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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668847/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Winter fuel payments are an age-related payment payable this winter to all people who have reached State Pension age on or before 24 September <del class=\"ministerial\">1957<\/del> <ins class=\"ministerial\">2023<\/ins> and who are ordinarily resident in the UK, including Ukrainian refugees. There is no need to be in receipt of a social security benefit in order to qualify.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Winter fuel payments are made on a household basis. If there is more than one eligible person in a household, the payment will be divided between them. The sharing of bills is a matter for the house owner and any guests they may be hosting.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government understands the cost-of-living pressures people are currently facing which is why we are providing total support of over £94bn over 2022/23 and 2023/24 to help households and individuals with their bills.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Pensioners who are entitled to a winter fuel payment this winter will receive a pensioner Cost of Living Payment of £300 per household paid with their normal payment, meaning over 8 million pensioner households across the UK will receive an increased winter fuel payment of £500/£600 depending on age.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Over 8 million UK households on eligible means tested benefits will receive additional Cost of Living Payments totalling up to £900 in the 2023/24 financial year and over 6 million individuals in receipt of eligible disability benefits will have received a £150 payment to help with the additional costs they face.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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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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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668973/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">Statistical information on Murder, Manslaughter, Sexual Offences and Domestic Abuse in the Service Justice System is published by the Department on gov.uk. However, further detail is not held centrally and the answers to these questions could only be provided at disproportionate cost.<\/del><\/p><p> <\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">The Royal Military Police are the Service Police for the Army. The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have their own Service Police. The Defence Serious Crime Unit, formed in December 2022, has the jurisdiction to investigate the most serious and complex crimes alleged to have been committed by persons subject to service law in both the UK and overseas, including sexual offences, domestic abuse and offences of violence.<\/del><\/p><p> <\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">While some information is held by the single Services on crimes reported to and investigated by the Civilian Police, the information recorded is based on that provided by or obtained from the Civilian Police or the subject, therefore the Department is unable to provide official data in this respect.<\/del><\/p><p> <\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">\u201cSexual harassment\u201d is not an offence under civil or Armed Forces law, however Defence has made it clear there is zero tolerance to any form of unacceptable sexual behaviour. Under the MOD\u2019s Zero Tolerance Part One (Sexual Offences and Instructor/Trainee Relations) policy, for all Service persons who are convicted of a sexual offence, or who are placed on the Sex Offenders Register there is a mandatory presumption of discharge from the Armed Forces. Similarly, for Zero Tolerance Part Two (Unacceptable Sexual Behaviour \u2013 A Victim/Survivor Focused Approach), there is a presumption of discharge for those found in breach of this policy.<\/del><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">I am unable to confirm the status of the shiplift at His Majesty's Naval Base Clyde as to do so could, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability and effectiveness of our Armed Forces.<\/ins><\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668982/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The table below has a list of countries covered on a Non-Residential Accreditations (NRA) basis, where a UK Defence Attaché (DA) is not resident in country, but a DA elsewhere has the responsibility. This ensures that we have coverage across the world\u2019s regions.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country (NRA)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Location of DA<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Angola<\/p><\/td><td><p>Pretoria \u2013 South Africa<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Anguilla<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Antigua &amp; Barbua<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Armenia<\/p><\/td><td><p>Georgia \u2013 Tbilisi<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Azerbaijan<\/p><\/td><td><p>Georgia \u2013 Tbilisi<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Bahamas<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Barbados<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Belarus<\/p><\/td><td><p>Ukraine \u2013 Kyiv<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Belize<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Benin<\/p><\/td><td><p>Accra - Ghana<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Bermuda<\/p><\/td><td><p>USA \u2013 Washington DC<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Bolivia<\/p><\/td><td><p>UK \u2013 London<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Botswana<\/p><\/td><td><p>Harare - Zimbabwe<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>British Virgin Islands<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Burkina Faso<\/p><\/td><td><p>Ghana - Accra<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Burundi<\/p><\/td><td><p>Uganda \u2013 Kampala<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Cambodia<\/p><\/td><td><p>Singapore<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Cape Verde Islands<\/p><\/td><td><p>UK-London<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Cayman Islands<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jamaica \u2013 Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Congo<\/p><\/td><td><p>UK - London<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Cuba<\/p><\/td><td><p>Mexico \u2013 Mexico City<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Djibouti<\/p><\/td><td><p>Ethiopia \u2013 Addis Ababa<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Dominica Dominican Republic<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/p><\/td><td><p>Kampala - Uganda<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Eritrea<\/p><\/td><td><p>Sana\u2019a - Yemen<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Ecuador<\/p><\/td><td><p>Bogota - Colombia<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Gabon<\/p><\/td><td><p>London<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Grenada<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Guinea<\/p><\/td><td><p>Sierra Leone \u2013 Freetown<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Guyana<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Guatemala<\/p><\/td><td><p>Mexico \u2013 Mexico City<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Guinea-Bissau<\/p><\/td><td><p>Senegal - Dakar<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Haiti<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Hungary<\/p><\/td><td><p>Croatia - Zagreb<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Iceland<\/p><\/td><td><p>Norway - Oslo<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Ivory Coast<\/p><\/td><td><p>Ghana \u2013 Accra<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Khartoum<\/p><\/td><td><p>Egypt - Cairo<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Kosovo<\/p><\/td><td><p>Macedonia - Skopje<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Kyrgyzstan<\/p><\/td><td><p>Kazakhstan \u2013 Astana<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Lesotho<\/p><\/td><td><p>South Africa - Pretoria<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Liberia<\/p><\/td><td><p>Sierra Leone - Freetown<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Libya<\/p><\/td><td><p>Libya - Tripoli<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Malawi<\/p><\/td><td><p>Zimbabwe \u2013 Harare<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Malta<\/p><\/td><td><p>Rome<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mauritania<\/p><\/td><td><p>Morocco \u2013 Rabat<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Monaco<\/p><\/td><td><p>France \u2013 Paris<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mongolia<\/p><\/td><td><p>Japan \u2013 Tokyo<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Montenegro<\/p><\/td><td><p>Tirana \u2013 Albania<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Myanmar<\/p><\/td><td><p>Singapore (BDS SEA)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Montserrat<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mozambique<\/p><\/td><td><p>South Africa \u2013 Pretoria<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Panama City<\/p><\/td><td><p>Puerto Rico<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Namibia<\/p><\/td><td><p>South Africa \u2013 Pretoria<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Niger<\/p><\/td><td><p>Mali - Bamako<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Papua New Guinea<\/p><\/td><td><p>Australia \u2013 Canberra<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Paraguay<\/p><\/td><td><p>Argentina \u2013 Buenos Aires<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Peru<\/p><\/td><td><p>Colombia - Bogota<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Rwanda<\/p><\/td><td><p>Uganda \u2013 Kampala<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Seychelles<\/p><\/td><td><p>Kenya - Nairobi<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>St Kitts &amp; Nevis<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>St Lucia<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>St Vincent<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia<\/p><\/td><td><p>Czech Rep - Prague<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia<\/p><\/td><td><p>Austria \u2013 Vienna<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">Somaliland<\/del><\/p><\/td><td><p><del class=\"ministerial\">Mogadishu, Somalia<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>South Sudan<\/p><\/td><td><p>Addis Ababa \u2013 Ethiopia<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland<\/p><\/td><td><p>Vienna - Austria<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Syria<\/p><\/td><td><p>Lebanon<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Tajikistan<\/p><\/td><td><p>Kazakhstan \u2013 Astana<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania<\/p><\/td><td><p>Kenya \u2013 Nairobi<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>The Gambia<\/p><\/td><td><p>Senegal - Dakar<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Timor-Leste (East Timor)<\/p><\/td><td><p>Indonesia - Jakarta<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Togo<\/p><\/td><td><p>Ghana \u2013 Accra<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Tonga<\/p><\/td><td><p>Fiji \u2013 Suva<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Trinidad &amp; Tobago<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Turkmenistan<\/p><\/td><td><p>Uzbekistan - Tashkent<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Turks &amp; Caicos Islands<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jamaica - Kingston<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Uruguay<\/p><\/td><td><p>Argentina - Buenos Aires<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Vanuatu<\/p><\/td><td><p>Fiji \u2013 Suva<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Venezuela<\/p><\/td><td><p>Bogota - Colombia<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Zambia<\/p><\/td><td><p>Zimbabwe - Harare<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Heappey"}
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        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-11-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which countries do not have a resident UK Defence Attache.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/400", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Healey"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1669024/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">Crime Survey for England and Wales data shows a 57% per cent fall in domestic burglaries when comparing the year ending June 2023 with year ending June 2010; representing a fall from 917,000 to 394,000 incidents. This is clearly good news; however, we recognise the significant impact invasive crimes such as domestic burglary can have on individuals and the wider community, and we are committed to tackling and preventing these crimes.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">Through Round Five of the Safer Streets Fund, we have allocated £42 million to support a range of crime prevention interventions, including additional CCTV and improved street lighting and physical security of properties.