Revealed: top parliamentary petitions signed by people in Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath constituency
The parliamentary petitions with the most signatures from the Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy constituency have been revealed.
Residents can create parliamentary petitions online, with the Petitions Committee checking they meet the standards to be published - and if they hit 10,000 signatures then the Goverment must respond.
And if they top 100,000 names, then MPs will debate the issue – if they haven’t already decided to do so.
As of December 19, the most popular, active petition was a call against the introduction of digital ID cards with 4156 signatures from a total of 2,972,625.
A total of 932 locals backed a petition calling for the introduction of offshore detention, and mass deportation for illegal migrants, while 326 supported a mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data.
A bid to limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only won the support of 245 people in the constituency, while a review of possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison won the backing of 196.
A call for funding so all infants are offered Type 1 Diabetes Testing in routine care had 163 local signatures; a call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics and democracy had 151 local backers; and a bid to reduce the maximum noise level for consumer fireworks from 120 to 90 decibels got 146.
Just 95 locals signed a petition seeking to invest in brain cancer.