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star this property date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-10-15
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Home Office more like this
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star this property hansard heading EU Nationals 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 how many European Union migrants were deported or otherwise obliged to leave the United Kingdom in the last five years for (1) criminal behaviour, and (2) inability to maintain themselves. more like this
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Lord Laird remove filter
star this property uin HL2127 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-10-27more like thismore than 2014-10-27
star this property answer text <p>The number of EEA nationals deported for criminal behaviour for the last five years are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td>EEA Removals</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>748</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>933</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>1,147</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>1,653</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>2,130</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not routinely collect data on the number of EU nationals removed due to the inability to maintain themselves.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2014-10-27T12:27:13.112389Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-27T12:27:13.112389Z
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93701
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star this property date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-10-15
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Home Office more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
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star this property hansard heading Entry Clearances 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 how many applications from outside the United Kingdom for entry clearance visas for work, using certificates of sponsorship from employers, were made in the last four years; how many applications were made for extensions of stay for work using certificates of sponsorship from employers from within the United Kingdom in the same four years; and what were the top 20 employers overall making applications. more like this
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Lord Laird remove filter
star this property uin HL2130 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-11-05more like thismore than 2014-11-05
star this property answer text <p>The published figures related to numbers of certificates of sponsorship (CoS) used in applications, and are shown in table 1 below.</p><p>The latest Home Office immigration statistics, including those for CoS used in applications for entry clearance visas and for extensions of stay, are published in the release Immigration Statistics April – June 2014, tables cs_03 and cs_04 (Sponsorship), 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><p>Sponsors do not make applications for visas or for extensions of stay. Table 2 provides information on the names of licensees associated with the highest number of Certificates of Sponsorship used in the period 2010-2014, for Tier 2 and Tier 5,</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Applicants for visas and extensions of stay using sponsorship certificates, Tiers 2 and 5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tier 2 (Skilled work)</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Entry clearance visa</p></td><td><p>42,433</p></td><td><p>39,511</p></td><td><p>40,742</p></td><td><p>47,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Extension of stay</p></td><td><p>20,621</p></td><td><p>17,744</p></td><td><p>27,815</p></td><td><p>35,195</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Tier 5 (Youth mobility and temporary work)</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Entry clearance visa</p></td><td><p>36,594</p></td><td><p>38,232</p></td><td><p>40,296</p></td><td><p>43,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Extension of stay</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>554</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Source</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><em>Immigration Statistics April – June 2014</em>, tables cs_03 and cs_04 (Sponsorship)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><br>Table 2</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sponsoring employers associated with the highest numbers of CoS used in the period 2010 to 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CoS used in Tier 2 applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CoS used in Tier 5 applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tata Consultancy Services</p></td><td><p>THE AGENCY GROUP LTD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cognizant Technology Solutions Ltd</p></td><td><p>The Underworld</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wipro Technologies</p></td><td><p>Creative Artists Agency UK Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infosys Limited</p></td><td><p>Live Nation (Music) UK Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accenture (UK) Limited</p></td><td><p>BUNAC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBM UK Ltd</p></td><td><p>William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (U.K.) Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HCL GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED</p></td><td><p>Gricind Ltd. t/a ITB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tech Mahindra Limited</p></td><td><p>Culture Arts Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HSBC Holdings plc</p></td><td><p>Universal Music Operations Ltd.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JPMorganChase &amp; Co.</p></td><td><p>X-R Touring LLP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ernst &amp; Young</p></td><td><p>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Great Britain)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</p></td><td><p>Primary Talent International Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capgemini PLC</p></td><td><p>P &amp; IAS Ltd.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC</p></td><td><p>Godolphin Management Company Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deloitte LLP</p></td><td><p>Coda Music Agency LLP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DB Group Services (UK) Ltd</p></td><td><p>Mama New Music Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Satyam Computer Services Ltd</p></td><td><p>3A Entertainment Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of Oxford</p></td><td><p>AEG Live (UK) Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goldman Sachs International</p></td><td><p>T&amp;S Immigration Services Ltd.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barclays Capital Services</p></td><td><p>TIN ANGEL PRODUCTIONS LTD</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Source</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>UKVI Sponsorship Management System</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2014-11-05T14:33:35.8112539Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-05T14:33:35.8112539Z
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star this property date less than 2014-09-01more like thismore than 2014-09-01
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Home Office more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
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star this property hansard heading Asylum: Northern Ireland more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum seekers applied for asylum in Northern Ireland after having first sought and been registered for asylum in the Republic of Ireland in each of the last five years; how many of those applicants were children; and how many overall were returned. more like this
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star this property uin HL1782 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-09-22more like thismore than 2014-09-22
star this property answer text <p>The data requested is noted below. Figures for children are not recorded separately, and as such have been included in the data table.</p><p>The minimum age of those recorded in the data set is 14.</p><p>The figures quoted relate to main claimants only and have been derived from management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change.This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols, as such it should be treated as provisional and subject to change. In line with our data protection principles, data sets with a cohort of fewer than 10 people have been replaced with a *.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="6"><p>Year of Claim</p></td><td rowspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Previously claimed in Republic of Ireland</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>28</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Returned to Republic of Ireland under Dublin Regulations</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2014-09-22T11:55:50.333068Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-22T11:55:50.333068Z
