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star this property date less than 2015-01-07more like thismore than 2015-01-07
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The Lord Chairman of Committees remove filter
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star this property hansard heading House of Lords: Unpaid Work more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Chairman of Committees how many internships are offered by the House of Lords Administration. more like this
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Lord Storey remove filter
star this property uin HL3962 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-21more like thismore than 2015-01-21
star this property answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The House of Lords Administration offers three internships: one in the Committee Office and two in the library. These posts are salaried. In addition, the Administration offers an apprenticeship in the library and up to 24 work experience placements for school students.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The House of Lords Administration does not offer any internships. The three posts erroneously identified as internships are Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) fellowships usually for PhD students, funded by the UK Research Councils, learned societies and charities. Further details of that scheme are available from the Parliamentary website: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/bicameral/post/fellowships/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/bicameral/post/fellowships/</a></ins></p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Sewel more like this
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less than 2015-01-21T15:25:47.057Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-21T15:25:47.057Z
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less than 2015-02-03T17:40:13.463Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-03T17:40:13.463Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Sewel more like this
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star this property answering member printed Lord Sewel more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Sewel more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Storey more like this
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star this property date less than 2015-02-26more like thismore than 2015-02-26
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The Lord Chairman of Committees remove filter
star this property answering dept id 200 more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Chairman of Committees (HoL) more like this
star this property hansard heading House of Lords: Catering more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Chairman of Committees whether the gratuities paid for food and drink by Members of the House of Lords on debit and credit card are directly paid to the service staff; and if so, how. more like this
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Lord Storey remove filter
star this property uin HL5250 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2015-03-12more like thismore than 2015-03-12
star this property answer text <p>All Catering and Retail Services staff, with the exception of staff grade A and above, receive a share of gratuities and function service charges, including those paid on debit and credit cards. The formula for working out the share for each permanent member of staff is based on contracted hours. Gratuities are distributed three times a year through payroll after deductions for National Insurance and income tax. A proportion of gratuities and function service charges is paid to zero hour staff (none of whom has a contractual exclusivity clause) split on a pro-rata basis according to the number of hours they have worked.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Sewel more like this
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less than 2015-03-12T16:05:46.907Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-12T16:05:46.907Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Sewel more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Storey more like this
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star this property date less than 2015-03-03more like thismore than 2015-03-03
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The Lord Chairman of Committees remove filter
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star this property answering dept sort name Chairman of Committees (HoL) more like this
star this property hansard heading House of Lords: Recruitment more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Chairman of Committees how many job vacancies within the House of Lords were advertised on the parliamentary website in 2014; and what proportion of posts filled were available to external candidates. more like this
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Lord Storey remove filter
star this property uin HL5424 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2015-03-17more like thismore than 2015-03-17
star this property answer text <p>Between 1 January and 31 December 2014 the House of Lords Administration advertised 81 job vacancies on either the intranet (for internal vacancies) or the parliamentary website (for external vacancies). All external vacancies were open to internal applicants. Of the 81 job vacancies advertised, 42 (51.85%) were advertised to external candidates on the parliamentary website. In many cases, externally advertised vacancies were also uploaded onto job boards and specialist websites.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Sewel more like this
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less than 2015-03-17T17:14:22.963Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-17T17:14:22.963Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Sewel more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Storey more like this
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star this property date less than 2015-03-17more like thismore than 2015-03-17
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The Lord Chairman of Committees remove filter
star this property answering dept id 200 more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Chairman of Committees (HoL) more like this
star this property hansard heading House of Lords: Catering more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Chairman of Committees, further to his Written Answer on 12 March (HL5250), whether the entire sum of gratuities paid by Members of the House of Lords on debit and credit cards is shared amongst members of catering staff; or whether any is kept by the House of Lords administration for organisational costs. more like this
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Lord Storey remove filter
star this property uin HL5819 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-03-26more like thismore than 2015-03-26
star this property answer text <p>My original reply set out national insurance and income tax deductions made from all gratuities. In addition, a 3% card commission deduction is made from table gratuities paid using credit and debit cards. This will be reviewed.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Sewel more like this
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less than 2015-03-26T16:32:30.11Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-26T16:32:30.11Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Sewel more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Storey more like this
