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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government how many internships are offered by each government department.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4238", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Storey"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172630/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Local authorities are responsible for ensuring their own compliance with procurement rules and all other relevant legislation.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Department for Education recently sought legal advice on the relationship and interaction between the duties on local authorities in respect of the placement of children and young people with special educational needs in specialist educational institutions and local authority obligations to tender for services under the public procurement regime and are awaiting a response. In the light of the legal advice the Department receives, we will communicate with local authorities by the spring so they are clear on the position.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what assessment they have made of the effects of the 2014 European Union Procurement Directives on the existing system that provides educational, care and health support for children who require places in special schools.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4238", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Storey"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172631/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Ministry of Defence has had a Naval Base in Bahrain since the 1950s. The new arrangement will enhance the naval and logistics facilities that support our operations in the Gulf. The agreement (signed in December 2014) reaffirms the UK's and Bahrain's joint determination to maintain regional security and stability in the face of enduring and emerging regional challenges.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what is the nature and purpose of the new agreement with Bahrain in relation to the naval base at Mina Salman.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172632", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172632/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The arrangement signed in December 2014 supports our existing agreements with Bahrain, comprising three extant Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) covering issues such as Status of Forces, Defence Equipment Cooperation, Exercises and Training. The key MOU was signed in the run up to the first Gulf War. This was principally about facilitating the movement of UK forces through Bahrain including making facilities available for UK forces; this continues to the present day with the hosting of the UK Maritime Component Commander and basing of UK minehunters on operations in the Gulf. The UK/Bahrain high level Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation which was signed in 1971 remains in force.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3428", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government how the new defence co-operation arrangements with Bahrain differ from the previous arrangements.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172633/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Arrangement that the UK signed with Bahrain in December 2014 concerning naval basing also changed the jurisdiction arrangements that apply to UK military personnel who are serving throughout Bahrain. From 1994 to 2014, the UK had exclusive jurisdiction over UK military personnel in Bahrain but we now have concurrent jurisdiction which recognises that both UK and Bahraini law applies. The Arrangement contains a mechanism to allow the UK and Bahraini authorities to determine which set of national laws should be applied to a member of the UK Armed Forces if it is alleged that they have committed a crime.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3428", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government whether defence arrangements with Bahrain extend to any areas other than Mina Salman.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172634", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172634/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<table><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"5\"> <\/td><td colspan=\"6\" rowspan=\"5\"><p>We have similar defence co-operation arrangements with other countries. Each is governed by a range of international agreements agreed on a bilateral basis.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government whether the defence co-operation arrangements with Bahrain differ from defence arrangements with other countries in the Gulf or elsewhere.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172635/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>NHS England, Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority have advised that this information is not held centrally.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>In the context of hospitals currently declaring major incidents, this refers to an emergency situation where particular facilities or resources are under pressure and special arrangements are required to maintain the delivery of some services. It would be for the organisation that had declared the emergency to de-escalate it, in line with its incident response plan.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The use of major incidents has been part of the National Health Service planning process since 2005, and they have been declared in every year since then.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>There is no central definition but a major incident in a hospital might be called in:<\/p><p> <\/p><p>- times of severe pressure such as winter periods or an infectious disease outbreak; and<\/p><p> <\/p><p>- a period of particular local pressure such as dealing with a road traffic accident.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172636/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>NHS England, Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority have advised that this information is not held centrally.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>In the context of hospitals currently declaring major incidents, this refers to an emergency situation where particular facilities or resources are under pressure and special arrangements are required to maintain the delivery of some services. It would be for the organisation that had declared the emergency to de-escalate it, in line with its incident response plan.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The use of major incidents has been part of the National Health Service planning process since 2005, and they have been declared in every year since then.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>There is no central definition but a major incident in a hospital might be called in:<\/p><p> <\/p><p>- times of severe pressure such as winter periods or an infectious disease outbreak; and<\/p><p> <\/p><p>- a period of particular local pressure such as dealing with a road traffic accident.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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