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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with (a) campaigners and (b) sports governance bodies on making sports governance bodies that (i) are or (ii) recently have been in receipt of public funds subject to the Freedom of Information Act.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4425", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Stevens"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/768095/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>It has long been the Government's view that Israel's presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is governed by the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, to which Israel is a state party. We repeatedly call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and have a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues relating to the occupation.<\/p>"}
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      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Israel: Palestinians"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Israeli Government on that government's legal obligation towards the people of the Gaza Strip and the Occupied Palestinian Territories under international law.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4405", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Julie Cooper"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767593", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767593/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">Data on UK Visas and Immigration temporary and permanent migration activities including In-Country Work In Progress Casework, and Percentage of Temporary and Permanent Migration in-country visa applications for each Route, processed within Service Standards, is published on the .GOV.UK website. The relevant Routes are \u2018Spouse/Partner\u2019 and \u2018HR/Complex Case\u2019 as indicated on worksheet InC_01 and InC_01a.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\"><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data<\/a><\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">The relevant tables are also attached to this answer.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\"><a href=\"http://qna.files.parliament.uk/qna-attachments/710413/original/Copy%20of%202014%20Temporary%20Migration%20Data%20Appendix%20One.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\">2014 figures<\/a> (Excel SpreadSheet, 29.66 KB)<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\"><a href=\"http://qna.files.parliament.uk/qna-attachments/710413/original/Copy%20of%202015%20Temporary%20Migration%20Data%20Appendix%20Two.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\">2015 figures<\/a> (Excel SpreadSheet, 38.02 KB)<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\"><a href=\"http://qna.files.parliament.uk/qna-attachments/710413/original/Copy%20of%202016%20Temporary%20Migration%20Data%20Appendix%20Three.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\">2016 figures<\/a> (Excel SpreadSheet, 40.81 KB)<\/del><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Until the UK leaves the EU, EU citizens continue to have the same rights to live and work in the UK, as was the case before Article 50 was triggered.<\/ins><\/p>"}
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          , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Brandon Lewis"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-10-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Catering: Migrant Workers"}
      , "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 the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that chefs and catering staff are able to travel to the UK from the EU and take up job opportunities.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4131", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jim Shannon"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/765165/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">Checking tax compliance is the responsibility of the contracting authority. This information is not held centrally. <\/del><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">In the 12 months from 1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017, 59 users of the Mystery<\/ins><br /><ins class=\"ministerial\">Shopper service waived their right to anonymity.<\/ins><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4048", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Nokes"}
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      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Public Sector: Procurement"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2017 to Question 7608, on Public Sector: Procurement, how many service users waived their right to anonymity in the last 12 months.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jon Trickett"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/765833", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/765833/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We are not <del class=\"ministerial\">yet<\/del> in a position to share any figures due to commercial confidentiality pending completion of legal processes. We expect to make savings by merging offices through reduced running costs and making best use of both office space available and taxpayer\u2019s money.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3969", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Damian Hinds"}
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        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-10-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) e-cigarettes and (b) tobacco products were sold in prison shops in each of the last 12 months.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4493", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burgon"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/758321", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/758321/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">Since August 2017 we have been focussing on more proactive case management to reduce delays and speed up the clearance of mandatory reconsiderations for personal independence payment. A similar exercise for mandatory reconsiderations for employment and support allowance has started, looking at the entire journey from when the customer first challenges the Department\u2019s decision, from which we expect to be able to identify opportunities to reduce delays in the current process and speed up clearance of mandatory reconsiderations.