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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1055159", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Women and Equalities"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1055159/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government Equalities Office have been focused on ensuring support is in place for disabled candidates for the forthcoming local elections in May. The £250,000 interim EnAble Fund for Elected Office has been open since December 2018.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Alongside this, officials have met political parties, including the Green Party, and several disability organisations to work on options and solutions for long-term support including for smaller parties and independents.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>While this work is ongoing political parties should consider how best to put in place sustainable measures to support disabled candidates.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Written Statement of 17 May 2018 on Access to Elected Office for Disabled People, HCWS695, on what date the 12-month programme of work to help political parties encourage and support their candidates started.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3930", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Lucas"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1043081", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Women and Equalities"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1043081/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government believes that political parties have the prime responsibility for supporting their disabled candidates. We are undertaking a programme of work to help political parties to better support disabled candidates. As part of this my officials have met with political parties and disability organisations and continue this engagement.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Access to Elected Office Fund has been closed since 2015. We have launched the EnAble Fund for Elected Office, which is a £250,000 commitment to support disabled candidates, primarily for the forthcoming local elections in May. The fund will help cover disability-related expenses people might face when seeking elected office.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4412", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dr Lisa Cameron"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/934201", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Women and Equalities"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/934201/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>GEO is working on what the interim funding will cover and how it will be delivered. The Minister for Women and Equalities is keen that the delivery model and the communications around it help reinforce that political parties have the prime responsibility for supporting their disabled candidates. Further details will be announced in due course.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3930", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Lucas"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/934237", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Women and Equalities"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/934237/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government believes that political parties have the prime responsibility for supporting their disabled candidates. There will be ways that the Government can help, which is why the Minister for Women and Equalities announced that the Government Equalities Office will, with others, undertake a programme of work in this area. Within 12 months, we hope to have political parties offering and advertising support, as well as solutions to help independent candidates. The funding of up to £250,000 that the Minister for Women and Equalities announced is intended to provide support for disabled candidates in the interim, while that programme of work is on-going.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We are working on what the interim funding will cover and how it will be delivered. Further details will be announced in due course.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure that deaf and disabled people are able to stand for election and compete with other candidates on a level playing field irrespective of their chances of winning.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3968", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Lloyd"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Lloyd"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/933937", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Women and Equalities"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/933937/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government believes that political parties have the prime responsibility for supporting their disabled candidates. There will be ways that the Government can help, which is why the Minister for Women and Equalities announced that the Government Equalities Office will, with others, undertake a programme of work in this area. Within 12 months, we hope to have political parties offering and advertising support, as well as solutions to help independent candidates. The funding of up to £250,000 that the Minister for Women and Equalities announced is intended to provide support for disabled candidates in the interim, while that programme of work is on-going.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We are working on what the interim funding will cover and how it will be delivered. Further details will be announced in due course.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4399", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Victoria Atkins"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Written Statement of 17 May 2018, Access to Elected Office for Disabled People, HCWS695, whether a Deaf and Disabled People's Organisation or an alliance of Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations will be appointed to administer the funds announced to support disabled candidates wishing to stand in the local elections in May 2019.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3968", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Lloyd"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Lloyd"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/931907", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Women and Equalities"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/931907/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We are working on what the interim funding will cover and how it will be delivered. Further details will be announced in due course and will take account of other relevant provision \u2013 for example, as part of its Be a Councillor programme, the Local Government Association (LGA) provides on-line information and, via its four Political Groups, face-to-face training and other support.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Be a Councillor programme is funded by an improvement grant from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and promotes the role of councillor to individuals, with a particular focus on underrepresented groups. The LGA Political Groups delivering the programme include smaller parties and independents. This reflects my belief that it is for political parties to do what is necessary to support all their candidates and prospective candidates, including those who have a disability.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3930", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Lucas"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Caroline Lucas"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/931908", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Women and Equalities"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/931908/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We are working on what the interim funding will cover and how it will be delivered. Further details will be announced in due course and will take account of other relevant provision \u2013 for example, as part of its Be a Councillor programme, the Local Government Association (LGA) provides on-line information and, via its four Political Groups, face-to-face training and other support.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Be a Councillor programme is funded by an improvement grant from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and promotes the role of councillor to individuals, with a particular focus on underrepresented groups. The LGA Political Groups delivering the programme include smaller parties and independents. This reflects my belief that it is for political parties to do what is necessary to support all their candidates and prospective candidates, including those who have a disability.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4399", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Victoria Atkins"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Access to Elected Office Fund: Evaluation Report published by the Government Equalities Office on 18 June 2018, whether people seeking to be a candidate in the next 12 months that require training and mentoring will be able to access the funding announced on 17 May 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3930", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Lucas"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Caroline Lucas"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/928827", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Women and Equalities"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/928827/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>As I stated on 17 May this year, the Government believes that political parties have the prime responsibility for supporting their disabled candidates. There will be ways that the Government can help, which is why I announced that the Government Equalities Office will, with others, undertake a programme of work in this area. Within 12 months, we hope to have political parties offering and advertising support, as well as solutions to help independent candidates. Disability stakeholders including More United will be consulted as part of this work.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The funding of up to £250,000 that I announced is intended to provide support for disabled candidates in the interim, while that programme of work is on-going. This fund will primarily support the forthcoming English local elections in 2019, but similar arrangements for any parliamentary by-elections that occur until May 2019, will be considered on a case-by-case basis.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>My officials are liaising with the Cabinet Office, which is responsible for electoral law, on any measures that may be required to ensure grants from the fund are not considered to be part of a candidate\u2019s election expenses.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-06-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to Written Ministerial Statement of 17 May 2019 on Access to Elected Office for Disabled People, HCWS695 if she will meet with the cross-party campaign group More United and the three parliamentary candidates who are campaigning for the restoration of the Access to Elected Office Fund.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4436", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Cat Smith"}
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