Question to the Leader of the House:

To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the e-petitions system; and if she will make a statement.

The new e-petitions system has been running for over two years now and the Government is pleased with the level of engagement that it has prompted among the public.

The Parliamentary e-petitions site is jointly owned by the Government and the House of Commons, therefore any assessment of potential changes to the system would have to be agreed between the Government and the House. Individual Departments are responsible for the content and timeliness of responses to e-petitions and the Leader's office has general Government oversight of e-petitions.