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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101336/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>DCMS\u2019s Annual Report and Accounts for 2013-14 was published on Wednesday 29<sup>th<\/sup> October.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons his Department's Annual Report and Accounts for 2013-14 has not yet been published; and when that report is due to be published.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/422", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Leslie"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101349", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101349/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>No Single Living Accommodation at Catterick is provided by a contractor.<\/p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has nearly 6,000 bedspaces at Catterick which the MOD owns.<\/p><p>Where Single Living Accommodation is not available, the MOD may rent accommodation from the local private market, known as Substitute Service Single Accommodation. This is only ever used as a last resort where no other option is available.<\/p><p>There are currently 25 Service personnel posted to Catterick living in 19 Substitute Service Single Accommodation properties at an average monthly cost per person of £468.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many single servicemen and servicewomen based at or near Catterick, North Yorkshire, are currently accommodated in (a) single living accommodation provided for his Department by a contractor and (b) other private rented accommodation; and what the average cost per month per person is to his Department for each such type of accommodation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/385", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Hugh Bayley"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101359", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101359/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The data requested is not held centrally.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1605", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Timpson"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Edward Timpson"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/376", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alan Johnson"}
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      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Alan Johnson"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101382", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Energy and Climate Change"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101382/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Ministers from the Department of Climate Change and Energy meet Ministers in the Department for Communities and Local Government regularly to discuss a range of issues. As has been the case with successive administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such meetings.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3983", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Amber Rudd"}
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        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hastings and Rye"}
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      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "63"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Energy and Climate Change"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Energy and Climate Change"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Housing: Carbon Emissions"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "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 Energy and Climate Change, when the last time was that he met the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to discuss the implementation of zero carbon homes.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4119", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stalybridge and Hyde"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jonathan Reynolds"}
      ], "uin" : "212323"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101452", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101452/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Home Secretary has not issued any guidance to the press office on dealing with student journalists.The press office receives between 100 and 200 calls a day from accredited regional, national, international and specialist journalists from both print and broadcast media. Any student journalist who contacts the Home Office press office in relation to a student publication is advised that statistics, departmental announcements, <br>ministerial speeches and quotes, which may assist their enquiries, are available on the government website, gov.uk. We do not have the resources to deal with any student request related to their studies.This is a common approach adopted by other government departments and organisations of a similar size which receive significant media interest.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4110", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Karen Bradley"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she has issued to her Department's press office on answering queries from student journalists.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/372", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Austin Mitchell"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Great Grimsby"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Austin Mitchell"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101495", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Prime Minister"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101495/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Details of Ministerial overseas travel is published quarterly and is available on the gov.uk website.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1467", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr David Cameron"}
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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 Prime Minister, who has represented him at official overseas events in each year since 2010; at what event in each case; and if he will provide details.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1438", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North Durham"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Kevan Jones"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101496", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Prime Minister"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101496/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Details of Ministerial overseas travel is published quarterly and is available on the gov.uk website.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1467", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr David Cameron"}
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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 Prime Minister, who attended official overseas events on behalf of (a) himself and (b) other Government Ministers at official overseas events in each year since 2010; what the name was of each such person; and on which date each such event took place.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4264", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Doughty"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Doughty"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101018/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Responsibility for assessing the conduct and performance of insolvency practitioners in their role as Administrators falls to the Regulatory Professional Body of which they are a member. The role of the Secretary of State, through the Insolvency Service, is to ensure that these bodies are effectively undertaking their regulatory functions.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In June 2014, an Employment Tribunal judgement was handed down which was critical of the role of the Administrators (from Deloitte) in their handling of redundancies involving approximately 6,500 employees following the collapse of Comet, a large national retailer of electrical goods. The judgement was referred by the Insolvency Service to the Administrators\u2019 Regulatory Professional Body, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales for consideration of disciplinary action. That investigation is currently on-going.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>An Employment Tribunal had previously made criticisms of the Administrators of WW Realisations 1 Limited formerly known as Woolworths (also from Deloitte). That matter was also referred by the Insolvency Service to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales for consideration. No disciplinary action was taken as a result of that investigation.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1513", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Swinson"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jo Swinson"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Deloitte"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment the Insolvency Service has made of the performance of Deloitte as an appointed administrator in collective redundancy consultation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1533", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Diana Johnson"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101021", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101021/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><p>The objective of the British Business Bank is to ensure that finance markets work more effectively for smaller businesses. In achieving this objective, the Business Bank does not lend to or invest directly in any smaller business and instead works through and invests alongside private sector providers such as banks, peer to peer lenders, leasing companies or venture capital funds which offer a wide range of finance products.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>As part of its remit, the Business Bank regularly monitors the performance of programmes by collecting a range of data, including the ethnic background of business owners, for a number of key programmes, such as Start Up Loans. The latest data shows that as of August 31, 26% of Start Up Loans recipients identified themselves to be either Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) businesses. Around 300,000 (6%) of small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK are BAME led.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>In addition, Business Bank officials and I regularly meet with key stakeholders to discuss and better understand the broader finance needs of different types of smaller businesses, in order to ensure that Business Bank programmes are targeted to address market failures.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4070", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matt Hancock"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Matthew Hancock"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "British Business Bank"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "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 Business, Innovation and Skills, what research he has commissioned on the number of black and ethnic minority-owned businesses from each ethnic group which have received support as a result of investments made by the British Business Bank (BBB); what meetings he has had with BBB staff to discuss the needs of black and ethnic minority-owned businesses; and what steps were subsequently taken by the BBB to address the issues raised.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4128", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chuka Umunna"}
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      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Streatham"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Chuka Umunna"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101023", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101023/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Islamic finance is the one of the world\u2019s fastest growing sectors - according to estimates from TheCityUK, at the current rate of growth, the market will exceed US$2 trillion in assets by the end of this year.[1] The Government has not estimated the benefits to UK companies of the expansion of the UK\u2019s Islamic finance market, although we recognise the significant opportunity it represents UK firms.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK remains the global partner and destination of choice for Islamic finance. In June this year the Government was the first western country to issue a sovereign sukuk, an Islamic bond, worth £200 million. This cemented the UK\u2019s position as the western hub for Islamic finance and demonstrates that the UK has created a level playing field which puts Islamic finance on par with conventional forms of finance.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The UK has a high concentration of Islamic finance and related professional services firms: 6 full Islamic banks, over 20 banks offering Islamic finance products and services, and over 25 UK law firms have Islamic finance units. As the Government continues its efforts to develop the UK\u2019s Islamic finance market, we expect further opportunities and benefits to arise for UK companies although these have not been estimated.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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