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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his response to the publication of the Independent Review on the Economics of Biodiversity led by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, published on 2 February 2021, what plans he has to use the UK\u2019s (a) co-presidency  of COP26 on climate change action and (b) presidency of the G7 to help ensure that the natural world is prioritised in the global agenda.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3930", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Lucas"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1290249/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government welcomes the recent publication of the Dasgupta Review as a strong example of UK thought leadership on an important environmental issue with clear \u2013 but often overlooked \u2013 economic consequences. The Government will closely examine the Review\u2019s findings - including those concerning measures of economic success. It will call on international partners, including through the UK\u2019s Presidencies of the G7 and COP26, to do the same and will respond formally to the Review in due course.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>On 12 February, the Chancellor co-hosted the first G7 meeting with the Governor of the Bank of England and called on the G7 to take the lead in shaping support for vulnerable countries in 2021. He stated that climate and nature considerations will be a central priority for this year\u2019s Finance Agenda, paving the way to a truly green global economic recovery. The Chancellor urged his counterparts to match the UK\u2019s ambitions ahead of COP26 and stressed the importance of working together to support a smooth and effective transition of our economies to net zero.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how he plans to integrate the findings of the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity into his plans for the COP26 on climate change relating to (a) the need for Governments to change their primary measures of economic success away from GDP and (b) other priority areas for action outlined in those findings.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1290272", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1290272/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government\u2019s EU exit deal allows the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to change the legal contactless limits, which were previously set by the European Commission. On 3 March, the FCA increased the legal single contactless payment limit from £45 to £100.<\/p><p>The FCA undertook a public consultation ahead of taking its decision and has carefully considered the potential impacts on fraud from these changes. When the contactless payment limits were last raised in Spring 2020 from £30 to £45 there was no significant recorded increase in fraud levels.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1290273/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government\u2019s EU exit deal allows the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to change the legal contactless limits, which were previously set by the European Commission. On 3 March, the FCA increased the legal single contactless payment limit from £45 to £100.<\/p><p>The FCA undertook a public consultation ahead of taking its decision and has carefully considered the potential impacts on fraud from these changes. When the contactless payment limits were last raised in Spring 2020 from £30 to £45 there was no significant recorded increase in fraud levels.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4799", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Charlotte Nichols"}
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