Mandate debates for petitions over 100k signatures, starting with Digital ID
Amend Standing Orders to mandate full debates for e-petitions over 100,000 signatures within 6 months of closing. Hold in main chamber or Westminster Hall; require ministerial attendance and substantive responses. Apply immediately to Petition 730194 (Digital ID cards) to restore fair accountability
- 14 NOV 2025Petition rejectedno-action
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate on petition 730194 relating to digital ID cards on 8 December and petition 722903 relating to the Online Safety Act on 15 December. Both debates will be in Westminster Hall and start at 4.30pm. A government minister will attend the debate and respond at the end. You can find out more about petition debates here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/content/194347/how-petitions-debates-work/ We could accept a new petition calling for changes to the current petitions system, as long as it was clear what you'd like those changes to be. For example, you could start a new petition calling for all petitions that reach 100k to be debated. We've published the following petitions which you may wish to sign: Make Government Petitions Legally Binding at a Threshold of Public Signatures: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/736129 Give More Power to Public Petitions to Force the Government to take Action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/736968 Reform of petitions to include creating Citizens’ Assemblies at 500k signatures: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/733648