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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4424", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John McNally"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1686709/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government will be undertaking an extensive communications campaign to ensure businesses are informed and ready for the April 2024 upratings.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>More broadly, the Government has regular engagement with key stakeholders at ministerial and official level including with the Federation of Small Business.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government provides extensive\u202fbusiness support measures, with over 40 offers to help all types of businesses.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government has announced a business rates package worth £4.3 billion, and a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme, to help businesses with their bills.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Businesses can also access support via the Business Support Helpline, Gov.uk, and through our network of local Growth Hubs across England.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1221468/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Following the power disruption that occurred on 9<sup>th<\/sup> August 2019, the Energy Emergencies Executive Committee (E3C) conducted a review of the incident to identify lessons learnt and put in place a robust action plan for the prevention of similar disruptions occurring and the management of future power disruptions.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The E3C\u2019s report and 10 recommendations were published on 03 January, alongside the finding from Ofgem\u2019s investigation, and work continues at pace to implement the action plan in full.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>On completion of these actions, any significant changes to improve the resilience of the network will be agreed by Ofgem and factored into industry price controls to ensure they are allocated sufficient funding and resources.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4424", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John McNally"}
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