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 50 of 52
Petition	Department	Parliament	Signatures	Stance	Assessment	MPs in debateFor · Neutral · Against
Ban the use of farrowing crates in the UK		2017–19	10,495	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement8.8 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Ensure a new hospital is built central to all West Hertfordshire communities		2015–17	10,493	Declines	Thorough engagement8.3 out of 10	No debate
Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts	MHCLG	2024–present	10,486	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement9.1 out of 10	No debate
To be given a choice to be fitted with an ICD when diagnosed with Brugada.		2015–17	10,485	Deflects	Thorough engagement8.5 out of 10	No debate
Cut all public funding to Tony Blair - this to include protection & expenses		2015–17	10,484	Deflects	Some engagement4.3 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Add Bulgaria to list of countries you can visit without quarantine upon return.	DfT	2019–24	10,481	Declines	Thorough engagement7.9 out of 10	No debate
Help return my children after they were abducted 3 years ago to Oman		2015–17	10,481	Deflects	Thorough engagement7.3 out of 10	No debate
Introduce a Suicide Prevention Act to seek to minimise suicides	DHSC	2019–24	10,478	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement8.0 out of 10	No debate
Do not remove trial by jury for certain cases	MoJ	2024–present	10,478	Declines	Thorough engagement9.7 out of 10	No debate
Denounce the Venezuelan government's violent suppression of protests in Caracas		2015–17	10,476	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement7.0 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Do Not Scrap the 1265 Directed Time Provision for Teachers	DfE	2024–present	10,474	Accepts	Some engagement6.8 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Create a pet task force to seek to reduce number of pets being put to sleep	DEFRA	2019–24	10,473	Declines	Thorough engagement7.5 out of 10	No debate
Call on Parliament for a vote of no confidence in the current Government.		2015–17	10,472	Deflects	Some engagement4.7 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Protect and restore Britain’s lost rainforests	DEFRA	2019–24	10,467	Partly accepts	Some engagement6.1 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Reject all demands from the EU for penalty charges for Brexit.		2015–17	10,462	Deflects	Some engagement5.4 out of 10Low confidence	0 For17 Neutral0 Against
Properly fund the NHS and scrap the proposed STP programme.		2015–17	10,462	Declines	Thorough engagement9.1 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
The petition calls upon MPs not to repeal the European Communities Act 1972		2015–17	10,455	Declines	Thorough engagement8.7 out of 10	No debate
Keep the Nursing Directorate in the Department of Health		2015–17	10,454	Declines	Thorough engagement7.3 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Exclude telegraph poles from permitted development legislation		2019–24	10,453	Declines	Thorough engagement9.2 out of 10	No debate
Hold a referendum in Greater Manchester on removing the position of Mayor		2019–24	10,453	Declines	Thorough engagement9.0 out of 10	No debate
Provide dairy-free alternatives as part of the national milk scheme for under 5s	DfE	2019–24	10,445	Deflects	Some engagement6.9 out of 10	No debate
Introduce legally enforceable safe nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in the NHS	DHSC	2024–present	10,439	Declines	Thorough engagement8.7 out of 10	No debate
Licencing of upland grouse moors and gamekeepers.		2010–15	10,429	Declines	Thorough engagement7.6 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Remain should not be on a second referendum ballot paper		2017–19	10,428	Partly accepts	Some engagement6.8 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Fund the drug Baricitinib on the NHS to treat severe alopecia areata	DHSC	2019–24	10,427	Declines	Thorough engagement8.7 out of 10	No debate
Reject Remote Pharmacist Proposals. Keep Pharmacists Present for Patients.		2017–19	10,423	Deflects	Thorough engagement8.8 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Provide funding for a nationwide, nature-rich river corridor network.	DEFRA	2024–present	10,420	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement8.5 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Review NHS treatment of pregnant women experiencing reduced fetal movements	DHSC	2019–24	10,418	Deflects	Some engagement6.5 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Scrap 'On-Demand' Postal Voting, & Create Strict Eligibility Criteria	CO	2019–24	10,418	Declines	Thorough engagement8.8 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Postpone Norman Bettison's retirement		2010–15	10,409	Deflects	Some engagement4.8 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Ban the sale of cot bumpers save our babies lives		2010–15	10,408	Declines	Thorough engagement8.6 out of 10	No debate
The UK should start talks on forming a CANZUK union	FCDO	2024–present	10,407	Declines	Some engagement6.5 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Stop the Government from cutting funding for Routes into Languages.		2015–17	10,400	Deflects	Some engagement6.3 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Fund more staff training and better facilities in psychiatric hospitals	DHSC	2024–present	10,400	Accepts	Thorough engagement8.2 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Parliament should stop a 'no-deal' Brexit		2017–19	10,397	Declines	Thorough engagement8.1 out of 10	No debate
Fund an NHS Lyme Disease Centre of Excellence		2017–19	10,397	Declines	Thorough engagement8.9 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
We require parliament to debate Lord Kilmuir's letter to Edward Heath		2015–17	10,396	Deflects	Some engagement5.9 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Commit to healthcare arrangements for British pensioners living in the EU		2015–17	10,395	Deflects	Low engagement3.8 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Get Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on the NHS for Fibromyalgia sufferers.		2015–17	10,394	Declines	Thorough engagement8.6 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Do not disband 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers		2010–15	10,394	Declines	Thorough engagement8.7 out of 10	No debate
HomeOffice use Compassion for UK Tax payers in allowing loved ones to stay in UK		2015–17	10,393	Deflects	Thorough engagement7.3 out of 10	No debate
Allow the armed forces to train in their own gym facilities during Covid-19.	CO	2019–24	10,392	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement8.0 out of 10	No debate
STOP THE FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE WITHDRAWING GRATIS VISAS FOR CHERNOBYL CHILDREN COMING TO UK FOR RECUPERATIVE HOLIDAYS FROM BELARUS & UKRAINE		2010–15	10,387	Declines	Thorough engagement9.8 out of 10	No debate
Don’t allow the use of externally-set exams for 2021 grades	DfE	2019–24	10,386	Accepts	Thorough engagement8.7 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Create allocated overnight parking areas for motorhomes & campers across the uk		2015–17	10,386	Deflects	Low engagement3.5 out of 10	No debate
Statutory regulate the profession of sports therapy, as recommended by the HPC		2015–17	10,385	Declines	Thorough engagement7.0 out of 10	No debate
Make it a crime to purposely delay ringing the emergency services	MoJ	2024–present	10,385	Declines	Thorough engagement8.0 out of 10	No debate
Save historic market town Darlington from crippling Government cuts		2015–17	10,372	Partly accepts	Some engagement6.6 out of 10Low confidence	No debate
Allow Tier 2 (Intra-Company) individuals and their dependants to settle.		2017–19	10,359	Declines	Thorough engagement8.6 out of 10	No debate
Provide much needed Truck Stops across the UK with modern facilities.		2015–17	10,359	Partly accepts	Thorough engagement7.7 out of 10Low confidence	No debate

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