In 2012, the Government amended legislation to allow local authorities to undertake enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks on all applicants for taxi and private hire vehicle driver licences. These checks will disclose convictions for sex offences and other relevant information that local authorities can take into consideration when deciding who to license. I have asked my Noble Friend, the Minister of State for Transport (Baroness Kramer) to write to all local authorities reminding them of the importance that the Government attaches to this matter.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/350", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir John Hayes"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Holland and The Deepings"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr John Hayes"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-11-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-11-03T17:06:58.1591775Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Taxis: Licensing"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to enable local authorities to retain information on sex offenders to inform the granting of licences to taxi drivers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4243", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Jarvis"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Barnsley Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dan Jarvis"} ], "uin" : "212298"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101482", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101482/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The information requested is as follows:<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
Young Offender\u2019s Institution<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Week 1<\/strong><\/p> w/c 02/06/2014<\/strong><\/p> (Hours per Learner)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Week 2<\/strong><\/p> w/c 09/06/2014<\/strong><\/p> (Hours per Learner)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Week 3<\/strong><\/p> w/c 16/06/2014<\/strong><\/p> (Hours per Learner)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Week 4<\/strong><\/p> w/c 23/06/2014<\/strong><\/p> (Hours per Learner)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Week 5<\/strong><\/p> w/c 30/06/2014 (one day in June)<\/strong><\/p> (Hours per Learner)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMYOI Hindley<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 15.22<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 14.85<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 14.07<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 14.73<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2.42<\/p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMYOI Cookham Wood<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 8.29<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 8.30<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 9.87<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 11.28<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2.93<\/p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> The contracted number of hours per learner per (full) week is 15. The variation in the hours received results from legitimate absences, such as attending court, attending appointments and illness, and occasional provider cancellations (which we reconcile against for funding). The Education Funding Agency works closely with the providers, the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and the Youth Justice Board to resolve issues affecting the delivery of education and training.<\/p> <\/p> The shortfall in hours per learner shown at HMYOI Cookham Wood is due to cancellations by the prison, rather than by the education provider.<\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1473", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr David Laws"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Yeovil"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr David Laws"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-11-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-11-03T17:56:35.7214962Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Young Offender Institutions: Education"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many hours per week of education juvenile boys in Hindley and Cookham Wood young offender institutions had in each week in June 2014.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4243", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Jarvis"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101483/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Ministry of Justice provides grant funding to Victim Support to help witnesses at both the Crown Court and magistrates\u2019 courts in England and Wales. The service provides information, emotional and practical support to witnesses who are attending court to give evidence. This is a vital part of our commitment to victims and witnesses.<\/p> <\/p> The Ministry of Justice does not routinely collect data on the number of staff deployed to each court by Victim Support. Victim Support has provided the following breakdown of staff deployed at each Crown Court location for each year since 2010 and includes Victim Support\u2019s assessment of their Full Time Equivalent apportionment. Some staff are deployed full-time at the Crown Court, while others provide support at Crown Court alongside some apportionment of their time for other local witness and victim services. Approximately 200,000 witnesses received support from the court-based Witness Service in 2013-14. The number of Victim Support staff deployed to each court has remained broadly consistent over the last four years.<\/p> <\/p> In addition to the court-based Witness Service, victims and witnesses also receive support from Witness Care Units (jointly staffed by the police and the Crown Prosecution Service). Witness Care Units staff are not specifically employed at Crown Court locations but provide support and information for victims and witnesses through the criminal justice system.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> Annex A<\/strong><\/p> Crown Court Name<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Staff numbers 2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Staff numbers 2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Staff numbers 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Staff numbers 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Staff numbers 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Birmingham CC<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 2.5<\/p><\/td> 2.5<\/p><\/td> 2.