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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/308", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1134177", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Women and Equalities"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1134177/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Question 261477 refers to the commencement of Section 36 of the Equality Act 2010. Some parts of Section 36 of the Equality Act 2010 were commenced following Royal Assent to that Act. In March 2018, the Government announced its intention to commence the remaining parts of Section 36, which will enable disabled tenants to require that landlords and building owners to make reasonable adjustments to the common parts of dwellings, such as entry points, landings and stairs.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government is already consulting with local authorities to help identify and quantify any additional burdens this may have. A commencement date will be announced in due course.<\/p>"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133874", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Women and Equalities"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133874/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>For the 2019-20 financial year, GEO has an administrative budget of £5.8m and a programme budget of £12.2m.<\/p><p>GEO's budgets in future financial years are subject to the upcoming Spending Review.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4607", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephanie Peacock"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133300", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Women and Equalities"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133300/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government intends to change the law by regulations to extend civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples, as required by the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019, by 31 December 2019.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Civil Partnerships: Heterosexuality"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4621", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Darren Jones"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4617", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matt Western"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132867", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Women and Equalities"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132278", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Women and Equalities"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132278/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Political parties are responsible for greater diversity amongst their candidates.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government is working with them to better support their disabled candidates. Whilst this is ongoing we launched the £250,000 interim EnAble Fund. The fund supported around 40 disabled candidates in the local elections in May. We have commissioned an independent evaluation, which will include assessments of average grants made and will be published after the Fund has closed next year.<\/p><p>The Centenary Fund supported nearly 320 projects including events encouraging nearly 800 women to stand for election, creating a pipeline of talent ready to enter public life.<\/p>"}
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