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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/825764", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/825767", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
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        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4320", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Jenrick"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4670", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Faisal Rashid"}
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