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star this property date less than 2015-10-22more like thismore than 2015-10-22
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The Lord Chairman of Committees remove filter
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star this property hansard heading House of Lords: Consultants more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Chairman of Committees how many consultants have been employed in the House of Lords in the last three years; and what has been the cost of each firm or independent consultant. more like this
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Lord Storey remove filter
star this property uin HL2934 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2015-11-05more like thismore than 2015-11-05
star this property answer text <p>Payments for the last three financial years are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Firm</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13 £</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14 £</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15 £</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Work undertaken</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Beamans Ltd</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>31,050</p></td><td><p>Costs related to a pay and grading review</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BHBi Consultancy Ltd</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>Audit of an ongoing capital project</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bostock Marketing Group</p></td><td><p>23,025</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>20,238</p></td><td><p>Costs of the independently-managed Member and staff surveys</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita Business Services</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>6,913</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>Support for an equal pay audit</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Catering Consultancy Bureau</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>6,128</p></td><td><p>13,662</p></td><td><p>Branding project for Catering and Retail Services (CRS) outlets and delivery of communications workshops</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>23,118</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>Support for a review of procurement services</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Actuary’s Department</p></td><td><p>5,400</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>7,500</p></td><td><p>Annual accounting valuation of the House of Lords staff pension scheme</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Helena Bayler</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>825</p></td><td><p>Design and amendment of specialist forms</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Information Accreditor</p></td><td><p>2,125</p></td><td><p>13,770</p></td><td><p>24,735</p></td><td><p>Proportion of costs to provide the two Houses with assurance on the security of new IT systems</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JM HR Solutions Limited</p></td><td><p>15,000</p></td><td><p>7,750</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>Human resource review support</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Panache Consultancy Limited</p></td><td><p>2,952</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>Review of staffing requirements for certain CRS outlets</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sage Food Design and Development</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>10,761</p></td><td><p>8,269</p></td><td><p>CRS consultancy regarding food covering: menus, kitchen production, kitchen organisations and structure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stern Consultancy</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3,468</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>Income generation project support</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Litmus Partnership Limited</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>7,982</p></td><td><p>18,400</p></td><td><p>CRS smarter procurement support and related services including supplier price challenge</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Mystery Dining Company</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>555</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>Mystery shopping of catering venues</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turpin Smale</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>4,400</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>CRS outlet-specific consultancy to support the Change Programme</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Portsmouth Ltd</p></td><td><p>4,157</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>Specialist support to develop a facility to search for records from the Parliament Archives online catalogue by place</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>68,775</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90,720</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>125,074</strong></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>The House seeks only to engage external consultant support when it is more economical to engage specialist services on a fixed term basis than to embed capacity in-House, when specific external advice is beneficial, or when capacity issues necessitate it.</p><p>Most of the spending on consultancy in Catering and Retail Services has been to support an ambitious Change Programme which is seeking to deliver a step change in food quality and service by empowering individuals in order to provide better value for money to both the Member and the taxpayer. This investment should help the House reduce the cost of catering provision.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Laming more like this
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less than 2015-11-05T11:55:31.187Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-05T11:55:31.187Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Laming more like this
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star this property date less than 2015-11-24more like thismore than 2015-11-24
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The Lord Chairman of Committees remove filter
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star this property answering dept sort name Chairman of Committees (HoL) more like this
star this property hansard heading House of Lords: Gratuities more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Chairman of Committees what proportion of gratuities paid by credit or debit card is distributed to staff in the House of Lords. more like this
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Lord Storey remove filter
star this property uin HL3866 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2015-12-03more like thismore than 2015-12-03
star this property answer text <p>All Catering and Retail Services staff, with the exception of staff grade A and above, receive a share of gratuities and function service charges, including those paid on debit and credit cards. The formula for working out the share for each permanent member of staff is based on contracted hours and attendance. Gratuities are distributed three times a year through payroll after a 13.8% deduction for employer National Insurance, and individually-calculated deductions for employee National Insurance and income tax.</p><p>A proportion of gratuities and function service charges is paid to zero hour staff (none of whom has a contractual exclusivity clause) split on a pro-rata basis according to the number of hours they have worked. Since the review referred to in my predecessor’s answer of 26 March 2015 (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2015-03-17/HL5819/" target="_blank">HL5819</a>), the House of Lords makes no deduction for card commission.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Laming more like this
