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This might be because economic circumstances have devalued grant making trusts, or government funding cuts.\r\n\r\nWe want this risk to be noticed and accounted for transparently.\r\n","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":64,"closing_date":"2026-12-19","created_at":"2026-05-14T16:06:20.090Z","updated_at":"2026-06-21T13:10:10.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-06-19T10:36:02.438Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-05-25T12:48:50.000Z","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":"Kia Macpherson","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"MHCLG","name":"Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-local-government"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":64}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Barnsley South","ons_code":"E14001075","mp":"Stephanie Peacock MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Beverley and Holderness","ons_code":"E14001087","mp":"Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Blaydon and Consett","ons_code":"E14001106","mp":"Liz Twist MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bolsover","ons_code":"E14001109","mp":"Natalie Fleet MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Chatham and Aylesford","ons_code":"E14001157","mp":"Tristan Osborne MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"City of Durham","ons_code":"E14001173","mp":"Mary Kelly Foy MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Croydon West","ons_code":"E14001188","mp":"Sarah Jones MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Derby South","ons_code":"E14001194","mp":"Baggy Shanker MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ely and East Cambridgeshire","ons_code":"E14001224","mp":"Charlotte Cane MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Erith and Thamesmead","ons_code":"E14001229","mp":"Ms Abena Oppong-Asare MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Goole and Pocklington","ons_code":"E14001250","mp":"Rt Hon David Davis MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Huntingdon","ons_code":"E14001298","mp":"Ben Obese-Jecty MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Ipswich","ons_code":"E14001302","mp":"Jack Abbott MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Kingston upon Hull East","ons_code":"E14001313","mp":"Karl Turner MP","signature_count":27},{"name":"Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham","ons_code":"E14001314","mp":"Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson MP","signature_count":6},{"name":"Kingswinford and South Staffordshire","ons_code":"E14001316","mp":"Mike Wood MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Louth and Horncastle","ons_code":"E14001343","mp":"Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Luton South and South Bedfordshire","ons_code":"E14001346","mp":"Rachel Hopkins MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Oxford East","ons_code":"E14001419","mp":"Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Penistone and Stocksbridge","ons_code":"E14001423","mp":"Dr Marie Tidball MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Rochester and Strood","ons_code":"E14001447","mp":"Lauren Edwards MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Rother Valley","ons_code":"E14001451","mp":"Jake Richards MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Rotherham","ons_code":"E14001452","mp":"Sarah Champion MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Salisbury","ons_code":"E14001460","mp":"Rt Hon John Glen MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Stafford","ons_code":"E14001513","mp":"Leigh Ingham MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Swindon North","ons_code":"E14001536","mp":"Will Stone MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"The Wrekin","ons_code":"E14001543","mp":"Rt Hon Mark Pritchard MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk","ons_code":"S14000108","mp":"John Lamont MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North East","ons_code":"A","signature_count":2},{"name":"Yorkshire and The Humber","ons_code":"D","signature_count":39},{"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":7},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":2},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":3},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":3},{"name":"Scotland","ons_code":"M","signature_count":1}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}