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      ], "questionText" : "What steps the Government is taking to support high street businesses.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4492", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Maria Caulfield"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Maria Caulfield"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1091587", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1091587/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Government actively monitors the economy, and is aware of problems and consequent difficulty some retailers are facing in accessing credit insurance. Insurers base the level of cover they provide on their assessment of the credit risk, which is often dependent on the specific dynamics of certain sectors. Market trends in the retail sector, and challenging market conditions facing the retailers, have led some insurers to reduce their exposure.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The underwriting of insurance risks \u2013 including credit risks \u2013 is a commercial decision, and Government does not prescribe the terms and conditions insurance companies set when offering insurance. This is important to the proper functioning of the economy.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>However, Government is clear that it wants all types of retail to thrive now and in the future, and wants to support the sector as it responds to change. A package of measures to support the high street was announced at Budget 2018. The Government has regular engagement with financial services providers, including on their plans to support business customers.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Other financial services products are also available to support businesses in lieu of credit insurance, for example from banks.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely impact on the viability of high streets in the UK of credit insurers reducing their cover for some high street retailers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4304", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1091588", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1091588/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Government actively monitors the economy, and is aware of problems and consequent difficulty some retailers are facing in accessing credit insurance. Insurers base the level of cover they provide on their assessment of the credit risk, which is often dependent on the specific dynamics of certain sectors. Market trends in the retail sector, and challenging market conditions facing the retailers, have led some insurers to reduce their exposure.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The underwriting of insurance risks \u2013 including credit risks \u2013 is a commercial decision, and Government does not prescribe the terms and conditions insurance companies set when offering insurance. This is important to the proper functioning of the economy.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>However, Government is clear that it wants all types of retail to thrive now and in the future, and wants to support the sector as it responds to change. A package of measures to support the high street was announced at Budget 2018. The Government has regular engagement with financial services providers, including on their plans to support business customers.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Other financial services products are also available to support businesses in lieu of credit insurance, for example from banks.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the UK supply chain to high street retailers of the lack of credit insurance cover available for such retailers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4304", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082616", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082616/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. The Government established the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) with a statutory duty to ensure that payment systems work well for those who use them. As part of this, the PSR regulates LINK (the scheme that runs the UK's ATM network) and is closely monitoring developments in ATM provision.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of falling usage of cash in retail transactions on the economic sustainability of high streets.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/308", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Jim Cunningham"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1064591", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1064591/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department does not hold the information requested, as the level of rent paid by the tenant of a commercial property is agreed by the landlord and tenant on an individual basis. This information is not reported centrally. We do not currently have any plans to regulate the rents for small independent health food outlets on the high street.<\/p><p>At the Autumn Budget, we set out Our Plan to support the sustainable transformation of high streets, which included a £675 million Future High Streets Fund, to support local areas in England to invest in town centre infrastructure, to increase access to high streets and support redevelopment and densification around high streets.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4282", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any disparity in high street rent rates between large chains and small businesses; what is the reason for any such difference in those rates; and whether they intend to introduce lower rent rates for small independent health food outlets on the high street.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4704", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Boycott"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1050317", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
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