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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1403356", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4781", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Luke Evans"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4719", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle"}
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