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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-15more like thismore than 2014-10-15
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Surveillance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether since May 2010 her Department has requested any foreign government to carry out surveillance activities that would be unlawful in that government's jurisdiction. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East remove filter
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz more like this
uin 210773 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-10-24more like thismore than 2014-10-24
answer text <p>The Home Office and the security and intelligence agencies work closely with international counterparts to tackle threats to the UK. In doing so, full account of our domestic and international legal obligations is taken.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-24T16:52:59.129432Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-24T16:52:59.129432Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
92990
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-13more like thismore than 2014-10-13
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Entry Clearances: Overseas Students more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to the Answers to Questions 40890, on 15 February 2011 and 43770, on 8 March 2011, how many overseas students from each country were granted visas in 2013. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East remove filter
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz more like this
uin 210183 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-10-17more like thismore than 2014-10-17
answer text <p>The available information relates to entry clearance visas granted in Tier 4 and pre-Points Based System (PBS) equivalents and is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics. The information is given in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="5"><strong>Entry clearance visas granted by nationality: Study (Tier 4 and pre-PBS equivalent)</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>(main applicants)</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong>Country of nationality</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>China</td><td>62,010</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>United States</td><td>13,853</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>India</td><td>12,690</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Nigeria</td><td>10,753</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Hong Kong</td><td>9,644</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Malaysia</td><td>8,987</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Thailand</td><td>4,863</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>4,835</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Russia</td><td>4,555</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Pakistan</td><td>4,299</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Other nationalities</td><td>63,119</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td><strong>199,608</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"><em>Source: Table vi_06_q, Visas Volume 3, &quot;Immigration Statistics, April - June 2014&quot;.</em></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"><em>Notes: The figures shown exclude dependants and student visitors. Other nationalities are</em></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><em>broken down further in the published table.</em></p><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p>The latest Home Office immigration statistics, including those for entry clearance visas for Tier 4 and pre-PBS equivalents for all individual <br>nationalities, are published in the release Immigration Statistics April – June 2014, table vi_06_q_s (Visas Volume 3), which is available from the Library of the House and on the Department’s website at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-17T15:05:48.5012298Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-17T15:05:48.5012298Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
previous answer version
22239
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
92991
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-13more like thismore than 2014-10-13
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Overseas Students more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many overseas students were studying at each UK university in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East remove filter
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz more like this
uin 210184 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-10-27more like thismore than 2014-10-27
answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency collects and publishes data on student enrolments at UK Higher Education Institutions. Statistics on enrolments by country of domicile, mode of study, level of study and institution can be accessed via the following link for the latest available academic years, which are 2011/12 and 2012/13.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/content/view/1973/239/" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/content/view/1973/239/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on enrolments at UK Higher Education Institutions in the academic year 2013/14 will become available from Higher Education Statistics Agency in January 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells more like this
answering member printed Greg Clark more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-27T14:41:24.3593062Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-27T14:41:24.3593062Z
answering member
1578
label Biography information for Greg Clark more like this
previous answer version
22387
answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells more like this
answering member printed Greg Clark more like this
answering member
1578
label Biography information for Greg Clark more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
78986
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-21more like thismore than 2014-07-21
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Consultants more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2014, Official Report, column 184W, on consultants, who the consultants were; what they were contracted to do; and how much each was paid. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East remove filter
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz more like this
uin 206676 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-09-01more like thismore than 2014-09-01
answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested in respect of the Crown Prosecution Service was contained in an answer given to the Rt. Hon Member by the Attorney General on the 16<sup>th</sup> July (Official Report, Col 678W).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below contains details on the consultants used by the SFO since 2010-11.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Contractor</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Work type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>PA Consultancy</p></td><td><p>Support work for senior management</p></td><td><p>986k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Corven</p></td><td><p>Development work relating to Deferred</p><p>Prosecution Agreements; coaching</p></td><td><p>480k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>SCC</p></td><td><p>IT consultancy</p></td><td><p>60k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>DTZ</p></td><td><p>Preparation of Business case for</p><p>relocation and satellite offices</p></td><td><p>24k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Morland Consulting</p></td><td><p>Research &amp; Support Strategic</p><p>Risk Assessment</p></td><td><p>10k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Processflows Ltd</p></td><td><p>IT consultancy</p></td><td><p>1k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Ravn Systems Ltd</p></td><td><p>IT consultancy</p></td><td><p>7k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>PA Consultancy</p></td><td><p>Support work for senior</p><p>management</p></td><td><p>208k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>Corven</p></td><td><p>Consultancy work relating to</p><p>Deferred Prosecution Agreements</p></td><td><p>542k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>BNP Paribas</p></td><td><p>Lease surrender</p></td><td><p>61k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>Ravn Systems</p></td><td><p>IT consultancy</p></td><td><p>44k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>Hill and Knowlton</p></td><td><p>Communication advice</p></td><td><p>1k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>PA Consultancy</p></td><td><p>Late invoice for work in</p><p>2011-12 (as above)</p></td><td><p>31k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>SCC</p></td><td><p>IT consultancy</p></td><td><p>32k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>CIO Partners</p></td><td><p>Preparation of specialist</p><p>IT specification</p></td><td><p>2k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>Others*</p></td><td><p>Data management reviews</p></td><td><p>14k</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Two individuals carried out some work relating to an incident of data loss</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Note 1:</strong> Records for this type of expenditure were not properly documented prior to April 2012. Available records are summarised above:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Note 2:</strong> The combined total of costs for the year 2010/11 does not match SFO’s previously published figures. The previous figure was understated by £10k because of credits for late invoices relating to 2009/10 which had been incorrectly categorised as consultancy expenditure.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland more like this
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less than 2014-09-01T14:44:35.1990544Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-01T14:44:35.1990544Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
78370
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-16more like thismore than 2014-07-16
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Consultants more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse was of external consultants employed by his Department in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014 to date. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East remove filter
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz more like this
uin 206287 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-08-18more like thismore than 2014-08-18
answer text <p>Spend on external consultants and other professional services is published annually in the Department’s annual report and accounts. These can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-annual-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-annual-report</a></p> more like this
answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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less than 2014-08-18T09:48:46.5249645Zmore like thismore than 2014-08-18T09:48:46.5249645Z
answering member
4117
label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
78471
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-16more like thismore than 2014-07-16
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Pay more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the average salary gap is between women and men in his Department. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East remove filter
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz more like this
uin 206220 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-07-22more like thismore than 2014-07-22
answer text <p>Salary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is determined by a range of factors including grade, performance, and length of time in employment. The latest data on average salaries of FCO staff by gender and grade are set out below and can be found in the FCO Diversity and Equality report, which was published in April 2014 and based on data for 2013. Full details can be found on page 12 of the report.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Grade</td><td><p>Average Female Pay</p></td><td><p>Average Male Pay</p></td><td><p>% Male Pay Exceeds Female Pay</p></td></tr><tr><td>SMS 3&amp;4</td><td>£118,470</td><td>£131,360</td><td>10.88%</td></tr><tr><td>SMS 2</td><td>£88,471</td><td>£89,669</td><td>1.35%</td></tr><tr><td>SMS 1</td><td>£67,030</td><td>£68,286</td><td>1.87%</td></tr><tr><td>D7</td><td>£57,147</td><td>£58,195</td><td>1.83%</td></tr><tr><td>D6</td><td>£47,204</td><td>£47,576</td><td>0.79%</td></tr><tr><td>C5</td><td>£35,581</td><td>£36,233</td><td>1.83%</td></tr><tr><td>C4</td><td>£28,753</td><td>£28,710</td><td>-0.15%</td></tr><tr><td>B3</td><td>£24,690</td><td>£24,612</td><td>-0.32%</td></tr><tr><td>A2</td><td>£20,700</td><td>£20,492</td><td>-1.00%</td></tr><tr><td>A1</td><td>£18,156</td><td>£18,156</td><td>0.00%</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The pay gap between men and women at Senior Management Structure 3&amp;4 is due to the relatively small number of women currently in those grades.</p>
answering member constituency Bournemouth East more like this
answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-22T09:41:12.8618491Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-22T09:41:12.8618491Z
answering member
1487
label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
78503
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-16more like thismore than 2014-07-16
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Diabetes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2014, Official Report, column 310W, on diabetes, what information his Department collects centrally about diabetics. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East remove filter
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz more like this
uin 206283 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-09-01more like thismore than 2014-09-01
