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Petitions: Internet

Volume 457: debated on Monday 5 March 2007

To ask the Prime Minister (1) whether he plans to reply by personal e-mail to each of the petitioners who have signed up to each of the petitions posted on the Number 10 website; (123632)

(2) what criteria he uses to decide (a) which petitions merit a response from him and (b) the timing of a response.

To ask the Prime Minister how many e-petitions have been posted on the Downing street website; and what proportion of closed e-petitions have received a non-automated email response on the issue of the petition. (123769)

To ask the Prime Minister how many individuals have signed Downing street e-petitions since the system went live. (124606)

Information on the number of e-petitions and the number of individuals who have signed e-petitions is a matter of public record, and is available on the No. 10 website.

Information on replies to e-petitions is also available on the No. 10 website, and a copy of the relevant webpage has been placed in the Library of the House.

To ask the Prime Minister whether the Government plan to hold the (a) names, (b) contact details and (c) e-mail addresses of the individuals who sign a Downing street e-petition after the petition is closed. (123770)

The privacy policy for e-petitions is available on the No. 10 website (http: //petitions.pm.gov.uk/privacy). A copy has been placed in the Library of the House.

To ask the Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the impact of the Downing street e-petition initiative; and whether he plans to give a bonus to the staff members responsible for the project. (123772)

I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave him on 8 February 2007, Official Report, column 1097W. Details of any individual bonuses are not disclosed in order to protect the privacy of the individuals concerned.