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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision his Department makes for Winter Fuel Payments in cases where Ukrainian refugees receiving Universal Credit payments are not paying bills in the homes of their host families.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Table 1 of his Department's MOD trade industry and contracts data tables 2023, published on 28 September 2023, for what reasons there was a £24 million in-year change to the cost to completion of the AJAX programme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668475/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">As part of our recent Network North announcement, the Government confirmed £350m will be made available to improve the accessibility of our train stations.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">We are assessing over 300 nominations for Access for All funding beyond 2024, including a nomination for Flitwick railway station. If successful, the funding will create an obstacle free, accessible route from the station entrance to platforms. Successful nominations will be announced in due course.<\/del><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Funding has been identified to deliver step free routes between street level and all platforms at Flitwick station. Design work is nearing completion and Network Rail hope to begin onsite delivery in Spring 2024, with all upgrades entering passenger service in early 2025.<\/ins><\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what Network Rail's planned timetable is for completing accessibility work to Flitwick railway station.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/5000", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alistair Strathern"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1666623", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1666623/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.<\/del><\/p><p> <\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">HMG continues to welcome families to the UK under Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS). The Government looks forward to bringing all remaining eligible individuals to the UK as soon as practicable. We know there is still a way to go to bring those eligible to safety in the UK, but we are committed to continuing to welcome eligible Afghans through ARAP and ACRS.<\/ins><\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Afghanistan: Refugees"}
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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 Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to arrange for the relocation of Afghan nationals eligible under the (a) Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme to the UK from (i) Pakistan and (ii) Iran; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4359", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Kinnock"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1666752/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.<\/del><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Eligible at-risk Afghan Nationals, who were directly employed by the British Government and British Council, and those working for programmes funded by the British Government and British Council who supported the UK effort in Afghanistan, are both being considered for resettlement if they applied for the MOD-led Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme. The eligibility criteria for ARAP is set out on gov.uk. Any offer of resettlement will be contingent on security screening and provision of biometric information. We continue to work, including with likeminded partners and countries neighbouring Afghanistan, on resettlement issues and to support safe passage for eligible Afghans.<\/ins><\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Afghanistan: Refugees"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has separate qualifying criteria for entitlement to support for Afghan refugees who were employed (a) directly by the Government or British Council and (b) employed by an organisation funded by the Government or British Council.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4753", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1666326/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.<\/del><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Now the terms of the AI Council members have come to an end, DSIT will be establishing a wider group of expert advisers to input on a range of priority issues across the department, including artificial intelligence, in order to expand the diversity of input on policy issues.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">The AI Council\u2019s terms of reference established members would sit on the council for a fixed-term period of up to three years, and all current members are invited to join this wider group of expertise.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">The wider group of expertise will be separate but complementary to the recently established Foundation Model Taskforce which will drive forward critical work on AI safety and research.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Since it was established, the Council has advised Government on landmark policies including the National AI Strategy and the recent AI Regulation White Paper, which committed to reviewing its role and how Government structures and experts can support the UK\u2019s evolving AI priorities. AI Council members have been invited to join the wider group of technology advisors as we establish the Foundation Model Taskforce.<\/ins><\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4414", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Scully"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason the AI Council was disbanded; whether the AI taskforce includes any members of the AI council; and what the terms of reference are for each of those bodies.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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