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
Include self-employed in statutory sick pay during Coronavirus
Open from Friday 6th March 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020
699,589 signatures
Give the UK a Bank Holiday on Monday July 12th if England win Euro 2020
Open from Tuesday 6th July 2021 to Thursday 6th January 2022
364,832 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
Extend maternity leave by 3 months with pay in light of COVID-19
Open from Monday 20th April 2020 to Tuesday 20th October 2020
238,883 signatures
Ban Animal Testing - Fund, accept & promote alternatives to animal testing
Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
235,895 signatures
Prohibit employers from requiring staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19
Open from Monday 1st November 2021 to Sunday 1st May 2022
232,545 signatures
Create a Minister for Hospitality in the UK Government
Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
209,983 signatures
Make it a legal requirement for nightclubs to thoroughly search guests on entry
Open from Thursday 14th October 2021 to Thursday 14th April 2022
175,077 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
Nationalise Energy Companies
Open from Wednesday 9th February 2022 to Tuesday 9th August 2022
109,218 signatures
Protect Retail Workers from Abuse, Threats and Violence.
Open from Friday 24th July 2020 to Sunday 24th January 2021
104,353 signatures
Mandatory printing of car registration numbers on all Drive Thru packaging.
Open from Tuesday 30th March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
60,055 signatures
Extend paid maternity leave by at least four months
Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
56,988 signatures
Ban sale of fireworks to the public and limit sales to licensed displays only
Open from Monday 23rd May 2022 to Wednesday 7th December 2022
48,951 signatures
Make fireworks illegal to buy, with the exception of public displays.
Open from Wednesday 14th July 2021 to Friday 14th January 2022
46,071 signatures
Create a one off Bank Holiday on Monday June 21st 2021.
Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
41,737 signatures
Extend statutory bereavement leave to pregnancy loss before 24 weeks
Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
37,297 signatures
Luke’s Law: Ban 'free bets' and emails that entice gamblers to place 'free bets'
Open from Monday 21st June 2021 to Tuesday 21st December 2021
31,149 signatures
Do not require salons to close due to Covid-19
Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
28,900 signatures
Rebuild the economy out of lockdown with a Green New Deal
Open from Monday 15th June 2020 to Tuesday 15th December 2020
27,765 signatures
Place a complete ban on the sale and use of disposable BBQ’s in the UK
Open from Wednesday 22nd June 2022 to Thursday 5th January 2023
27,762 signatures
Prohibit employers from requiring employees to have a Covid-19 vaccine
Open from Wednesday 24th February 2021 to Tuesday 24th August 2021
19,381 signatures
End the ban on fracking
Open from Monday 21st February 2022 to Sunday 21st August 2022
18,820 signatures
Prevent/deter the buying and reselling of goods/services at inflated prices.
Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
18,273 signatures
Make the day of Diwali a public holiday
Open from Monday 15th November 2021 to Sunday 15th May 2022
17,486 signatures
Provide an energy grant to people with a disability or serious medical condition
Open from Monday 7th March 2022 to Wednesday 7th September 2022
16,302 signatures
Ban fire and rehire employment tactics
Open from Friday 5th March 2021 to Sunday 5th September 2021
15,494 signatures
Financial support for Outdoor Residential Centres during closure
Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
15,402 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
Ban the manufacture, import, sale and use of fireworks in the UK
Open from Monday 1st November 2021 to Sunday 1st May 2022
14,355 signatures
Introduce an unmetered monthly tariff for energy for the elderly and disabled
Open from Tuesday 8th November 2022 to Monday 8th May 2023
13,310 signatures
Make fireworks quieter: Review and reduce the decibel limit on fireworks
Open from Monday 12th July 2021 to Wednesday 12th January 2022
13,213 signatures
Make Anti-Racism training mandatory in all UK workplaces
Open from Tuesday 16th June 2020 to Wednesday 16th December 2020
12,569 signatures
Public Inquiry into Unfair Trading Practices of Holiday Caravan Park Owners
Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
12,399 signatures
Establish a peoples scientific and medical panel
Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
12,290 signatures
The government to allow the opening of nightclubs.
Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
12,161 signatures
Withdraw the Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
Open from Tuesday 8th November 2022 to Monday 8th May 2023
12,072 signatures
Set up an independent regulator to monitor and regulate vehicle fuel pricing
Open from Monday 10th January 2022 to Sunday 10th July 2022
11,561 signatures
Stop the Building of the Nuclear Power Plan at Bradwell on Sea
Open from Tuesday 24th March 2020 to Thursday 24th September 2020
11,506 signatures
Increase minimum wage for licensed security workers to £15 an hour
Open from Friday 25th March 2022 to Sunday 9th October 2022
11,475 signatures
Ban the sale and use of artificial grass for residential properties
Open from Wednesday 1st December 2021 to Wednesday 1st June 2022
10,901 signatures
A national holiday and day of remembrance for those lost in the COVID pandemic
Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
10,648 signatures
Bring Royal Mail back into public ownership
Open from Wednesday 19th October 2022 to Wednesday 19th April 2023
8,984 signatures
Make hazard pay mandatory for key workers in the midst of COVID 19.
Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
8,625 signatures
Start a 'Workout to Help Out' initiative
Open from Monday 10th August 2020 to Wednesday 10th February 2021
8,475 signatures
UKRI should extend all PhD students affected by COVID-19
Open from Friday 12th June 2020 to Saturday 12th December 2020
8,431 signatures
Introduce Mandatory Licensing of Low Power Weapons/Air Guns in England & Wales.
Open from Tuesday 21st March 2023 to Thursday 21st September 2023
8,425 signatures
Hold a referendum to scrap the UK's policy of Net Zero CO2 by 2050
Open from Friday 6th March 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020
7,628 signatures
Cap energy price increases for small businesses.
Open from Thursday 7th July 2022 to Saturday 21st January 2023
7,549 signatures
Ban the use of umbrella companies in the construction industry
Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
7,516 signatures
Extend the Covid-19 business rates relief to cover human and animal healthcare
Open from Tuesday 2nd June 2020 to Wednesday 2nd December 2020
7,254 signatures
Review and reduce the decibel limit on fireworks sold to the public
Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
6,951 signatures
Enhance maternity leave to be at full pay for 6 months
Open from Thursday 11th February 2021 to Wednesday 11th August 2021
6,802 signatures
Ban the sale of cheap polystyrene bodyboards
Open from Thursday 11th February 2021 to Wednesday 11th August 2021
6,693 signatures
Reform Statutory Maternity Pay: shorten qualifying period and increase rate
Open from Thursday 9th March 2023 to Saturday 9th September 2023
6,099 signatures
Implement BEIS Select Committee recommendation on Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme
Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
6,040 signatures
Do not legislate for imperial-only measurements on goods
Open from Wednesday 1st June 2022 to Thursday 15th December 2022
5,722 signatures
Close construction sites because of Covid19.
Open from Friday 27th March 2020 to Sunday 27th September 2020
5,614 signatures
Introduce paid miscarriage leave for parents who experience pregnancy loss.
Open from Thursday 8th September 2022 to Wednesday 22nd March 2023
5,499 signatures
Do not introduce laws to restrict strike action
Open from Tuesday 13th December 2022 to Tuesday 13th June 2023
5,123 signatures
Make employers that require Covid-19 vaccination liable for vaccine damages
Open from Monday 11th October 2021 to Monday 11th April 2022
5,069 signatures
Keep The Fracking Ban
Open from Tuesday 19th April 2022 to Wednesday 2nd November 2022
4,709 signatures
Support commercial tenants with a rent fund and levy on landlords
Open from Friday 26th March 2021 to Sunday 26th September 2021
4,669 signatures
Withdraw the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
Open from Friday 21st October 2022 to Friday 21st April 2023
4,555 signatures
Enforce more regulation and transparency for MLM companies in the U.K.
