{ "format" : "linked-data-api", "version" : "0.2", "result" : {"_about" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?max-dateTabled=2019-06-24&dateTabled=2015-02-25&max-date=2019-06-24", "definition" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/meta/answeredquestions.text?max-dateTabled=2019-06-24&dateTabled=2015-02-25&max-date=2019-06-24", "extendedMetadataVersion" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?max-dateTabled=2019-06-24&dateTabled=2015-02-25&max-date=2019-06-24&_metadata=all", "first" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?_page=0&max-dateTabled=2019-06-24&dateTabled=2015-02-25&max-date=2019-06-24", "hasPart" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?max-dateTabled=2019-06-24&dateTabled=2015-02-25&max-date=2019-06-24", "isPartOf" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?max-dateTabled=2019-06-24&dateTabled=2015-02-25&max-date=2019-06-24", "items" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223499", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223499/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills has not issued guidance to utility and energy companies on the supply of information of customers to consumer credit reference agencies. These matters are regulated under the Data Protection Act (DPA). Compliance with the DPA is regulated and enforced by the Office of the Information Commissioner which maintains guidance relating to the Act.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1513", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Swinson"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jo Swinson"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-03-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance his Department issues to utility and energy companies on the supply of information of customers to credit reference agencies; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4135", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Morris"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Morecambe and Lunesdale"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "David Morris"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223500", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223500/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Business is GREAT Britain is the single brand to be used across Government to promote the wide range of Government products and services for the UK\u2019s 5 million small businesses.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>This is an important and very successful part of our long term economic plan. Ultimately, its aim is to make Britain more prosperous by supporting jobs, enterprise and growth.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Posters are used as part of the Business is GREAT Britain campaign, which is managed the Department. Its aim is to increase awareness, and effect significant take up of, Government\u2019s offerings to help small businesses grow. Posters have also been used to increase awareness of the digital opportunities of the internet to help sole traders/micro businesses to market their business online, and to promote broadband vouchers with a potential value of up to £3,000 per business to help businesses access superfast broadband available in 22 cities around the country.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Posters are displayed in print/digital formats in a range of UK cities and digitally across targeted websites. Our media planning /research show poster formats continue to be very effective ways to communicate with small business audiences.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Media and production costs for posters across financial years 2013/14 and 2014/15.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Campaign<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Media costs<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Production costs<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Business is GREAT Britain 2013/14<\/p><\/td><td><p>£760,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>£68,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Business is GREAT Britain 2014/15<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1,200,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>£70,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Do More Online \u2013 2014/15 increasing digital capability<\/p><\/td><td><p>£755,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>£50,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Broadband Vouchers 2014/15<\/p><\/td><td><p>£714,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>£45,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The GREAT campaign has been increasingly successful. It has increased awareness of Government products and services that support small businesses by 45% since it launched in November 2013.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There have been over 2 million sessions on greatbusiness.gov.uk, the website the campaign promotes, reaching over 1.6m users since the site was refreshed in July 2014.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4070", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matt Hancock"}
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        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Suffolk"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Matthew Hancock"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-03-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Business"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the aggregate cost is to the public purse of designing, printing and nationwide display of the Business is Great posters; and what the objectives are of that campaign.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/451", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Manchester, Gorton"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Gerald Kaufman"}
      ], "uin" : "225334"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223502", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223502/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Innovate UK is the UK\u2019s innovation agency. It is the prime channel through which the Government incentivises business-led technology innovation. Its grant funding is allocated based on the merits of applications, including the economic, social and environmental impacts. Innovate UK\u2019s terms and conditions for grant funding do not include explicit requirements in relation to diversity, but any contribution to equality of opportunity presented in a proposal would strengthen the case for funding support.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1580", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wantage"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Edward Vaizey"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-03-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "BAFTA"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2015 to Question 224087, which of those documents on BAFTA funding provide guidance on diversity issues.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4124", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chi Onwurah"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newcastle upon Tyne Central"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chi Onwurah"}