<\/del><\/p><p> <\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">The median monthly clearance time for employment and support allowance mandatory reconsiderations in July 2017 was 13 days, 1 day less than in April 2017. However it is important that sufficient time is allowed for customers to provide any additional evidence that will help to support their case. Accordingly there is no target time for clearing mandatory reconsiderations \u2013 each is done without delay, but based on its merits.<\/del><\/p><p> <\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <p><ins class=\"ministerial\">If a JSA claimant\u2019s health deteriorates, and the period of sickness is expected to exceed 13 weeks, a claim should be made to ESA or Universal Credit (UC) in relevant geographical areas.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">In this instance the claimant would need to close their JSA claim and make a new claim to ESA. ESA can be claimed immediately following the closure of a JSA claim and, provided the claim to ESA was made within 12 weeks of closing their JSA claim, the claimant would not have to serve waiting days.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">There are no transitional arrangements between the benefits however, the aim is for there to be no unnecessary interruption of funds to the individual. Where a claimant is in urgent financial need whilst their ESA claim is being processed, they can apply for additional support in the form of an advance on their first payment, known as a \u201cshort term benefit advance\u201d, or a hardship payment. The claimant will receive a benefit advance payment on the same or next working day.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">If the JSA claimant\u2019s period of sickness is likely to be for less than 13 weeks (referred to as an Extended Period of Sickness (EPS)), the claimant may choose to remain in receipt of JSA rather than claiming ESA/UC. If they choose to do this, they will receive the same amount of JSA benefit.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">To qualify for an EPS the claimant must not be fit for any work and this will be determined based on the medical evidence supplied. During this period the claimant will be treated as being available for work, and the Work Coach will tailor the conditionality requirements on their Claimant Commitment, taking into account the claimant\u2019s health condition.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">An EPS can only be declared for one continuous period of sickness of 13 weeks or less in any 12 month period calculated from the start of the period of sickness. Once it is clear the period of sickness will last for 13 weeks or more, the claimant will be advised to make a claim to ESA or UC.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">In areas where UC Full Service is in place, the claimant will be advised to claim UC rather than ESA.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">One of the policy designs of Universal Credit is that it removes the need for claimants to switch between different benefits as their circumstances change, simplifying the system and ensuring continuity for claimants.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">As stated, there are no transitional arrangements for UC. Where a claimant advises they cannot manage financially until their pay day (UC is paid monthly, unlike JSA and ESA which are fortnightly), an advance can be made. This advance is recoverable from further payments of UC, at a rate agreed between the claimant and the Work Coach.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Universal Credit is a much simpler system with clearer rules and clearer rates. It has an easy to use online account, where claimants can report changes of circumstance in real time. UC Support for disabled people under UC reflects two core components of the old ESA system, ensuring that more severely disabled people benefit from higher payments.<\/ins><\/p><\/ins><\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-09-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what transitional arrangements are in place for claimants whose health deteriorates when in receipt of jobseeker's allowance if their claim is stopped and they are advised to claim employment support allowance.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/757382/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">The Department does not centrally hold records extending back to the date specified; gathering this data could only be provided at disproportionate cost.<\/del><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">We do not keep records of the number of GDS staff who have ever been on the civil service fast stream; however, there are currently 16 fast streamers working at GDS.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><strong><\/strong><\/ins><br /><br /><\/p>"}
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      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Government Digital Service: Staff"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of staff of the Government Digital Service have come from the civil service fast stream.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jon Trickett"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/757686/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Protection against measles is provided in the combination measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR).<\/p><p>The latest <del class=\"ministerial\">England<\/del> vaccine coverage figures <ins class=\"ministerial\">for the United Kingdom<\/ins> (January to March 2017) show that uptake of one dose of MMR vaccine at two years was 91.7% and at five years was 95.4%, exceeding the World Health Organisation\u2019s elimination target. Uptake of two MMR doses at five years was 88.1%.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In November 2016, a measles and rubella elimination strategy group was established to oversee the development of a United Kingdom-wide Measles and Rubella elimination strategy. This strategy will focus on sustaining very high coverage of MMR in children below five years of age and on providing opportunities for MMR catch-up to older population groups at risk for measles and/or rubella. Public Health England (PHE) continues to work with others to supply information for health professionals and the public on the benefits and risks associated with MMR.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>PHE and NHS England work closely with providers at a local level to target specific communities where uptake of the MMR vaccine is known to be poor.<\/p>"}
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