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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1441", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bellingham"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Henry Bellingham"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1105402", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1105402/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>In December 2018, the Government set out its proposals for a future immigration system in its White Paper \u201cThe UK\u2019s future Skills-based Immigration System.\u201d <br>The new system will be focused on those with the skills this country needs, who will bring the most benefit to the United Kingdom. The system will support the UK economy, and our public services, while enabling us to control migration.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1441", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bellingham"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Henry Bellingham"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984774", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984774/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The questionnaire was issued by Her Majesty\u2019s Passport Office to 165 UN Member States and we received 20 responses.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what responses the Government has received to the questionnaire it sent out to 165 UN member states on 9 October 2017 to investigate how many used X markers on passports.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1441", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bellingham"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Henry Bellingham"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/919939/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Drugs can devastate lives, ruin families and damage communities. This Government\u2019s approach to them remains clear - we must prevent drug use in our communities and support people through treatment and recovery<strong>. <\/strong><\/p><p>Our Drug Strategy, published in July 2017, sets out a balanced approach which brings together police, health, community and global partners to tackle the illicit drug trade, protect the most vulnerable and help those with a drug dependency to recover and turn their lives around. We will consider the recommendations contained in the report, <em>Desperate for a Fix: Using shop theft and a Second Chance Programme to get tough on the causes of prolific drug-addicted offending, <\/em>as part of our ongoing work programme.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the merits of the recommendations of the June 2018 report of the Centre for Social Justice, Desperate for a fix: using shop theft and a Second Chance Programme to get tough on the causes of prolific drug-addicted offending.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1441", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bellingham"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Henry Bellingham"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/919940", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/919941/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Statistics on shoplifting offences reported to the police are recorded in the crime statistics published by the Office for National Statistics. The statistics can be accessed via their website at <a href=\"http://www.ons.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\">www.ons.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p><p>The Home Office Commercial Victimisation Survey 2016 provides an analysis of crimes against businesses and shows that crimes against the wholesale and retail sector fell between 2012 and 2014, followed by a small increase between 2014 and 2016. According to the Survey, 67 per cent of the crimes against the sector in 2016 were shoplifting incidents.<\/p><p>As part of the response to these crimes, we encourage all retailers to report shoplifting to the police whenever it occurs, so that these crimes can be investigated and, where appropriate, the offenders brought to justice. It must, however, remain a matter for chief constables and Police and Crime Commissioners, as operational leaders and elected local representatives, to decide how best to deploy resources to respond to these crimes. At the national level, the police, Police and Crime Commissioners, relevant government departments and the retail sector are all represented on the National Retail Crime Steering Group, which ensures a collaborative response to crimes that affect the retail sector.<\/p>"}
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