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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what representations they have received from (1) Battersea Dogs and Cats home, and (2) other charities, about increasing the sentences for cruelty to animals.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/805", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Dubs"}
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