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
Make it legal to smoke in pubs after 9pm
Open from Thursday 28th April 2022 to Friday 11th November 2022
30 signatures
Remove the minimum earnings threshold for Statutory Sick Pay
Open from Thursday 16th December 2021 to Thursday 16th June 2022
30 signatures
Change the legal age for buying alcohol from 18 to 16
Open from Monday 8th November 2021 to Sunday 8th May 2022
30 signatures
Ban the use of both glass bottles and glasses in night clubs and bars
Open from Tuesday 26th October 2021 to Tuesday 26th April 2022
30 signatures
Prohibit the use of cameras to monitor the activity of staff
Open from Thursday 29th April 2021 to Friday 29th October 2021
30 signatures
Create legal requirements for HR staff to report suspected offences
Open from Wednesday 11th January 2023 to Tuesday 11th July 2023
29 signatures
Legally ban the consumption of alcohol in the workplace
Open from Thursday 10th February 2022 to Wednesday 10th August 2022
29 signatures
Set up a task force to consider how the UK could thrive in a warmer climate
Open from Monday 17th January 2022 to Sunday 17th July 2022
29 signatures
Require transformers and overhead cables be insulated & earthed to protect birds
Open from Monday 10th January 2022 to Sunday 10th July 2022
29 signatures
Introduce background checks and statutory regulation of company directors
Open from Thursday 26th August 2021 to Saturday 26th February 2022
29 signatures
Make it mandatory for companies to report all direct and indirect emissions
Open from Wednesday 18th August 2021 to Friday 18th February 2022
29 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
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
Change Parental Leave eligibility to make leave equal for men and women
Open from Monday 5th December 2022 to Monday 5th June 2023
28 signatures
Take action to make essential energy (oil/gas/petrol/electric) more affordable
Open from Thursday 4th August 2022 to Saturday 18th February 2023
28 signatures
Ban all non-UK residents from owning more than two residential properties
Open from Friday 15th July 2022 to Sunday 29th January 2023
28 signatures
Replace nuclear power with hybrid-solar-battery power in the energy strategy
Open from Tuesday 31st May 2022 to Wednesday 14th December 2022
28 signatures
Online retailers to state countries of manufacture and origin on all products.
Open from Wednesday 16th March 2022 to Friday 30th September 2022
28 signatures
Make it illegal for companies to have different dress codes for men and women
Open from Tuesday 1st February 2022 to Monday 1st August 2022
28 signatures
Immediately engage in constructive communication with Climate Protesters
Open from Wednesday 20th October 2021 to Wednesday 20th April 2022
28 signatures
Make it mandatory for bookmakers to put up screens to protect staff members.
Open from Thursday 23rd September 2021 to Wednesday 23rd March 2022
28 signatures
Require lenders to publish details of acceptance/rejection criteria
Open from Tuesday 30th March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
28 signatures
Make unsolicited postal marketing illegal.
Open from Friday 12th February 2021 to Thursday 12th August 2021
28 signatures
Make commercial dog walking a licensed and regulated profession
Open from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Tuesday 11th May 2021
28 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 it illegal for energy providers to charge more per unit for pre-paid energy
Open from Friday 3rd July 2020 to Sunday 3rd January 2021
28 signatures
Require employers to pay workers on a weekly basis.
Open from Monday 9th March 2020 to Wednesday 9th September 2020
28 signatures
Make Valentine day a bank holiday
Open from Wednesday 8th February 2023 to Tuesday 8th August 2023
27 signatures
Require businesses respond to all applicants for an advertised job vacancy
Open from Wednesday 5th October 2022 to Wednesday 5th April 2023
27 signatures
Ban automatic renewal of contracts
Open from Monday 8th August 2022 to Wednesday 22nd February 2023
27 signatures
Provide energy grants for the hospitality sector
Open from Monday 13th June 2022 to Tuesday 27th December 2022
27 signatures
Ban the sale of magnetic balls to children
Open from Monday 26th July 2021 to Wednesday 26th January 2022
27 signatures
Full pay for employees forced to isolate because of Covid 19
Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
27 signatures
Utility service providers must provide an email address for customer services.