Open from Monday 10th May 2021 to Wednesday 10th November 2021
4,537 signatures
Ban commercial donkey rides and donkey hire
Open from Tuesday 28th September 2021 to Monday 28th March 2022
4,264 signatures
Hold an urgent inquiry into the energy crisis, and remove VAT on fuel
Open from Wednesday 12th January 2022 to Tuesday 12th July 2022
4,186 signatures
Stop the sale of fireworks to the general public.
Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
4,073 signatures
Delay ban on coal and increase funding for transition for those reliant on coal
Open from Tuesday 9th February 2021 to Monday 9th August 2021
3,990 signatures
Introduce a licensing scheme for the sale of all knives and bladed articles.
Open from Tuesday 20th April 2021 to Wednesday 20th October 2021
3,805 signatures
Require a minimum size for hutches and cages for animals
Open from Thursday 23rd September 2021 to Wednesday 23rd March 2022
3,656 signatures
Provide compensation for flooding caused by former mines
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
3,416 signatures
Revoke Government support for large-scale new nuclear projects
Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
3,104 signatures
Make August 1st of each year a bank holiday - the 'Abolition of Slavery Day'
Open from Thursday 18th June 2020 to Friday 18th December 2020
3,056 signatures
Regulate the role of Funeral Directors
Open from Friday 11th December 2020 to Friday 11th June 2021
3,040 signatures
Ban the sale of flying plastic rings to help protect marine wildlife
Open from Tuesday 5th April 2022 to Wednesday 19th October 2022
2,996 signatures
Compulsory to display country of manufacture on all goods at point of sale
Open from Tuesday 9th February 2021 to Monday 9th August 2021
2,905 signatures
Make school uniform VAT exempt
Open from Friday 27th August 2021 to Sunday 27th February 2022
2,796 signatures
Do not give consent to the Rampion2 windfarm extension off the coast of Sussex
Open from Monday 23rd August 2021 to Wednesday 23rd February 2022
2,781 signatures
On-line vendors to show the country of manufacture for items sold in the UK.
Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
2,766 signatures
Increase statutory maternity pay for working mothers to 6 months at 90%
Open from Wednesday 23rd March 2022 to Friday 7th October 2022
2,646 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
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
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
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
Require supermarkets to donate food past its Sell-by-Date
Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
2,479 signatures
Prevent all new North Sea oil and gas exploration
Open from Monday 7th November 2022 to Sunday 7th May 2023
2,477 signatures
Introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting
Open from Thursday 3rd November 2022 to Wednesday 3rd May 2023
2,427 signatures
Require all alcohol bottles/cans to include details of a mental health helpline
Open from Friday 4th June 2021 to Saturday 4th December 2021
2,286 signatures
Do not introduce mandatory calorie labelling to all menus.
Open from Tuesday 7th December 2021 to Tuesday 7th June 2022
2,272 signatures
Introduce mandatory minimum standards for inclusive product packaging
Open from Monday 31st October 2022 to Sunday 30th April 2023
2,256 signatures
Require a licence to buy or release any fireworks
Open from Friday 28th October 2022 to Friday 28th April 2023
2,217 signatures
A Royal Commission into the scientific efficacy of animal experimentation.
Open from Wednesday 18th January 2023 to Tuesday 18th July 2023
2,181 signatures
Require companies to match employment conditions for reemployed workers.
Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
2,161 signatures
Create a government approved register and Union flag logo/mark for UK made goods
Open from Wednesday 21st April 2021 to Thursday 21st October 2021
2,144 signatures
Publish new carbon budgets linked to the Paris Agreement and Climate Change Act
Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
2,089 signatures
Reduce the decibel limit on fireworks to 85 decibels, to reduce impact
Open from Monday 5th September 2022 to Sunday 19th March 2023
2,057 signatures
Repeal the Trade Union Act 2016
Open from Friday 17th September 2021 to Thursday 17th March 2022
2,057 signatures
Make it a legal requirement for salaries to be included in all job adverts
Open from Thursday 1st September 2022 to Wednesday 15th March 2023
1,957 signatures
Ban the sale of disposable vapes.
Open from Thursday 31st March 2022 to Friday 14th October 2022
1,906 signatures
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