The Government intends to publish a formal response to the consultation on the Review of Property Conditions in the Private Rented Sector shortly.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4210", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-01-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-21T15:15:45.387Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "7"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Communities and Local Government"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Communities and Local Government"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-01-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Holiday Accommodation: Greater London"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 7 January (HL3614, HL3615, and HL3616), whether they will now answer question HL3615.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3596", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Gardner of Parkes"} ], "uin" : "HL4044"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172973", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172973/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government\u2019s draft regulations which set out the detail of reforms to legislation on short-term letting in London will be brought forward following Royal Assent of the Deregulation Bill. The Government intends to write to all Peers shortly with a detailed policy position, to inform the debate on Clause 33 at Lords Report Stage.<\/p>
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This Government is committed to spending 2% of GDP on Defence and we expect to do so through the end of this Parliament. Decisions on Defence spending after financial year 2015-16 will be determined in the next Comprehensive Spending Review. NATO assess the UK to be the largest defence spender in the EU, the second largest in NATO and one of only four countries in NATO currently meeting the NATO 2% GDP guideline.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3428", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Astor of Hever"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-01-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-20T16:26:04.877Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-01-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Defence: Expenditure"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government whether they intend to continue to abide by the NATO principle urging all member states to spend two per cent of gross domestic product on defence.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3230", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Renwick of Clifton"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Renwick of Clifton"} ], "uin" : "HL4046"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172975", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172975/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The table below provides the full-time equivalent (FTE)[1] and head count numbers[1] of male and female teachers[2] in service in publicly funded primary and secondary schools in England, November 2013.<\/p>
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Education matters in Wales are a responsibility of the Welsh Government.<\/p>
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| <\/td> | FTE<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Head Count<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Primary<\/strong>[3] [4]<\/p><\/td> 209,850<\/p><\/td> 242,320<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Male<\/p><\/td> 30,580<\/p><\/td> 32,430<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Female<\/p><\/td> 179,160<\/p><\/td> 209,770<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Secondary<\/strong>[4]<\/p><\/td> 213,460<\/p><\/td> 232,010<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Male<\/p><\/td> 81,060<\/p><\/td> 84,720<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Female<\/p><\/td> 132,230<\/p><\/td> 147,100<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> [1] Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 teachers.<\/p> [2] Includes qualified and unqualified teachers.<\/p> [3] Includes local authority maintained nursery schools.<\/p> [4] Includes gender unknown.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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