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I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 21 March 2024 to question UIN 18911<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an (a) assessment of the impact on the economy and (b) estimate of the number of recipients of (i) audio-visual (A) tax relief and (B) expenditure credit, (ii) museums and gallery exhibition tax relief and (iii) theatres and orchestras tax relief since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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