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
27 signatures
Outlaw Smartphones for all under 16's.
Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
27 signatures
Ban restrictive covenants and make these unenforceable
Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
27 signatures
Require Companies House to verify proof of address before registering a company
Open from Wednesday 4th January 2023 to Tuesday 4th July 2023
26 signatures
Mandatory carbon emissions traffic light score for all products and services
Open from Wednesday 30th November 2022 to Tuesday 30th May 2023
26 signatures
Launch an inquiry to identify the long-term solutions to current energy crisis
Open from Thursday 1st September 2022 to Wednesday 15th March 2023
26 signatures
Fund further research and development into the production of synthetic fuels
Open from Monday 14th June 2021 to Tuesday 14th December 2021
26 signatures
Provide grants for energy costs for people who are shielding
Open from Tuesday 26th January 2021 to Monday 26th July 2021
26 signatures
Set a 5-year plan to lead the UK to self-sustainability, less reliance on others
Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
26 signatures
Ban unpaid overtime!
Open from Tuesday 24th November 2020 to Monday 24th May 2021
26 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
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
Make Remembrance Day a public holiday
Open from Tuesday 17th March 2020 to Thursday 17th September 2020
26 signatures
Increase help with energy costs for people on prepayment energy meters
Open from Tuesday 14th March 2023 to Thursday 14th September 2023
25 signatures
Add environmental damage as a public interest intervention ground for mergers
Open from Monday 16th January 2023 to Sunday 16th July 2023
25 signatures
Allow 16s and over to work 3 hours on a school day, but not during school hours
Open from Monday 14th March 2022 to Wednesday 28th September 2022
25 signatures
Ban the use of advertising in virtual and augmented reality
Open from Thursday 11th November 2021 to Wednesday 11th May 2022
25 signatures
Stronger Legal Framework to Ensure Carbon Neutrality Targets
Open from Friday 5th November 2021 to Thursday 5th May 2022
25 signatures
Ban single use plastic sealant/caulk cartridges
Open from Wednesday 13th October 2021 to Wednesday 13th April 2022
25 signatures
Allow wedding venues that can safely operate to open 12/04/21 for 15 guests
Open from Friday 26th March 2021 to Sunday 26th September 2021
25 signatures
New Bank Holiday last Monday of October to celebrate multi-cultural Britain
Open from Friday 5th March 2021 to Sunday 5th September 2021
25 signatures
Create financial sanctions for companies involved in deforestation of the Amazon
Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 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
Ban business premises from leaving lights on after 11pm unnecessarily
Open from Monday 14th September 2020 to Sunday 14th March 2021
25 signatures
Protect employment of first-time fathers for 90 days.
Open from Friday 11th September 2020 to Thursday 11th March 2021
25 signatures
Create a new bank holiday in October
Open from Friday 17th July 2020 to Sunday 17th January 2021
25 signatures
Create a new standards body, similar to Ofgem etc, to regulate courier services
Open from Friday 12th June 2020 to Saturday 12th December 2020
25 signatures
Self employed people should be entitled to SSP and Paternal Leave
Open from Tuesday 24th March 2020 to Thursday 24th September 2020
25 signatures
Give working parents extra annual leave and support to cover school holidays
Open from Monday 14th November 2022 to Sunday 14th May 2023
24 signatures
Introduce right to 'Net Metering' for generation of renewable energy
Open from Wednesday 26th October 2022 to Wednesday 26th April 2023
24 signatures
Create a new Ancestors Bank Holiday
Open from Tuesday 4th October 2022 to Tuesday 4th April 2023
24 signatures
Require people to work from home if they can
Open from Wednesday 27th July 2022 to Friday 10th February 2023
24 signatures
Introduce an annual bank holiday to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Open from Wednesday 8th June 2022 to Thursday 22nd December 2022
24 signatures
Require plastic food containers to contain a minimum percentage recycled plastic
Open from Monday 13th September 2021 to Sunday 13th March 2022
24 signatures
Ban gambling businesses from advertising by email or phone notifications
Open from Friday 14th May 2021 to Sunday 14th November 2021
24 signatures
Ban the sale of disposable face masks for domestic use
Open from Friday 9th April 2021 to Saturday 9th October 2021
24 signatures
Reduce working time required for rest breaks
Open from Wednesday 9th December 2020 to Wednesday 9th June 2021
24 signatures
Make employers pay full sick pay for people with chronic illnesses
Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
24 signatures
Make it illegal for under 18s to buy or own a mobile phone
Open from Thursday 23rd December 2021 to Thursday 23rd June 2022
23 signatures
Extend Sunday trading laws to also apply on Bank Holidays
Open from Thursday 10th June 2021 to Friday 10th December 2021
23 signatures
Extend the mortgage guarantee scheme to cover 100% mortgages
Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
23 signatures
Protect essential workers from contracting and spreading Covid-19.
