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We feel young people at this age are already trusted with significant rights and responsibilities: they can vote in the UK, they can drive at 17, join the armed forces, consent to sex, work and pay taxes. \r\n \r\nWe believe a blanket social media curfew is inconsistent with these responsibilities and unfairly restricts personal freedom without treating young people as responsible individuals.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":39,"closing_date":"2027-01-20","created_at":"2026-06-15T09:11:40.097Z","updated_at":"2026-07-26T12:40:50.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-07-20T08:25:39.174Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-06-15T10:06:50.000Z","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":"Liam Nagle","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"MoJ","name":"Ministry of Justice","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":39}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Barnsley South","ons_code":"E14001075","mp":"Stephanie Peacock MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Cannock Chase","ons_code":"E14001150","mp":"Josh Newbury MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Chesham and Amersham","ons_code":"E14001162","mp":"Sarah Green MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Chippenham","ons_code":"E14001168","mp":"Sarah Gibson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Clacton","ons_code":"E14001174","mp":null,"signature_count":1},{"name":"Coventry South","ons_code":"E14001182","mp":"Zarah Sultana 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":"Ellesmere Port and Bromborough","ons_code":"E14001222","mp":"Justin Madders MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Esher and Walton","ons_code":"E14001230","mp":"Monica Harding MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hemel Hempstead","ons_code":"E14001278","mp":"David Taylor MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Kingswinford and South Staffordshire","ons_code":"E14001316","mp":"Mike Wood MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Mid Norfolk","ons_code":"E14001365","mp":"George Freeman MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"North Devon","ons_code":"E14001387","mp":"Ian Roome MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Peterborough","ons_code":"E14001425","mp":"Andrew Pakes MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Plymouth Sutton and Devonport","ons_code":"E14001427","mp":"Luke Pollard MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner","ons_code":"E14001454","mp":"David Simmonds MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Salisbury","ons_code":"E14001460","mp":"Rt Hon John Glen MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Sefton Central","ons_code":"E14001463","mp":"Bill Esterson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West Hertfordshire","ons_code":"E14001496","mp":"Mr Gagan Mohindra MP","signature_count":9},{"name":"Torridge and Tavistock","ons_code":"E14001552","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Cox KC MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Wythenshawe and Sale East","ons_code":"E14001602","mp":"Mike Kane MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Na h-Eileanan an Iar","ons_code":"S14000027","mp":"Torcuil Crichton MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Orkney and Shetland","ons_code":"S14000051","mp":"Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber","ons_code":"S14000067","mp":"Brendan O'Hara MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross","ons_code":"S14000069","mp":"Jamie Stone MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire","ons_code":"S14000094","mp":"Mr Angus MacDonald MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":3},{"name":"Yorkshire and The Humber","ons_code":"D","signature_count":2},{"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":13},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":3},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":2},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":7},{"name":"Scotland","ons_code":"M","signature_count":5}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}