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">The public want to know the police will visit them when a home burglary has been committed, which is why we welcome the announcement made by the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council on the 8 June that all 43 police forces in England and Wales have been implementing this policy since March. We are working with police leaders to ensure forces are making their attendance data available to the public. <a href=\"https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/police-now-attending-scene-of-every-home-burglary\" target=\"_blank\">https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/police-now-attending-scene-of-every-home-burglary<\/a><\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">The police commitment to attend home burglaries is supported by specific College of Policing good practice guidance on conducting residential burglary investigations. <a href=\"https://www.college.police.uk/guidance/residential-burglary\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.college.police.uk/guidance/residential-burglary<\/a> Setting the standard in respect of the initial response and the subsequent investigation, the guidance sits alongside the College of Policing\u2019s Authorised Professional Practice on Investigations.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">As part of this back-to-basics approach, police forces across England and Wales have committed to pursue all lines of enquiry where there is a reasonable chance it could lead them to catching a perpetrator and solving a crime. This commitment, announced on 28 August, has been worked up and agreed by the Home Office, in tandem with the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council and College of Policing. <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pursuing-all-reasonable-lines-of-enquiry-letter-to-police-leaders/pursuing-all-reasonable-lines-of-enquiry-letter-to-police-leaders\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pursuing-all-reasonable-lines-of-enquiry-letter-to-police-leaders/pursuing-all-reasonable-lines-of-enquiry-letter-to-police-leaders<\/a><\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">Furthermore, we are clear there is an expectation that forces work with partners across the justice system to see more criminals charged and prosecuted.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">To help ensure the police have the resources they need to fight crime and tackle anti-social behaviour, we have delivered on our commitment to recruit 20,000 additional police officers by the end of March this year. As of 31 March, a total of 20,947 additional officers had been recruited across England and Wales through the Police Uplift Programme (PUP), raising the number of police officers in England and Wales to 149,566, the highest number on record since comparable records began. As a result of the PUP, as at 31 March 2023 Bedfordshire had a headcount of 1,455 police officers, a 15.0% increase on its pre-PUP peak of 1,265 police officers in March 2010.<\/del><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Crime Survey for England and Wales data shows a 57% per cent fall in domestic burglaries when comparing the year ending June 2023 with year ending March 2010 Crime Surveys; representing a fall from 917,000 to 394,000 incidents. This is clearly good news; however, we recognise the significant impact invasive crimes such as domestic burglary can have on individuals and the wider community, and we are committed to tackling and preventing these crimes.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Through Round Five of the Safer Streets Fund, we have allocated £42 million to support a range of crime prevention interventions, including additional CCTV and improved street lighting and physical security of properties.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">The public want to know the police will visit them when a home burglary has been committed, which is why we welcome the announcement made by the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council on the 8 June that all 43 police forces in England and Wales have been implementing this policy since March. We are working with police leaders to ensure forces are making their attendance data available to the public. <a href=\"https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/police-now-attending-scene-of-every-home-burglary\" target=\"_blank\">https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/police-now-attending-scene-of-every-home-burglary<\/a><\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">The police commitment to attend home burglaries is supported by specific College of Policing good practice guidance on conducting residential burglary investigations. <a href=\"https://www.college.police.uk/guidance/residential-burglary\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.college.police.uk/guidance/residential-burglary<\/a> Setting the standard in respect of the initial response and the subsequent investigation, the guidance sits alongside the College of Policing\u2019s Authorised Professional Practice on Investigations.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">As part of this back-to-basics approach, police forces across England and Wales have committed to pursue all lines of enquiry where there is a reasonable chance it could lead them to catching a perpetrator and solving a crime. This commitment, announced on 28 August, has been worked up and agreed by the Home Office, in tandem with the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council and College of Policing. <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pursuing-all-reasonable-lines-of-enquiry-letter-to-police-leaders/pursuing-all-reasonable-lines-of-enquiry-letter-to-police-leaders\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pursuing-all-reasonable-lines-of-enquiry-letter-to-police-leaders/pursuing-all-reasonable-lines-of-enquiry-letter-to-police-leaders<\/a><\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Furthermore, we are clear there is an expectation that forces work with partners across the justice system to see more criminals charged and prosecuted.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">To help ensure the police have the resources they need to fight crime and tackle anti-social behaviour, we have delivered on our commitment to recruit 20,000 additional police officers by the end of March this year. As of 31 March, a total of 20,947 additional officers had been recruited across England and Wales through the Police Uplift Programme (PUP), raising the number of police officers in England and Wales to 149,566, the highest number on record since comparable records began. As a result of the PUP, as at 31 March 2023 Bedfordshire had a headcount of 1,455 police officers, a 15.0% increase on its pre-PUP peak of 1,265 police officers in March 2010.<\/ins><\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4503", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Philp"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Croydon South"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Philp"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-11-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1669024/answer/previousversion/576", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4503", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Philp"}
