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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1215884/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>I meet the Ofqual Chief Regulator regularly as do our officials. Given the current unprecedented circumstances, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has also issued a direction to Ofqual to help shape its work in developing calculated grades for students in place of exam results, ensuring outcomes are as fair as possible.<\/p>"}
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      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Qualifications: Coronavirus"}
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      ], "questionText" : "What discussions he has had with Ofqual on the arrangements for awarding GCSE, AS and A level grades for the 2019-20 academic year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4389", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ruth Cadbury"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1215885", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1215885/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Ofqual, the independent qualifications regulator, has put in place arrangements that will enable students to receive a grade wherever possible.<\/p><p>The calculated grades awarded this summer will be formal grades, with the same status as grades awarded in any other year. They will therefore be accepted by all institutions.<\/p><p>University representatives have already confirmed that they expect universities to do all they can to support students and ensure they can progress to higher education.<\/p><p>Students who cannot get a grade or would like the opportunity to improve their grades will be able to sit exams in the autumn.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-06-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Assessments: Coronavirus"}
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      ], "questionText" : "What steps his Department is taking to ensure that students due to sit exams in academic year 2019-20 will be able to progress into employment or the next stage of education.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4438", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Craig Williams"}
      }
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1215886", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1215886/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We know this is a challenging time for many businesses.<\/p><p>I am in continual contact with early years sector organisations through regular meetings and working groups and are feeding those messages right into the heart of government.<\/p><p>This year we plan to pay £3.6 billion into early years entitlements.<\/p><p>We will continue to ensure that early years providers get the best possible support from the numerous government schemes.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-06-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Pre-school Education: Coronavirus"}
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      ], "questionText" : "What assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial support for early years providers during the covid-19 outbreak.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1506", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Gwynne"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1215970", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1215970/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Every family has had challenges during this period but those families with disabled children face the greatest.<\/p><p>We have surveyed families, schools and local authorities to monitor the situation.<\/p><p>90% of special schools were open last week, and we have invested £10 million in the Family Fund and provided specialist online resources.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "What assessment he has made of the adequacy of educational support for disabled children during the covid-19 outbreak.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4212", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Debbie Abrahams"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Debbie Abrahams"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1204882", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1204882/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Individuals can report that they are a director, and whether this directorship is of a Close Company, to HMRC on their Self-Assessment return.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The estimates are based on HMRC administrative data for the 2018/19 tax year. The data will not account for some late filing, those who have chosen not to report this information on the form, nor those who do not need to complete Self-Assessment returns.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Estimates of the number of directors of close companies and their income is set out in the table below. These numbers are rounded to the nearest 10,000 for individuals and the nearest £10 million for total dividends.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Income Reported<\/p><\/td><td><p><ul><li>60890<\/li><\/ul>Number of Close Company Directors<\/p><\/td><td><p><ul><li>60891<\/li><\/ul>Total dividend income of directors<\/p><\/td><td><p><ul><li>60891<\/li><\/ul>Median dividend income of directors<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Less than £10k<\/p><\/td><td><p>100,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>£50m<\/p><\/td><td><p>£0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>£10-20k<\/p><\/td><td><p>220,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1.07bn<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>£20-30k<\/p><\/td><td><p>180,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2.55bn<\/p><\/td><td><p>£10,750<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>£30-40k<\/p><\/td><td><p>160,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>£3.78bn<\/p><\/td><td><p>£20,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>£40-50k<\/p><\/td><td><p>220,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>£8.01bn<\/p><\/td><td><p>£31,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3991", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jesse Norman"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jesse Norman"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-06-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2020 to Question 52599 on Directors: Pay, how many of those directors reported as directors of a close company in the (a) less than £10,000, (b) £10,000-20,000, (c) £20,000-30,000, (d) £30,000-40,000 and (e) £40,000-50,000 bands of income reported in the last 12-month period for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4829", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sam Tarry"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sam Tarry"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1204888", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1204888/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>As with all Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs), there is no appeals process for those issued under the Health Protection Regulations.