Overview
Search
for a petition
OR
E-petitions can be open for signature for 30, 60, 90 or 120 days following their publication on the petitions website; a duration determined by the petitioner.
Petitions open for signatureThe government responds within 45 calendar days (or on the next sitting day if the House of Commons is not sitting) to every petition presented to the House of Commons, both paper and electronic.
Responses to petitionsSearch for all e-petitions, open for signature or closed, as well as paper petitions which have been presented to the House of Commons.
All petitionsCreate
a petition
If you wish to put forward an e-petition that is not identical or substantially the same as one already open for signature, you may start a new one.
Create an e-petitionIf you wish to circulate a paper petition, some standards must be followed. You may wish to use a template provided by the House of Commons.
Template for paper petitionsAbout Petitions
and how they work
Paper petitions have been presented to the House of Commons for more than 100 years.
Roughly 1,500 paper petitions are presented every year.
Electronic petitions were established in 2015.
Roughly 200 e-petitions are open for signature every year and gather over 500,000 signatures annually.
Search
for a petition
OR
E-petitions can be open for signature for 30, 60, 90 or 120 days following their publication on the petitions website; a duration determined by the petitioner.
Petitions open for signatureThe government responds within 45 calendar days (or on the next sitting day if the House of Commons is not sitting) to every petition presented to the House of Commons, both paper and electronic.
Responses to petitionsSearch for all e-petitions, open for signature or closed, as well as paper petitions which have been presented to the House of Commons.
All petitionsCreate
a petition
If you wish to put forward an e-petition that is not identical or substantially the same as one already open for signature, you may start a new one.
If you wish to circulate a paper petition, some standards must be followed. You may wish to use a template provided by the House of Commons.
About Petitions
and how they work
Paper petitions have been presented to the House of Commons for more than 100 years.
Roughly 1,500 paper petitions are presented every year.
Electronic petitions were established in 2015.
Roughly 200 e-petitions are open for signature every year and gather over 500,000 signatures annually.