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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-11-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to include policies on (a) diagnosis, (b) care and treatment and (c) research into brain tumours in the (i) NHS 10-year plan and (ii) cancer strategy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/5207", "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wokingham"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Clive Jones"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1745551", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1745551/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>NHS England is responsible for delivering the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening programme and planning for the age extension in the programme from 60 years old down to 50 years old.<\/p><p>The age extension for bowel screening started in April 2021 with the 56-year-old cohort and, based on modelling and clinical advice, has been planned to gradually reduce to age 50 years old by 2025. This has been done to ensure that screening centres could manage any required increase in colonoscopy capacity.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity of colonoscopy services; and whether his Department plans to increase the capacity of these services ahead of the extension of the bowel cancer screening programme to people aged 50 and above by April 2025.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1745059/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>In November the Government received advice from the NESO on how to achieve our clean power 2030 target. We will review this advice and outline our approach to clean power by 2030 in our action plan later this year. The move to a clean power system by 2030 is vital to support the transition to technologies that will reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, including electric vehicles and heat pumps.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the Government meets its targets for (a) clean power, (b) net zero and (c) energy security by 2030 in a way that complements the steps it is taking to meet its targets for 2050.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Tom Hayes"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1745087/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>In England in 2023/24, the number and proportion of adult patients seen in the 24 months up to the end of June 2024 was 18.4 million, or 40.3% of the adult population. The number and proportion of child patients seen in the 12 months up to the end of June 2024 was 6.7 million, or 56% of the population of children.<\/p><p>Figures are published by the NHS Business Services Authority and are available at the following link:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324<\/a><\/p>"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1591", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tim Farron"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1745100", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1745100/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>In the Get Britain Working White Paper, the government announced £45 million of funding for eight trailblazers in England to test delivery of the Youth Guarantee. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayoral Combined Authority are one of the eight areas set to receive approximately £5 million to support 18-21 year olds access education, training and employment opportunities.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4083", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alison McGovern"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-11-27", "_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 Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Oral Statement of 26 November 2026 on \u201cGet Britain Working\u201d White Paper, Official Report, column 656, what additional funding for the Government's Youth Guarantee will be allocated to (a) Cambridgeshire and (b) Peterborough.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/5089", "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Huntingdon"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ben Obese-Jecty"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1745105", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1745105/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The number of electric vehicles in the Government Car Service operational fleet for the specified years is:<\/p><p>1.2016: 4<\/p><p>2. 2023: 36<\/p><p>3.2024: 36<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4820", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Erith and Thamesmead"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Ms Abena Oppong-Asare"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-12-02", "_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, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question HL2426 on Ministers: Official Cars, how many of those cars in each year listed were electric cars.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/5169", "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bridlington and The Wolds"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Charlie Dewhirst"}
      ], "type" : "http://data.parliament.uk/schema/parl#WrittenParliamentaryQuestion", "uin" : "16598"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1745106", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1745106/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government Car Service (GCS) does not determine the allocation of vehicles to senior officials, this is carried out by individual Departmental Private Offices. The arrangements relating to the use of vehicles from the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code. There has been no change in this policy since 2023.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4820", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Ms Abena Oppong-Asare"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-12-02T14:12:33.023Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-11-27", "_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, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question HL2426 on Ministers: Official Cars, how many vehicles of the Government Car Service were available for senior official use in (a) 2023 and (b) in the latest period for which data is available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/5169", "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bridlington and The Wolds"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Charlie Dewhirst"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1745119/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Low Pay Commission (LPC) estimate that 2.9% of full-time employee jobs and 12.0% of part-time employee jobs were covered by the relevant National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rate in 2023. The LPC will publish updated analysis in early 2025.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4418", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Madders"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-11-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people who earn the national living wage in (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1409", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1745175/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>National Highways understand that suicide is not inevitable, it is preventable, with the vision that no one attempts to take their life on our roads. National Highways uses its Post Collision Fatal Reporting (PCFR) process to internally report fatal incidents, including suspected suicides on the Strategic Road Network. However, unless a coroner rules National Highways does not know if these numbers are correct and the coronial process can take many months to complete. National Highways therefore cannot be confident that every suspected suicide recorded was a confirmed suicide. Unvalidated operational data from PCFR covering the period of 2016 \u2013 2024 is as follows:<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Number of Suspected Suicides<\/p><\/td><td><p>Comments<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>15<\/p><\/td><td><p>From May onwards<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>31<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018<\/p><\/td><td><p>41<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020<\/p><\/td><td><p>39<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>59<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>59<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2023<\/p><\/td><td><p>59<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2024<\/p><\/td><td><p>56<\/p><\/td><td><p>Up to November 28th<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4029", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lilian Greenwood"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Nottingham South"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lilian Greenwood"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-11-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Roads: Suicide"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 15053 on Roads: Suicide, if she will publish the operational data with a description of the data quality issues for each of the last ten years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Laurence Turner"}
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