The Department has not made an assessment of the minimum monthly living expenses required for a single unemployed person in central Scotland.<\/p>
<\/p>
However, the Department publishes a range of measures of living standards in the Households Below Average (HBAI) publication. The latest estimates are to 2016/17<\/a> and 2017/18 results have been pre-announced<\/a> to be published in February / March 2019.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the minimum monthly living expenses required for a single unemployed person in central Scotland.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/905474/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "The Government is determined to crackdown on unacceptable behaviour in the online ticketing market and improve fans\u2019 chances of buying tickets at a reasonable price. We have strengthened the existing ticketing provisions in the Consumer Rights Act 2015, are in the process of introducing a new criminal offence of using automated software to buy more tickets than that allowed, and support the work of the Competition and Markets Authority and National Trading Standards in enforcing the law in this area. We recognise, however, that Government can\u2019t act alone in addressing this issue, and that the ticketing industry, regulatory bodies, and online platforms need to take actions themselves. We welcome the action taken in March by the Advertising Standards Authority against four of the main operators in the secondary ticketing sector banning the misleading presentation of pricing information on their websites, and the assurances from these platforms that they would make changes to their websites to comply with this ruling. We hope this will help improve transparency in the market and help consumers find legitimate official ticketing sites. <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprentices his Department directly employs.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to make it easier for people living in properties with shared responsibilities, such as blocks of flats, to access the grant support available for installing individual electric vehicle charging points.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the consequences will be for public sector employees whose pensions have been overpaid as a result of incorrect guaranteed minimum pension calculations.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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