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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Williams of Trafford on 16 October (HL1668), whether they have made representations to the Metropolitan Police and the Wiltshire Constabulary about public disquiet regarding the handling of well-publicised allegations of child sexual abuse; and if so, what replies have been received.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what is their response to the conclusion of the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee that \"section 4 is not the solution for people who have been refused but cannot be returned\" as stated in their report <i>Asylum<\/i> (7th Report of session 2013\u201314, HC 71).", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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