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Although some institutions are absorbing the costs of VAT, we believe we should clearly support these institutions for the fundamental public service which they provide, rather than making things harder for them.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":35,"created_at":"2026-02-16T11:26:27.969Z","updated_at":"2026-04-26T22:27:30.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-03-30T09:22:12.328Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-02-16T12:03:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Raushan Singh","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DfE","name":"Department for Education","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":35}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Bicester and Woodstock","ons_code":"E14001090","mp":"Calum Miller MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Brent West","ons_code":"E14001123","mp":"Barry Gardiner MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Buckingham and Bletchley","ons_code":"E14001141","mp":"Callum Anderson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cambridge","ons_code":"E14001149","mp":"Daniel Zeichner MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Carshalton and Wallington","ons_code":"E14001153","mp":"Bobby Dean MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Chelsea and Fulham","ons_code":"E14001160","mp":"Ben Coleman MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Chipping Barnet","ons_code":"E14001169","mp":"Dan Tomlinson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cities of London and Westminster","ons_code":"E14001172","mp":"Rachel Blake MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Ealing North","ons_code":"E14001208","mp":"Rt Hon James Murray MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Hampshire","ons_code":"E14001214","mp":"Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Harborough, Oadby and Wigston","ons_code":"E14001266","mp":"Neil O'Brien MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ipswich","ons_code":"E14001302","mp":"Jack Abbott MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Kingston and Surbiton","ons_code":"E14001312","mp":"Rt Hon Ed Davey MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Kingswinford and South Staffordshire","ons_code":"E14001316","mp":"Mike Wood MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Maidenhead","ons_code":"E14001348","mp":"Mr Joshua Reynolds MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Mid Sussex","ons_code":"E14001366","mp":"Alison Bennett MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Newcastle upon Tyne North","ons_code":"E14001379","mp":"Catherine McKinnell MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Newton Abbot","ons_code":"E14001381","mp":"Martin Wrigley MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Oxford East","ons_code":"E14001419","mp":"Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Richmond Park","ons_code":"E14001445","mp":"Sarah Olney MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Rochester and Strood","ons_code":"E14001447","mp":"Lauren Edwards MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Slough","ons_code":"E14001477","mp":"Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"St Helens North","ons_code":"E14001509","mp":"David Baines MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Tooting","ons_code":"E14001550","mp":"Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Tottenham","ons_code":"E14001553","mp":"Rt Hon David Lammy MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Tynemouth","ons_code":"E14001557","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Alan Campbell MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Widnes and Halewood","ons_code":"E14001584","mp":"Derek Twigg MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Windsor","ons_code":"E14001588","mp":"Jack Rankin MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Witney","ons_code":"E14001591","mp":"Charlie Maynard MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Paisley and Renfrewshire South","ons_code":"S14000102","mp":"Johanna Baxter MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North East","ons_code":"A","signature_count":2},{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":2},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":1},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":1},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":2},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":11},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":13},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":1},{"name":"Scotland","ons_code":"M","signature_count":1}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}