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>An individual may decide not to pay the FPN and instead await a decision from the police and then the CPS as to whether criminal proceedings are bought. Such proceedings would provide an opportunity to contest the issuing of the FPN.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The CPS and Police will always need to be satisfied the public interest test is met before bringing a prosecution. Therefore, the CPS is continuously reviewing all of the charges brought, as these are exceptional powers being used.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to provide a means for individuals to challenge Fixed Penalty Notices under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (England) 2020 without having to pursue magistrates' court proceedings.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4418", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Madders"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1205095", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1205095/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>As part of the emergency personal protective equipment supply to support frontline services Birmingham City Council (BCC) accurately reported receiving 15,000 FFP3 masks with an expired date, via West Midlands &amp; Warwickshire (WM&amp;W) Local Resilience Forums (LRFs). It is correct that certification was not provided. Following reviewal however, WM&amp;W LRFs were assured that the PPE was safe to use via a letter sent on 23 April. During the pandemic certain PPE items may have out-of-date, or relabelled \u2018use by/expiration\u2019 dates, but all issued products have passed stringent tests demonstrating their safety. During tests the PPE is exposed to extreme conditions for prolonged periods, to see how the product deteriorates. All items that are not up to standard are destroyed and not distributed.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4380", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Churchill"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of reports that Birmingham City Council was sent personal protective equipment (PPE) that was six years out of date; and whether his Department's policy is that date-expired PPE received by that Council is safe to use.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4603", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1205098/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Enabling Works Contracts (EWC) for Phase One were awarded to joint venture (JV) organisations in November 2016, covering three geographic Areas (North, Central and South). The enabling works contractors are Laing O\u2019Rourke and Murphy Group (LM-JV) for Area North; Morgan Sindall, BAM Nuttall and Ferrovial Agroman (Fusion JV) for Area Central; and Costain and Skanska (CS-JV) for Area South. The Procurement route used for the EWC Contracts was the OJEU negotiated procedure. The announcement regarding the awarding of contracts can be found at the following link: <a href=\"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.gov.uk_government_news_hs2-2Dnames-2Denabling-2Dworks-2Dcontractors&amp;d=DwMFAw&amp;c=troKkvwivNn_CddsvWCHHPiPoFoTgTGIbXJULvYU158&amp;r=84bgK1dGZOXKBZ3yedeflNP0rMbjQ4x3asdDsbnahwU&amp;m=eC7YQYBqtAvCzrJJR1HdnZ1ZTtefHT9bTjxsedpwgfQ&amp;s=iAAeHMzxdBfFhXjpSnqxEAU50YX0EZo3ONokgobcF1E&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hs2-names-enabling-works-contractors<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>No plants have been rejected by the Independent Inspector as being defective. Out of a total of 553,233 trees planted between 2017 and 2020, 122,208 have been replacement trees, leaving a net total 431,025 trees successfully planted.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The loss of HS2 plants during hot weather, particularly in 2018, has been consistent with planting carried out by others at the same time, including the Forestry Commission which increased its rates under their grant schemes to allow replacement of the additional losses. The cost of maintaining sufficient water supplies for saplings would have been higher than replanting, and using the quantities of water required to maintain the planting would not have been an appropriate or responsible use of resources at the height of summer. Replacing plants lost is considered a much more cost effective solution, as well as being a more ethical use of resources during unprecedented conditions.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4044", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Stephenson"}
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        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Pendle"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Stephenson"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-06-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-06-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "High Speed 2 Line: Tree Planting"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2020 to Question 52100, on High Speed 2 Railway Line: Tree Planting, who fulfils the role of Early Works Contractors on HS2; when those contractors were appointed; what the procurement route used in those appointments was; and how many (a) defective and (b) failed plant materials those contractors have replaced.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4413", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kirsten Oswald"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1205099", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1205099/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 16 June 2020 to Question <a href=\"https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-10/58050/\" target=\"_blank\">58050<\/a>. We continually assess the impact on global aerospace supply chains of other countries. My Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a host of measures to help businesses through this period, including those in the aerospace sector, with £330 billion worth of Government support for businesses across the UK. The Government will continue to support all those affected by the crisis, in all parts of the UK.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We also co-fund aerospace research and development through the £3.9 billion Aerospace Technology Institute, as well as the £300 million Future Flight programme.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In addition, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has supported 8 million people, emergency loan schemes have awarded billions of pounds of support, and we have a world-leading export credit body that is expecting to support £3.5 billion of aviation exports over the next 18 months.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We will continue to support the UK aerospace industry to get back on its feet, and back into a position of growth, protecting high paid jobs across the length and breadth of the UK.<\/p>"}
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