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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4413", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kirsten Oswald"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1644625", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office"}
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