When the government answers a petition, does it engage?

Every petition that reaches 10,000 signatures gets a written government response. Each response here is scored on whether it addresses the ask, cites evidence, explains its reasoning and commits to an outcome. How the scoring works.

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Petition	Department	Parliament	Signatures	Stance	Assessment	MPs in debateFor · Neutral · Against
Fix Our Roads: National Plan on Dangerous Potholes Now	DfT	2024–present	18,110	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement8.4 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Compulsory retirement of all research animals		2010–15	18,108	Declines	Thorough engagement9.2 out of 10	No debate
Give British commonwealth citizens in the UK for 5 years British nationality.		2015–17	18,021	Deflects	Some engagement6.5 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Abolish Universal Credits before it puts majority of the UK in poverty		2017–19	17,992	Declines	Thorough engagement7.5 out of 10	No debate
Amend standards for PIP to clearly include type 1 diabetics	DWP	2024–present	17,977	Deflects	Some engagement5.5 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Provide COVID19 income support for the newly self-employed, without HMRC records	HMT	2019–24	17,971	Declines	Thorough engagement8.5 out of 10	No debate
Road Safety - Driving Test and Highway Code		2010–15	17,962	Deflects	Thorough engagement7.7 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Save the Portland Coastguard Helicopter		2010–15	17,947	Declines	Thorough engagement9.5 out of 10	No debate
Make chanting about tragedies and death at a football match a criminal offence	HO	2019–24	17,922	Declines	Thorough engagement8.8 out of 10	No debate
Save UK Air Cadet Gliding		2015–17	17,892	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement9.4 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Change DfE school guidance to allow overnight educational visits.	DfE	2019–24	17,881	Declines	Thorough engagement8.4 out of 10	No debate
Lower the State Pension age to free up jobs for young adults	DWP	2024–present	17,865	Declines	Thorough engagement9.4 out of 10	No debate
Prohibit the Sale, Purchase, Deployment, and Use of Artificial Grass Products	DEFRA	2019–24	17,865	Declines	Thorough engagement7.2 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
A government cash bailout for the coach industry before it's too late.	DfT	2019–24	17,859	Declines	Thorough engagement7.9 out of 10	No debate
Allow people to stay in the UK if their employer’s sponsor license is withdrawn	HO	2019–24	17,856	Declines	Some engagement6.8 out of 10	No debate
Create a statutory offence of manslaughter by coercive or controlling behaviour	MoJ	2019–24	17,849	Declines	Thorough engagement9.0 out of 10	No debate
Recognise Palestine as a State and seek immediate ceasefire in Gaza	FCDO	2024–present	17,800	Accepts	Thorough engagement9.6 out of 10	No debate
PIP should be administered and decided by the NHS, not the DWP/contracting firms		2017–19	17,751	Declines	Thorough engagement8.3 out of 10	No debate
Extend the VAT at 5% for hospitality until at least March 2022	HMT	2019–24	17,738	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement9.5 out of 10	No debate
I would like non-halal meat in all chain restaurants & for halal to be labelled.		2015–17	17,734	Deflects	Some engagement6.5 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Strengthen legal protection for racing greyhounds		2010–15	17,702	Deflects	Some engagement5.0 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
To stop disabled children and adults being changed on dirty toilet floors.		2015–17	17,699	Deflects	Thorough engagement7.3 out of 10	No debate
Do not permit any Council Tax increase of more than 5% without a referendum		2019–24	17,690	Declines	Thorough engagement8.3 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Make the State Pension equal to Minimum Wage (40hr/wk 23+) to all from age 60	DWP	2019–24	17,683	Declines	Thorough engagement9.6 out of 10	No debate
Introduce product-specific safety regulations for tampons	DBIST	2024–present	17,662	Deflects	Some engagement6.3 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Compensation for women born in 1950s, due to state pension age change		2017–19	17,656	Declines	Thorough engagement8.8 out of 10	No debate
Empower the UK Government or Parliament to regulate ferry prices.		2017–19	17,654	Declines	Thorough engagement9.9 out of 10	No debate
Review decision to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius	FCDO	2024–present	17,647	Declines	Thorough engagement7.8 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Extend the Leasehold Reform Act to ground rent on existing residential leases		2019–24	17,645	Deflects	Some engagement6.7 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Make driving safely around horses a mandatory part of the driving test	DfT	2019–24	17,639	Deflects	Thorough engagement8.1 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Establish a national day commemorating the significance of 15th August 1945.		2017–19	17,627	Declines	Thorough engagement9.1 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Increase the penalty for people who steal dogs.		2015–17	17,622	Deflects	Thorough engagement7.9 out of 10	No debate
Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government	SO	2024–present	17,621	Declines	Thorough engagement7.6 out of 10	No debate
Legislate to BAN leasehold houses & set ground rents of new-build flats to ZERO		2019–24	17,605	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement8.8 out of 10	No debate
Expand statutory SEN allowance entitlement to Teaching Assistants in SEN schools	DfE	2024–present	17,602	Deflects	Some engagement4.7 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Stop pilot scheme giving up to £40,000 to failed asylum seeker families	HO	2024–present	17,584	Declines	Thorough engagement8.1 out of 10	No debate
Install microplastic filters on new washing machines as standard		2017–19	17,579	Declines	Thorough engagement9.0 out of 10	No debate
UK to refer Sri Lanka to ICC in March 2019		2017–19	17,554	Declines	Thorough engagement9.7 out of 10	No debate
Extend the HM Forces Railcard scheme to include all UK Veterans		2017–19	17,542	Deflects	Some engagement6.0 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
No more taxpayers money to be paid to the EU as part of any Brexit deal		2017–19	17,533	Declines	Some engagement6.4 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Exchange of driving licences issued in Republic of Moldova.	DfT	2019–24	17,523	Deflects	Thorough engagement7.8 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Make the day of Diwali a public holiday		2019–24	17,486	Declines	Thorough engagement9.1 out of 10	No debate
Publicly funded bodies should keep the freedom to boycott unethical companies		2015–17	17,460	Declines	Thorough engagement9.1 out of 10	No debate
Bring in a proportional representation system for UK general elections.		2015–17	17,459	Declines	Thorough engagement8.4 out of 10	No debate
Remove the rail franchise from South Eastern		2015–17	17,417	Deflects	Some engagement5.2 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Reject EU (Motorcycle) 'Anti-tampering' legislation, this included Art 18 & 52, that will prevent owners customising their bikes and/or using after ma		2010–15	17,415	Partly accepts	Some engagement6.7 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Introduce Voter ID in every UK constituency for all Local & General Elections	CO	2019–24	17,372	Accepts	Thorough engagement9.3 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
An independent evaluation of the Cass review on child gender services	DHSC	2024–present	17,353	Declines	Thorough engagement9.0 out of 10	No debate
A vote of no-confidence in the Prime Minster David Cameron. Calais crisis		2015–17	17,347	Deflects	Some engagement5.5 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Introduce new restrictions on solar facilities to protect land and food security	ESNZ	2019–24	17,343	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement8.1 out of 10Low confidence	No debate

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