More than two months ago on the 2nd August a person called Keith Horn submitted his e-petition and up until Wednesday the 6th of September it had less than 60 signatures. However on Thursday the 7th September it had begun to raise primarily in the Wirral area with currently on Saturday evening just over 700 signatures and the total signatures across the UK had raised to over 900 signatures. A few days later on Tuesday 12th September in the beginning of the evening the total had passed over 1,100 signatures of which over 850 were in Wirral so there are just over 250 signatures in the rest of the Nation.

On the Friday evening of 22nd September it raised 1,225 signatures but it was still limited in the locations and indeed two weeks later on Friday 6th October it was still only 1,280 so it is seeing less than 4 signatures a day so far. Indeed here in Sussex it is still only 9 signatures, six are in Brighton and Hove and there is literally only one each in East Sussex and two in West Sussex. Given that it is now more than 2 months it would be fantastic if we could make a significant improvement by the 2nd of November when the petition will be 3 months and therefore half of its period. If it reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will comment on it and if it can reach 100,000 the MPs could discuss it. So here is the link for the 641731 petition and the text is

Make it free for all NHS hospital staff to park at work

We want the Government to prevent NHS Trusts and private companies operating parking services at NHS hospitals to charge NHS staff to use these parking facilities while they are working.

Many NHS hospital staff have to pay to park or work, or face having to park significant walks away. It can costs around £2,000 a year to park at work, but parking elsewhere can mean an unpleasant and potentially unsafe walk.

As well as reducing the financial burden on NHS hospital staff, and giving them extra time to prepare or unwind before and after shifts, we believe enabling all NHS hospital staff to park at work for free could help reduce the likelihood of assault on journeys to and from work.