Constituents continue to oppose ID cards and a recognition of a Palestinian state reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter

The UK houses of parliament, viewed from across the road at the top of The Mall — The palace of Westminster – home to the UK’s houses of parliament

The parliamentary petitions with the most signatures from the Chipping Barnet constituency have been revealed.

British citizens or UK residents can create parliamentary petitions online, with the Petitions Committee checking they meet the standards to be published.

Only citizens and residents can sign these petitions and are required to provide a valid UK postcode and verify their email.

The government must respond to petitions that gain 10,000 signatures.

And when 100,000 signatures are reached, the government will debate the issue. However, MPs can consider a petition for debate before it reaches this target.

As of 12th December, figures from the UK government and parliament show the most popular active petitions in Chipping Barnet were:

• Do not introduce Digital ID cards — 3,642 out of 2,970,304 total signatures

• The UK government should not unilaterally recognise a Palestinian State — 1,528 out of 56,973 total signatures

• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants — 527 out of 666,129 total signatures

• Keep 5-year ILR terms to Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visas — 504 out of 114,411 total signatures

• Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders — 359 out of 223,865 total signatures

• Make Play and Continuous Provision statutory in England’s Key Stage 1 Curriculum — 210 out of 105,709 total signatures

• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data — 189 out of 259,546 total signatures

• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison — 183 out of 191,448 total signatures

• Reduce the maximum noise level for consumer fireworks from 120 to 90 decibels — 177 out of 174,770 total signatures

• Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only — 173 out of 184,452 total signatures

Petitions with less than 25 signatures are excluded.

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