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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/411", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/133", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr David Ruffley"}
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