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star this property date less than 2020-01-29more like thismore than 2020-01-29
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Pension Credit more like this
star 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 Work and Pensions, how her Department has promoted Pension Credit since June 2019. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
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Kevin Brennan remove filter
star this property uin 9605 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 2020-02-03more like thismore than 2020-02-03
star this property answer text <p>The Government wants to ensure that older people receive the support and help available to them. It is important to highlight that there are already 1.6 million people claiming some £5.4 billion in Pension Credit but some people may be missing out.</p><p> </p><p>We want to make sure that all pensioners eligible can claim the Pension Credit to which they are rightly entitled. That is why we are currently considering options for raising awareness of Pension Credit, including working with our stakeholders, to help dispel some of the misconceptions that people might have about Pension Credit eligibility. For example, we want to make it clear that having savings, a pension or owning a home are not automatic barriers to receiving Pension Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Of course DWP continues to use a wide range of channels including information on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>, in leaflets and by telephone to communicate information about benefits including Pension Credit to potential claimants. We target activity on engaging with people who may be eligible to benefits at pivotal stages, such as when they claim State Pension or Attendance Allowance or report a change in their circumstances which may mean that they could be eligible for Pension Credit. In addition, the Pension Credit calculator <a href="https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator</a> enables potential claimants to check if they are likely to be eligible and get an estimate of what they may receive</p><p>We know that often the best ways to reach eligible pensioners is through trusted stakeholders working in the community. The Pension Credit toolkit contains resources for anyone working with pensioners and includes guides to Pension Credit. It also contains publicity material and guidance designed to help older people understand how they could get Pension Credit and help organisations support someone applying for Pension Credit as well as ideas for encouraging take-up. It can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit</a></p><p><br>Information on how much has been spent on raising awareness of the availability of pension credit since June 2019 is not available.</p><p> </p>
unstar this property answering member constituency Hexham more like this
star this property answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 9606 more like this
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less than 2020-02-03T17:54:44.353Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-03T17:54:44.353Z
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star this property label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
star this property tabling member
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unstar this property label Biography information for Kevin Brennan more like this
1174329
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2020-01-29more like thismore than 2020-01-29
star this property answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Pension Credit more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money from the public purse has been spent on raising awareness of the availability of pension credit since June 2019. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
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Kevin Brennan remove filter
star this property uin 9606 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 2020-02-03more like thismore than 2020-02-03
star this property answer text <p>The Government wants to ensure that older people receive the support and help available to them. It is important to highlight that there are already 1.6 million people claiming some £5.4 billion in Pension Credit but some people may be missing out.</p><p> </p><p>We want to make sure that all pensioners eligible can claim the Pension Credit to which they are rightly entitled. That is why we are currently considering options for raising awareness of Pension Credit, including working with our stakeholders, to help dispel some of the misconceptions that people might have about Pension Credit eligibility. For example, we want to make it clear that having savings, a pension or owning a home are not automatic barriers to receiving Pension Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Of course DWP continues to use a wide range of channels including information on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>, in leaflets and by telephone to communicate information about benefits including Pension Credit to potential claimants. We target activity on engaging with people who may be eligible to benefits at pivotal stages, such as when they claim State Pension or Attendance Allowance or report a change in their circumstances which may mean that they could be eligible for Pension Credit. In addition, the Pension Credit calculator <a href="https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator</a> enables potential claimants to check if they are likely to be eligible and get an estimate of what they may receive</p><p>We know that often the best ways to reach eligible pensioners is through trusted stakeholders working in the community. The Pension Credit toolkit contains resources for anyone working with pensioners and includes guides to Pension Credit. It also contains publicity material and guidance designed to help older people understand how they could get Pension Credit and help organisations support someone applying for Pension Credit as well as ideas for encouraging take-up. It can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit</a></p><p><br>Information on how much has been spent on raising awareness of the availability of pension credit since June 2019 is not available.</p><p> </p>
unstar this property answering member constituency Hexham more like this
star this property answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 9605 more like this
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less than 2020-02-03T17:54:44.4Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-03T17:54:44.4Z
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star this property label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
star this property tabling member
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unstar this property label Biography information for Kevin Brennan more like this
758654
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-09-07more like thismore than 2017-09-07
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept id 10 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property hansard heading Arts: Meetings more like this
