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star this property date less than 2018-03-28more like thismore than 2018-03-28
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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property hansard heading Electronic Cigarettes more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the use of electronic vaping devices on smoker mortality levels. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
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Adam Afriyie more like this
star this property uin 134903 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-04-17more like thismore than 2018-04-17
star this property answer text <p>The Department has been clear that for smokers, quitting smoking completely is the best way to improve health. E-cigarettes are not risk free. However evidence continues to suggest that e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful to health than cigarettes and can aid in helping smokers to quit.</p><p> </p><p>Given that e-cigarettes are a relatively new product, there is no long term data available regarding the impact on mortality rates of smokers who opt to move to vaping as an alternative.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to work with Public Health England (PHE) to monitor the evidence base around e-cigarettes. In the Tobacco Control Plan, published in July 2017, PHE committed to update their evidence report on e-cigarettes and other novel nicotine delivery systems annually until the end of the Parliament in 2022.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Winchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
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less than 2018-04-17T12:46:26.81Zmore like thismore than 2018-04-17T12:46:26.81Z
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star this property label Biography information for Steve Brine remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this
1056741
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-02-07more like thismore than 2019-02-07
star this property answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property hansard heading Electronic Cigarettes more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on implementing the recommendations accepted by the Government in its response to the Science and Technology Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2017-19 on E-cigarettes, HC505. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
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Adam Afriyie more like this
star this property uin 218245 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 2019-02-15more like thismore than 2019-02-15
star this property answer text <p>The Government published its response to the Science and Technology Committee on the 10 December 2018. Good progress is being made on implementing the report’s recommendations: for example, Public Health England will publish its latest annual evidence review on e-cigarettes by the end of March 2019 and NHS England is developing guidance on e-cigarettes for mental health trusts. The Department will continue to monitor progress as part of its monitoring of the delivery of the Tobacco Control Plan for England.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes in proportionate regulation of e-cigarettes, recognising that they are not risk-free. Through the European Union Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EU (TPD), transposed into United Kingdom law by the UK Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (TRPR), we have introduced measures to regulate e-cigarettes to reduce the risk of harm to children, protect against any risk of renormalisation of tobacco use, provide assurance on relative safety for users, and give businesses legal certainty. This has enabled the UK to implement appropriate standards for products whilst allowing smokers to move to e-cigarettes should they wish.</p><p> </p><p>While the UK Government is a member of the EU it will continue to comply with the requirements of the EU’s TPD. The Government has made a commitment to review the TRPR by May 2021 to consider its regulatory impact. In addition, as announced in the Tobacco Control Plan the Government will review where the UK’s exit from the EU offers us opportunities to re-appraise current regulation to ensure this continues to protect the nation’s health.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Winchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 218246 more like this
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less than 2019-02-15T11:10:04.703Zmore like thismore than 2019-02-15T11:10:04.703Z
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star this property label Biography information for Steve Brine remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this
1056744
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-02-07more like thismore than 2019-02-07
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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property hansard heading Electronic Cigarettes more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Seventh Report of Session 2017-19 of the Science and Technology Committee on E-cigarettes, HC505, what steps he has taken to ensure that the regulatory system for e-cigarettes is risk-proportionate. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
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Adam Afriyie more like this
star this property uin 218246 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 2019-02-15more like thismore than 2019-02-15
star this property answer text <p>The Government published its response to the Science and Technology Committee on the 10 December 2018. Good progress is being made on implementing the report’s recommendations: for example, Public Health England will publish its latest annual evidence review on e-cigarettes by the end of March 2019 and NHS England is developing guidance on e-cigarettes for mental health trusts. The Department will continue to monitor progress as part of its monitoring of the delivery of the Tobacco Control Plan for England.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes in proportionate regulation of e-cigarettes, recognising that they are not risk-free. Through the European Union Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EU (TPD), transposed into United Kingdom law by the UK Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (TRPR), we have introduced measures to regulate e-cigarettes to reduce the risk of harm to children, protect against any risk of renormalisation of tobacco use, provide assurance on relative safety for users, and give businesses legal certainty. This has enabled the UK to implement appropriate standards for products whilst allowing smokers to move to e-cigarettes should they wish.</p><p> </p><p>While the UK Government is a member of the EU it will continue to comply with the requirements of the EU’s TPD. The Government has made a commitment to review the TRPR by May 2021 to consider its regulatory impact. In addition, as announced in the Tobacco Control Plan the Government will review where the UK’s exit from the EU offers us opportunities to re-appraise current regulation to ensure this continues to protect the nation’s health.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Winchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 218245 more like this
