The top 10 parliamentary petitions people in Wakefield are backing - from Russian influence probe to the sale of fireworks

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 ​January 2, figures from the UK Government and Parliament show the most popular active petitions in Wakefield and Rothwell were:

• Do not introduce Digital ID cards — 5,169 out of 2,974,931 total signatures

• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants — 1,358 out of 676,402 total signatures

• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data — 536 out of 260,073 total signatures

• Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only — 485 out of 187,878 total signatures

• Reduce the maximum noise level for consumer fireworks from 120 to 90 decibels — 407 out of 177,753 total signatures

• Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders — 346 out of 229,102 total signatures

• Remove power to cancel local government elections — 279 out of 129,865 total signatures

• Make Play and Continuous Provision statutory in England's Key Stage 1 Curriculum — 210 out of 106,045 total signatures

• Give the British Public the Right to Vote No Confidence in the Government — 194 out of 100,440 total signatures

• Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy — 156 out of 113,152 total signatures

Petitions with less than 25 signatures are excluded.