Open from Tuesday 28th April 2020 to Wednesday 28th October 2020
23 signatures
Introduce requirements for ethnic diversity in the workplace
Open from Tuesday 21st February 2023 to Monday 21st August 2023
22 signatures
Issue Small-scale Renewable Energy Certificates (SREC) like Australia & USA
Open from Tuesday 31st January 2023 to Monday 31st July 2023
22 signatures
Introduce at least one bank holiday per month in the United Kingdom.
Open from Wednesday 28th December 2022 to Wednesday 28th June 2023
22 signatures
Require food outlets to accept electronic payments
Open from Tuesday 15th November 2022 to Monday 15th May 2023
22 signatures
Ban trading on Sundays
Open from Thursday 3rd March 2022 to Saturday 3rd September 2022
22 signatures
Introduce legislation to make Bereavement leave a statutory right at work
Open from Wednesday 15th December 2021 to Wednesday 15th June 2022
22 signatures
Ban the selling of computer games codes in physical boxes
Open from Thursday 9th December 2021 to Thursday 9th June 2022
22 signatures
Require manufacturers of electrical goods to take and recycle old equipment
Open from Tuesday 6th July 2021 to Thursday 6th January 2022
22 signatures
Fund a Lunar colony.
Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
22 signatures
Support Companies and Staff to work from Home with a Work From Home Grant
Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
22 signatures
Restrict the use of zero hours contracts
Open from Friday 4th December 2020 to Friday 4th June 2021
22 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
Prevent employees being dismissed for lawful communications made outside work
Open from Friday 3rd July 2020 to Sunday 3rd January 2021
22 signatures
Force businesses to label packaging using the Recycle Now ‘swoosh’ and relevant
Open from Monday 3rd April 2023 to Tuesday 3rd October 2023
21 signatures
Ban retailers (shops/newsagents/etc) from setting a minimum card spend
Open from Thursday 23rd June 2022 to Friday 6th January 2023
21 signatures
Make it illegal to refuse to employ or dismiss a person based on their tattoos
Open from Tuesday 21st June 2022 to Wednesday 4th January 2023
21 signatures
Move all Monday bank holidays to a Friday
Open from Monday 13th June 2022 to Tuesday 27th December 2022
21 signatures
Ban Glass, Aluminium and Steel food and drink containers
Open from Wednesday 17th November 2021 to Tuesday 17th May 2022
21 signatures
Make "Flying Ant Day" an official Bank Holiday in the UK.
Open from Wednesday 9th June 2021 to Thursday 9th December 2021
21 signatures
Ban all sales of iceberg and glacial water in the UK.
Open from Thursday 8th April 2021 to Friday 8th October 2021
21 signatures
Add an extra hour to British Summer Time this year.
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
21 signatures
Put a price cap on electric car charging
Open from Tuesday 2nd February 2021 to Monday 2nd August 2021
21 signatures
Make it illegal for employers to dismiss staff for certified sick leave
Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
21 signatures
Ease restrictions on Sunday opening with safeguards for workers
Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
21 signatures
Give parents a right to paid leave to care for vulnerable or disabled children
Open from Tuesday 16th June 2020 to Wednesday 16th December 2020
21 signatures
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