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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to discuss the continuing threats to the freedom of the people of Taiwan and, in particular, their right to democracy and self-determination, with the Vice-President of China, Han Zheng, during his visit to London for the Coronation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625069/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Foreign Secretary met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on 5 May and set out the UK's views on Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The Government's approach is to engage constructively with China while steadfastly defending our national security and our values. We will continue to raise human rights issues directly with China. Similarly, we will continue to use our channels with the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities to make clear our strong opposition to the erosion of rights and freedoms in Hong Kong, the deliberate targeting of opposition voices and China's ongoing non-compliance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration. The UK's longstanding position on Taiwan has not changed. We\u202fconsider the Taiwan issue one to be settled peacefully\u202fby the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait through constructive dialogue, without the threat or use of force or coercion.<\/p>"}
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      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "China: Forced Labour"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to discuss UK prohibitions on the purchase of goods made in China by slave labour with the Vice-President of China, Han Zheng, during his visit to London for the Coronation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/738", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-05-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Counter-terrorism: Public Places"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing a (1) registration, or (2) other oversight, scheme for companies providing security services, in association with the introduction of the Protect Duty.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4719", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625071", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business and Trade"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625071/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Ofcom\u2019s regulatory framework requires Royal Mail to ensure that, for the UK as a whole, the premises of not less than 95% of users of postal services are within 5 kilometres of an access point (such as a post box, a Post Office or a Customer Service Point within a Delivery Office) and, in all postcode areas, the premises of 95% of users of postal services are within 10 kilometres of such an access point.<\/p><p>In its 2022 review of postal regulations, which included a public consultation, Ofcom decided to maintain this regulation as it considered that it remained appropriate to ensure widespread access to the universal postal service.<\/p>"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "The Earl of Minto"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that post boxes remain within an appropriately close distance to all homes so that universal provision of the service is maintained.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4719", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle"}
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