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star this property date less than 2014-01-09more like thismore than 2014-01-09
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HM Treasury more like this
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star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion and value of his Department's contracts have been let (a) under the restricted procedure, (b) by the open procedure, (c) via framework agreements and (d) via a tendering process involving the use of a pre-qualification questionnaire in each of the last three years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Nottingham East more like this
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Chris Leslie more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-05-07more like thismore than 2014-05-07
unstar this property answer text <p>Since January 2011, central government departments have been required to publish on Contracts Finder information on the tenders issued and contracts they award with a value over £10,000 (excluding VAT) (www.gov.uk/contractsfinder).</p><p> </p><p>Public Procurement Regulations require that prescribed procurement procedures are used when procurements exceed the EU contract threshold values. This legal framework helps to ensure that public procurement is conducted in a fair and open manner both within the UK and across the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Less than two percent of all contracts were let under the restricted procedure in each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>In 2010/11 there was one contract let under the restricted procedure. This was for actuarial support to the independent commission on Equitable Life Payments that was set up by this government to recommend how best to fairly allocate funds provided for the Equitable Life Payments Scheme (ELPS) and had a contract value of £1million.</p><p> </p><p>In 2011/12 there were two contracts let under the restricted procedure. They were (i) Corporate Financial Advice framework contract (estimated contract value of £5 million over the 2 years but no guaranteed spend)and (ii) a contract for actuarial support for (ELPS) in making fair and transparent payments to Equitable Life policyholders who suffered financial losses as a result of Government maladministration which occurred in the regulation of Equitable Life. The contract value was £5.4 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested for the proportion and value of HM Treasury contracts that have been let via framework agreements and where a tendering process involving the use of a pre-qualification questionnaire in each of the last three years is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-02-04more like thismore than 2014-02-04
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
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star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of (a) permanent, (b) temporary and (c) contract staff in his Department as paid the living wage or above. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Bradford East more like this
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Mr David Ward more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-05-07more like thismore than 2014-05-07
unstar this property answer text <p>100% of permanent and temporary staff at HM Treasury are paid the Living Wage or above.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury fully complies with EU procurement directives and awards contracts on the basis of the best value for money for the taxpayer. Nevertheless, we have encouraged contractors to commit to paying a living wage and expect all employers to pay at least the national minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports businesses that choose to pay the Living Wage however the Government's main policy on wages is the National Minimum Wage, which has continued to protect the relative wages of the low paid. This is independently set by the Low Pay Commission at a level that maximises their wages without reducing employment prospect. It is for workers and employers to decide the level of wages above the minimum wage based on current circumstances. This includes the Government as a procurer and an employer. Over 95%, around 20 million employees earn above the minimum wage and the majority of public sector workers currently earn above the Living Wage.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr David Ward more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-05-01more like thismore than 2014-05-01
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions either orally or in writing he or his Ministers or officials in his Department have had with (a) Pfizer and (b) AstraZeneca in the last two months regarding any bid for AstraZeneca. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Glasgow North more like this
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Ann McKechin more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-05-07more like thismore than 2014-05-07
unstar this property answer text <p>There are ongoing interactions at senior level between Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and senior executives from both AstraZeneca and Pfizer as part of the Department's wider interactions with the Life Sciences industry.</p><p> </p><p>BIS Ministers have spoken with the Chief Executives and others from both companies in the last couple of weeks about recent market developments including the approaches from Pfizer to AstraZeneca.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Havant more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr David Willetts more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Willetts more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Ann McKechin more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-04-25more like thismore than 2014-04-25
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept id 26 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the performance of the Start Up Loan scheme in Wales to date; what the take-up has been under this scheme to date; and how much has been lent to which businesses in each constituency in Wales in each of the last three years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Vale of Glamorgan more like this
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Alun Cairns more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-05-07more like thismore than 2014-05-07
unstar this property answer text <p>The Start-Up Loans Scheme was extended to Wales in October 2013. To date 249 loans have been committed with a value of over £1.52m.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets the number of loans made in each constituency and their value:</p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Welsh constituencies</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Number of loans</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Value of loans</em></strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Aberavon</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£38,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberconwy</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£10,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arfon</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£24,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blaenau Gwent</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>£12,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brecon and Radnorshire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£7,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgend</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>£58,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerphilly</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£42,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff Central</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£37,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff North</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>£41,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff South and Penarth</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>£83,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff West</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£55,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthen East and Dinefwr</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>£49,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>£35,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ceredigion</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£19,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clwyd South</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£54,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clwyd West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>£43,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cynon Valley</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>£35,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Delyn</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>£5,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dwyfor Meirionnydd</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£22,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gower</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>£50,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Islwyn</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>£35,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llanelli</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£27,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£53,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Monmouth</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>£75,284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montgomeryshire</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£36,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£9,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newport