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less than 2019-02-15T11:10:04.767Zmore like thismore than 2019-02-15T11:10:04.767Z
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star this property label Biography information for Steve Brine remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-11-27more like thismore than 2017-11-27
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading General Practitioners more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if NHS England has a mechanism to investigate and retrieve funds paid to GP practices that claimed high Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF) achievement scores, where CQC Inspectors have subsequently found the scores of those practices were lacking Integrity. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Gravesham more like this
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Adam Holloway more like this
star this property uin 115814 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 2017-12-05more like thismore than 2017-12-05
star this property answer text <p>Commissioners are required under the General Medical Services Statement of Financial Entitlements Directions 2013 to ensure that all Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF) payments claimed and made are based on accurate and reliable information. In the event this is untrue, then the Commissioner may withhold payment of all or part of an Achievement Payment that is otherwise payable.</p><p> </p><p>QOF guidance also sets out the verification process in relation to QOF payments, including any requirements in relation to post payment verification. In relation to an unfavourable Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection, Commissioners would be expected to follow the processes set out in NHS England’s published Framework for responding to CQC inspections of general practitioner practices.</p><p> </p><p>The Commissioner may recover the money paid by deducting an equivalent amount from any payment payable, and where no such deduction can be made; the contractor must pay that equivalent amount.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Winchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
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less than 2017-12-05T14:02:49.767Zmore like thismore than 2017-12-05T14:02:49.767Z
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4067
star this property label Biography information for Steve Brine remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Adam Holloway more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-07-02more like thismore than 2018-07-02
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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property hansard heading Depressive Illnesses: Ketamine more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has any plans to make ketamine available on the NHS for people with treatment-resistant depression. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Gravesham more like this
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Adam Holloway more like this
star this property uin 159538 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 2018-07-09more like thismore than 2018-07-09
star this property answer text <p>There are no current plans to make ketamine routinely available on the National Health Service for people with treatment-resistant depression. To be prescribed routinely within the NHS, the manufacturer of a ketamine-based medicine would need to apply for and be granted a marketing authorisation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for this indication.</p><p> </p><p>Ketamine is currently only licenced by the MHRA as an anaesthetic for diagnostic and surgical procedures in adults and children.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Winchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
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less than 2018-07-09T15:37:21.237Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-09T15:37:21.237Z
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4067
star this property label Biography information for Steve Brine remove filter
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1522
unstar this property label Biography information for Adam Holloway more like this
1054831
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-02-04more like thismore than 2019-02-04
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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property hansard heading Yellow Fever: Vaccination more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits on including yellow fever in the list of vaccines under the Vaccine Damage Payment Act 1979 for which compensation may be paid. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Gravesham more like this
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Adam Holloway more like this
star this property uin 216214 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 2019-02-12more like thismore than 2019-02-12
star this property answer text <p>The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) is not a compensation scheme. There is no assessment of what losses were actually suffered. It provides a one off tax-free lump sum payment, currently £120,000, to successful claimants and is one part of the wide range of support and help available to severely disabled people in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The VDPS is primarily designed to cover adverse reactions for vaccination in the child immunisation programme which is a Government initiative to protect the community from infectious disease and does not include travel vaccines.</p><p> </p><p>The Scheme is being kept under review if further inclusions are thought necessary.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Winchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
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less than 2019-02-12T11:47:07.573Zmore like thismore than 2019-02-12T11:47:07.573Z
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star this property label Biography information for Steve Brine remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Adam Holloway more like this
1054838
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star this property date less than 2019-02-04more like thismore than 2019-02-04
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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property hansard heading Vaccination: Compensation more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the provisions of the Vaccine Damage Payment compensation scheme so that people who suffer a psychiatric injury as a result of an adverse event involving a vaccine can also be fairly compensated for the effects of (a) loss of earnings, (b) the stigma of mental illness and (c) incarceration. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Gravesham more like this
