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This petition is not about tax cuts; it is about ensuring that the money we already pay is used as originally intended to create a road network that is safe, efficient, and fit for purpose.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":41,"created_at":"2026-02-15T10:17:09.932Z","updated_at":"2026-04-06T16:42:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-03-23T14:46:59.989Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-02-15T12:53:30.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Khayam Raja","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DfT","name":"Department for Transport","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":41}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Birmingham Selly Oak","ons_code":"E14001099","mp":"Al Carns MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Blaydon and Consett","ons_code":"E14001106","mp":"Liz Twist MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Brentwood and Ongar","ons_code":"E14001125","mp":"Alex Burghart MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Burnley","ons_code":"E14001142","mp":"Oliver Ryan MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Bury North","ons_code":"E14001144","mp":"Mr James Frith MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket","ons_code":"E14001146","mp":"Peter Prinsley MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Clacton","ons_code":"E14001174","mp":"Nigel Farage MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Coventry North West","ons_code":"E14001181","mp":"Taiwo Owatemi MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Grinstead and Uckfield","ons_code":"E14001212","mp":"Mims Davies MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Worthing and Shoreham","ons_code":"E14001218","mp":"Tom Rutland MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ellesmere Port and Bromborough","ons_code":"E14001222","mp":"Justin Madders MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Havant","ons_code":"E14001275","mp":"Alan Mak MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Isle of Wight West","ons_code":"E14001304","mp":"Richard Quigley MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Kingswinford and South Staffordshire","ons_code":"E14001316","mp":"Mike Wood MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Melksham and Devizes","ons_code":"E14001356","mp":"Brian Mathew MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Newton Abbot","ons_code":"E14001381","mp":"Martin Wrigley MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"North East Hampshire","ons_code":"E14001392","mp":"Alex Brewer MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Pendle and Clitheroe","ons_code":"E14001422","mp":"Jonathan Hinder MP","signature_count":7},{"name":"Rochester and Strood","ons_code":"E14001447","mp":"Lauren Edwards MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner","ons_code":"E14001454","mp":"David Simmonds MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"St Albans","ons_code":"E14001507","mp":"Daisy Cooper MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"St Ives","ons_code":"E14001511","mp":"Andrew George MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Stroud","ons_code":"E14001529","mp":"Dr Simon Opher MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wellingborough and Rushden","ons_code":"E14001571","mp":"Gen Kitchen MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Widnes and Halewood","ons_code":"E14001584","mp":"Derek Twigg MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Yeovil","ons_code":"E14001603","mp":"Adam Dance MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Foyle","ons_code":"N05000008","mp":"Colum Eastwood MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"North Ayrshire and Arran","ons_code":"S14000048","mp":"Irene Campbell MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Dumfries and Galloway","ons_code":"S14000073","mp":"John Cooper MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Aberafan Maesteg","ons_code":"W07000081","mp":"Stephen Kinnock MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cardiff East","ons_code":"W07000089","mp":"Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Clwyd North","ons_code":"W07000095","mp":"Gill German MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North East","ons_code":"A","signature_count":1},{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":13},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":1},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":3},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":4},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":1},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":6},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":6},{"name":"Wales","ons_code":"L","signature_count":3},{"name":"Scotland","ons_code":"M","signature_count":2},{"name":"Northern Ireland","ons_code":"N","signature_count":1}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}