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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1564", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Angela Smith"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4436", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Cat Smith"}
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