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star this property date less than 2024-04-16more like thismore than 2024-04-16
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
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star this property hansard heading Army more like this
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star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) establishment, and (2) personnel strength, of each of the battalions of the Foot Guards, broken down by (a) commissioned officers, (b) senior non-commissioned officers, and (c) other ranks. more like this
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star this property uin HL3836 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-04-30more like thismore than 2024-04-30
star this property answer text <p>The table below shows the Trade Trained Regular Army Personnel within Foot Guard Battalions serving at Regimental Duty by Paid Rank, as at 1 January 2024.</p><p> </p><p>I am withholding part (1) regarding the workforce requirement (establishment) as disclosure would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the British Army.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Paid Rank</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Grenadier Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Coldstream Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Scots Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Irish Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Welsh Guards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 530 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 490 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 540 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 390 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 410 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commissioned Officers</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officers</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Non-Commissioned Officers</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Junior Non-Commissioned Officers</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Privates</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Analysis Army</p><p> </p><p>Table notes/caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The figures are for the Trade Trained Regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The figures only include personnel with a parent Arm / Service of Infantry serving at Regimental Duty within the specified Battalions. All other Infantry personnel who are not serving within a Foot Guard Battalion have been excluded from these figures. Figures also exclude any attached Arms serving with the Battalion.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Figures exclude service personnel on the resilience margin.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Senior Non-Commissioned Officers include all personnel with a Paid Rank of Staff Sergeant and Sergeant. Junior Non-Commissioned Officers include all personnel with a Paid Rank of Corporal and Lance Corporal.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="5"><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="6"><li>Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="7"><li>Public Duties Companies have been included (1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Grenadier Guards includes Nijm Coy (PDIC), 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Coldstream Guards includes 7 Coy (PDIC), 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Scots Guards includes F Coy (PDIC) and 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Irish Guards includes 9 and 12 Coys (PDIC).</li></ol>
star this property answering member printed The Earl of Minto more like this
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less than 2024-04-30T11:17:58.75Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-30T11:17:58.75Z
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star this property label Biography information for The Earl of Minto more like this
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star this property date less than 2021-10-04more like thismore than 2021-10-04
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence more like this
star this property hansard heading Armed Forces: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) regular, and (2) reserve, members of the Armed Forces hold (a) a group C HGV licence, and (b) a group C + E licence. more like this
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star this property uin HL2815 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2021-10-14more like thismore than 2021-10-14
star this property answer text <p>The table below shows a count of Service Personnel by HGV Licence type. One person can hold more than one licence. The grand totals are distinct counts of Service Personnel.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Licence</p></td><td><p>Regular</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td><td><p><strong>SP Count</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cat C + E</p></td><td><p>1,590</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p><strong>1,880</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cat C</p></td><td><p>3,320</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p><strong>3,810</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,880</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>650</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,520</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias. Totals have been rounded independently and may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2021-10-14T10:50:44.677Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-14T10:50:44.677Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Goldie more like this
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star this property date less than 2016-07-14more like thismore than 2016-07-14
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Firearms: Compensation more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the total compensation payments arising from the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 and the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997. more like this
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Earl Attlee remove filter
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WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
star this property uin HL1228 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-07-28more like thismore than 2016-07-28
star this property answer text <p>The rounded total of compensation payments made under the two Acts was £97 million.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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less than 2016-07-28T15:55:53.597Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-28T15:55:53.597Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Earl Attlee more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-07-16more like thismore than 2020-07-16
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The Senior Deputy Speaker more like this
star this property answering dept id 204 more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL) more like this
star this property hansard heading Lord Speaker: Freedom of Information more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether (1) letters, and (2) e-mails, from members of the House of Lords to the Lord Speaker, in his capacity as Lord Speaker, can be released as result of a request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and if so, what steps are being taken to ensure that the Lord Speaker is able to be informed confidentially of the views of members of the House while the restrictions are in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic. more like this
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WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
star this property uin HL6922 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-07-29more like thismore than 2020-07-29
star this property answer text <p>The rights of access under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (&quot;the Act&quot;) apply to information recorded in any form which is held by a public authority. Correspondence such as letters and e-mails falls within the definition of information. Correspondence sent by members of the House of Lords to the Lord Speaker in his capacity as Lord Speaker would be held by the House of Lords for the purposes of the Act.</p><p>Requests for information are considered by the House Administration on a case-by-case basis. Whether correspondence will be disclosed in whole, in part or exempted from disclosure under one or more of the exemptions set out in the Act will depend upon the specific circumstances including the subject matter.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith more like this
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less than 2020-07-29T13:41:13.297Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-29T13:41:13.297Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Earl Attlee more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-07-04more like thismore than 2019-07-04
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Department for Transport more like this
