 to Tuesday 21st December 2021
40 signatures
Make flexible working requests available to all with presumption of approval
Open from Monday 10th May 2021 to Wednesday 10th November 2021
40 signatures
8th of March “International Women’s Day” to become a bank holiday
Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
40 signatures
Require calories to be displayed on all alcoholic drinks
Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
40 signatures
Revise guidance on fitting rooms to allow them to open in a Covid-secure way
Open from Friday 30th October 2020 to Friday 30th April 2021
40 signatures
Release unredacted minutes of SAGE group meetings
Open from Friday 5th June 2020 to Saturday 5th December 2020
40 signatures
Require accommodation providers to disclose if they are housing asylum seekers
Open from Tuesday 14th March 2023 to Thursday 14th September 2023
39 signatures
Raise The Trading Schemes Regulations 1997 £200 'liability limit' to £750
Open from Monday 23rd January 2023 to Sunday 23rd July 2023
39 signatures
Ban the sale of R. ponticum, an invasive and ecologically harmful exotic plant
Open from Monday 15th August 2022 to Wednesday 1st March 2023
39 signatures
Make remote working, where possible, a statutory employment right
Open from Wednesday 8th June 2022 to Thursday 22nd December 2022
39 signatures
Require solar panels on all building by 2030
Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
39 signatures
Make companies legally responsible for accepting and recycling their old goods
Open from Tuesday 31st August 2021 to Monday 28th February 2022
39 signatures
Raise minimum wage to £10.50 for 25+, To comply with inflation and living costs
Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
39 signatures
Lower alcohol tax for pubs and all hospitality sectors due to COVID-19
Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
39 signatures
Only allow the use of Fireworks in residential areas by the public on 5 November
Open from Tuesday 17th November 2020 to Monday 17th May 2021
39 signatures
Re-open local & small businesses BEFORE larger corporations after lockdown
Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
39 signatures
Reduce the price cap of gas and electricity during the UK Lockdown
Open from Monday 18th May 2020 to Wednesday 18th November 2020
39 signatures
Government to offer economic assistance to the Leisure industry during COVID-19
Open from Monday 6th April 2020 to Tuesday 6th October 2020
39 signatures
Extend Statutory Adoption Leave and Pay to Special Guardians
Open from Monday 6th February 2023 to Sunday 6th August 2023
38 signatures
Ban unsolicited junk mail
Open from Thursday 10th November 2022 to Wednesday 10th May 2023
38 signatures
Require employers offer interviews to disabled job applicants
Open from Monday 31st October 2022 to Sunday 30th April 2023
38 signatures
Fund climate-ready updates to homes, businesses and infrastructure
Open from Thursday 21st July 2022 to Saturday 4th February 2023
38 signatures
Make defibrillators a legal requirement in resturants.
Open from Tuesday 26th October 2021 to Tuesday 26th April 2022
38 signatures
Extend requirement to close on Christmas Day to all shops for 2020
Open from Monday 30th November 2020 to Sunday 30th May 2021
38 signatures
Scrap the CITB
Open from Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Monday 1st March 2021
38 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
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
Reduce the maximum working hours to 30 hours per week after Covid-19 lockdown
Open from Friday 3rd July 2020 to Sunday 3rd January 2021
38 signatures
Change legal age for buying alcohol to 21 and require alcohol to be covered up
Open from Wednesday 23rd February 2022 to Tuesday 23rd August 2022
37 signatures
Review the EV charging network in England
Open from Wednesday 7th July 2021 to Friday 7th January 2022
37 signatures
Fund green apprenticeships
Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
37 signatures
Introduce age restrictions for the sale of barbecues and matches
Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
37 signatures
Require airlines to stop school holiday price hikes if they receive bail out
Open from Friday 17th April 2020 to Saturday 17th October 2020
37 signatures
Ban non-UK residents from purchasing UK properties
Open from Wednesday 26th May 2021 to Friday 26th November 2021
36 signatures
Increase the minimum wage to £10.00 an hour
Open from Thursday 3rd December 2020 to Thursday 3rd June 2021
36 signatures
Pay workers for the extra hour when the clock goes back in October.
