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star this property date less than 2018-02-21more like thisremove minimum value filter
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The Senior Deputy Speaker more like this
star this property answering dept id 204 more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL) more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Legislatures more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answers by Lord McFall of Alcluith on 8 February (HL5378) and by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 20 February (HL5379), what was the percentage of the total costs for the UK delegations represented by members of the House of Lords attending (1) the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, (2) the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and (3) the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly. more like this
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Lord Jopling more like this
star this property uin HL5733 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-03-06more like thismore than 2018-03-06
star this property answer text <p>The percentage for the total cost for the UK delegation represented by Members of the House of Lords in the last financial year was (1) 50.58% for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, (2) 35.01% for the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and (3) 14.41% for the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The percentage of the total cost across the three delegations represented by Peers in the last financial year was 41.13%.</p><p> </p><p>The secretariat support for all three delegations is supplied by the House of Commons on a cost sharing basis. The House of Lords provides 30% of the total cost, and the House of Commons 70%.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith more like this
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remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-03-06T14:09:34.907Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Jopling more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-02-27more like thismore than 2018-02-27
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The Senior Deputy Speaker more like this
star this property answering dept id 204 more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL) more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Roads: City of Westminster more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether, following several recent closures of Abingdon Street to through-traffic for vehicles, he has any plans to initiate discussions with the Mayor of London, Transport for London, Westminster City Council and other stakeholders to propose its permanent closure to vehicle traffic. more like this
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Lord Berkeley more like this
star this property uin HL5902 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-03-01more like thismore than 2018-03-01
star this property answer text <p>The House of Lords Commission has agreed to support work led jointly by the Greater London Authority (GLA) and Westminster City Council (WCC) to consider the feasibility of improvements to the Streetscape around the Palace of Westminster. This work is at very early stages and the GLA and WCC would conduct a public consultation before any detailed design is commenced.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith more like this
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less than 2018-03-01T15:28:26.117Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-01T15:28:26.117Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Berkeley more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-02-27more like thismore than 2018-02-27
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The Senior Deputy Speaker more like this
star this property answering dept id 204 more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL) more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Peers' Interests more like this
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25277
unstar this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he intends to review whether Peers should declare their membership of the Freemasons and other similar organisations with secret ceremonies. more like this
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Lord Hoyle more like this
star this property uin HL5909 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-03-06more like thismore than 2018-03-06
star this property answer text <p>While the House of Lords Code of Conduct does not require members to register membership of the Freemasons or similar societies, it may in some circumstances be necessary for them to declare it in the course of proceedings. This is the same position as in the House of Commons. There are currently no plans to review the matter.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith more like this
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less than 2018-03-06T13:41:28.45Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-06T13:41:28.45Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Hoyle more like this
849915
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star this property date less than 2018-02-26more like thismore than 2018-02-26
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Children more like this
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25277
unstar this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bates on 25 January (HL4633) and 19 February (HL5367), whether they have collected statistics on the number of families affected by the two-child limit policy in the child element of Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit since its introduction in April 2017. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
star this property uin HL5869 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-03-06more like thismore than 2018-03-06
star this property answer text No family has seen a cash reduction in their tax credit award as a consequence of the decision to limit support to two children in Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit. The number of Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit claimants who were expected to be affected by the policy over the next five years were published in the Impact Assessment relating to the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016.<p><strong>The government continues to monitor the impact of its welfare policy decisions, including reviewing available statistical information</strong><strong>. </strong></p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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HL5870 more like this
HL5871 more like this
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less than 2018-03-06T13:07:41.933Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-06T13:07:41.933Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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star this property label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-02-26more like thismore than 2018-02-26
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Children more like this
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25277
unstar this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bates on 25 January (HL4633) and 19 February (HL5367), of those families affected by the two-child limit policy in the child element of Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit since its introduction in April 2017, how many (1) had one or more parents in work, (2) were single parent families, and (3) were two-parent families. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
star this property uin HL5871 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-03-06more like thismore than 2018-03-06
star this property answer text No family has seen a cash reduction in their tax credit award as a consequence of the decision to limit support to two children in Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit. The number of Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit claimants who were expected to be affected by the policy over the next five years were published in the Impact Assessment relating to the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016.<p><strong>The government continues to monitor the impact of its welfare policy decisions, including reviewing available statistical information</strong><strong>. </strong></p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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HL5869 more like this
HL5870 more like this
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less than 2018-03-06T13:07:42.027Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-06T13:07:42.027Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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star this property label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
849916
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star this property date less than 2018-02-26more like thismore than 2018-02-26
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Children more like this
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25277
unstar this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bates on 25 January (HL4633) and 19 February (HL5367), (1) how many families have had their tax credits reduced as a result of the two-child limit policy in the child element of Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit, in each month since its introduction in April 2017; and (2) how many children the families had in each case. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
star this property uin HL5870 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-03-06more like thismore than 2018-03-06
