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443586
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star this property date less than 2016-01-11more like thismore than 2016-01-11
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Home Office more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Visas: Migrant Workers 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 Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the Migration Advisory Committee to publish the findings of the review of the Tier 2 route of the Points Based System, including their recommendations on the application of a skills levy to businesses recruiting from outside the EEA. more like this
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Lord Sharkey more like this
star this property uin HL4870 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-01-25more like thismore than 2016-01-25
star this property answer text <p>In June last year, the Government commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to advise on how to restrict Tier 2 to roles where there are genuine skills shortages or which require highly-specialised experts, but with sufficient flexibility to include high value roles and key public service workers.</p><p>As part of that commission, the MAC was asked for advice on applying an immigration skills charge to businesses recruiting from outside the EEA. The MAC published its report on 19 January 2016.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates remove filter
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remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2016-01-25T16:54:49.843Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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4196
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Sharkey more like this
437832
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star this property date less than 2015-12-14more like thismore than 2015-12-14
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Visas: Married People more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the rate of allegations against a spouse of domestic violence or rape by women who have entered the UK on a spousal visa in each of the last five years. more like this
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Lord Ahmed more like this
star this property uin HL4534 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 2015-12-23more like thismore than 2015-12-23
star this property answer text <p>Allegations of rape or domestic violence are a matter for individual police forces and not recorded in statistics relating to immigration control.</p><p>Information on grants of settlement due to domestic violence after leave to remain granted as a spouse, is given in the link below, table se_04, Immigration Statistics July-September 2015) and are available from the library of the House: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2015/list-of-tables#settlement</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates remove filter
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less than 2015-12-23T12:03:30.137Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-23T12:03:30.137Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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3470
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Ahmed more like this
443597
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star this property date less than 2016-01-11more like thismore than 2016-01-11
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Vetting more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Henley on 21 March 2012 (HL Deb, cols 914–6), and in the light of the fact that the number of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks in 2014–15 was the highest since 2010–11, what plans they have to reduce the number of DBS checks, and in particular to limit the DBS checking of groups such as parent volunteers. more like this
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Lord Vinson more like this
star this property uin HL4881 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-01-21more like thismore than 2016-01-21
star this property answer text <p>The Government has introduced an Update Service to enable existing criminal record certificates to be kept up to date whilst reducing the need for repeat checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The DBS is driving greater uptake of the Update Service which will continue to reduce the need for repeat checks.</p><p>The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 reduced the scope of “regulated activity” from which unsuitable people can be barred. It is for schools to decide whether or not to carry out disclosure checks on parent volunteers who work under supervision.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates remove filter
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less than 2016-01-21T16:32:19.907Zmore like thismore than 2016-01-21T16:32:19.907Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Vinson more like this
439698
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star this property date less than 2015-12-21more like thismore than 2015-12-21
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Turkey: Refugees more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the £275 million offered by the Prime Minister to Turkey "to secure its southern border" will be spent; whether that funding is intended to stop refugees entering Turkey in advance of any general ceasefire or peace agreement; and how that expenditure will be verified. more like this
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Lord Hylton more like this
star this property uin HL4774 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2015-12-29more like thismore than 2015-12-29
star this property answer text <p>Turkey is a key partner in the response to the migration crisis and we should commend its generosity in hosting over 2.2m refugees from Syria and Iraq. Acknowledging this pressure, the EU has recently agreed an Action Plan with Turkey. Within this and building on the UK’s existing funding, our contribution of up to £275m (part of a wider European package of €3 billion) will be spent helping Turkey address the consequences of the Syria conflict. This funding will help control the flow of migrants to the EU from Turkey and improve education, health and labour rights for Syrian refugees in Turkey addressing potential push factors for further migration. Implementation of the funding will be jointly overseen by the European Commission and the Turkish government through the establishment of an EU-Turkey high-level working group on migration.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates remove filter
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less than 2015-12-29T14:31:11.1Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-29T14:31:11.1Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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2018
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Hylton more like this