answer text <p> </p><p>The Health and Social Care information Centre (HSCIC) collects data on diabetes through the National Diabetes Audit Programme, the Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF), prescribing and Hospital Episode Statistics (HES).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Diabetes Audit (Adults) measures the effectiveness of diabetes healthcare against National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Clinical Guidelines and NICE Quality Standards, in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Diabetes Inpatient Audit collects information on the diabetes management that patients receive whilst in hospital and patients’ experience of the inpatient stay.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Pregnancy in Diabetes Audit which measures the quality of pre-gestational diabetes care against NICE guideline based criteria and the outcomes of pre-gestational diabetic pregnancy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Diabetes Foot Care Audit collects data which enables all diabetes foot care services to measure their performance against NICE clinical guidelines and peer units, and to monitor adverse outcomes for people with diabetes who develop diabetic foot disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The patient experience of diabetes services (pilot collection) measures the diabetes healthcare experiences of people with diabetes in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The QOF collates information across a range of measures on people aged 17 or over who have a diagnosis of diabetes at general practice level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data on prescriptions dispensed in the community in England is available for all drugs dispensed in England within the prescription cost analysis dataset which includes drugs used for diabetes. The HSCIC also produce a specific publication – Prescribing for Diabetes in England. The 2005-06 to 2013-14 data was released on 12 August 2014. Prescribing data is also available also available at clinical commissioning group and area team team level within iView. GP practice level prescribing data is also available via the HSCIC website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.hscic.gov.uk/gpprescribingdata</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Providers of NHS services in England are required to supply information on activity to the Secondary Uses Services (SUS) database via commissioning datasets. Each month an extract from the SUS database is taken and moved into the HES database which is then made available for analysis. It is possible, therefore, to report activity on admissions to hospital for patients with a diagnosis of diabetes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Like the majority of data collections for which the HSCIC is responsible, information collected focuses on activity that has taken place rather than where patients have missed appointments.</p>
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
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less than 2014-09-01T14:39:01.8002301Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-01T14:39:01.8002301Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
78530
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-16more like thismore than 2014-07-16
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Consultants more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of external consultants employed by her Department in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014 to date. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East remove filter
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz more like this
uin 206232 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-07-22more like thismore than 2014-07-22
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Consultancy expenditure incurred by the Home Department and its agencies is <br>published annually in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, copies of <br>which are held in the House library. The figures from each year's report are <br>shown in the table below.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p /> <p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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less than 2014-07-22T16:52:19.483Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-22T16:52:19.483Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
attachment
1
file name Table 206232.xls more like this
title Table attachment more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
65338
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-02more like thismore than 2014-07-02
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Diabetes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what change there has been in the level of funding for diabetes research since 1 January 2012. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East remove filter
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz more like this
uin 203555 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-07-09more like thismore than 2014-07-09
answer text <p>Expenditure by the Department's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) on diabetes research is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2010-11</p><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p><p>£ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23.8</p></td><td><p>26.9</p></td><td><p>25.5</p></td><td><p>25.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Total spend in future years by the NIHR on diabetes research depends on the volume and quality of scientific activity. The usual practice of the NIHR is not to ring-fence funds for expenditure on particular topics: research proposals in all areas compete for the funding available. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including diabetes. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and the National Health Service, value for money and scientific quality.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich more like this
answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter more like this
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less than 2014-07-09T13:16:48.4561117Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-09T13:16:48.4561117Z
answering member
3932
label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
65339
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-02more like thismore than 2014-07-02
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Diabetes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many diabetics have missed routine health checks since 1 January 2014. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East remove filter
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz more like this
uin 203575 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-07-09more like thismore than 2014-07-09
answer text <p>People diagnosed with diabetes should receive the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence key processes of care as part of their management provided in primary care. However, information is not collected centrally on the number of patients who do not attend these appointments.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
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less than 2014-07-09T15:00:31.5687865Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-09T15:00:31.5687865Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this