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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4124", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chi Onwurah"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1667553", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business and Trade"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1623491", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
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