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The UK Parliament's Petitions Committee marked the tenth anniversary of its e-petitions website on July 28, 2025, publishing figures on how the public had used the platform. The website opened on July 20, 2015, as a formal route for requesting action from government or Parliament.

At the anniversary, the committee reported 35,371 published petitions, 2,073 government responses and 382 debates since opening. Those totals describe the position in July 2025 and should not be treated as a running count for November 2026.

The committee also released interactive material about the history of petitions, how topics reach the parliamentary agenda and examples of their influence. The anniversary offered a view of participation through an established institutional process, rather than a campaign for a particular petition.

The official guidance explains the next steps after publication. A petition stays open for six months; 10,000 signatures trigger a government response, while 100,000 can lead to consideration for debate. Reaching the higher threshold does not guarantee a debate or a change in law.

Petitions must ask for action within the responsibilities of the UK Government or Parliament and meet published standards. British citizens and UK residents can create and sign them. These rules distinguish the parliamentary platform from petitions hosted elsewhere. The anniversary figures document substantial use of a public channel, while the separate counts for responses and debates show that participation can produce several different kinds of institutional attention.

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