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less than 2015-12-03T12:02:17.893Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-03T12:02:17.893Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Laming more like this
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star this property date less than 2015-11-24more like thismore than 2015-11-24
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star this property hansard heading House of Lords: Security more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Chairman of Committees whether employees of public affairs companies can hold a House of Lords staff pass. more like this
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star this property uin HL3867 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2015-12-01more like thismore than 2015-12-01
star this property answer text <p>Yes. Members of the House of Lords may sponsor their staff for parliamentary photo-passes, provided the member certifies that the applicant for the pass genuinely provides parliamentary research or secretarial services for the member or acts as a carer or driver for them.</p><p>Members’ staff with parliamentary photo-passes are subject to the Code of Conduct for House of Lords Members’ Staff. This requires them to disclose in the Register of Members’ Staff Interests any employment they have outside the House of Lords. They must also register any financial interest in businesses or organisations involved in public affairs or parliamentary lobbying. The Code of Conduct prohibits members’ staff from making use of their access to the parliamentary estate to further the interests of an outside body from whom they receive payment.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Laming more like this
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less than 2015-12-01T17:46:20.31Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-01T17:46:20.31Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Laming more like this
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star this property date less than 2016-01-28more like thismore than 2016-01-28
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star this property hansard heading House of Lords: Employment Agencies more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Chairman of Committees how many agency staff are employed by the House of Lords; and whether those staff are paid the London Living Wage. more like this
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star this property uin HL5625 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-02-11more like thismore than 2016-02-11
star this property answer text <p>The House currently employs approximately 34 agency staff in each sitting week. The majority of these staff are deployed in Catering and Retail Services.</p><p>The House of Lords is accredited by Citizens UK (CUK) as a London Living Wage Employer. The terms of its accreditation licence require that contractors and sub-contractors with dedicated staff who are based on parliamentary premises are paying those staff at least the London Living Wage.</p><p>In accordance with the terms of the accreditation licence, all agency staff are paid at least the London Living Wage rate from day 1 of week 9 if they are working on parliamentary premises and employed for at least two hours of work in a week, for 8 consecutive weeks in a year.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Laming more like this
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less than 2016-02-11T17:59:00.887Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-11T17:59:00.887Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Laming more like this
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star this property date less than 2016-01-28more like thismore than 2016-01-28
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star this property hansard heading House of Lords: Zero Hours Contracts more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Chairman of Committees how many people are employed by the House of Lords on zero-hours contracts. more like this
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star this property uin HL5628 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-02-11more like thismore than 2016-02-11
star this property answer text <p>The House of Lords does not employ any staff on zero-hours contracts on an exclusive basis. It employs 21 staff on zero-hours contracts in the Catering and Retail Services department, primarily for banqueting events. These are roles where staffing demands vary significantly week to week and are often unpredictable. The House also employs 23 freelance Hansard reporters.</p><p>Zero-hours staff employed by the House of Lords are free to turn down shifts offered by the House. They have equivalent employment rights to full-time staff including pension and holiday pay entitlements, which are better than those of most agency staff. All staff in the House of Lords, including those on these contracts, are paid at least the London Living Wage.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Laming more like this
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less than 2016-02-11T17:59:32.523Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-11T17:59:32.523Z
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star this property date less than 2016-02-23more like thismore than 2016-02-23
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The Lord Chairman of Committees remove filter
star this property answering dept id 200 more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Chairman of Committees (HoL) more like this
star this property hansard heading House of Lords: Employment Agencies more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Chairman of Committees, further to the Written Answer by the Chairman of Committees on 11 February (HL5625), whether agency staff are paid the London Living Wage for the first eight weeks of their employment; and if not, what hourly rate are they paid. more like this
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star this property uin HL6374 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-03-08more like thismore than 2016-03-08
star this property answer text <p>In accordance with the terms of the House’s London Living Wage accreditation, all agency staff are paid at least the London Living Wage rate from day 1 of week 9 if they are working on parliamentary premises and employed for at least two hours of work in a week, for 8 consecutive weeks in a year.</p><p>The Administration does not hold information about specific hourly rates paid by agencies in weeks 1-8 as we pay a rate to the agency not the individuals; however, our recruitment framework agreement contractual terms stipulate that our contractors pay a rate that is at least the national minimum wage, and wherever possible we want agency staff to receive a salary commensurate with that which would have been paid to a permanent member of staff.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Laming more like this
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less than 2016-03-08T18:00:26.147Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-08T18:00:26.147Z
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