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Despite the scale and impact of this injustice, there has been no full public inquiry, no formal government apology and no comprehensive support or compensation for survivors.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":38,"closing_date":"2026-12-08","created_at":"2026-05-04T14:38:45.992Z","updated_at":"2026-06-22T13:38:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-06-08T09:42:08.098Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-05-06T16:18:50.000Z","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":"Noel Gordon","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"CO","name":"Cabinet Office","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office"},{"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":38}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Brentford and Isleworth","ons_code":"E14001124","mp":"Ruth Cadbury MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bromley and Biggin Hill","ons_code":"E14001137","mp":"Peter Fortune MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Chingford and Woodford Green","ons_code":"E14001167","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Derby South","ons_code":"E14001194","mp":"Baggy Shanker MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ealing Central and Acton","ons_code":"E14001207","mp":"Dr Rupa Huq MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Edmonton and Winchmore Hill","ons_code":"E14001221","mp":"Kate Osamor MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Erith and Thamesmead","ons_code":"E14001229","mp":"Ms Abena Oppong-Asare MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Feltham and Heston","ons_code":"E14001236","mp":"Seema Malhotra MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hackney North and Stoke Newington","ons_code":"E14001259","mp":"Rt Hon Diane Abbott MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hammersmith and Chiswick","ons_code":"E14001264","mp":"Andy Slaughter MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Islington South and Finsbury","ons_code":"E14001306","mp":"Rt Hon Emily Thornberry MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Kingswinford and South Staffordshire","ons_code":"E14001316","mp":"Mike Wood MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Lewisham North","ons_code":"E14001332","mp":"Vicky Foxcroft MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Lewisham West and East Dulwich","ons_code":"E14001333","mp":"Rt Hon Ellie Reeves KC MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Leyton and Wanstead","ons_code":"E14001334","mp":"Mr Calvin Bailey MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"North East Hertfordshire","ons_code":"E14001393","mp":"Chris Hinchliff MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Nottingham South","ons_code":"E14001412","mp":"Lilian Greenwood MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Oxford West and Abingdon","ons_code":"E14001420","mp":"Layla Moran MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Peckham","ons_code":"E14001421","mp":"Miatta Fahnbulleh MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Poplar and Limehouse","ons_code":"E14001430","mp":"Apsana Begum MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Reading West and Mid Berkshire","ons_code":"E14001439","mp":"Olivia Bailey MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Scarborough and Whitby","ons_code":"E14001461","mp":"Alison Hume MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Southgate and Wood Green","ons_code":"E14001503","mp":"Bambos Charalambous MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"St Austell and Newquay","ons_code":"E14001508","mp":"Noah Law MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Tottenham","ons_code":"E14001553","mp":"Rt Hon David Lammy MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Walthamstow","ons_code":"E14001563","mp":"Ms Stella Creasy MP","signature_count":2}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"Yorkshire and The Humber","ons_code":"D","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":2},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":1},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":1},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":27},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":2},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":2}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}