444435
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star this property date less than 2016-01-13more like thismore than 2016-01-13
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Road Traffic Offences more like this
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25277
star 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 16 December 2015 (HL4139), what assessment they have made of whether the police have sufficient officers to undertake enforcement action to deal with moving traffic offences outside London. more like this
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Lord Bradshaw more like this
star this property uin HL4986 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-01-21more like thismore than 2016-01-21
star this property answer text <p>The Government has not made any assessment of this nature. It is a matter for chief officers, working with their Police and Crime Commissioners to decide the size and makeup of their workforce, taking into account local priorities.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates remove filter
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less than 2016-01-21T16:31:18.76Zmore like thismore than 2016-01-21T16:31:18.76Z
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1091
star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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2483
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw more like this
439538
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star this property date less than 2015-12-17more like thismore than 2015-12-17
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Rights of Accused more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Home Secretary will discuss with the police whether a protocol should be agreed to rationalise and improve on the present system of names of persons interviewed by the police but not charged being made public on a case by case basis. more like this
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Lord Morris of Aberavon more like this
star this property uin HL4723 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 2015-12-24more like thismore than 2015-12-24
star this property answer text <p>The decision to release the name or details of a suspect in an investigation is an operational one for the police to take.</p><p>The College of Policing’s Authorised Professional Practice (APP) ‘Guidance on ‘Relationships with the Media’, which was developed in full consultation with the police, makes clear that decisions on releasing the names of those who are arrested or suspected of a crime should be made on a case by case basis and that the police should not do so unless there are clearly identified circumstances to justify it, such as threat to life or the prevention or detection of crime. This guidance will be reviewed by the College early in the New Year.</p><p>It is the Government’s position that, in general, there should be a right to anonymity before the point of charge. However, there are circumstances where the police decide it is in the public interest that an arrested suspect should be named.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates remove filter
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less than 2015-12-24T11:39:25.457Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-24T11:39:25.457Z
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1091
star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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565
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon more like this
444873
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star this property date less than 2016-01-14more like thismore than 2016-01-14
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Home Office more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Rights of Accused more like this
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25277
star 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 Bates on 30 November 2015 (HL3712), whether, in the interests of transparency, they will arrange for police forces to collate and publicise the occasions on which persons arrested but not charged have had their names disclosed. more like this
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Lord Morris of Aberavon more like this
star this property uin HL5071 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 2016-01-21more like thismore than 2016-01-21
star this property answer text <p>The Home Office currently has no plans to arrange for police forces to collate and publish data in relation to the occasions on which persons arrested but not charged have had their names disclosed.</p><p>Police are guided in making such decisions by the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP) Guidance on ‘Relationships with the media’.</p><p>There are clearly great risks in naming suspects and the College of Policing guidance makes clear that decisions should only be made on a case-by-case basis, and that the police should not release the names of those who are arrested or suspected of a crime unless they have clearly identified circumstances to justify disclosure.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates remove filter
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less than 2016-01-21T16:31:56.017Zmore like thismore than 2016-01-21T16:31:56.017Z
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1091
star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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565
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon more like this
443579
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star this property date less than 2016-01-11more like thismore than 2016-01-11
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Refugees: Children more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied child refugees have been received in the UK in each of the last five years. more like this
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Lord Roberts of Llandudno more like this
star this property uin HL4863 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-01-13more like thismore than 2016-01-13
