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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4523", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Catherine West"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138624/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Fire and rescue services have the resources they need to do their important work and will receive around £2.3 billion in 2019/20.<\/p><p>Fire and Rescue Services funding requirements from 2020/21 will be considered as part of the Spending Review.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4670", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Faisal Rashid"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4615", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle"}
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