          }
          , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Croydon South"}
          , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Philp"}
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        ]}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-11-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Burglary: Mid Bedfordshire"}
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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 the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to reduce the rate of burglaries in Mid Bedfordshire constituency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/5000", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alistair Strathern"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mid Bedfordshire"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Alistair Strathern"}
      ], "uin" : "1286"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668368", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668368/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The AJAX PPST22 In-Year variance of +£24 million was due to Defence Infrastructure cost increases at the Bovington, <ins class=\"ministerial\">Bulford<\/ins> <del class=\"ministerial\">Lulworth and<\/del> Kirkcudbright <ins class=\"ministerial\">and Warminster<\/ins> facilities.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4519", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Cartlidge"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Suffolk"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Cartlidge"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-11-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668368/answer/previousversion/498", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4519", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Cartlidge"}
          }
          , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Suffolk"}
          , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Cartlidge"}
        }
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-11-14T14:36:00.333Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        ]}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-11-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Ajax Vehicles: Procurement"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
      }
      ], "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"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/483", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Maria Eagle"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Garston and Halewood"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Maria Eagle"}
      ], "uin" : "701"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668475", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "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>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4442", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Huw Merriman"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bexhill and Battle"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Huw Merriman"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-11-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668475/answer/previousversion/321", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4442", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Huw Merriman"}
          }
          , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bexhill and Battle"}
          , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Huw Merriman"}
        }
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-11-13T17:24:28.347Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2023-11-29T16:28:42.01Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-11-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Flitwick Station"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
      }
      ], "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"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mid Bedfordshire"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Alistair Strathern"}
      ], "uin" : "963"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668667", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668667/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">Resettlement of eligible Afghans remains a top priority for this government. As of June 2023, around 24,600 vulnerable people affected by the events in Afghanistan have been brought to safety. This includes British Nationals and their families, Afghans who loyally served the UK and others identified as particularly at-risk, such as campaigners for women's rights, human rights defenders, Chevening scholars, journalists, judges and members of the LGBT+ community.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">We are aware of the recent Government of Pakistan announcements regarding Afghans in Pakistan and appreciate the impact of this on those awaiting resettlement. HMG has engaged intensively with the Government of Pakistan to secure assurances that none of those eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) will be subject to deportation.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">Visas continue to be issued to individuals eligible for the ACRS and ARAP schemes and flights are continuing to bring eligible Afghans to the UK.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">The ACRS is not open to applications. Instead, eligible individuals are prioritised and referred for resettlement to the UK through the existing pathways under this scheme. Our Afghan schemes have been designed to be fair and equitable in identifying those in need of resettlement or relocation to the UK.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">We recognise there are many vulnerable individuals who remain in Afghanistan and the region. Whilst the government maintains a generous resettlement offer, we must recognise that the capacity of the UK to resettle people is not unlimited and difficult decisions have to be made on who will be prioritised for resettlement.<\/del><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Resettlement of eligible Afghans remains a top priority for this government. As of June 2023, around 24,600 vulnerable people affected by the events in Afghanistan have been brought to safety. This includes British Nationals and their families, Afghans who loyally served the UK and others identified as particularly at-risk, such as campaigners for women\u2019s rights, human rights defenders, Chevening scholars, journalists, judges and members of the LGBT+ community.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">We are aware of the recent Government of Pakistan announcements regarding Afghans in Pakistan and appreciate the impact of this on those awaiting resettlement. HMG has engaged intensively with the Government of Pakistan to secure assurances that none of those eligible under the UK\u2019s Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) will be subject to deportation.