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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2019 to Question 253493 on Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Location, how many staff are located in the new premises at 85 Strand; how much floor space those staff occupy; at what rate per square metre; which locations were considered outside London for new premises; and what the comparable cost would have been in locating those staff outside London.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/318", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Spellar"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126071", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2019 to Question 249206 on Members: Allowances, what the (a) forecast and (b) final cost was of the new IPSA IT system; and what assessment was made of additional costs that would be incurred by MPs' staff to work on the new system.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/318", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Spellar"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126072", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126072/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>I have asked IPSA to reply.<\/p><p>IPSA moved into new office premises at 85 Strand in March 2019. The forecasted cost of this move is £732,900. This budget was approved by the Speaker\u2019s Committee for the IPSA in January 2018. IPSA\u2019s Annual Accounts for the 2018-19 financial year are being finalised and will be laid in Parliament in November. The Speaker\u2019s Committee will have an opportunity to scrutinise this and other expenditure.<\/p><p>After reviewing properties on the market, the offices selected met IPSA\u2019s criteria and offered the best value for money to the taxpayer over the long term, with competitive running cost over the life of the lease after completing initial fit-out work. Locations outside of London were considered. IPSA concluded that basing IPSA\u2019s office in London and within reasonable distance of Parliament would ensure that IPSA can provide a better support to MPs and their staff, including regular meetings between them and their IPSA account managers.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the cost has been of the move by IPSA to new premises in central London; and what assessment was made of the potential merits of moving the organisation to a cheaper location outside London.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/318", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Spellar"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "John Spellar"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126073", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"}
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      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Turks and Caicos Islands: Trials"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126074", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126074/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department has made no such assessment. Local clinical commissioning groups are responsible for the commissioning of cataract surgery, and are required to carefully consider the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines in making commissioning decisions.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4455", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Seema Kennedy"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/318", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Spellar"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of threat to the Sikh community in Afghanistan.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/318", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Spellar"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "John Spellar"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124988", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124988/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Security Forces are committed to tackling this threat. As part of NATO's Resolute Support Mission, the UK supports the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces in its efforts to improve security for all communities.<\/p><p>Ethnic and religious minorities in Afghanistan, such as the Christian, Sikh and Hindu communities, continue to face challenges. We regularly raise human rights issues with the Government of Afghanistan, including the need to protect the rights of all ethnic and religious groups in line with the constitution. The UK condemns in the strongest possible terms the targeting of innocent people based on their beliefs. Last year, I publicly condemned the 1 July attack on a group of Sikhs and Hindus in Jalalabad as &quot;a despicable attack on Afghanistan's historic Sikh and Hindu community&quot;.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1405", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mark Field"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of threat to the (a) Hindu and (b) Christian communities in Afghanistan.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/318", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Spellar"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124156/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have been and will continue to monitor the administration and sales process of Four Seasons Health Care Group closely over the coming weeks and months. There will be no immediate impact on people receiving care from Four Seasons Healthcare Group, nor the company\u2019s 22,000 employees.<\/p><p>The CQC\u2019s Market Oversight regulatory responsibility is to advise local authorities if they believe that there will be likely service cessation as a result of business failure. They have been monitoring the company\u2019s position and will continue to do so until the sale is completed. They are clear that there is no risk to continuity of care at this time.<\/p><p>The Care Act 2014 places duties on local authorities to intervene to protect individuals where their care provider is no longer able to carry on because of business failure. There should never be a gap in the care that an individual receives.<\/p><p>Departmental officials are working closely with the CQC, the Local Government Association, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, NHS England and Four Seasons Healthcare Group to ensure that individuals\u2019 care and support needs continue to be met.<\/p>"}
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