star this property answer text No family has seen a cash reduction in their tax credit award as a consequence of the decision to limit support to two children in Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit. The number of Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit claimants who were expected to be affected by the policy over the next five years were published in the Impact Assessment relating to the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016.<p><strong>The government continues to monitor the impact of its welfare policy decisions, including reviewing available statistical information</strong><strong>. </strong></p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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HL5869 more like this
HL5871 more like this
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less than 2018-03-06T13:07:41.98Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-06T13:07:41.98Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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star this property label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-02-22more like thismore than 2018-02-22
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 16 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Turkey: Christianity more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 6 February (HL5034), whether the Christian communities in Turkey referred to include any that have resident UK priests; and how they define "the legal personality of religious beliefs". more like this
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Lord Patten more like this
star this property uin HL5799 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-03-05more like thismore than 2018-03-05
star this property answer text <p>The number of UK priests working overseas is a matter for the Church of England and any other relevant religious bodies. The British Embassy in Ankara and British Consulate-General in Istanbul is in close touch with the Anglican authorities. Regarding the legal personality of religious bodies, the leadership of some religious communities have struggled to obtain a unified legal status and instead operate as conglomerations of separate foundations. This can give rise to issues over property. The British Embassy in Ankara have raised issues over religious property ownership with the Turkish authorities.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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less than 2018-03-05T17:12:44.433Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-05T17:12:44.433Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Patten more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-02-21more like thisremove minimum value filter
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 16 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Turkey: Human Rights more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 6 February (HL5033), whether the shared interests that the UK has with Turkey also include (1) respect for human rights, (2) the independence of the judiciary, and (3) prisons free from torture. more like this
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Lord Patten more like this
star this property uin HL5743 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-03-05more like thismore than 2018-03-05
star this property answer text <p>We have regular discussions at ministerial level with Turkish counterparts on human rights and rule of law issues. We have also raised concerns about reports of ill-treatment in detention. We will continue to encourage Turkey to respect its human rights obligations, including the right to freedom of expression, and to support the rule of law for all its citizens.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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less than 2018-03-05T17:16:07.82Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-05T17:16:07.82Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Patten more like this
847843
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star this property date less than 2018-02-23more like thismore than 2018-02-23
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept id 201 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Financial Reporting Council more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 21 February (HL5518), when each director of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) was informed that the FRC was a public body; how they were informed, and how this was documented; whether they will place in the Library of the House letters of appointment for each director at the date of each appointment, rather than the recent general letter of appointment dated 30 January; and whether they will set out how a public body can operate as a public body if the public has not been informed that it is a public body. more like this
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Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted more like this
star this property uin HL5820 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-03-05more like thismore than 2018-03-05
star this property answer text <p>The terms of appointment for each director of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) mirror the terms of appointment placed into the Library of the House for my answer HL5518. I will ask the FRC to provide the letters of appointment for each director and will place these in the Libraries of the House in due course with appropriate redactions.</p><p> </p><p>The classification of the FRC in 2004 and the further considerations by the Office for National Statistics up to 2014 were published. The FRC is included in the whole of Government accounts pursuant to legislation.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Henley more like this
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less than 2018-03-05T15:27:17.667Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-05T15:27:17.667Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Henley more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-02-23more like thismore than 2018-02-23
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept id 201 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Company Accounts more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 12 February (HL5280), what were the circumstances that led to the UK voluntarily adopting International Accounting Standards (IAS) for separate, company-only, accounts by invoking the option under Article 5 of the IAS Regulation 2001; and whether, prior to the UK invoking that option, the Financial Reporting Council or Department for Trade and Industry had anticipated the difficulties that this option would create for the use of separate accounts for capital maintenance purposes. more like this
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Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted more like this
star this property uin HL5822 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-03-05more like thismore than 2018-03-05
star this property answer text <p>The Department for Trade and Industry consulted on the adoption of “International Accounting Standards” in 2002 (URN 2002/1158). The consultation considered whether the UK should exercise the Member State option under Article 5 of the IAS Regulation and, in particular, whether to extend the application of the Regulation to the individual accounts of publicly traded companies.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation stated that:</p><p> </p><p>“There may be good reasons to exercise this option in order to help internal consistency and comparability of accounts within the same group and assist in preparation of consolidated accounts. There is the additional advantage that the current practice of presenting entity financial statements of the parent with the group accounts as one package could continue. With no extension the practice would probably have to change, as it would be cumbersome and confusing to have to explain two different bases of preparation. We estimate that this would affect around 2700 companies.”</p><p> </p><p>The Government considered the responses to the consultation and conducted a full assessment of the costs and benefits of the various approaches to implement the IAS Regulation. Following this consideration the Government concluded that it would implement the option in the regulation, including to extend the application of the Regulation to the individual accounts of publicly traded companies.</p><p> </p><p>The Companies Act 1985 (International Accounting Standards and Other Accounting Amendments) Regulations 2004 (SI 2004 / 2947) provided for the application of the International Accounting Standards Regulation. The impact assessment accompanying the regulations sets out the Government’s assessment of the costs and benefits. It concluded that the Governments resulting policy on taking up the option in Article 5 overall had the following benefits:</p><p> </p><p>“Parent companies and building societies and subsidiaries in groups will be able to prepare their accounts to one framework of accounting standards. Companies and building societies that do business or seek capital across borders would be able to prepare their accounts to adopted IAS for ease of comparison. Comparability of accounts will assist, shareholders, analysts and other users of accounts.”</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Henley more like this
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less than 2018-03-05T15:29:38.897Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-05T15:29:38.897Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Henley more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted more like this