star 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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the attendees at any roundtable events that she or Ministers in her Department have held with representatives of the creative industries. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
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Kevin Brennan remove filter
star this property uin 9406 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 2017-09-12more like thismore than 2017-09-12
star this property answer text <p>The department meets daily with stakeholders from across the range of DCMS policy. The most formal contact with the creative industries is through the Creative Industries Council and its members. Further details including membership of the Council and minutes of council meetings are available on the GOV.UK website.</p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
star this property answering member printed Matt Hancock more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 9412 more like this
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less than 2017-09-12T16:23:09.413Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-12T16:23:09.413Z
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star this property label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
star this property tabling member
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unstar this property label Biography information for Kevin Brennan more like this
758656
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-09-07more like thismore than 2017-09-07
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept id 10 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property hansard heading Arts: Meetings more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish details of (a) the roundtable events she or Ministers of her Department have held with representatives of the creative industries and (b) the attendees at those events. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
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Kevin Brennan remove filter
star this property uin 9412 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 2017-09-12more like thismore than 2017-09-12
star this property answer text <p>The department meets daily with stakeholders from across the range of DCMS policy. The most formal contact with the creative industries is through the Creative Industries Council and its members. Further details including membership of the Council and minutes of council meetings are available on the GOV.UK website.</p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
star this property answering member printed Matt Hancock more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 9406 more like this
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less than 2017-09-12T16:23:09.347Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-12T16:23:09.347Z
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star this property label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
star this property tabling member
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unstar this property label Biography information for Kevin Brennan more like this
348193
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-06-02more like thismore than 2015-06-02
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Academies: Lewisham more like this
star 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 Education, what advice the Regional Schools Commissioner for the South East and South London gave to the Head Teacher Board on the statutory requirements on applications on behalf of federated schools for academy status in regulation 46 of the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1035) before approving the Academy Orders Prendergast, Prendergast Vale and Prendergast Ladywell Schools in Lewisham on 26 February 2015. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
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Kevin Brennan remove filter
star this property uin 814 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 2015-06-08more like thismore than 2015-06-08
star this property answer text <p>Academy Orders for Prendergast, Prendergast Vale and Prendergast Ladywell Schools were approved at the South East and South London Headteacher Board meeting on 26 February 2015. The Headteacher Board advises the Regional Schools Commissioner on the strength of all schools that apply to become academies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for schools to ensure that they have complied with relevant requirements at the point that they make their application. We will amend the application form and update associated guidance to highlight the requirements of regulation 46 of the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1035) for federated schools wishing to become academies.</p><p> </p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Timpson more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 815 more like this
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less than 2015-06-08T15:37:32.047Zmore like thismore than 2015-06-08T15:37:32.047Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Timpson more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Kevin Brennan more like this
348139
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-06-02more like thismore than 2015-06-02
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Academies more like this
star 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 Education, if she will amend her Department's Governors' handbook and the Academy Converter Checklist for Schools to better highlight the requirements of regulation 46 of the School Governance (Federations)(England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1035). more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
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Kevin Brennan remove filter
star this property uin 815 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 2015-06-08more like thismore than 2015-06-08
star this property answer text <p>Academy Orders for Prendergast, Prendergast Vale and Prendergast Ladywell Schools were approved at the South East and South London Headteacher Board meeting on 26 February 2015. The Headteacher Board advises the Regional Schools Commissioner on the strength of all schools that apply to become academies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for schools to ensure that they have complied with relevant requirements at the point that they make their application. We will amend the application form and update associated guidance to highlight the requirements of regulation 46 of the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1035) for federated schools wishing to become academies.</p><p> </p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Timpson more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 814 more like this
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less than 2015-06-08T15:37:32.297Zmore like thismore than 2015-06-08T15:37:32.297Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Timpson more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Kevin Brennan more like this
731985
