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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136671/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Ministers and officials meet frequently with external officials to discuss a wide range of electoral issues.<\/p><p>Details of external meetings by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries are published quarterly and are available on gov.uk.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136672/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Data on voting rates per nationality in the 2019 European elections is not collected centrally.<\/p><p>In line with their statutory duty, the Electoral Commission will be publishing a report into the administration of the polls later this year. The Government will consider this in due course.<\/p>"}
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