{ "format" : "linked-data-api", "version" : "0.2", "result" : {"_about" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?houseId=1&min-answer.questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected.=2014-10-17T09%3A05%3A37.2935139Z", "definition" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/meta/answeredquestions.text?houseId=1&min-answer.questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected.=2014-10-17T09%3A05%3A37.2935139Z", "extendedMetadataVersion" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?houseId=1&min-answer.questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected.=2014-10-17T09%3A05%3A37.2935139Z&_metadata=all", "first" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?_page=0&houseId=1&min-answer.questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected.=2014-10-17T09%3A05%3A37.2935139Z", "hasPart" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?houseId=1&min-answer.questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected.=2014-10-17T09%3A05%3A37.2935139Z", "isPartOf" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?houseId=1&min-answer.questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected.=2014-10-17T09%3A05%3A37.2935139Z", "items" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1732432", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Northern Ireland Office"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2024 to Question 5643 on Terrorism: Northern Ireland, how many requests for public inquiries he is considering.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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Departments must be able to justify why, in any appointment, it has not been possible to select someone on merit through a fair and open competition.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">The <a href=\"https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcivilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk%2Frecruitment%2Frecruitment-principles%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAndy.Woodgate%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cfd8824215259405d20b208dcd7e78ea3%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638622636729754688%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=g8oZ3UDceFyQBfzPdyXdkBBr5RiYWn9N4GVMFlADoW4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">Civil Service Recruitment Principles<\/a> set out the circumstances in which appointments can be made as Exceptions to Fair and Open Merit-based appointments.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">The roles appointed to during the period requested were grades AA to Grade7. The following Exceptions were used:<\/del><\/p><ul><li><del class=\"ministerial\">Exception 1 - Temporary appointments<\/del><\/li><li><del class=\"ministerial\">Exception 2: Support for government employment programmes<\/del><\/li><li><del class=\"ministerial\">Exception 3: Secondments<\/del><\/li><li><del class=\"ministerial\">Exception 5: Former civil servants<\/del><\/li><li><del class=\"ministerial\">Exception 10: Conversion to permanency of suitable candidates appointed under Exceptions 1 and 2<\/del><\/li><\/ul><p><del class=\"ministerial\">Summary of salary bands by grade and number of appointments.<\/del><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\"><strong>GRADE<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\"><strong>NUMBER<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\"><strong>PAY BAND<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">Intern<\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">17<\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">£22,446<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">AA<\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">23<\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">£22,180 (N), £26,180 (L)<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">AO<\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">39<\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">£24,800 (N), £28,880 (L)<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">PO3<\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">9<\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">£24,800 (N), £28,880 (L)<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">EO<\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">17<\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">£28,000 (N), £32,000 (L)<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">HEO<\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">1<\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">£34,350 (N), £38,350 (N)<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">SEO<\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">1<\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">£41,600 (N), £45,600 (L)<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">G7<\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">2<\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">£57,000(N), £61,000 (L)<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><del class=\"ministerial\">N = National, L = London<\/del><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">The legal requirement for appointment to the Civil Service (CS) is for selection to be made on merit based on fair and open competition. Under section 12 of the 2010 Constitutional Reform and Governance Act, the CS Commission has the power to except a selection from the requirement to appoint on merit based on a fair and open competition. This must either be justified by the needs of the CS or be necessary to enable the CS to participate in a government employment initiative.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> Departments must be able to justify why, in any appointment, it has not been possible to select someone on merit through a fair and open competition. The <a href=\"https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcivilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk%2Frecruitment%2Frecruitment-principles%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAndy.Woodgate%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cfd8824215259405d20b208dcd7e78ea3%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638622636729754688%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=g8oZ3UDceFyQBfzPdyXdkBBr5RiYWn9N4GVMFlADoW4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">Civil Service Recruitment Principles<\/a> set out the circumstances in which appointments can be made as Exceptions to Fair and Open Merit-based appointments.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Between 4<sup>th<\/sup> July and 4<sup>th<\/sup> October 2024, the Home Office made 109 appointments by exception to the Civil Service Commission\u2019s published Recruitment Principles:<\/ins><\/p><ul><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">78 were made under Exception 1 for temporary appointments;<\/ins><\/li><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">27 were made under Exception 10 for conversion to permanency of suitable candidates appointed under Exception 1 above, and Exception 2 (support for government employment programmes);<\/ins><\/li><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">Two were made under Exception 3 for secondments; and<\/ins><\/li><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">Two were made under Exception 5 for the appointment of former civil servants.<\/ins><\/li><\/ul><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">The roles appointed during the period requested were to grades AA to Grade7. Below is a summary of the salary bands for these appointments by grade and number of roles.<\/ins><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong>GRADE<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong>NUMBER<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong>PAY BAND<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Intern<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">17<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£22,446<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">AA<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">23<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£22,180 (N), £26,180 (L)<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">AO<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">39<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£24,800 (N), £28,880 (L)<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">PO3<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">9<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£24,800 (N), £28,880 (L)<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">EO<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">17<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£28,000 (N), £32,000 (L)<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">HEO<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">1<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£34,350 (N), £38,350 (N)<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">SEO<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">1<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£41,600 (N), £45,600 (L)<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">G7<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">2<\/ins><\/p><\/td><td><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">£57,000(N), £61,000 (L)<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">N = National, L = London<\/ins><\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department,  how many people have been appointed to civil service positions without open competition in her Department since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on what basis each was appointed.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730835/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The tables below provide information on the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeal clearances; and whether they were lapsed or overturned at a tribunal hearing.<\/p><p>Data provided is for the last five financial years.