Orkney and Shetland

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The people of Orkney and Shetland have contributed a total of 1,650 signatures to 236 currently open petitions. That's a lot below average.

Top petitions in Orkney and Shetland

Open petitions with the most signatures

1. Hold a parliamentary vote on assisted dying
   Opened on Friday 5th January 2024
   206 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

2. Seek a ceasefire and to end Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
   Opened on Wednesday 18th October 2023
   110 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

3. Don’t increase the income requirement for family visas to £38,700
   Opened on Wednesday 13th December 2023
   91 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

4. End the UK’s membership of the World Health Organization
   Opened on Wednesday 18th October 2023
   81 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

5. Create a Palestinian Family Visa Scheme for Palestinian people affected by war
   Opened on Wednesday 18th October 2023
   59 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

6. Remove powers to vary income tax rates from the Scottish Parliament
   Opened on Monday 8th January 2024
   53 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

7. Review Timetable For Phasing Out Copper Wire Landlines
   Opened on Thursday 21st December 2023
   50 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

8. Fund continued access to modulators drugs for Cystic Fibrosis patients
   Opened on Wednesday 15th November 2023
   34 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

9. Delay the ban on rehoming and owning XL Bully dogs for 18 months
   Opened on Thursday 9th November 2023
   30 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

10. Raise the personal tax allowance to £15,000
    Opened on Tuesday 30th January 2024
    29 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

11. Offer the State Pension to all at 60, increase to equal 48hrs at the Living Wage
    Opened on Monday 15th January 2024
    29 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

12. Immediately revoke all licences for arms exports to Israel
    Opened on Thursday 21st December 2023
    28 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

13. Require videogame publishers to keep games they have sold in a working state
    Opened on Tuesday 16th April 2024
    28 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

14. Make State Pensions tax free
    Opened on Friday 10th November 2023
    21 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

15. Require drivers who hit a cat to take them to a veterinarian
    Opened on Monday 30th October 2023
    21 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

16. Ban imports of hunting trophies of endangered animals
    Opened on Wednesday 8th November 2023
    18 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

17. Exempt all state pensions and benefits from income tax
    Opened on Tuesday 28th November 2023
    18 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

18. Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years.
    Opened on Monday 18th December 2023
    18 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

19. Do not introduce regular bank account checks for benefit claimants
    Opened on Monday 20th November 2023
    16 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

20. Stop the implementation of betting affordability/financial risk checks
    Opened on Wednesday 1st November 2023
    16 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

Open petitions of local interest

1. Remove powers to vary income tax rates from the Scottish Parliament
   Opened on Monday 8th January 2024
   53 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

2. Review Timetable For Phasing Out Copper Wire Landlines
   Opened on Thursday 21st December 2023
   50 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

3. Hold a parliamentary vote on assisted dying
   Opened on Friday 5th January 2024
   206 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

4. Don’t increase the income requirement for family visas to £38,700
   Opened on Wednesday 13th December 2023
   91 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

5. End the UK’s membership of the World Health Organization
   Opened on Wednesday 18th October 2023
   81 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

6. Raise the personal tax allowance to £15,000
   Opened on Tuesday 30th January 2024
   29 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

7. Review prescribing of topical corticosteroids
   Opened on Tuesday 5th March 2024
   12 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

8. Require videogame publishers to keep games they have sold in a working state
   Opened on Tuesday 16th April 2024
   28 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

9. Offer the State Pension to all at 60, increase to equal 48hrs at the Living Wage
   Opened on Monday 15th January 2024
   29 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

10. Ban imports of hunting trophies of endangered animals
    Opened on Wednesday 8th November 2023
    18 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

11. Exempt all state pensions and benefits from income tax
    Opened on Tuesday 28th November 2023
    18 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

12. Do not ban transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards
    Opened on Friday 10th May 2024
    13 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

13. Hold a statutory public inquiry into Gender Identity Ideology and Queer Theory
    Opened on Wednesday 22nd November 2023
    12 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

14. Do not let the Government access information on pensioners' bank accounts.
    Opened on Wednesday 17th January 2024
    12 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

15. Do not allow original wills to be destroyed after 25 years
    Opened on Tuesday 9th January 2024
    12 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland

16. Fast track benefits as soon as someone is diagnosed as terminally ill
    Opened on Tuesday 5th December 2023
    11 signatures so far in Orkney and Shetland