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Adam Holloway more like this
star this property uin 216215 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 2019-02-12more like thismore than 2019-02-12
star this property answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions administers the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) on our behalf.</p><p> </p><p>The VDPS is not a compensation scheme. There is no assessment of what losses were actually suffered. It provides a one off tax-free lump sum payment, currently £120,000, to successful claimants and is one part of the wide range of support and help available to severely disabled people in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>This Scheme is not designed as an alternative to litigation and does not prejudice the right of the injured person to pursue a claim against the manufacturer of the vaccine for compensation.</p><p> </p><p>To qualify for a VDPS payment, the applicant has to meet two legal tests:</p><p>- establishing, on a balance of probabilities, that the disablement was caused by a vaccination covered by the VDPS; and</p><p>- the resulting disablement is severe disablement (60% or more), assessed on the same basis as for the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Disablement is the overall effect of the disability arising from a loss of faculty caused by the vaccine. It is an assessment of the effects of the medical condition, not an assessment of the condition itself. The effects may be physical or mental or both. The level of disablement is made by comparison of the disabled person to a person of the same age and sex whose physical and mental condition is normal.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Winchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
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less than 2019-02-12T15:44:36.377Zmore like thismore than 2019-02-12T15:44:36.377Z
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star this property label Biography information for Steve Brine remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Adam Holloway more like this
756944
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-09-04more like thismore than 2017-09-04
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading Prescriptions: Exemptions more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of the fines issued by the NHS Business Authority in 2016-17 have been paid. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Manchester, Gorton more like this
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Afzal Khan more like this
star this property uin 7778 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2017-09-11more like thismore than 2017-09-11
star this property answer text <p>In 2016/17 the NHS Business Services Authority issued 1 million fines with a total value of £85.7 million. Approximately 18% of the total value requested was recovered during this period which amounts to £15.5 million.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Winchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
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less than 2017-09-11T15:53:03.763Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-11T15:53:03.763Z
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4067
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unstar this property label Biography information for Afzal Khan more like this
756943
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-09-04more like thismore than 2017-09-04
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading Chronic Illnesses: Prescriptions more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to create a lifelong prescription exemption certificate for patients who have long-term medical conditions which will last for life. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Manchester, Gorton more like this
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Afzal Khan more like this
star this property uin 7801 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 2017-09-11more like thismore than 2017-09-11
star this property answer text <p>The Government has no plans to create a lifelong prescription exemption certificate for patients with a long-term medical condition. Medical exemption certificates are valid for a period of five years because, although many of the conditions on the list are lifelong, some can resolve over time and the patient’s entitlement should be reviewed by their clinician periodically. For operational ease and to provide simplicity for patients and clinicians, the five year validity period applies to all conditions.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Winchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
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less than 2017-09-11T14:29:38.413Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-11T14:29:38.413Z
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4067
star this property label Biography information for Steve Brine remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Afzal Khan more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-09-04more like thismore than 2017-09-04
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading Prescriptions: Exemptions more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) patients were issued with fines by the NHS Business Authority as a result of failure to renew an exemption certificate and (b) of those fines were issued to patients with long-term medical conditions. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Manchester, Gorton more like this
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Afzal Khan more like this
star this property uin 7802 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 2017-09-11more like thismore than 2017-09-11
star this property answer text <p>This information is not collected by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA). The checks that the NHSBSA undertake confirm whether a patient holds a valid exemption as declared on the reverse of the prescription form. It does not record the reason for a patient not having an exemption in place and neither is a check made as to whether an exemption certificate has previously been held by the patient.</p><p> </p><p>The NHSBSA does not know whether the patient being issued a fine has a long term condition. Only information relating to the exemption category declared at the time of collecting the prescription is captured.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Winchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
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less than 2017-09-11T16:01:37.56Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-11T16:01:37.56Z
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star this property label Biography information for Steve Brine remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Afzal Khan more like this