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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they took to ensure that their consultation Strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments was available in a form which it accessible to people with limited educational attainments.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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