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The government funding that we think is wasted on the 11 plus system can be used for other parts of the education system.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":42,"closing_date":"2026-11-08","created_at":"2026-04-10T16:12:44.499Z","updated_at":"2026-05-16T10:58:10.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-05-08T11:06:18.095Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-04-10T16:28:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Abdul Hamid","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":42}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Aylesbury","ons_code":"E14001071","mp":"Laura Kyrke-Smith MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Beaconsfield","ons_code":"E14001082","mp":"Joy Morrissey MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bethnal Green and Stepney","ons_code":"E14001086","mp":"Rushanara Ali MP","signature_count":9},{"name":"Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley","ons_code":"E14001094","mp":"Tahir Ali MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Birmingham Yardley","ons_code":"E14001100","mp":"Jess Phillips MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bournemouth West","ons_code":"E14001116","mp":"Jessica Toale MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bristol North West","ons_code":"E14001134","mp":"Rt Hon Darren Jones MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Calder Valley","ons_code":"E14001147","mp":"Josh Fenton-Glynn MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Canterbury","ons_code":"E14001151","mp":"Rosie Duffield MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cheadle","ons_code":"E14001158","mp":"Tom Morrison MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Dagenham and Rainham","ons_code":"E14001189","mp":"Margaret Mullane MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Derby South","ons_code":"E14001194","mp":"Baggy Shanker MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Ham","ons_code":"E14001213","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hammersmith and Chiswick","ons_code":"E14001264","mp":"Andy Slaughter MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Ipswich","ons_code":"E14001302","mp":"Jack Abbott MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Leicester West","ons_code":"E14001328","mp":"Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Louth and Horncastle","ons_code":"E14001343","mp":"Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Newton Abbot","ons_code":"E14001381","mp":"Martin Wrigley MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Portsmouth South","ons_code":"E14001432","mp":"Stephen Morgan MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Reading Central","ons_code":"E14001438","mp":"Matt Rodda MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Rochester and Strood","ons_code":"E14001447","mp":"Lauren Edwards MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Skipton and Ripon","ons_code":"E14001475","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Julian Smith MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South Devon","ons_code":"E14001484","mp":"Caroline Voaden MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Stockport","ons_code":"E14001517","mp":"Navendu Mishra MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Torbay","ons_code":"E14001551","mp":"Steve Darling MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Warrington North","ons_code":"E14001564","mp":"Charlotte Nichols MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Widnes and Halewood","ons_code":"E14001584","mp":"Derek Twigg MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe","ons_code":"W07000085","mp":"David Chadwick MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":4},{"name":"Yorkshire and The Humber","ons_code":"D","signature_count":2},{"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":1},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":13},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":6},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":7},{"name":"Wales","ons_code":"L","signature_count":1}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}