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
Introduce a 5p charge on single-use plastic straws.		2017–19	13,709	Deflects	Some engagement6.8 out of 10	No debate
CCTV in ALL dementia care facilities by LAW.		2015–17	13,701	Declines	Thorough engagement8.8 out of 10	No debate
Make MPs who are absent from their constituency and Parliament subject to recall	CO	2019–24	13,679	Declines	Thorough engagement7.3 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Hard Remain: Align with other EU countries and adopt Schengen and the euro.		2017–19	13,671	Declines	Some engagement5.7 out of 10	No debate
Enable those lacking capacity to stand trial to be registered as sex offenders	MoJ	2019–24	13,667	Deflects	Some engagement5.9 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Kristian Johnson’s Law. Life sentences for Death by Careless & Dangerous Driving	DfT	2019–24	13,663	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement8.3 out of 10	No debate
UK must apologise for the Balfour Declaration & lead peace efforts in Palestine		2015–17	13,637	Declines	Thorough engagement8.2 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Remove the subsidy from the House of Commons Catering and Bars		2010–15	13,635	Deflects	Thorough engagement8.1 out of 10	No debate
Pet Theft - Tougher Penalites to Deter.		2010–15	13,634	Declines	Thorough engagement8.3 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Fast track naturalisation for EU citizens resident in the UK longer than 5 years		2015–17	13,626	Declines	Thorough engagement7.0 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
British citizens who fight in the Israeli army to face criminal prosecution on their return to UK		2010–15	13,617	Deflects	Thorough engagement7.8 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Urge the ICC to investigate crimes against the Tamil population	FCDO	2019–24	13,582	Declines	Thorough engagement9.0 out of 10	No debate
Sir Tom Windsor should NOT wear any ceremonial Police uniform		2010–15	13,582	Declines	Some engagement6.3 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Repeal the Climate Change Act 2008 and Net Zero targets	ESNZ	2019–24	13,581	Declines	Thorough engagement8.8 out of 10	No debate
Restrict the trade in, and private keeping of, dangerous wild animals		2017–19	13,580	Declines	Thorough engagement8.7 out of 10	No debate
Let airlines allow pets in the airplane’s cabin to and from the UK	DfT	2019–24	13,557	Declines	Thorough engagement8.3 out of 10	No debate
Ban payment processors stopping services based on objections to legal content	DBIST	2024–present	13,556	Declines	Some engagement6.0 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Referendum on whether the UK should be neutral in the Ukraine/Russia conflict	FCDO	2019–24	13,537	Declines	Thorough engagement9.8 out of 10	No debate
Change COVID-19 critical workers list to include all veterinary staff	CO	2019–24	13,523	Deflects	Some engagement6.0 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Require NHS to offer routine third trimester pregnancy ultrasound scan	DHSC	2024–present	13,515	Declines	Thorough engagement9.7 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Mandatory Autism awareness training for mainstream schools	DfE	2019–24	13,483	Declines	Thorough engagement9.3 out of 10	No debate
Give holiday caravan/lodge owners the same statutory protection as mobile homes.		2019–24	13,478	Declines	Thorough engagement9.6 out of 10	No debate
Re-nationalise the British Steel industry to safeguard it from further losses.		2015–17	13,456	Declines	Thorough engagement9.8 out of 10	No debate
Pause the Energy Bill and hold a public referendum before proceeding	ESNZ	2019–24	13,455	Declines	Thorough engagement9.0 out of 10	No debate
Create a Government exam board to make new language GCSEs based on census data	DfE	2019–24	13,442	Declines	Thorough engagement8.3 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Don't scrap funding for BTEC Performing Arts	DfE	2019–24	13,437	Deflects	Some engagement5.8 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Allow all British citizens to vote should there be a new referendum on Brexit.		2017–19	13,434	Declines	Thorough engagement7.7 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
PROVIDE EVERY ESA PIP CLAIMANT WITH A SHORT FORM FOR THEIR GP/CONSULTANT ASKING IF DWP RULES 29 & 35 APPLY TO SAFEGUARD VULNERABLE CLAIMANTS		2010–15	13,414	Declines	Thorough engagement9.4 out of 10	No debate
Boycott 2014 Winter Olympics		2010–15	13,405	Declines	Thorough engagement8.7 out of 10	No debate
Call an immediate general election due to authoritarian Coronavirus measures	LHOC	2019–24	13,402	Declines	Thorough engagement8.5 out of 10	No debate
The UK government should ban Steve Bannon from entering the UK		2017–19	13,392	Deflects	Some engagement4.4 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Fund Research into Ehlers Danlos Syndrome		2015–17	13,390	Deflects	Thorough engagement7.3 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Do not make COVID vaccination a requirement for health and social care workers	DHSC	2019–24	13,387	Accepts	Some engagement5.8 out of 10	No debate
Stop counselling notes of rape survivors being used in court.		2017–19	13,380	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement8.3 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Give parish councils the right to appeal planning decisions.		2015–17	13,378	Declines	Thorough engagement7.8 out of 10	No debate
Increase funding for eating disorder treatment in the community and inpatient	DHSC	2019–24	13,365	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement8.5 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Implement Affirmative Consent for Sexual Activity	MoJ	2019–24	13,356	Declines	Thorough engagement8.9 out of 10	No debate
Exempt Non-EU NHS professionals from £35,000 salary threshold		2015–17	13,346	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement8.7 out of 10	No debate
Vote on an early General Election before sending Article 50		2015–17	13,345	Declines	Thorough engagement8.7 out of 10	No debate
Change the law to increase sentencing for Hare coursing and poaching.	MoJ	2019–24	13,342	Deflects	Some engagement5.6 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
To grant a section 30 order to allow a 2nd referendum on Scottish Independence.		2017–19	13,336	Declines	Some engagement6.3 out of 10	No debate
NHS funding for egg freezing, for those suffering from endometriosis.	DHSC	2024–present	13,335	Deflects	Thorough engagement8.1 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Make dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia testing free on the NHS.		2015–17	13,315	Deflects	Some engagement4.5 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Introduce an unmetered monthly tariff for energy for the elderly and disabled		2019–24	13,311	Deflects	Some engagement5.7 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Review and increase foster care allowances and tax exemptions	DfE	2019–24	13,310	Accepts	Thorough engagement9.1 out of 10Low confidence	2 For0 Neutral0 Against
Test for cervical cell changes, regardless of HPV negative results	DHSC	2019–24	13,308	Declines	Thorough engagement9.1 out of 10	No debate
Reduce the state pension age to 63 for all	DWP	2019–24	13,300	Declines	Thorough engagement9.4 out of 10	No debate
Change law around box junctions to give drivers more leniency	DfT	2024–present	13,298	Declines	Thorough engagement8.9 out of 10	No debate
Require honey labels to reflect all countries of origin of the honey.	DEFRA	2019–24	13,288	Declines	Thorough engagement9.0 out of 10	No debate
Allow the return of spectators to football at all levels below national league		2019–24	13,286	Accepts	Thorough engagement8.8 out of 10Low confidence	No debate

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