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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Petitions with a government response, page 47 of 52
Petition	Department	Parliament	Signatures	Stance	Assessment	MPs in debateFor · Neutral · Against
Don't leave the EU		2017–19	10,990	Declines	Some engagement5.8 out of 10	No debate
Create a publicly owned manufacturer for off-patent, generic drugs in the UK	DHSC	2019–24	10,984	Declines	Thorough engagement9.2 out of 10	No debate
Remove local authority powers to introduce LTNs, CAZs, LEZs and ULEZs	DfT	2019–24	10,980	Deflects	Some engagement5.2 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Review rules that allow male prisoners who identify as female in women's prisons		2017–19	10,980	Accepts	Thorough engagement9.1 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Create an Official Racial Offenders Register/Scheme	HO	2019–24	10,979	Declines	Thorough engagement8.5 out of 10	No debate
If House of Lords frustrates Article 50 then hold referendum on future of Lords		2015–17	10,971	Declines	Some engagement6.3 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Require drivers to stop and take cats to the vets if they hit them in their car	DfT	2024–present	10,959	Declines	Thorough engagement8.9 out of 10	No debate
Require jurors in rape trials to complete mandatory training on rape myths	MoJ	2019–24	10,950	Deflects	Thorough engagement7.1 out of 10	No debate
Pay bonus to all key workers	HMT	2019–24	10,944	Declines	Thorough engagement8.8 out of 10	No debate
Protect our Freedom of Movement Rights		2017–19	10,943	Declines	Thorough engagement8.1 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Abolish the Casey Commission into adult social care	DHSC	2024–present	10,941	Declines	Thorough engagement9.8 out of 10	No debate
Ban MPs from voting on matters in which they have a financial interest		2010–15	10,940	Declines	Thorough engagement8.8 out of 10	No debate
Introduce economic sanctions on Israel	DBIST	2019–24	10,936	Declines	Thorough engagement7.0 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Department for Education: Don't scrap GCSE and A level ICT		2015–17	10,934	Declines	Thorough engagement7.4 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Increase funding & testing of pulmonary fibrosis & idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis		2017–19	10,932	Deflects	Some engagement6.0 out of 10	No debate
Offer fast track asylum to any Ukrainians displaced due to the invasion	HO	2019–24	10,929	Declines	Thorough engagement8.5 out of 10	No debate
Buffer zones for abortion clinics		2015–17	10,927	Deflects	Some engagement5.9 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Allow learner drivers to go out and drive with people from their household.	DfT	2019–24	10,924	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement8.1 out of 10	No debate
Increase Early Years Funding for Pre-Schools.		2017–19	10,922	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement7.3 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Give Parliament a vote on whether Article 50 should be revoked		2017–19	10,920	Declines	Thorough engagement8.7 out of 10	No debate
Award a medal to British personnel involved in any nuclear testing program		2017–19	10,919	Deflects	Some engagement6.8 out of 10	No debate
Change business rates for child care providers and make them zero VAT rated.		2017–19	10,915	Declines	Thorough engagement9.1 out of 10	No debate
Have another general election		2017–19	10,912	Deflects	Some engagement4.8 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Provide a legal right to access certain services without a digital device		2024–present	10,911	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement9.1 out of 10	No debate
Introduction of offence of vicarious liability for raptor persecution in England		2010–15	10,908	Declines	Some engagement6.7 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Create new requirements for dogs held under dangerous dogs legislation	DEFRA	2019–24	10,907	Declines	Some engagement6.9 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
The Cancer Drug Fund (CDF) is not fit for purpose and needs to be replaced		2015–17	10,907	Deflects	Thorough engagement7.1 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Strengthen the 2004 Hunting Act		2015–17	10,907	Declines	Thorough engagement7.0 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Ban the sale and use of artificial grass for residential properties		2019–24	10,901	Declines	Thorough engagement8.4 out of 10	No debate
Increase the National Living Wage for classroom assistants & teaching assistants	HMT	2019–24	10,892	Deflects	Thorough engagement7.0 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Hold a public inquiry to review the use of dopamine agonists	DHSC	2024–present	10,880	Declines	Thorough engagement7.5 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Continuous blood glucose monitoring for diabetics to be funded by NHS		2015–17	10,879	Deflects	Thorough engagement7.5 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
SEN budgets need to be ring fenced for children's education not LA legal fees.		2015–17	10,877	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement8.4 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Increase funding for multi-disciplinary treatment centres for FND Patients.		2017–19	10,876	Deflects	Some engagement6.1 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Introduce a distinct attendance code for flexischooling (Code F).	DfE	2024–present	10,869	Declines	Thorough engagement9.0 out of 10	No debate
Britain First announce militant action against elected Muslims PROSCRIBE NOW!		2015–17	10,860	Deflects	Low engagement3.1 out of 10	No debate
Urgent brain tumour scans, education for the public and health professionals.		2015–17	10,857	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement8.2 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Provide funding to preserve and protect cemeteries around the UK.	DEFRA	2024–present	10,857	Deflects	Some engagement6.5 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Increase the penalty for developers and landowners who remove trees illegally.		2017–19	10,854	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement7.4 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Develop accurate NHS tests and effective treatment protocols for Lyme disease.		2015–17	10,851	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement8.7 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Amend the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 to include all pregnancy loss.		2015–17	10,850	Declines	Thorough engagement7.1 out of 10	No debate
Fund a National Climate Resilience Plan: protect communities from climate impact	DEFRA	2024–present	10,850	Declines	Thorough engagement8.5 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Reverse A Proposed Ban On Letting Agents Charging Fees To Tenants		2017–19	10,845	Declines	Thorough engagement8.3 out of 10	No debate
Do not pass the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill	HO	2019–24	10,839	Declines	Thorough engagement8.9 out of 10	No debate
Make 'Nutritionist' a legally protected title		2015–17	10,833	Deflects	Some engagement5.7 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Review rules relating to blue badges for children under three	DfT	2019–24	10,832	Declines	Some engagement6.9 out of 10	No debate
Protect babies lives once heartbeat detectable, except in extreme cases	MoJ	2024–present	10,827	Declines	Thorough engagement8.8 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Allow Walid Durani to stay in the UK.		2015–17	10,824	Deflects	Some engagement4.7 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
To block Huawei equipment to be used in 5G network		2019–24	10,822	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement9.2 out of 10	No debate
Make Organ Donation registration in England automatic		2015–17	10,821	Declines	Thorough engagement9.2 out of 10	No debate

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