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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy that the National Minimum Wage should apply to seafarers working on ferry services from (a) Portsmouth to the Channel Islands, (b) Weymouth to the Channel Islands, (c) Poole to the Channel Islands and (d) Portsmouth to Cherbourg.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/59", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Mike Hancock"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93451", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93451/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department has not commissioned or conducted research into this issue.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4070", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matt Hancock"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has (a) commissioned or (b) conducted research on the effects on a business's competitiveness of building sustainability into its core strategy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/59", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Mike Hancock"}
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      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Portsmouth South"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Mike Hancock"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93452/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The administration of Phones4U was disappointing news and is obviously a worrying time for the workforce, but this continues to be a matter for the Administrators, PWC.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government, through its Rapid Response Service has supported the Taskforce established by local partners in Newcastle under Lyme and Stoke in September<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Taskforce has been able to offer direct and indirect support through an Employee Support Event on 7 October which is part of a larger support programme for those looking for work.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>I was pleased to see media reports that more than 2,000 staff working in 198 stores and 160 concessions have been transferred to buyers of parts of the business including Vodafone and EE.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1513", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Swinson"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the progress being made to offset job losses and the cost to the economy resulting from the collapse of mobile telephone retailer Phones 4U.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1388", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Belfast North"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Nigel Dodds"}
      ], "uin" : "210713"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93453", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93453/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government is committed to ensuring that people are protected against discrimination because of religion or belief, and that they are able to exercise the right to hold and manifest their beliefs in a reasonable manner. We believe that the Equality Act 2010 strikes the right balance between the rights of people to manifest their religion or beliefs and the rights of others not to be discriminated against or harassed due to other protected characteristics, such as gender or sexual orientation, in areas such as employment and the provision of goods and services.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1513", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Swinson"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Dunbartonshire"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jo Swinson"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that a conscience clause is included within equality legislation affecting UK businesses.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1388", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn"}
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      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Belfast North"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Nigel Dodds"}
      ], "uin" : "210714"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93454", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93454/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department has received correspondence from members of the public and publishing firms raising competition concerns about the application of certain types of contract in the publishing sector generally, for example most favoured nation or price-parity clauses. However, there has not been a concerted campaign asking for action.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government has given the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) strong powers to tackle anti-competitive behaviour. I would encourage anyone that is aware of large publishing firms engaging in such anti-competitive practices to provide that evidence to the CMA.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1513", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Swinson"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Publishing: Competition"}
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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 Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations his Department has received on large publishing firms coercing smaller publishing houses to sign contracts with anti-competitive clauses.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1388", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Belfast North"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Nigel Dodds"}
      ], "uin" : "210716"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93456", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93456/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1556", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Reading East"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Rob Wilson"}
        , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93456/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "PQ 210759 ONS 348.pdf"}
          , "title" : "ONS Letter to Member - Births"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-10-17T10:13:17.527Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of births where one or both parents were born outside the UK there were in (a) London and (b) Greater London in 2013.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/116", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mid Sussex"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Nicholas Soames"}
      ], "uin" : "210759"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93458", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93458/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Further to my answer of 8 July 2014 to Question <a href=\"http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm140708/text/140708w0004.htm\" target=\"_blank\">UIN203200<\/a> we will continue to work with staff, trade unions and other stakeholders to assess any impacts.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/115", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Francis Maude"}
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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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2014, Official Report, column 253W, on Shared Services Connected Limited, if he will publish the impact assessment for the Shared Services Connected Limited venture when it is complete.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4058", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Blomfield"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sheffield Central"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paul Blomfield"}
      ], "uin" : "210638"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93460", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93460/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Financial Conduct Authority is an independent non-governmental body, given statutory powers by the Financial Services and Markets Act (2000) as amended by the Financial Services Act (2012). As an independent body, the evidential basis of their decisions is a matter for the FCA.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>HM Treasury is aware that the FCA has removed the list in question from its website, and is no longer using it.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4117", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrea Leadsom"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Northamptonshire"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrea Leadsom"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-10-22T15:23:12.7413857Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Financial Services: Cayman Islands"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the evidential basis of the decision by the Financial Conduct Authority to list the Cayman Islands as a high-risk country for financial crime.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4006", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hendon"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dr Matthew Offord"}
      ], "uin" : "210622"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93461", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/93461/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>In response to concerns over the mis-description of fines (residual waste from waste processing produced by mechanical treatment plants) the Government announced in Budget 2014 a consultation on introducing a new testing regime. This loss on Ignition (LOI) testing regime will help operators of landfill sites to determine the correct landfill tax liability of fines.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The proposal for this test arose from a government-industry working group, including representatives from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), HM Treasury, the Environment Agency, the Environmental Services Association (representing the main landfill site operators) and the United Resource Operators Consortium (UROC) (representing waste transfer stations and skip hire operators). The Government held a formal consultation over the summer which closed on 19 September 2014.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Comments on the assessment of impacts in the Taxes Impact Assessment were welcomed within the consultation document. The Government is currently considering its response and an impact note will be published alongside draft legislation.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>HMRC is also considering revising its guidance on landfill tax lower rating and conducted an informal consultation with industry in Autumn 2013. That consultation is continuing through the government-industry working group. The proposed revisions include clarification on the landfill tax liability of hazardous wastes.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>In relation to hazardous waste, the Government apply the underlying principle of the more polluting the waste the higher the tax. According to existing guidance, wastes must be non-hazardous to qualify for the lower rate of landfill tax. As the informal consultation raised concerns over the potential impact on brownfield development there are no plans to publish the revised guidance until this issue has been resolved. Publication of any revised guidance will only go ahead once Ministers have given approval.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Bottom ash from waste combustion is liable to the lower rate of landfill tax. There are no plans to change this policy.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4066", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Priti Patel"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when Ministers in his Department were made aware of HM Revenue and Customs' proposed changes to the definition of qualifying materials for the lower rate of landfill tax.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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