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We believe that teaching this history would help pupils better understand Britain’s colonial past and have a fuller understanding of the diverse communities that have shaped Britain today, such as the Indo-Caribbean and Chinese-Caribbean descendants of indentured labourers, who were also part of the Windrush generation.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":44,"closing_date":"2027-03-28","created_at":"2026-08-20T12:22:04.957Z","updated_at":"2026-09-29T21:06:50.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-09-28T13:38:44.240Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-08-21T11:37:10.000Z","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":"Dr Aurora Herrera","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":44}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Beckenham and Penge","ons_code":"E14001083","mp":"Liam Conlon MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bexleyheath and Crayford","ons_code":"E14001089","mp":"Daniel Francis MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Brent West","ons_code":"E14001123","mp":"Barry Gardiner MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Bridgwater","ons_code":"E14001126","mp":"Sir Ashley Fox MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Brighton Pavilion","ons_code":"E14001130","mp":"Siân Berry MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Croydon East","ons_code":"E14001186","mp":"Natasha Irons MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Croydon South","ons_code":"E14001187","mp":"Rt Hon Chris Philp MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Dulwich and West Norwood","ons_code":"E14001205","mp":"Helen Hayes MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ealing North","ons_code":"E14001208","mp":"Rt Hon James Murray MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ealing Southall","ons_code":"E14001209","mp":"Deirdre Costigan MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Edmonton and Winchmore Hill","ons_code":"E14001221","mp":"Kate Osamor MP","signature_count":4},{"name":"Ellesmere Port and Bromborough","ons_code":"E14001222","mp":"Justin Madders MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Eltham and Chislehurst","ons_code":"E14001223","mp":"Clive Efford MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Enfield North","ons_code":"E14001225","mp":"Feryal Clark MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Finchley and Golders Green","ons_code":"E14001238","mp":"Sarah Sackman MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Gillingham and Rainham","ons_code":"E14001246","mp":"Naushabah Khan MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hayes and Harlington","ons_code":"E14001276","mp":"Rt Hon John McDonnell MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Hendon","ons_code":"E14001279","mp":"David Pinto-Duschinsky MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hertford and Stortford","ons_code":"E14001283","mp":"Josh Dean MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ilford North","ons_code":"E14001300","mp":"Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Lewisham East","ons_code":"E14001331","mp":"Janet Daby MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Milton Keynes North","ons_code":"E14001370","mp":"Chris Curtis MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Mitcham and Morden","ons_code":"E14001371","mp":"Dame Siobhain McDonagh MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Northampton North","ons_code":"E14001406","mp":"Rt Hon Lucy Rigby KC MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Orpington","ons_code":"E14001417","mp":"Gareth Bacon MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Peckham","ons_code":"E14001421","mp":"Rt Hon Miatta Fahnbulleh MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Penrith and Solway","ons_code":"E14001424","mp":"Markus Campbell-Savours MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner","ons_code":"E14001454","mp":"David Simmonds MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West Hertfordshire","ons_code":"E14001496","mp":"Mr Gagan Mohindra MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Streatham and Croydon North","ons_code":"E14001527","mp":"Rt Hon Steve Reed MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Walthamstow","ons_code":"E14001563","mp":"Ms Stella Creasy MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Glasgow North","ons_code":"S14000085","mp":"Martin Rhodes MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Glasgow South","ons_code":"S14000087","mp":"Gordon McKee MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":2},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":1},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":2},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":32},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":4},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":1},{"name":"Scotland","ons_code":"M","signature_count":2}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}