The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
The Government has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50% to 100% of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government will also bring in primary legislation as soon as possible so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply to each underpaid worker.<\/p>
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<\/p>
HMRC do not keep data on Notices of Underpayments in a format to enable provision of the statistics requested.<\/p>
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<\/p>
Of the 25 firms named by Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on 8 June 2014, 10 investigations commenced in October 2013; 10 in November 2013 and 5 in December 2013.<\/p>
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<\/p>
Of the 5 firms named by BIS on 28 February 2014, 4 investigations commenced in October 2013 and 1 during November 2013. The Notices of Underpayment for these 5 cases were all issued in December 2013.<\/p>
<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1529", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr David Gauke"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Hertfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr David Gauke"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "211102"} , {"_value" : "211180"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-10-23T14:59:40.6160293Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Minimum Wage"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2014, Official Report, column 246W, in which months the investigations by HM Revenue and Customs commenced against each of the 25 firms named and shamed for breach of the National Minimum Wage by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on 8 June 2014.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/163", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Ham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Timms"} ], "uin" : "211177"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99786", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99786/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
The Government has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50% to 100% of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government will also bring in primary legislation as soon as possible so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply to each underpaid worker.<\/p>
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<\/p>
<\/p>
HMRC do not keep data on Notices of Underpayments in a format to enable provision of the statistics requested.<\/p>
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<\/p>
Of the 25 firms named by Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on 8 June 2014, 10 investigations commenced in October 2013; 10 in November 2013 and 5 in December 2013.<\/p>
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<\/p>
Of the 5 firms named by BIS on 28 February 2014, 4 investigations commenced in October 2013 and 1 during November 2013. The Notices of Underpayment for these 5 cases were all issued in December 2013.<\/p>
<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1529", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr David Gauke"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Hertfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr David Gauke"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "211102"} , {"_value" : "211177"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-10-23T14:59:40.2155447Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Minimum Wage"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers have been issued with two or more notices of underpayment of the National Minimum Wage since 7 March 2014.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/163", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Ham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Timms"} ], "uin" : "211180"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99790", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99790/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
The Government has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50% to 100% of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government will also bring in primary legislation as soon as possible so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply to each underpaid worker.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
HMRC do not keep data on Notices of Underpayments in a format to enable provision of the statistics requested.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
Of the 25 firms named by Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on 8 June 2014, 10 investigations commenced in October 2013; 10 in November 2013 and 5 in December 2013.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
Of the 5 firms named by BIS on 28 February 2014, 4 investigations commenced in October 2013 and 1 during November 2013. The Notices of Underpayment for these 5 cases were all issued in December 2013.<\/p>
<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1529", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr David Gauke"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Hertfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr David Gauke"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "211177"} , {"_value" : "211180"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-10-23T14:59:40.4705877Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Minimum Wage"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the investigation by HM Revenue and Customs against the five firms named and shamed for breach of the National Minimum Wage by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on 28 February 2014 began; and when such firms were issued with the relevant Notice of Underpayment by HM Revenue and Customs.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/163", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Ham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Timms"} ], "uin" : "211102"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/77344", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/77344/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
I refer the hon Member to the answer given by the Minister of State for Employment on 7 July (OR, col 123) and to the Written Ministerial Statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 13 October 2014, (col 17WS).<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4066", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Priti Patel"}
}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014, Official Report, column 123, on universal credit, how much funding his Department approved for universal credit in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014- 15; and for what purposes it has been earmarked.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/163", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Timms"}
], "uin" : "205423"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/65404", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/65404/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Data relating to the volume of Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit awards is published by bi-annually and can be found here:<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/305891/cwtc-apr14.pdf.<\/strong><\/a><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> There would be a disproportionate cost attached to providing the information for the specific month in question.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4027", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Loughborough"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Nicky Morgan"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Welfare Tax Credits"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "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, how many new claims were paid in April 2014 for (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/163", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Timms"}
], "uin" : "203727"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64661", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64661/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Universal Credit will provide the right incentives for people to work, target support at those who need it most, reduce fraud and error, and streamline the administration of the welfare system. Up to 300,000 more people will be in work.<\/p> <\/p> The Treasury have approved funding for the Universal Credit programme in 2013/14 and 2014/15, in line with the ministerial announcement (5 December 2013, Official Report, column 65WS)\u2014link to WMS:<\/p> Thousands<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tax Year<\/p><\/td> Number of families in receipt of tax credits containing at least one member identified as self-employed<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Families benefitting from both WTC and CTC<\/p><\/td> Families benefitting from WTC Only<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007-08<\/p><\/td> 740<\/p><\/td> 80<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008-09<\/p><\/td> 760<\/p><\/td> 100<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009-10<\/p><\/td> 780<\/p><\/td> 130<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010-11<\/p><\/td> 800<\/p><\/td> 150<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011-12<\/p><\/td> 750<\/p><\/td> 160<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012-13<\/p><\/td> 600<\/p><\/td> <\/p> Data from earlier years is only available at disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p> The decrease in the number of self employed households in 2012-13 can largely be explained by the removal of the \u2018Second Income Threshold\u2019 of tax credits in April 2012. This policy change removed a large number of higher income households from the whole tax credits population.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> In general, there is and has been a long term trend of growth in the number of self employed people.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1529", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr David Gauke"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr David Gauke"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64002/answer/previousversion/7782", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1529", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr David Gauke"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr David Gauke"}
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], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2015-03-24T11:57:50.163Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Welfare Tax Credits: Self-employed"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "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, how many self-employed people claimed (a) child tax credits and (b) working tax credits in each of the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/163", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Timms"}
], "uin" : "202509"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64005", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64005/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " As provided in my answer on 17th<\/sup> June 2014, estimates of the numbers of individuals with self employment sources for each region of the UK in the year 2011-12 are provided in the table below.<\/p> <\/p> Region <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of Self-employed North East <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 158 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> North West and Merseyside <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 497 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Yorkshire and the Humber <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 402 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Midlands <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 352 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 418 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> East of England <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 556 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> London <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 883 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> South East <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 844 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 559 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wales <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 240 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Scotland <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 368 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Northern Ireland <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 177 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Address abroad <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 34 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> All UK <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 5,490<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes for 2011-12 which is the latest year available.<\/p> <\/p> Estimates of the UK population by country, region and age are published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Information at country level is published at the following address:<\/p> <\/p> Region <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of Self-employed North East <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 158 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> North West and Merseyside <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 497 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Yorkshire and the Humber <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 402 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Midlands <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 352 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 418 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> East of England <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 556 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> London <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 883 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> South East <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 844 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 559 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wales <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 240 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Scotland <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 368 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Northern Ireland <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 177 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Address abroad <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 34 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> All UK <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 5,490<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes for 2011-12 which is the latest year available.<\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Self-employed"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "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, how many people are registered as self-employed in each region and constituent part of the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/163", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Ham"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Timms"}
], "uin" : "200518"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/61363", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/61363/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The average age of self-employed individuals in the UK is 46 years old. This median age is also 46 years old and these figures are consistent across the three years from 2009-10 to 2011-12.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI) for the years concerned. The SPI for 2012-13 will be available later in the year.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1529", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr David Gauke"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Hertfordshire"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr David Gauke"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Self-employed"}
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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 the (a) mean and (b) median age was of people who were registered as self-employed in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/163", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms"}
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