On 23 June 2010, the Ministry of Home Affairs recommended the president's office to reject the mercy petition.

The Ministry of Education recommends that the student receive counselling before and/or after his caning.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications recommended that the line not be built.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommended to cancel any travel to Mexico unless strictly necessary.

However, the Ministry of Agriculture's advisory committee on pesticides in drinking water may now recommend a ban or restriction on its use.

In the year 1959, the Ministry of Education recommended a recurring grant for the building and equipments.

In the 1950s the Ministry of Works recommended demolishing the building as an earthquake risk.

In 1964, a Ministry of Housing and Local Government study recommended "a new city" near Bletchley.

In the United Kingdom, the Ministry of Justice recommends the following ordering:

The Finnish Ministry of Education, however, disagrees with this interpretation and recommends the use of the term polytechnic.