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Visas continue to be issued to individuals eligible for the ACRS and ARAP schemes and flights are continuing to bring eligible Afghans to the UK.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">The ACRS is not open to applications. Instead, eligible individuals are prioritised and referred for resettlement to the UK through the existing pathways under this scheme. We are not certain which female Afghan judges the question refers to; however our Afghan schemes have been designed to be fair and equitable in identifying those in need of resettlement or relocation to the UK. As has been the practice under successive governments, the Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">We recognise there are many vulnerable individuals who remain in Afghanistan and the region. Whilst the UK maintains a generous resettlement offer, we must recognise that the capacity of the UK to resettle people is not unlimited, and difficult decisions have to be made on who will be prioritised for resettlement.<\/ins><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4888", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Sharpe of Epsom"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-11-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668667/answer/previousversion/2721", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4888", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom"}
          }
          , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Sharpe of Epsom"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-11-22T17:25:40.333Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2023-11-23T17:45:35.747Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-11-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Refugees: Afghanistan"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government how are decisions made on, and what is the process for, resettling more Afghans from Pakistan who are facing expulsion in addition to the 3,000 already accepted under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme; and what steps they are taking in that regard, including on prioritising the 20 female Afghan judges who are in Pakistan.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1987", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws"}
      ], "uin" : "HL113"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1667850", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1667850/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>A key principle behind the Government's plan for education is to give teachers and school leaders the freedom to use their professional judgement to decide the structure of their schools\u2019 workforce that best meets the needs of their pupils.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Financial information on Local Authority maintained schools, including spending on supply teachers, is collected in Consistent Financial Reporting returns. The information is published on the School Financial Benchmarking website and in the annual official statistic \u2018LA and school expenditure\u2019, available at: <a href=\"https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure\" target=\"_blank\">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The spend on these categories for Local Authority maintained schools in each region for the 2021/22 financial year is available at: <a href=\"https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/22a37aed-9bf8-489a-4884-08dbdfb23d99\" target=\"_blank\">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/22a37aed-9bf8-489a-4884-08dbdfb23d99<\/a>. The spend on these categories for Local Authority maintained schools in each Local Authority for the 2021/22 financial year is available at: <a href=\"https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/beb72a02-b53a-41b2-4883-08dbdfb23d99\" target=\"_blank\">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/beb72a02-b53a-41b2-4883-08dbdfb23d99<\/a>. Information relating to individual schools is published on the School Financial Benchmarking website, available at: <a href=\"https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/Help/DataSources\" target=\"_blank\">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/Help/DataSources<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>School level information published on the Schools Financial Benchmarking website has been linked to information from the Get Information About Schools website to provide the attached constituency level information. This includes supply teaching staff, supply teacher insurance and agency supply staff expenditure, plus net expenditure which is expenditure offset against income on supply teacher insurance claims.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Information on the expenditure by academies is not published on the same basis as Local Authority maintained schools. Academy level data on expenditure is available on the Schools Financial website. Information at regional and Local Authority level is not published.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3985", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Halfon"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Harlow"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Halfon"}
        , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1667850/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "514_table.xlsx"}
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        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-11-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1667850/answer/previousversion/572", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3985", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Halfon"}
          }
          , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Harlow"}
          , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Halfon"}
        }
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        ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2023-12-05T16:35:33.723Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-11-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Supply Teachers"}
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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 Education, how much was spent on supply teachers in each (a) region, (b) local authority and (c) parliamentary constituency in the 2021-22 academic year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4776", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Munira Wilson"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Twickenham"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Munira Wilson"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle destitution in the UK, particularly destitution experienced by children.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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