{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/58980.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":58980,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Conduct, AND PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF, a secret poll among MPs to find out how many would cancel the Foreign Aid programme.","background":null,"additional_details":"I have listened to MANY MPs talking in person and on TV; I read those MPs who write in the popular press and since the Tories got back in I have NEVER heard one of them say they do not support the FA programme.  I simply CANNOT believe that none of them agree with the population that it should be scrapped because it is causing EXTREME deprivation in this country and it us fear under the corrupt patronage system of politics now dominant in this country which causes them to keep quiet.  The people should know just how many, if not precisely who, would also do the right thing if their current and future financial well being did not depend on them toeing the party line.","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":4,"created_at":"2014-01-08T00:35:02.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:29:37.741Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2014-01-15T10:16:55.000Z","closed_at":"2015-01-15T10:16:55.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2014-01-08T00:35:02.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[],"signatures_by_constituency":[],"signatures_by_region":[],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}