UK Gov Petition-Central Microchip Portal Needed

You can Sign and Share the Petition Here -https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/748648

Introduce a Central Microchip Portal to help reunite missing pets without delay:

In March 2024, the previous Government said it would make scanning, checking & reuniting lost & abducted pets more effective by introducing a central portal for approved users-vets, local authorities & police-to search all records instantly, instead of contacting databases individually.
This has not happened.

There are currently 23 government-compliant databases and cross-checking them is seen by many as an 'administrative burden. 

A central portal could reunite lost & abducted pets with families in minutes. 

The portal could make registrations easier to access, increase scanning & checking rates, and lead to more reunites. 

We believe this is a vital step to make pet microchipping work. We call on the government to deliver the central portal now to make chips count.

Fireworks Parliamentary Debate

The petitions committee scheduled a Westminster Hall debate for Monday 19 January at 4:30pm and MPs have now debated two petitions relating to the sale of fireworks.

You can read a transcript of the debate here:

http://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026-01-19/debates/C0AE7A79-B8C1-4E33-8CB7-A9AAD98B62E6/SaleOfFireworks

The debate can be watched online here: 

https://www.youtube.com/live/G1ntVoBByDE

The first petition:

"Reduce the maximum noise level for consumer fireworks from 120 to 90 decibels"

The petition, which has received more than 179,000 signatures, states: "We think each year, individuals suffer because of loud fireworks. We believe horses, dogs, cats, livestock and wildlife can be terrified by noisy fireworks and many people find them intolerable."

Open for Signatures: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/738192

Second Petition:

"Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only"

The petition, which has received more than 191,000 signatures, states: "Ban the sale of fireworks to the general public to minimise the harm caused to vulnerable people and animals. Defenceless animals can die from the distress caused by fireworks. I believe that permitting unregulated use of fireworks is an act of wide-scale cruelty to animals."

Open for Signatures: Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only - Petitions