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Elevating penalties for negligent property owners and giving councils the authority to seize chronically offending premises will disrupt organised crime, restore town centres, and give legitimate independent businesses a fair opportunity.","committee_note":null,"state":"open","signature_count":30,"closing_date":"2027-04-06","created_at":"2026-08-01T06:02:20.501Z","updated_at":"2026-10-10T10:38:10.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-06T10:41:17.883Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-08-05T23:01:40.000Z","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":"Richie Legend","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":30}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Birmingham Selly Oak","ons_code":"E14001099","mp":"Al Carns MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Blaydon and Consett","ons_code":"E14001106","mp":"Liz Twist MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Buckingham and Bletchley","ons_code":"E14001141","mp":"Callum Anderson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket","ons_code":"E14001146","mp":"Dr Peter Prinsley 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":"Exeter","ons_code":"E14001231","mp":"Steve Race MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Gloucester","ons_code":"E14001248","mp":"Alex McIntyre MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hazel Grove","ons_code":"E14001277","mp":"Lisa Smart MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Horsham","ons_code":"E14001294","mp":"John Milne MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Islington North","ons_code":"E14001305","mp":"Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Kingswinford and South Staffordshire","ons_code":"E14001316","mp":"Mike Wood MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Luton South and South Bedfordshire","ons_code":"E14001346","mp":"Rachel Hopkins MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Mid Buckinghamshire","ons_code":"E14001360","mp":"Greg Smith MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Milton Keynes Central","ons_code":"E14001369","mp":"Emily Darlington MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Milton Keynes North","ons_code":"E14001370","mp":"Chris Curtis MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Salisbury","ons_code":"E14001460","mp":"Rt Hon John Glen MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Southampton Itchen","ons_code":"E14001499","mp":"Darren Paffey MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Taunton and Wellington","ons_code":"E14001540","mp":"Gideon Amos MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Thornbury and Yate","ons_code":"E14001545","mp":"Claire Young MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Tynemouth","ons_code":"E14001557","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Alan Campbell MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Warrington North","ons_code":"E14001564","mp":"Charlotte Nichols MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Yeovil","ons_code":"E14001603","mp":"Adam Dance MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Dundee Central","ons_code":"S14000075","mp":"Chris Law MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Paisley and Renfrewshire North","ons_code":"S14000101","mp":"Alison Taylor 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 East","ons_code":"A","signature_count":2},{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":3},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":1},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":2},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":2},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":1},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":8},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":8},{"name":"Wales","ons_code":"L","signature_count":1},{"name":"Scotland","ons_code":"M","signature_count":2}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}