East</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>£77,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newport West</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>£78,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ogmore</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£23,998</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pontypridd</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£36,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preseli Pembrokeshire</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£23,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhondda</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£36,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea East</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>£47,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>£57,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torfaen</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£91,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vale of Clwyd</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>£12,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vale of Glamorgan</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>£21,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wrexham</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£12,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ynys M“n</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£47,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
star this property answering member printed Matthew Hancock more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Alun Cairns more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-04-29more like thismore than 2014-04-29
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage more women to franchise their businesses. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency North Swindon more like this
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Justin Tomlinson more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-05-07more like thismore than 2014-05-07
unstar this property answer text <p>The Government offers a wide range of support to all types of businesses to start up and grow, including franchises, for example through the Growth Accelerator, the New Enterprise Allowance, mentoring and the Start Up Loan scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Women-led small and medium-sized businesses contribute around £82 billion to the economy. 42% of the 15,000 mentors trained through the Get Mentoring initiative are women and have contributed to the 27,000 strong mentoring network at <a href="http://www.mentorsme.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.mentorsme.co.uk</a>. The latest figures show that over 37% of Start Up Loans have gone to female entrepreneurs.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work closely with the Women's Business Council and others to help ensure that more women see starting and growing their own business as a real option.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
star this property answering member printed Matthew Hancock more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-04-29more like thismore than 2014-04-29
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept id 26 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what legislative vehicles the Government plans to use to implement the proposals to streamline regulatory and competition appeals. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Vale of Glamorgan more like this
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Alun Cairns more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-05-07more like thismore than 2014-05-07
unstar this property answer text <p>Ministers are considering officials' advice before deciding on the scope and extent of the proposals to be implemented. Any legislative changes we decide to make will be taken forward when Parliamentary time permits.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
star this property answering member printed Jenny Willott more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Alun Cairns more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-03-28more like thismore than 2014-03-28
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HM Treasury more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
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star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff work in his Department's Major Infrastructure Tracking Unit. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Stalybridge and Hyde more like this
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Jonathan Reynolds more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-05-07more like thismore than 2014-05-07
unstar this property answer text <p>The Major Infrastructure Tracking Unit is part of Infrastructure UK, a team of 70 FTE staff.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey more like this
star this property answering member printed Danny Alexander more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Danny Alexander more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-04-29more like thismore than 2014-04-29
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HM Treasury more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
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star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have declared income on their income tax returns from (a) rent from a residential property, (b) rent from a furnished holiday letting, (c) rent from commercial properties and (d) income under the Rent a Room Scheme in the last tax year. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Walthamstow more like this
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Stella Creasy more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-05-07more like thismore than 2014-05-07
unstar this property answer text <p>Due to the structure of the Self Assessment tax return, it is not possible to provide a complete answer to this question.</p><p> </p><p>Income from residential and commercial property is not separated out in either the full or the short Self Assessment return. In total, 1,984,000 individuals reported UK property income that was not from Furnished Holiday Lettings in the tax year 2011-12. This figure includes both the main and short Self Assessment returns.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide a complete accounting of the number of individuals claiming the Rent a Room relief. This is because individuals claiming the relief with gross rental income of less than £4,250 do not have to fill in a Self Assessment return. Individuals who fill in the short return have no way of indicating that they are claiming the relief.</p><p> </p><p>Of those individuals who filled in the main return, 47,000 indicated that they were claiming the relief. This includes those who ticked the box to indicate that their gross rents were less than £4,250, and those who filled in the amount claimed.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals with income from Furnished Holiday Lettings must complete the property pages of the main return. In all, 82,000 individuals declared income from Furnished Holiday Lettings in the tax year 2011-12. This covers Furnished Holiday Lettings in both the UK and EEA.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is currently running a compliance campaign focusing on individuals who let residential property, giving them the opportunity to bring their tax affairs up to date and to pay the tax that they owe.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Stella Creasy more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-04-29more like thismore than 2014-04-29
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Cabinet Office more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people who are (a) employed on zero-hours contracts and (b) paid at a rate below that defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage in Warrington North constituency. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Warrington North more like this
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Helen Jones more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-05-07more like thismore than 2014-05-07
unstar this property answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd more like this
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unstar this property file name PQ 197165 ONS 198.pdf more like this
star this property title ONS letter zero hour contracts more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Helen Jones more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-04-30more like thismore than 2014-04-30
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Cabinet Office more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the total number of (a) private, (b) public and (c) third sector jobs in (a) Ashfield constituency, (ii) Nottinghamshire and (iii) the East Midlands in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Ashfield more like this
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Gloria De Piero more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-05-07more like thismore than 2014-05-07
unstar this property answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd more like this
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star this property title Private and Public Sector Jobs - ONS Letter more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Gloria De Piero more like this