For many modern families, the digitally-connected world isn't a new one. For children especially, a digital-heavy reality is a reality they have always known. There are currently more than four times as many IoT devices as human beings on the planet, with a predicted 75 billion devices in use by 2025 (Statista). Over a third of children under the age of one have already used a smart device, and user rates only increase with age. The idea that there are IoT devices that introduce simplicity, are inclusive to all users, is fair and just, and protect users at all times, is a dream that has not yet come true. Tech companies often market IoT devices as the next big, revolutionary thing, promising to add convenience to routine, mundane tasks and enable families to live happier and healthier lifestyles. IoT devices marketed for the home range from tracking technologies to wireless-connected toys and appliances. Parents are often responsible for introducing these devices into the home, whether for play, entertainment, or education. However, parents rarely know what data is being collected, transferred and utilized. There are significant security and privacy concerns, especially with data collection, personal information and potential security breaches. However, parents often do not have references to educate themselves on these issues, leaving them to navigate a tangled, complicated, and often contradicting mess of privacy policies, terms of services, and product information guides. "When it comes to staying safe online, children and their parents have been left with all responsibility, but none of the control." - Dame Rachel de Souza - UK Children's Commissioner Awareness of the potential threat of IoT and digital technologies to society has grown exponentially over the past few years. However, awareness alone is not enough; a significant cultural shift in public opinion and changes in consumer behaviour is needed. We need to improve cybersecurity education to help parents understand more about the concerns brought upon by IoT technologies.

This petition is of great importance, as it will look deeply into certain problems which have derived from affordability issues within housing policy and gentrification surrounding the housing market. The petition focuses upon the issues gentrification brings to lower income communities and aims to form a new way of going about affordable housing policy. The revision of the 106 agreement as well as gentrification activism are at the heart of this petition in attempts to fight of issues with national policy and greedy developers!

We need an independent investigation to determine that the Tory Party are changing their procedures so that this can never happen again

Women are the predominant victims of coercive control, affecting 1.6million in 2019. These figures have greatly increased in 2022. Coercive control is often a hidden abuse, where there involves a lot of gaslighting, lies, behind the scene manipulating and sabotage. The damaging element is that it takes a long time to know what is going on, and also it affects every part of the victim's life and also it is hard to be believed. Often a victim is very isolated and having to suffer on their own. This has far reaching and permanent damage. Coercive control is a crime but it is hard for a victim to bring that perpetrator to court for the crime. Equally the courts are not arresting many perpetrators of coercive control. So again the victim is in a trap. If the perpetrator is not going to be arrested then surely they should have some punishment for their crime and that would be in the form of a fine or compensation to the victim.

In 2018, a CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) investigation found that many people in homes on a heat network are facing higher prices and have less protection over the service they receive. The government promised to bring in new regulation to oversee heat networks and ensure heat network customers get the same rights and protections other energy customers receive - but there's no sign of it yet. This legislation is needed urgently, especially with today's energy price crisis. Heat networks are a way of heating a block of flats or even a neighbourhood using a single central boiler, with pipes leading into each home to supply heating and hot water. There are 14,000 such networks in the UK, providing heating to about 450,000 people. However, currently there's no regulator overseeing heat networks, so customers don't have the rights and protections standard gas and electricity customers receive. Also, you can't compare and switch supplier if you're unhappy with the service or price. And with providers usually contracted to supply a site for 25 years or more, there's little incentive to offer a deal that's right for customers. As the cost of living crisis deepens, it's vital the government acts quickly and keeps to its promise to regulate heat networks and give customers the rights and protections they need!

When there are parked vehicles outside schools drivers do not have a clear view of children crossing. You often get children coming out and dashing across the road, like if there is an ice-cream van on the other side. By having red lines and stopping vehicles from parking directly outside you would be able to see children and people more clearly, making it safer.

This is important because children and teenagers are already struggling with anxiety due to the pandemic, personal issues and school. School should be a safe place, where they should feel comfortable to express themselves and generally be comfortable. It should not be a place they fear going are stress too much over.

Key workers are struggling to live near where they work, damaging communities. Communities are falling apart as properties are left vacant in winter months. People's mental health is heavily impacted as they struggle to manage financially

The Housing Crisis isn't something that's new, if anything its getting worse. We need your help to be able to pressure the people in power to provide for us and our needs.

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The crossing point just before the bridge between turf lane and edge lane in Royton is an accident waiting to happen. There are no indications for drivers that this is a crossing point and pedestrians cant see traffic coming due to parked cars. A pelican crossing is needed before a serious accident occurs. It would be so easy to prevent a serious accident from occurring if the local council installed a pelican crossing. After several near misses with my children I fear that something serious occurring is inevitable without change.

Regardless of them being feeder insects, they ate still animals and should be treated with respect. Its disgraceful that they're left to die in a tiny container.