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-06-22more like thismore than 2017-06-22
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept id 10 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property hansard heading Culture more like this
star 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 Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on smaller creative and cultural organisations. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
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Kevin Brennan remove filter
star this property uin 719 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 2017-06-27more like thismore than 2017-06-27
star this property answer text <p>We have met with a range of organisations, including large and small creative and cultural businesses to assess both the potential impacts, as well as the opportunities, arising from the UK’s decision to leave the European Union (EU).</p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
star this property answering member printed Matt Hancock more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 720 more like this
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less than 2017-06-27T13:05:48.44Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-27T13:05:48.44Z
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star this property label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
star this property tabling member
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unstar this property label Biography information for Kevin Brennan more like this
731987
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star this property date less than 2017-06-22more like thismore than 2017-06-22
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept id 10 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property hansard heading Culture: EU Grants and Loans more like this
star 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 Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with representatives of smaller creative and cultural organisations on replacing EU funding when the UK leaves the EU. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
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Kevin Brennan remove filter
star this property uin 720 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 2017-06-27more like thismore than 2017-06-27
star this property answer text <p>We have met with a range of organisations, including large and small creative and cultural businesses to assess both the potential impacts, as well as the opportunities, arising from the UK’s decision to leave the European Union (EU).</p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
star this property answering member printed Matt Hancock more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 719 more like this
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less than 2017-06-27T13:05:48.487Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-27T13:05:48.487Z
star this property answering member
4070
star this property label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
star this property tabling member
1400
unstar this property label Biography information for Kevin Brennan more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-04-13more like thismore than 2017-04-13
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept id 10 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property hansard heading Public Libraries: Databases more like this
star 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 Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's public libraries basic data set, published on 30 March 2017, what additional information she plans to include in the full data set collected by the Libraries Taskforce. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
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Kevin Brennan remove filter
star this property uin 70603 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 2017-04-20more like thismore than 2017-04-20
star this property answer text <p>Basic data about the number and locations of each public library in England as at 1 July 2016 was published on gov.uk on 30 March 2017.The Libraries Taskforce is currently conducting a survey until Friday 28 April seeking views from the sector on what a core dataset for public libraries in England should contain, such as information in relation to each library on the number of hours open and the number of staffed hours each week.</p><p> </p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency Reading East more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 70657 more like this
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less than 2017-04-20T15:25:48.337Zmore like thismore than 2017-04-20T15:25:48.337Z
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star this property label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson more like this
star this property tabling member
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unstar this property label Biography information for Kevin Brennan more like this
720293
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-04-13more like thismore than 2017-04-13
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept id 10 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property hansard heading Public Libraries: Opening Hours more like this
star 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 Culture, Media and Sport, whether the full data set collected by the Libraries Taskforce will include library opening and staffing hours. more like this
unstar this property tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
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Kevin Brennan remove filter
star this property uin 70272 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 2017-04-20more like thismore than 2017-04-20
star this property answer text <p>Basic data about the number and locations of each public library in England as at 1 July 2016 was published on gov.uk on 30 March 2017.The Libraries Taskforce is currently conducting a survey until Friday 28 April seeking views from the sector on what a core dataset for public libraries in England should contain, such as information in relation to each library on the number of hours open and the number of staffed hours each week.</p><p> </p><p>After analysing responses to the survey, the Taskforce will set out what the sector should be gathering as part of a core dataset. Further consideration will then be given about how the libraries sector should collect and make available the core data.</p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency Reading East more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson more like this
star this property grouped question UIN
70627 more like this
70628 more like this
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less than 2017-04-20T15:15:40.627Zmore like thismore than 2017-04-20T15:15:40.627Z
star this property answering member
1556
star this property label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson more like this
star this property tabling member
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unstar this property label Biography information for Kevin Brennan more like this