star this property answering dept id 27 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Transport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Transport more like this
star this property hansard heading Tyres: Safety more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 13 June (HL16129), what scientific studies, if any, were the basis for determining that the maximum safe life of a tyre on a heavy goods vehicle or coach is 10 years. more like this
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star this property uin HL16936 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-12more like thismore than 2019-07-12
star this property answer text <p>The revision to the Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness, introduced on 5 November 2018, included best practice guidance on managing the age of tyres fitted to heavy vehicles. It followed earlier Department for Transport advice, issued to bus and coach operators, in response to expert evidence provided to Her Majesty’s Coroner following the loss of three lives in a road traffic collision in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>In parallel, emerging evidence from Department for Transport research, suggested that age does influence the properties of a tyre. This emerging evidence, together with expert opinion, supported the use of the precautionary principle for the changes to the roadworthiness guidance.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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less than 2019-07-12T10:45:38.78Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-12T10:45:38.78Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Earl Attlee more like this
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star this property date less than 2024-01-11more like thismore than 2024-01-11
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Department for Transport more like this
star this property answering dept id 27 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Transport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Transport more like this
star this property hansard heading Airports: Public Places more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether there have been any recent changes to legislation that mean airfields are considered as public places for the purposes of the insurance requirements within the Road Traffic Act 1988. more like this
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star this property uin HL1502 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-01-25more like thismore than 2024-01-25
star this property answer text <p>The requirement under s. 143 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, to have in force a policy of insurance in respect of third-party liabilities, applies to the use of a motor vehicle on a road or public place. There have been no recent changes to legislation to bring airfields within the scope of public place within the meaning of the Road Traffic Act 1988.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower more like this
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less than 2024-01-25T13:18:05.307Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-25T13:18:05.307Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower more like this
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star this property date less than 2015-01-08more like thismore than 2015-01-08
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence more like this
star this property hansard heading Armed Forces: Vehicles more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what lessons were learnt from Exercises Crusader in 1980 and Lionheart in 1984 with regard to using civilian ports not normally used for particular types of ships for loading particular types of vehicles. more like this
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star this property uin HL4027 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-20more like thismore than 2015-01-20
star this property answer text <p>The post exercise reports into the two exercises held in 1980 and 1984 make little mention of the use of civilian ports. However, both exercises were considered a success and found little difficulty in the loading of the vehicles onto ships at civilian ports.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever more like this
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less than 2015-01-20T16:25:28.697Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-20T16:25:28.697Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Earl Attlee more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-10-23more like thismore than 2018-10-23
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence more like this
star this property hansard heading Army: Officers more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many serving officers there are in the British army at each rank above and including Brigadier, broken down by job role. more like this
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star this property uin HL10932 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-11-05more like thismore than 2018-11-05
star this property answer text <p>The number of regular serving Army officers at Brigadier and above, broken down by the nature of their role as at 1 April 2018, is shown in the table below. These figures include roles owned by other areas of Defence outside of the Army, such as Ministry of Defence Head Office, Defence Equipment and Support, and Joint Forces Command, to meet Defence requirements. These represent a significant proportion of the overall figure.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, they also include a number of roles based in NATO, including SHAPE and the Operational Commands, and with international allies and partners, including the United States and France.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Operations</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>OperationalSupport</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Capability and Acquisition Management</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Defence Engagement</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Personnel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Management of Defence</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>207</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>45</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>39</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>28</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brigadier</p></td><td><p><strong>149</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major General</p></td><td><p><strong>41</strong></p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant General</p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Defence Statistics (Army)</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
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less than 2018-11-05T17:01:11.007Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-05T17:01:11.007Z
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star this property label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-07-24more like thismore than 2014-07-24
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence more like this
star this property hansard heading Army: Parachuting more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the British Army last inserted forces for combat operations by means of parachute drop at greater than platoon strength other than under the control of the Director of Special Forces. more like this
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star this property uin HL1493 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-08-11more like thismore than 2014-08-11
star this property answer text <p>The last time the British Army inserted troops not under the control of the Director of Special Forces for combat operations, by parachute, was on 5 November 1956 during the Suez crisis.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever more like this
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less than 2014-08-11T10:39:23.2889861Zmore like thismore than 2014-08-11T10:39:23.2889861Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever more like this
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star this property date less than 2017-01-10more like thismore than 2017-01-10
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence more like this
star this property hansard heading Army more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the British army last executed a Divisional Movement Order. more like this
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star this property uin HL4520 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2017-01-18more like thismore than 2017-01-18
star this property answer text <p>The last time the British Army deployed a Division was for TELIC 1, for operations in Iraq in 2003.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
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less than 2017-01-18T16:15:51.253Zmore like thismore than 2017-01-18T16:15:51.253Z
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star this property label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Earl Attlee more like this