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89941
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star this property date less than 2014-09-01more like thismore than 2014-09-01
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Home Office more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Asylum: Northern Ireland more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum seekers are currently being housed in Northern Ireland; and how many were granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years, and under which categories. more like this
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star this property uin HL1783 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-09-22more like thismore than 2014-09-22
star this property answer text <p>The number of asylum seekers who currently reside in Northern Ireland is 545. The number of asylum seekers granted leave to remain whose latest address is in Northern Ireland is shown in the following table.</p><p>The figures quoted relate to main claimants only and have been derived from management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols, as such it should be treated as provisional and subject to change.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="7"><p>Calendar Year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type of Decision</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Granted Asylum</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>56</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Grant</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Number</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>64</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2014-09-22T12:04:58.0837046Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-22T12:04:58.0837046Z
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star this property date less than 2014-09-01more like thismore than 2014-09-01
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Home Office more like this
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star 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 Asylum: Northern Ireland more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum seekers were first registered in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; how many of those were children; and what were the ten most frequent countries of origin and the number of asylum seekers from each of those countries in the last five years. more like this
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star this property uin HL1781 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-09-22more like thismore than 2014-09-22
star this property answer text <p>The Home Office does not centrally record information on the location of an asylum seekers point of claim. However we are able to provide the information that you have requested as it stands currently. This has been provided in the following tables.</p><p>In line with our data protection principles, data sets with a cohort of fewer than 10 people have been replaced with a *.</p><p>The number of cases where the claimant's latest address is in Northern Ireland by year of application is found in Table 1.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="6"><p>Year of Claim</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Number</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>1089</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of these cases where the claimant was a minor, by year application is found in Table 2.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="6"><p>Year of Claim</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Number</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of cases where the claimant's latest address is in Northern Ireland, sorted by year of application and by country of origin is found in Table 3.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Country of Origin</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Year of Claim</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>China</strong></p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Somalia</strong></p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sudan</strong></p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Zimbabwe</strong></p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nigeria</strong></p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Iran</strong></p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pakistan</strong></p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Syria Arab Republic</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bangladesh </strong></p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Eritrea</strong></p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures quoted relate to main claimants only and have been derived from management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols, as such it should be treated as provisional and subject to change.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2014-09-22T11:21:24.3590905Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-22T11:21:24.3590905Z
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star this property date less than 2014-07-28more like thismore than 2014-07-28
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Home Office more like this
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star this property hansard heading Terrorism more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their definition of a terrorist group. more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-09-22more like thismore than 2014-09-22
star this property answer text <p>The UK definition of terrorism is set out in section one of the Terrorism Act 2000.</p><p>Any decision by the Secretary of State to proscribe an organisation under Section three of the Terrorism Act 2000 must be based on a belief that it is concerned in terrorism as defined in the Act, and it must be proportionate. Such decisions are subject to approval by Parliament.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2014-09-22T12:09:34.1202443Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-22T12:09:34.1202443Z
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star this property date less than 2014-07-28more like thismore than 2014-07-28
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Home Office more like this
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star this property hansard heading Terrorism 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 what is their definition of a terrorist. more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-09-22more like thismore than 2014-09-22
star this property answer text <p>The UK definition of terrorism is set out in section one of the Terrorism Act 2000.</p><p>Any decision by the Secretary of State to proscribe an organisation under Section three of the Terrorism Act 2000 must be based on a belief that it is concerned in terrorism as defined in the Act, and it must be proportionate. Such decisions are subject to approval by Parliament.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2014-09-22T12:09:35.2710737Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-22T12:09:35.2710737Z
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star this property date less than 2014-10-14more like thismore than 2014-10-14
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star this property hansard heading Nationality: Somalia 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, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 9 July (HL396), whether the new Somali constitution drafted in 2012 is now in force; and, if so, whether it contains an article prohibiting the withdrawal of citizenship if a Somali becomes a citizen of another country. more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-10-20more like thismore than 2014-10-20
star this property answer text <p>The question of whether the new Somali constitution, drafted in 2012, is now in force is subject to ongoing litigation proceedings. A hearing took place recently and a decision is awaited, which we expect will clarify the position.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2014-10-20T14:26:08.3940543Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-20T14:26:08.3940543Z
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