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If accused of tax evasion your bank information is still considered private. DWP can routinely do this with no evidence of wrongdoing.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":42,"created_at":"2026-02-11T20:13:01.854Z","updated_at":"2026-04-14T02:41:30.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-03-25T08:21:21.136Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-02-15T16:59:20.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Fionnuala Donnelly","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DWP","name":"Department for Work and Pensions","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":42}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Blaydon and Consett","ons_code":"E14001106","mp":"Liz Twist MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Burnley","ons_code":"E14001142","mp":"Oliver Ryan MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Colchester","ons_code":"E14001176","mp":"Pam Cox MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cramlington and Killingworth","ons_code":"E14001183","mp":"Emma Foody MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Derby South","ons_code":"E14001194","mp":"Baggy Shanker MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Dover and Deal","ons_code":"E14001202","mp":"Mike Tapp MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Thanet","ons_code":"E14001216","mp":"Ms Polly Billington MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Epping Forest","ons_code":"E14001226","mp":"Dr Neil Hudson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Gedling","ons_code":"E14001245","mp":"Michael Payne MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Gloucester","ons_code":"E14001248","mp":"Alex McIntyre MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hartlepool","ons_code":"E14001272","mp":"Mr Jonathan Brash MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hinckley and Bosworth","ons_code":"E14001288","mp":"Dr Luke Evans MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ipswich","ons_code":"E14001302","mp":"Jack Abbott MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham","ons_code":"E14001314","mp":"Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Kingswinford and South Staffordshire","ons_code":"E14001316","mp":"Mike Wood MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Leeds South","ons_code":"E14001323","mp":"Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Lichfield","ons_code":"E14001335","mp":"Dave Robertson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Loughborough","ons_code":"E14001342","mp":"Dr Jeevun Sandher MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Macclesfield","ons_code":"E14001347","mp":"Tim Roca MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Makerfield","ons_code":"E14001350","mp":"Josh Simons MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Melksham and Devizes","ons_code":"E14001356","mp":"Brian Mathew MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Mid Buckinghamshire","ons_code":"E14001360","mp":"Greg Smith MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Newton Abbot","ons_code":"E14001381","mp":"Martin Wrigley MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"North East Cambridgeshire","ons_code":"E14001390","mp":"Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Norwich South","ons_code":"E14001409","mp":"Clive Lewis MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Old Bexley and Sidcup","ons_code":"E14001414","mp":"Mr Louie French MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West Norfolk","ons_code":"E14001497","mp":"Terry Jermy MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001498","mp":"Rt Hon Dr Andrew Murrison MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Stretford and Urmston","ons_code":"E14001528","mp":"Andrew Western MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Tynemouth","ons_code":"E14001557","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Alan Campbell MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wakefield and Rothwell","ons_code":"E14001560","mp":"Simon Lightwood MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Widnes and Halewood","ons_code":"E14001584","mp":"Derek Twigg MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wolverhampton South East","ons_code":"E14001595","mp":"Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Dumfries and Galloway","ons_code":"S14000073","mp":"John Cooper MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock","ons_code":"S14000107","mp":"Elaine Stewart MP","signature_count":2}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North East","ons_code":"A","signature_count":4},{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":5},{"name":"Yorkshire and The Humber","ons_code":"D","signature_count":3},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":4},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":3},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":8},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":1},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":3},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":8},{"name":"Scotland","ons_code":"M","signature_count":3}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}