      ], "uin" : "225343"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223503", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223503/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>As the focal point of delivery of all government-funded consumer advice and information, the Citizens Advice Service is a one stop shop where consumers can find advice about their rights from a team of consumer advice experts but if they feel they have had poor service from a fact checking websites.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland can advise on consumers\u2019 rights under the Consumer Protection from unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs). These regulations set out broad rules outlining when commercial practices are unfair. These fall into three main categories:<\/p><p> <\/p><ul><li>Misleading practices, like false or deceptive information or descriptions, or being misleading by leaving out important information.<\/li><li>Aggressive sales techniques that use harassment, coercion or undue influence.<\/li><li>Conduct below a level which may reasonable be expected towards consumers (honest market practice/good faith).<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p>Consumers can contact Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 03454 04 05 06 or use the website: <a href=\"http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">www.adviceguide.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In addition, anyone wishing to report a copycat website can find information on GOV.UK - <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/report-suspicious-emails-websites-phishing\" target=\"_blank\">Avoid and report Internet Scams and Phishing<\/a>, which provides information for common services affected including tax and passports.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>As the member for Colne Valley was advised by my right honourable Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 26th February, the Government is working with search engine providers and others such as the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and National Trading Standards Board (<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTSB\" target=\"_blank\">NTSB<\/a>) to address the problems that can arise from misleading / copycat websites in relation to official government online services.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Advertising Standards Associations (ASA) has responsibility for ensuring compliance with the British Code of Advertising, Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing. Complaints about misleading advertisements can be made through ASA\u2019s website at: <a href=\"http://www.asa.org.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">www.asa.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>However, the best place to access official government services remains <a href=\"http://gov.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">GOV.UK<\/a>, the single website for government. Action is taken against websites that pass themselves off as Government sites, or claim to be acting on behalf of the Government when they are not. Last year four search warrants were executed on properties in England. The operation led to the arrest of five individuals and disrupted the operation of at least 25 copycat websites.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1513", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Swinson"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Dunbartonshire"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jo Swinson"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-03-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-03-04T15:27:25.143Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Electronic Government"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to raise consumers' awareness of their rights following poor service from fact-checking websites for Government-provided services such as the EHIC card.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3953", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jason McCartney"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Colne Valley"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jason McCartney"}
      ], "uin" : "225352"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223504", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223504/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Guidance on the process whereby a provider of higher education can apply to become a designated institution eligible to receive Higher Education Funding Council for England funding under section 129 of the Education Reform Act 1988 can be found at: <a href=\"http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120118171947/http:/www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2001/01_05.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120118171947/http:/www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2001/01_05.htm<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1578", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Greg Clark"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Tunbridge Wells"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Greg Clark"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-03-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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          , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Greg Clark"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Higher Education"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how an institution can become a designated institution under section 129 of the Education Reform Act 1988.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3991", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jesse Norman"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hereford and South Herefordshire"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jesse Norman"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223505", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223505/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has to date helped finance four projects located in or off the coast of Wales. Total commitments to these amounts to £289,100,000 of which £69,100,000 has so far been deployed. Details are set out in the table below:<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Project<\/p><\/td><td><p>2012/13<\/p><p>Committed / Drawn<\/p><p>(values £m)<\/p><\/td><td><p>2013/14<\/p><p>Committed / Drawn<\/p><p>(values £m)<\/p><\/td><td><p>2014/15<\/p><p>Committed / Drawn<\/p><p>(values £m)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm<\/p><\/td><td><p>57.5 / 57.5<\/p><\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Gwynt y Mor offshore wind farm<\/p><\/td><td> <\/td><td><p>220<\/p><\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Port Talbot bio-energy plant<\/p><\/td><td> <\/td><td><p>11.20 / 11.20<\/p><\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Kingspan energy efficiency retrofit<\/p><\/td><td> <\/td><td><p>0.40 / 0.26<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.14<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>In addition, GIB has helped finance introduction of energy efficient lighting in car parks, including 9 in Wales.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4070", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matt Hancock"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Matthew Hancock"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Green Investment Bank: Wales"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been paid by the Green Investment Bank to projects in Wales in each year of that bank's operation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3943", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jonathan Edwards"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Carmarthen East and Dinefwr"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jonathan Edwards"}
      ], "uin" : "225374"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223506", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223506/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>While the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has not had any direct discussions with Archer on their plan to reduce their UK workforce by 400 people, the appropriate bodies are taking this forward as economic development is a devolved issue: Skills Development Scotland has contacted Archer to offer support to the workforce through Scottish Government\u2019s Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE) initiative, and DWP officials are liaising with PACE counterparts on any cross-border issues.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4070", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matt Hancock"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Matthew Hancock"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-03-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Archer"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions his Department has had with oilfield services company Archer on the plans of that company to reduce its UK workforce by 400 people.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1597", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Simpson"}
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      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Upper Bann"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "David Simpson"}
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