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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/723917/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) budget in 2016-17 was £15 million and was available to employers, as sponsoring companies, for approved training of (a) trainee seafarer ratings, (b) rating to officer conversions and (c) officer cadets.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Although SMarT has a fixed budget, funding continues to be allocated on the basis of demand, all of which was met in full in 2016-17.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding was available to employers from the Support for Maritime Training budget for (a) trainee seafarer ratings, (b) rating to officer conversion and (c) officer cadets in 2016-17.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/301", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burden"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/723204", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/723204/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The UK maritime industry directly supports 500,000 jobs and contributes more than £22.2 billion to UK GDP. This visit was an opportunity for the UK government to strengthen maritime trade links between the UK and China and establish new partnerships between British and Chinese companies.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>I led the trade mission to China for the Department for Transport and hosted a number of events at the forum including the visit on board RMS Queen Mary 2, promoting UK excellence in the maritime industry.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>I also travelled to Hong Kong for a further two days for additional engagements. I was supported and accompanied on this trip at official level by my Private Secretary and the Deputy Director for Maritime Growth.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The total cost to the Department was £28,100.39.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which Ministers and officials from his Department (a) supported and (b) attended the three-day trade mission to China in March 2017; and what the cost to his Department was of supporting and attending that trade mission.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/723207", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/723207/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Six Recognised Organisations (ROs) are authorised by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to undertake approximately 85% of statutory ship survey and inspection work on its behalf, and issue certification dependent on vessel type under the following International Conventions:<\/p><p> <\/p><ul><li>International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, and LL Protocol 1988;<\/li><li>International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, SOLAS Convention 1974 and SOLAS Protocol 1988;<\/li><li>International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, MARPOL 73/78; and<\/li><li>International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969; and<\/li><li>International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p>Certain elements of statutory survey, audit and inspection functions from the applicable Conventions are retained by the MCA based on risk, for example Passenger Ship Safety Certification, International Ship Security Certification, International Safety Management Certification and the Maritime Labour Convention. Further authorisation may be provided under two trial authorisation schemes that offer additional authorisation to ROs for qualifying low risk ships and shipping companies/operators.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There is limited cost to the public purse from the above authorisations, however the UK, under International Conventions including the RO Code<sup><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/sup> and III Code<sup><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/sup><sup>,<\/sup> and as a Member State under European Directive 2009/15/EC<sup><sup>[3]<\/sup><\/sup> is required to satisfy that any survey work completed by ROs acting on its behalf is effectively monitored. The MCA undertakes a comprehensive programme of monitoring and assurance visits and audits, and from January 2016 to March 2017, this has incurred costs of £156,692 based on travel costs, and resource costs for the staff undertaking this work.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><sup><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/sup> IMO Code of Recognized Organizations \u2013 Resolution MSC.349(92)<\/p><p><sup><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/sup> IMO Instruments Implementation Code \u2013 Resolution A.1070(28)<\/p><p><sup><sup>[3]<\/sup><\/sup> Directive 2009/15/EC on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what survey and inspection work has been carried out for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency by each authorised recognised organisation from January 2016 to date; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such piece of work.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/301", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burden"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Richard Burden"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/723208", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/723208/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The number of new entrant cadets, the number of cadets in training and the number of trainee watch ratings who start training each year can be found in the tables below.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The figures in Table 1 show the number of cadets supported by the Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) scheme who started training in each year since 2000-01.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2000/01<\/p><\/td><td><p>2001/02<\/p><\/td><td><p>2002/03<\/p><\/td><td><p>2003/04<\/p><\/td><td><p>2004/05<\/p><\/td><td><p>2005/06<\/p><\/td><td><p>2006/07<\/p><\/td><td><p>2007/08<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Officer cadets currently in<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1020<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1010<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1000<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1030<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1050<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1110<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1430<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1700<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>training of which:<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>SMart1 new entrants<\/p><\/td><td><p>470<\/p><\/td><td><p>450<\/p><\/td><td><p>560<\/p><\/td><td><p>660<\/p><\/td><td><p>560<\/p><\/td><td><p>570<\/p><\/td><td><p>690<\/p><\/td><td><p>850<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2008/09<\/p><\/td><td><p>2009/10<\/p><\/td><td><p>2010/11<\/p><\/td><td><p>2011/12<\/p><\/td><td><p>2012/13<\/p><\/td><td><p>2013/14<\/p><\/td><td><p>2014/15<\/p><\/td><td><p>2015/16<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Officer cadets currently in<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1800<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1830<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1840<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1900<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1990<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1940<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1920<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1860<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>training of which:<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>SMart1 new entrants<\/p><\/td><td><p>930<\/p><\/td><td><p>750<\/p><\/td><td><p>850<\/p><\/td><td><p>900<\/p><\/td><td><p>780<\/p><\/td><td><p>790<\/p><\/td><td><p>820<\/p><\/td><td><p>750<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Table 1: UK officer cadets under SMarT1 scheme (1999-2016)<\/p><p> <\/p><p>These figures are derived from SMarT returns for SMarT1 training and may include a small number of EU trainees resident in the UK. Numbers are rounded to nearest 10. Figures for 2016-17 are not yet available.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The figures in Table 2 below show the number of watch rating trainees who have been supported by SMarT each year since 2011-12. The data held by the MCA for ratings training prior to 2011-12 includes concessionaire training and does not provide an accurate reflection of watch rating training.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Watch Rating Trainees<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011/12<\/p><\/td><td><p>32<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012/13<\/p><\/td><td><p>13<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013/14<\/p><\/td><td><p>12<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014/15<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015/16<\/p><\/td><td><p>7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Table 2: UK watch rating trainees under Smart scheme (2011 \u2013 2016)<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr John Hayes"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-04-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Merchant Shipping: Training"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many merchant navy (a) ratings and (b) officer cadets have been trained in each year since 2000-01.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/301", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burden"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Richard Burden"}
