The consultation on introducing regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco ran between 26 June and 7 August 2014. All substantive responses were then considered before the regulations were notified in draft to the European Commission as technical standards under the procedures of Directive 98/34/EC. They were notified to the Commission on 29 August 2014.<\/p>
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the Care Quality Commission report on the East Midlands Ambulance Service published on 9 April; and when Mr Brian Britten will receive a full response to his complaint to the Service about an incident in February in which an ambulance in which he was being conveyed abruptly lurched.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how many meetings have taken place in 2014 between British and French authorities to discuss homeless people living in the Calais area who seek unlawfully to board British vehicles travelling to Dover; and what has been the outcome of any such meetings.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The Home Office and Border Force regularly meet the French at Ministerial, official and operational level to enhance our effectiveness in tackling irregular migration and organised immigration crime, including between Calais and Dover.<\/p>