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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1679190/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>HMRC enforces the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) in line with the law and policy set out by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).<\/p><p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the NMW receives it.<\/p><p>HMRC\u2019s NMW compliance work is funded by DBT. The annual funding for minimum wage enforcement has doubled since 2015 (Table 1, link below) and this additional investment has enabled a significant expansion of resources dedicated to enforcing the minimum wage.<\/p><p><a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1149618/supplementary_data_for_enforcement_and_compliance_report.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\"><em>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1149618/supplementary_data_for_enforcement_and_compliance_report.xlsx<\/em>(opens in a new tab)<\/a><\/p><p>Data on the number of full-time equivalent staff (FTE) working in HMRC\u2019s NMW team will change during the course of the year, and the final FTE position will be published as part of the Government Evidence on Enforcement and Compliance in 2024/2025.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4407", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nigel Huddleston"}
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        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mid Worcestershire"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-12-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff work in HMRC's national minimum wage compliance unit; and how many posts in that unit were unfilled as of 19 December 2023.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4463", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Stephens"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Stephens"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1173173", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Trade"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1173173/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "The UK has long supported the promotion of our values globally and we remain committed to our international obligations<p /><p /><p />We are clear that more trade does not have to come at the expense of human rights. <p /><p /><p>Our experience is that political freedom and the rule of law are vital underpinnings for both prosperity and stability and that, by having strong economic relationships with partners, we are able to have open discussions on a range of difficult issues, including human rights.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3922", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Conor Burns"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-01-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Trade Agreements: Human Rights"}
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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 International Trade, whether a country's record on human rights is a criterion in discussions on potential trade deals to be secured after the UK leaves the EU.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3914", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Shabana Mahmood"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/756452", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/756452/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Mystery Shopper Service aims to complete investigations into Central Government procurements within two months, and those into wider public sector procurements within three months. However, the service is dependent on both suppliers and contracting authorities responding in a timely manner, and investigations sometimes require extended communications to determine the facts. Furthermore, suppliers raising cases sometimes come back with follow up questions or to dispute answers provided, resulting in cases taking longer to resolve than hoped.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The following table shows the number of cases that have exceeded the target timescale up to 6 September 2017:<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Exceeding 2 months for Central Government<\/p><\/td><td><p>Exceeding 3 months for Wider Public Sector<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011-12<\/p><\/td><td><p>27 (48%)<\/p><\/td><td><p>44 (100%)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>26 (59%)<\/p><\/td><td><p>64 (57%)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>27 (46%)<\/p><\/td><td><p>39 (35%)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>23 (40%)<\/p><\/td><td><p>26 (27%)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>19 (56%)<\/p><\/td><td><p>36 (42%)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>28 (88%)<\/p><\/td><td><p>38 (39%)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017-18 (to date)<\/p><\/td><td><p>13 (43%)<\/p><\/td><td><p>2 (6%)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4048", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Nokes"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-09-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of mystery shopper investigations into central Government bodies have been conducted within the two month timeline for each year since the service was established.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/390730/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The number of serving members of the Fleet Air Arm who have given notice of their intention to leave before serving the time that they signed up for in each of the last five years is as follows:<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Years<\/p><\/td><td><p>Total No*.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>July 2010 - June 2011<\/p><\/td><td><p>200<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>July 2011 - June 2012<\/p><\/td><td><p>200<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>July 2012 - June 2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>270<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>July 2013 - June 2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>340<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>July 2014 - June 2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>320<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>*The above figures have been rounded in accordance with Defence Statistics Policy; as a result, the totals may not equal the sum of their component parts.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1544", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mark Lancaster"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving members of the Fleet Air Arm have given notice of their intention to leave before serving the time that they signed up for in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/114", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tim Loughton"}
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