Open from Tuesday 1st December 2020 to Tuesday 1st June 2021
36 signatures
Increase Statutory Maternity Pay to 12 months with 90% pay for 9 months
Open from Tuesday 31st January 2023 to Monday 31st July 2023
35 signatures
Prevent the sale of Fireworks until the week of Bonfire Night and New Years
Open from Friday 28th October 2022 to Friday 28th April 2023
35 signatures
Make August 1st a National Bank Holiday in the UK
Open from Wednesday 24th August 2022 to Friday 10th March 2023
35 signatures
Extend the national minimum wage to self-employed workers
Open from Thursday 13th January 2022 to Wednesday 13th July 2022
35 signatures
Make it a legal requirement for former employers to provide a reference
Open from Tuesday 17th August 2021 to Thursday 17th February 2022
35 signatures
Ban cold calling
Open from Friday 26th March 2021 to Sunday 26th September 2021
35 signatures
Require paper bags be available at all supermarket and Grocery shop.
Open from Thursday 18th February 2021 to Wednesday 18th August 2021
35 signatures
Employers to pay for employee's break times.
Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
35 signatures
Close all businesses on boxing day to allow people to enjoy family time in 2020
Open from Friday 11th December 2020 to Friday 11th June 2021
35 signatures
Require climate and working standards label on all clothes
Open from Wednesday 26th October 2022 to Wednesday 26th April 2023
34 signatures
Ban unsolicited mail where a “no junk mail” sign is displayed
Open from Tuesday 5th April 2022 to Wednesday 19th October 2022
34 signatures
Extend Maternity / Shared Parental Leave from 12 months to 15 months
Open from Monday 11th October 2021 to Monday 11th April 2022
34 signatures
Financially support all companies manufacturing or producing biodegradeable PPE
Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
34 signatures
Give small businesses a grant to repay any outstanding Bounce Back Loans
Open from Friday 22nd July 2022 to Sunday 5th February 2023
33 signatures
Establish a cross-party commission to agree set UK climate goals and actions
Open from Friday 17th June 2022 to Saturday 31st December 2022
33 signatures
Require petrol stations list country of origin of fuel at the pump
Open from Thursday 17th March 2022 to Saturday 1st October 2022
33 signatures
Ban unpaid work trials
Open from Wednesday 3rd November 2021 to Tuesday 3rd May 2022
33 signatures
Ban carrier bags from public display in supermarkets
Open from Friday 8th October 2021 to Friday 8th April 2022
33 signatures
Reinstate the Green Homes Grant with free certification training
Open from Monday 10th May 2021 to Wednesday 10th November 2021
33 signatures
Ban charges increasing during fixed-term contracts for utilities and media
Open from Tuesday 6th April 2021 to Wednesday 6th October 2021
33 signatures
Require employers to reimburse staff for any extra costs of working from home
Open from Tuesday 19th May 2020 to Thursday 19th November 2020
33 signatures
Prevent companies making employees redundant or laying them off due to COVID-19
Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
33 signatures
Ban fireworks after 10.00pm.
Open from Monday 5th December 2022 to Monday 5th June 2023
32 signatures
Require pubs and restaurants to close on Christmas Day so staff can celebrate
Open from Friday 31st December 2021 to Thursday 30th June 2022
32 signatures
Set a target for 100% renewable energy by 2022
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
32 signatures
All worker's rights to be enforceable after 6 months, not 2 years.
Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
32 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
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
Encourage retailers to prioritise those over 70 shopping online for essentials
Open from Wednesday 18th March 2020 to Friday 18th September 2020
32 signatures
Ban strike action lasting more than 48 hours
Open from Thursday 7th July 2022 to Saturday 21st January 2023
31 signatures
Ban energy-wasting open fridges and freezers in all retail outlets
Open from Wednesday 28th April 2021 to Thursday 28th October 2021
31 signatures
Remove ban on 10-packs of cigarettes, 20-packs could cause more smoking
Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
31 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
Encourage credit agencies to show consideration to negative transactions
Open from Thursday 9th April 2020 to Friday 9th October 2020
31 signatures
Ban energy companies installing pre-payment meters without permission
Open from Wednesday 25th January 2023 to Tuesday 25th July 2023
30 signatures
Allow employees to claim unfair dismissal after probation
Open from Thursday 21st July 2022 to Saturday 4th February 2023
30 signatures
Bring the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme back!
Open from Wednesday 22nd June 2022 to Thursday 5th January 2023
30 signatures
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