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Caernarfon CC & Dolgellau CC<\/p><\/td> 1.25<\/p><\/td> 1.25<\/p><\/td> 1.25<\/p><\/td> 1.25<\/p><\/td> 1.25<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cardiff CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1.25<\/p><\/td> 1.25<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Carmarthen Combined Court<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Coventry CC<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Derby Combined Courts<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hereford CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leamington CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1.25<\/p><\/td> 1.25<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leicester CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lincoln CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Merthyr CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mold CC<\/p><\/td> 0.75<\/p><\/td> 0.75<\/p><\/td> 0.75<\/p><\/td> 0.75<\/p><\/td> 0.75<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Newport CC<\/p><\/td> 0.75<\/p><\/td> 0.75<\/p><\/td> 0.75<\/p><\/td> 0.75<\/p><\/td> 0.75<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Northampton CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nottingham CC<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1.25<\/p><\/td> 1.25<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Shrewsbury CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Stafford CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Stoke-on-Trent Combined Court<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Swansea CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1.25<\/p><\/td> 1.25<\/p><\/td> 1.25<\/p><\/td> 1.25<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wolverhampton CC<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Worcester CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Blackfriars CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Central CC<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Croydon CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Harrow CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Inner London CC<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Isleworth CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kingston CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Snaresbrook CC<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Southwark CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wood Green CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Woolwich CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bolton Combined Court<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 1.4<\/p><\/td> 1.4<\/p><\/td> 1.4<\/p><\/td> 1.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bradford CC<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1.4<\/p><\/td> 1.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Burnley CC<\/p><\/td> 0.53<\/p><\/td> 0.53<\/p><\/td> 0.53<\/p><\/td> 0.53<\/p><\/td> 0.53<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Carlisle CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Chester CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Doncaster CC<\/p><\/td> 0.75<\/p><\/td> 0.75<\/p><\/td> 0.75<\/p><\/td> 0.75<\/p><\/td> 0.75<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Durham CC<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grimsby CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hull CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leeds CC<\/p><\/td> 1.9<\/p><\/td> 1.9<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Liverpool CC<\/p><\/td> 3.6<\/p><\/td> 2.45<\/p><\/td> 2.45<\/p><\/td> 2.45<\/p><\/td> 2.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Minshull St CC<\/p><\/td> 2.4<\/p><\/td> 1.8<\/p><\/td> 1.8<\/p><\/td> 1.8<\/p><\/td> 1.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Newcastle CC<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Preston CC<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 1.75<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sheffield CC<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Teesside CC<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Manchester Crown Square<\/p><\/td> 2.4<\/p><\/td> 1.8<\/p><\/td> 1.8<\/p><\/td> 1.8<\/p><\/td> 1.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Warrington CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> York CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lancaster CC - SDM also ran Lancaster MCWS<\/p><\/td> 0.48<\/p><\/td> 0.48<\/p><\/td> 0.48<\/p><\/td> 0.48<\/p><\/td> 0.48<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Amersham CC<\/p><\/td> 0.59<\/p><\/td> 0.59<\/p><\/td> 0.59<\/p><\/td> 0.59<\/p><\/td> 0.45<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aylesbury CC<\/p><\/td> 0.48<\/p><\/td> 0.59<\/p><\/td> 0.59<\/p><\/td> 0.59<\/p><\/td> 0.45<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Basildon CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bournemouth CC<\/p><\/td> 0.7<\/p><\/td> 0.7<\/p><\/td> 0.7<\/p><\/td> 0.7<\/p><\/td> 0.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bristol CC<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cambridge CC<\/p><\/td> 0.75<\/p><\/td> 0.75<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.4<\/p><\/td> 0.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Canterbury CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Chelmsford CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Chichester Combined Court<\/p><\/td> 0.53<\/p><\/td> 0.42<\/p><\/td> 0.4<\/p><\/td> 0.4<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dorchester Crown<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Exeter CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Gloucester CC<\/p><\/td> 0.67<\/p><\/td> 0.67<\/p><\/td> 0.67<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> IOW Combined Courts<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ipswich CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lewes and Hove Combined Courts<\/p><\/td> 2.5<\/p><\/td> 2.2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Luton CC<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Maidstone CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Norwich CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oxford Combined Court Centre<\/p><\/td> 1.2<\/p><\/td> 1.2<\/p><\/td> 1.2<\/p><\/td> 1.2<\/p><\/td> 1.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Peterborough CC<\/p><\/td> 0.44<\/p><\/td> 0.44<\/p><\/td> 0.44<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Plymouth CC<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Portsmouth CC<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Reading CC<\/p><\/td> 1.6<\/p><\/td> 1.6<\/p><\/td> 1.66<\/p><\/td> 1.66<\/p><\/td> 1.66<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Salisbury Combined Court<\/p><\/td> 0.21<\/p><\/td> 0.24<\/p><\/td> 0.24<\/p><\/td> 0.24<\/p><\/td> 0.24<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Southampton CC<\/p><\/td> 2.3<\/p><\/td> 2.3<\/p><\/td> 2.3<\/p><\/td> 2.3<\/p><\/td> 1.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> St Albans CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Swindon Combined Court<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Taunton CC<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Truro CC<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td> 0.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Winchester CC<\/p><\/td> 1.6<\/p><\/td> 1.6<\/p><\/td> 1.6<\/p><\/td> 1.6<\/p><\/td> 1.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Southend Combined Court<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 0.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Guildford CC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Knutsford CC<\/p><\/td> 0.25<\/p><\/td> 0.25<\/p><\/td> 0*<\/p><\/td> 0*<\/p><\/td> 0*[1]<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> [1] Due to reduced workload across Cheshire, this two-courtroom venue has not been used for hearings since May 2010<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-11-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-11-03T14:29:31.8603847Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Crown Court: Staff"}
, "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 Justice, how many witness care staff were employed at each Crown court in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4243", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Jarvis"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Barnsley Central"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dan Jarvis"}
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