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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1052227/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We have made it clear to universities that we are concerned with the recent rapid increases in the numbers of unconditional offers being made. We have, consequently, asked the higher education regulator, the Office for Students, to review the practice and, where it identifies adverse impacts on students, to take action in accordance with its regulatory powers.<\/p>"}
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