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of appeals cleared for each financial year and how many were subsequently lapsed or overturned at a tribunal hearing<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Cleared<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Overturned<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019-20<\/p><\/td><td><p>99,800<\/p><\/td><td><p>27,100<\/p><\/td><td><p>53,700<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020-21<\/p><\/td><td><p>77,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>26,300<\/p><\/td><td><p>37,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021-22<\/p><\/td><td><p>48,300<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,100<\/p><\/td><td><p>20,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022-23<\/p><\/td><td><p>65,300<\/p><\/td><td><p>19,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>30,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2023-24<\/p><\/td><td><p>77,700<\/p><\/td><td><p>25,600<\/p><\/td><td><p>34,400<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p><strong>Table 2: Proportion of lapsed or overturned appeals for each financial year <\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Lapsed (%)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Overturned (%)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019-20<\/p><\/td><td><p>27<\/p><\/td><td><p>54<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020-21<\/p><\/td><td><p>34<\/p><\/td><td><p>48<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021-22<\/p><\/td><td><p>35<\/p><\/td><td><p>42<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022-23<\/p><\/td><td><p>29<\/p><\/td><td><p>47<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2023-24<\/p><\/td><td><p>33<\/p><\/td><td><p>44<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Notes:<\/ins><\/p><ol><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.<\/ins><\/li><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">Data provided is for England and Wales (excluding Scotland).<\/ins><\/li><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">These figures include appeal clearances and decisions for PIP New Claims, Reassessments, Award Reviews and Change of Circumstances. These figures include appeals cleared from April 2019 to March 2024.<\/ins><\/li><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">Appeals data has been taken from DWP PIP customer system\u2019s management information. Therefore, this appeal data may differ from that held by His Majesty\u2019s Courts and Tribunals Service for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences in collating and preparing statistics.<\/ins><\/li><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">This data is unpublished data. It should be used with caution, and it may be subject to future revision.<\/ins><\/li><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">A lapsed appeal is where DWP changed the decision in the customer\u2019s favour after an appeal was lodged but before it was heard at a tribunal hearing.<\/ins><\/li><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">An overturned appeal is where the decision was changed in the customer\u2019s favour after an appeal was lodged and was heard at tribunal hearing.<\/ins><\/li><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">Appeals can have their decision upheld or may also be withdrawn by the claimant. These are not included in the above tables.<\/ins><\/li><\/ol>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of personal independence payment appeals resulted in the decision being (a) lapsed and (b) overturned at tribunal hearing in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728813/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">The Government is committed to rolling out a Young Futures programme which will bring together local services to improve the delivery of support for young people at risk of being drawn into crime .<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">The HO has already set up a YF delivery unit to make progress on the design of local prevention partnerships and will be working cross government on the design and delivery of Young Futures Hubs. More information will be provided in due course.<\/del><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">The Defending Democracy Taskforce coordinates a whole of government response to threats of foreign interference in our democracy.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> The Taskforce was established in 2022 and continue its work to safeguard our democracy and strengthen its resilience to the threats we face. <\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> The Taskforce\u2019s latest meeting was on the 25 July, when it considered issues relating to the recent General Election and the work going on across government to ensure that anyone who wishes to participate in our democracy can do so without fear of intimidation or abuse.<\/ins><\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1409", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Gregory Campbell"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728076", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728076/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">The UK government remains concerned at reports of serious allegations of severe acts of ill-treatment and torture in prisons in Azerbaijan. We continue to urge the authorities to ensure that those in detention are treated with humanity and respect for the inherent dignity of the human person, in line with international human rights law, and that those in detention are afforded a fair trial and are provided safe conditions, in accordance with Azerbaijan's international obligations and commitments.<\/del><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">The UK government remains concerned by reports of serious allegations of severe acts of ill-treatment and torture in prisons in Azerbaijan. In line with international human rights law, we continue to urge the authorities to ensure those in detention are: i) treated with humanity and respect for the inherent dignity of the human person, ii) afforded a fair trial and iii) provided safe conditions. Our Embassy in Baku will continue to raise this with the government of Azerbaijan.<\/ins><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4264", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Doughty"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-09-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Azerbaijan: Prisoners"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) arbitrary detainment of prisoners in Azerbaijan and (b) reports of human rights abuses in prisons in that country.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4403", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Law"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Law"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1727057/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">The Department for Work and Pensions has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.<\/del><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">The savings were estimated in Fixing the Foundations as Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) Winter Fuel Payments (WFP) savings of £1.4bn, for 2024/2025, for Great Britain. These included an assumption about increased take-up of Pension Credit which is in line with the highest levels it has achieved historically. WFPs are classified as AME. Estimated savings are sensitive to forecasted take up of Pension Credit. Final savings will be certified and published by the Office for Budget responsibility at the Autumn Budget on the 30<sup>th<\/sup> October Budget, taking account of any behavioural response.<\/ins><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4077", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emma Reynolds"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Emma Reynolds"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-09-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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          , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Emma Reynolds"}
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        , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1727057/answer/previousversion/4857", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4077", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emma Reynolds"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-09-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Winter Fuel Payment"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Table 2 of the policy paper published on 29 July 2024 entitled Fixing the foundations: public spending audit 2024-25, whether the savings from targeting Winter Fuel Payments at recipients of Pension Credit and certain other means-tested benefits from winter 2024-25 take account of the potential impact of that policy on the number of people in receipt of Pension Credit.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3935", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mel Stride"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mel Stride"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-08-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Food Supply"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report entitled The state of food security and nutrition in the world 2024 by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, published in August 2024, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the estimate that 582 million people will be chronically food insecure in 2030.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4403", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Law"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Law"}
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        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4653", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Morgan"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4787", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Wild"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "James Wild"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of dental practises are rated as good by the CQC in High Peak constituency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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