star this property answer text <p>Refugee status is conferred following a grant of asylum. An asylum seeker only becomes a refugee once asylum has been granted. Not all asylum seekers are deemed to be refugees and not all refugees claim asylum. Figures on asylum applications for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) are published quarterly by the Home Office in the Immigration Statistics release. The attached table shows total applications of asylum for UASC from 2010 to quarter 3 2015.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><strong>Asylum applications received from Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children<sup>1</sup>, excluding dependants, 2010 to Q3 2015</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><strong>Total applications</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2010</strong></td><td><strong> 1,515 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2011</strong></td><td><strong> 1,248 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td><strong> 1,125 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2013</strong></td><td><strong> 1,265 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2014</strong></td><td><strong> 1,945 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2015 Q1 - Q3</strong></td><td><strong> 1,963 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Table Notes</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">(1) An Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Child (UASC) is a person under 18, or who, in the absence of documentary evidence establishing age, appears to be under that age, is applying for asylum on his or her own right and has no relative or guardian in the United Kingdom.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics July to September 2015, is available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates remove filter
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less than 2016-01-13T12:54:17.967Zmore like thismore than 2016-01-13T12:54:17.967Z
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1091
star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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3691
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno more like this
439546
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star this property date less than 2015-12-17more like thismore than 2015-12-17
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Home Office more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Police: Homicide 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 Her Majesty’s Government under what powers the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) was able to recommend the suspension of a police officer while a homicide investigation is carried out, and whether Her Majesty’s Government are aware of whether any consultations took place between the IPCC and the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis beforehand. more like this
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Baroness Harris of Richmond more like this
star this property uin HL4731 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 2015-12-24more like thismore than 2015-12-24
star this property answer text <p>The IPCC’s decision making processes are independent of the Government. As this is an ongoing IPCC criminal investigation, it would be inappropriate for the Home Office to comment further. This is a matter for the IPCC and the IPCC has indicated that it will respond to Baroness Harris directly. Interactions between the IPCC and police forces in respect of an investigation are a matter for those bodies.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates remove filter
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less than 2015-12-24T11:39:12.28Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-24T11:39:12.28Z
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1091
star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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2505
unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Harris of Richmond more like this
443640
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star this property date less than 2016-01-11more like thismore than 2016-01-11
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Home Office more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Police: Ethnic Groups more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase diversity in police forces, in particular to close the gap between the percentage of applicants and percentage of appointments from black and minority ethnic groups. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
star this property uin HL4924 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-01-18more like thismore than 2016-01-18
star this property answer text <p>It is vital that the police reflect the communities they serve and I am determined to improve BME representation in all 43 forces in England and Wales.</p><p>Decisions on when and how to recruit individuals are for the chief officer of a police force. It is important that they use equalities legislation, including positive action provisions, to make better progress in terms of recruitment of under-represented groups.</p><p>The Government's reforms have already made improvements, for example we set up the College of Policing which has embarked on a major programme of work, BME Progression 2018, looking at recruitment, retention and progression of black and minority ethnic officers, including the development of an evidence base of successful approaches used by forces.</p><p>As part of this programme the College recently published Positive Action Practical Advice, which advises forces on the use of lawful positive action to support the recruitment, retention and progression of officers from under-represented groups, and it has published case studies from forces showing what can be done.</p><p>The College of Policing is currently undertaking a review of initial police recruitment, including the SEARCH assessment centre for police recruits, to better understand disproportionality that can occur between white candidates and those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. The review is due to report by the 31 March 2016.</p><p>Under this Government, innovative schemes such as Direct Entry and Police Now are increasing the number of BME recruits to the police, showing that you can achieve better representation while attracting the best and the brightest into policing.</p><p>Of the nine direct entry superintendents who began their superintendent training on November 2014 four (44%) are women and two (22%) are from an ethnic minority background. This is significantly more representative than the current make up of the superintendent rank which comprises 17% women and 4% ethnic minority.</p><p>Police Now, introduced in the Metropolitan Police, has appointed 69 people to start their training, up from an anticipated 50 owing to the high calibre of applicants. Of these, 43% are women and 9% are from a BME background, compared to the national BME proportion of 5.5%.</p><p>With the joint leadership of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime and the Commissioner, the Metropolitan Police also introduced its London residency criteria for recruits in August 2014. Recent Metropolitan police figures show that in the three months from June to August 2015, 26% of new Metropolitan police recruits came from a black or minority background, more than double the 12% recruited in the same quarter of 2014, and the 12% of Metropolitan police officers currently from a black and minority ethnic background.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates remove filter
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less than 2016-01-18T14:57:55.26Zmore like thismore than 2016-01-18T14:57:55.26Z
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1091
star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this