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I have not received any recent representations on the number of rat infestations in a domestic setting. Rats have no special legal protection and people are free to control them by legal means.<\/p>
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I refer the hon. Member to the Statement on Gaza made by the then Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) to the House on 14 July 2014, Official Report, columns 581-3.<\/p>
This statement both underlines the terrible human cost of the conflict and outlines our policy objectives to end this cycle of violence and devastation once and for all. Our objectives are to secure a ceasefire, to alleviate humanitarian suffering and to keep alive the prospects for peace negotiations.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bournemouth East"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Tobias Ellwood"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-17T11:19:33.9767429Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "16"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Middle East"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy of the report by the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs on the number of casualties among young people and other civilians during the recent Israeli military operation in Gaza.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4130", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Down"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Margaret Ritchie"} ], "uin" : "205657"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/77625", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/77625/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
I refer the hon. Member to the Statement on Gaza made by the then Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) to the House on 14 July 2014, Official Report, columns 581-3.<\/p>
As of the morning of 16 July, it is reported that 197 Palestinian civilians have been killed in Gaza and up to 1,265 injured since Israel started Operation Protective Edge. The UN estimates that 77% of those killed are civilians.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bournemouth East"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Tobias Ellwood"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-17T11:21:38.6310881Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "16"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Middle East"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the number of Palestinian civilian casualties during the recent Israeli military operation in Gaza.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4130", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Down"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Margaret Ritchie"} ], "uin" : "205663"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/77812", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/77812/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Building<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Works<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Cost<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1 Victoria St<\/p><\/td> Redecoration of walls and ladies cubicle shower in sub-basement<\/p><\/td> £663.46<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1 Victoria St<\/p><\/td> New showers in basement<\/p><\/td> £989.33<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1 Victoria St<\/p><\/td> Painting of walls in meeting rooms<\/p><\/td> £756.03<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1 Victoria St<\/p><\/td> Repainting in the lower ground changing room<\/p><\/td> £639.06<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 10 Victoria St<\/p><\/td> Decoration of 7th<\/sup> floor office and installation of secondary double glazing<\/p><\/td> £3,487.97<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 10 Victoria St<\/p><\/td> Re-decoration and re-carpeting works on 3rd<\/sup> floor<\/p><\/td> £29,256.61<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total Year 2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £35,792.46<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> BIS spent the following on refurbishment so far during 2014-2015.<\/p> Building<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Works<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Cost<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1 Victoria St<\/p><\/td> Restaurant decoration works<\/p><\/td> £9,576.44<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total Year 2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £9,576.44<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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