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We believe AI will only worsen this problem. A review should investigate reducing employment costs, graduate scheme grants, entry-level hiring reforms and stronger university-employer links.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":30,"closing_date":"2027-04-28","created_at":"2026-10-10T16:36:51.022Z","updated_at":"2026-10-29T23:09:10.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-28T14:07:41.951Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-10-10T17:34:50.000Z","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":"Tobias Temple-Smith","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DWP","name":"Department for Work and Pensions","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":30}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Aldershot","ons_code":"E14001063","mp":"Alex Baker MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Barnsley South","ons_code":"E14001075","mp":"Stephanie Peacock MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Gateshead Central and Whickham","ons_code":"E14001244","mp":"Mark Ferguson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Gillingham and Rainham","ons_code":"E14001246","mp":"Naushabah Khan MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Godalming and Ash","ons_code":"E14001249","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Hunt MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hackney North and Stoke Newington","ons_code":"E14001259","mp":"Rt Hon Diane Abbott MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hitchin","ons_code":"E14001289","mp":"Alistair Strathern MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Kensington and Bayswater","ons_code":"E14001310","mp":"Joe Powell MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Kingswinford and South Staffordshire","ons_code":"E14001316","mp":"Mike Wood MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Leeds Central and Headingley","ons_code":"E14001319","mp":"Alex Sobel MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Leeds North East","ons_code":"E14001321","mp":"Fabian Hamilton MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Lewisham North","ons_code":"E14001332","mp":"Vicky Foxcroft MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Luton South and South Bedfordshire","ons_code":"E14001346","mp":"Rachel Hopkins MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Melksham and Devizes","ons_code":"E14001356","mp":"Brian Mathew MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Newark","ons_code":"E14001375","mp":"Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Queen's Park and Maida Vale","ons_code":"E14001435","mp":"Georgia Gould MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough","ons_code":"E14001466","mp":"Gill Furniss MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Stockport","ons_code":"E14001517","mp":"Navendu Mishra MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Surrey Heath","ons_code":"E14001532","mp":"Dr Al Pinkerton MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Tooting","ons_code":"E14001550","mp":"Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Walthamstow","ons_code":"E14001563","mp":"Ms Stella Creasy MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Watford","ons_code":"E14001568","mp":"Matt Turmaine MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Weston-super-Mare","ons_code":"E14001581","mp":"Dan Aldridge MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Renfrewshire","ons_code":"S14000021","mp":"Blair McDougall MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Edinburgh East and Musselburgh","ons_code":"S14000078","mp":"Chris Murray MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Glasgow North","ons_code":"S14000085","mp":"Martin Rhodes MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Glasgow North East","ons_code":"S14000086","mp":"Maureen Burke MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North East","ons_code":"A","signature_count":1},{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":1},{"name":"Yorkshire and The Humber","ons_code":"D","signature_count":5},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":1},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":1},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":3},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":6},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":5},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":3},{"name":"Scotland","ons_code":"M","signature_count":4}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}