      ], "uin" : "71563"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/723209", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/723209/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The UK, under International Conventions including the IMO Code of Recognized Organizations (Res. MSC.349(92)) and the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (Res. A.1070(28)) and as a Member State under European Directive 2009/15/EC is required to satisfy itself that any survey work completed by the six Recognised Organisations (ROs) acting on its behalf is effectively monitored.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Written survey agreements are in place between each individual RO and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) which govern the level of delegation of statutory functions and certification services for vessels registered in the UK.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>To provide assurance that survey and certification work delegated to ROs was carried out to agreed standards, the MCA undertakes a comprehensive risk based programme of monitoring and assurance visits and audits.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/350", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir John Hayes"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr John Hayes"}
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      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
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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 Transport, what regulatory oversight the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has of recognised organisations authorised to conduct vessel inspection and survey work on its behalf.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/301", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burden"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birmingham, Northfield"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Richard Burden"}
      ], "uin" : "71564"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/723212", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/723212/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><strong> <\/strong>(a) The report we commissioned Frazer Nash and Oxford Economics to produce on the Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) funding programme has been completed and we intend to publish before the summer recess.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>(b) I refer to my answer to UIN 57565 of 19 December 2016.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/350", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir John Hayes"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr John Hayes"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-04-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-04-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Shipping"}
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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 Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2017 to Question 58094, when he plans to publish the (a) review of the Support for Maritime Training scheme and (b) analysis of commercial opportunities within the Maritime and Coastguard Agency that was commissioned by his Department on the recommendations of the Maritime Growth Study.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/301", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burden"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birmingham, Northfield"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Richard Burden"}
      ], "uin" : "71666"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/722148", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/722148/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has recently published its five year strategy \u2013 \u2018Helping you stay safe on Britain\u2019s roads\u2019. At the same time it also published its 2017/18 Business Plan which contains key performance indicators that contribute towards the successful delivery of the first year of its strategy.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has recently published its Strategic Plan for 2017-20, alongside its Business Plan 2017-18. DVLA\u2019s aim is to get the right drivers and vehicles taxed and on the road, as simply, safely and efficiently as possible.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>As Sponsor of DVSA and DVLA my Department approved the content of both their strategies and business plans.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3996", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Jones"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Jones"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-04-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-04-24T13:53:31.233Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-04-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions the Government has had on the key performance indicators for the objectives set out in the newly published business strategies for the (a) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and (b) DVLA with those agencies.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Richard Burden"}
      ], "uin" : "70995"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/722149", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/722149/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>This information is not collected centrally. It is a matter for Chief Constables, working with their Police and Crime Commissioners, to determine how to use available resources according to local priorities.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4009", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Brandon Lewis"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-04-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much police authorities spent on the provision of diversionary courses for speed awareness in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/301", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burden"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Richard Burden"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/720260/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The three government approved Tenancy Deposit Schemes in England help ensure that tenants are treated fairly at the end of their tenancy through protecting deposits.<\/p><p>A) The number of deposits received/protected in the last five years (live numbers at the end of March for each year)<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Deposit Protection Service (DPS) <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>856,796<\/p><\/td><td><p>997,505<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,118,192<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,191,508<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,405,213<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>MyDeposits <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>646,621<\/p><\/td><td><p>744,410<\/p><\/td><td><p>644,802<\/p><\/td><td><p>738,853<\/p><\/td><td><p>834,453<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>870,796<\/p><\/td><td><p>917,386<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,085,116<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,135,769<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,186,047<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2,374,385<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2,659,301<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2,848,110<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>3,066,130<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>3,425,718<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>B) The number of adjudications in the last five years (for each year/not cumulative)<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Deposit Protection Service (DPS)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>5,617<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,245<\/p><\/td><td><p>8,957<\/p><\/td><td><p>9,754<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,912<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>MyDeposits <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>4,460<\/p><\/td><td><p>5,211<\/p><\/td><td><p>6,590<\/p><\/td><td><p>5,580<\/p><\/td><td><p>5,394<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>10,202<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,992<\/p><\/td><td><p>9,482<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,900<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,794<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>20,279<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>24,448<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>25,029<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>28,234<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>28,100<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/720261/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department's English Housing Survey estimates that, in 2015-16, 20 per cent of households in England live in the private rented sector. This equates to about 4.5 million households. Estimates are not available for constituency and the Department does not publish regional estimates.<\/p><p>A table with data for the last 10 years can be found here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/501068/2014-15_Section_1_Households_tables_and_figures_FINAL.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/595786/2015-16_Section_1_Households_Annex_Tables.xlsx<\/a>. See AT1.1.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were living in the private rented sector (a) in absolute terms and (b) as a proportion of the population in (i) England, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) Birmingham Northfield constituency in each of the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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