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How the government answered petitions, and how thoroughly it engaged, by parliament and by department.
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How the government answered petitions, and how thoroughly it engaged, by parliament and by department.
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Data last updated 17 Oct 2026.
The stance each response takes on what the petition asked for. Departments are ordered by how many responses they wrote.
| Group | Accepts | Partly accepts | Declines | Deflects | Responses |
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| All parliaments | 4% | 12% | 58% | 26% | 2582 |
| 2010–15 | 5% | 8% | 48% | 39% | 209 |
| 2015–17 | 3% | 9% | 52% | 36% | 487 |
| 2017–19 | 5% | 14% | 58% | 23% | 460 |
| 2019–24 | 4% | 13% | 62% | 21% | 1018 |
| 2024–present | 3% | 14% | 61% |
| 22% |
| 408 |
| Group | Accepts | Partly accepts | Declines | Deflects | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 4% | 12% | 52% | 32% | 221 |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 3% | 15% | 55% | 27% | 177 |
| Department for Education | 7% | 14% | 53% | 26% | 148 |
| Home Office | 3% | 14% | 70% | 13% | 142 |
| Cabinet Office | 5% | 12% | 69% | 15% | 103 |
| Department for Transport | 4% | 9% | 69% | 18% | 101 |
| HM Treasury | 2% | 17% | 71% | 10% | 96 |
| Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 11% | 16% | 57% | 16% | 70 |
| Ministry of Justice | 1% | 9% | 61% | 29% | 69 |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 1% | 13% | 78% | 7% | 68 |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government | 4% | 19% | 58% | 19% | 26 |
| Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade | 0% | 12% | 56% | 32% | 25 |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 0% | 5% | 80% | 15% | 20 |
| Ministry of Defence | 7% | 7% | 64% | 21% | 14 |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 0% | 14% | 64% | 21% | 14 |
| Group | Low engagement | Some engagement | Thorough engagement | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All parliaments | 2% | 24% | 74% | 2170 |
| 2010–15 | 9% | 30% | 61% | 181 |
| 2015–17 | 5% | 29% | 66% | 430 |
| 2017–19 | 2% | 23% | 75% | 375 |
| 2019–24 | 1% | 20% | 80% | 844 |
| 2024–present | 1% | 24% | 75% | 340 |
| Group | Low engagement | Some engagement | Thorough engagement | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 1% | 19% | 80% | 186 |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1% | 30% | 69% | 144 |
| Home Office | 0% | 13% | 87% | 118 |
| Department for Education | 2% | 25% | 74% | 117 |
| Department for Transport | 3% | 14% | 83% | 88 |
| Cabinet Office | 0% | 29% | 71% | 86 |
| HM Treasury | 0% | 15% | 85% | 78 |
| Ministry of Justice | 3% | 18% | 79% | 62 |
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| Department for Work and Pensions | 0% | 5% | 95% | 58 |
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| Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 0% | 25% | 75% | 51 |
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| Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade | 0% | 32% | 68% | 22 |
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| Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government | 5% | 50% | 45% | 20 |
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| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 0% | 11% | 89% | 19 |
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| Ministry of Defence | 0% | 8% | 92% | 12 |
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| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 0% | 33% | 67% | 12 |
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