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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the Government did not meet the deadline for implementing the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards; who the Government consulted on its decision to delay that implementation; and whether the Government requested permission from the EU to extend that deadline.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect on animal welfare of the use of glue traps.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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