Petitions/Provide funding for nit nurses to visit schools
StatusOngoing
Opened15 May 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We believe that we need nit nurses back in schools. We think there needs to be more in place than just an email to parents instructing them to check their child’s hair.

Schools do not physically check students' hair, but the nit nurse could.

10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Sir Edward Leigh
1Sir Edward Leigh MP
Gainsborough
9
Mr Hamish Falconer
2Mr Hamish Falconer MP
Lincoln
6
Martin Vickers
3Martin Vickers MP
Brigg and Immingham
4
Perran Moon
4Perran Moon MP
Camborne and Redruth
2
Matthew Pennycook
5Matthew Pennycook MP
Greenwich and Woolwich
2
Patrick Hurley
6Patrick Hurley MP
Southport
2
Al Carns
7Al Carns MP
Birmingham Selly Oak
1
Sir James Cleverly
8Sir James Cleverly MP
Braintree
1
Barry Gardiner
9Barry Gardiner MP
Brent West
1
Alex Burghart
10Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
1