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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1220321/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We recently consulted on <em>Measures to reduce personal water consumption<\/em>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>A Government response to this consultation will be published by the end of 2020, which will set out intended steps to improve water efficiency.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4522", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rebecca Pow"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-07-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to reduce residential demand for water in the next 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4006", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord"}
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      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hendon"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1200270", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1200270/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The current water supply issues in Wolverhampton and Shropshire are due to constraints in Severn Trent Water's distribution network, and not a lack of available water. Severn Trent Water has responded to the issue by asking customers to use water wisely to reduce demand. The CEO of Severn Trent Water attended the National Drought Group chaired by the Environment Agency on 5 June 2020 to discuss the current risks and approaches to the dry weather and water demand management.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>If the company has issues with available water resources it will activate its statutory Drought Plan to manage the situation. In the long term, the water company will need to assess how it manages its supply and demand, including proactively reducing leakage and managing demand through its statutory Water Resources Management Plan. In addition, through its business plan that it submits to Ofwat it will need to assess whether it has the correct infrastructure to cope with future demands from customers.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4062", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-06-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "Her Majesty's Government, following reports that Wolverhampton and Shropshire face failure of their water supplies, what steps they are taking to reduce demand and leakage, and to secure supplies, both in the short term in response to dry weather and high usage reportedly due to lockdown, and in the longer term.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4719", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1180714", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1180714/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government welcomes the water industry commitment of a 50% leakage reduction by 2050. This commitment forms part of a target set by Ofwat which is bound to financial penalties or rewards based upon performance as part of the Price Review (PR) process.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In PR19 Ofwat set out a £51 billion five-year investment package for the 2020-25 period, including requirements for water companies to cut leaks by 16% and reduce mains bursts by 12%<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Water companies provide data to the Environment Agency on water losses. In 2018-19 reporting period 1570.5 Ml/d was lost.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4522", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rebecca Pow"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has in place to ensure that water utility companies (a) repair leaks in their networks and (b) take other steps to reduce water waste.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4433", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire"}
      }
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1141016", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1141016/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Water companies have a statutory duty to provide clean and reliable water to customers under the Water Industry Act 1991, whatever the weather. To fulfil this duty there is a statutory requirement to maintain water resources management plans, which balance water supply and demand at least twenty-five years into the future.<\/p><p>The Government, the Environment Agency (EA) and Ofwat issued guidance to water companies in 2016 on how they should be planning to supply water to a growing population, while protecting and enhancing our environment, including taking appropriate action to respond to climate projections. Water companies are currently revising their plans.<\/p><p>The Government is working closely with other water regulators and the water industry to improve the resilience of water supplies. The Government recognises continued action is required and it is committed to a \u2018twin track approach\u2019, of reducing demand for water and increasing supply in parallel.<\/p><p>The Government is taking steps to improve water resources planning to ensure that there is better collaboration between water companies and other water using sectors on their water supply resilience. This includes the EA developing a National Framework for water resources, which use evidence to illustrate the regional and national challenge of water availability. The Government has also consulted on legislative improvements to ensure that water companies\u2019 plans are informed by effective collaboration.<\/p><p>Water companies have statutory drought plans in place to mitigate the impacts of prolonged dry weather and drought. Water companies are prepared for spikes in demand during high temperatures and manage their water resources to prevent impacts on customer supplies.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4098", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to ensure the adequacy of water supplies during heatwaves.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4573", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1141017", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1141017/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Water companies have a statutory duty to provide clean and reliable water to customers under the Water Industry Act 1991, whatever the weather. To fulfil this duty there is a statutory requirement to maintain water resources management plans, which balance water supply and demand at least twenty-five years into the future.<\/p><p>The Government, the Environment Agency (EA) and Ofwat issued guidance to water companies in 2016 on how they should be planning to supply water to a growing population, while protecting and enhancing our environment, including taking appropriate action to respond to climate projections. Water companies are currently revising their plans.<\/p><p>The Government is working closely with other water regulators and the water industry to improve the resilience of water supplies. The Government recognises continued action is required and it is committed to a \u2018twin track approach\u2019, of reducing demand for water and increasing supply in parallel.<\/p><p>The Government is taking steps to improve water resources planning to ensure that there is better collaboration between water companies and other water using sectors on their water supply resilience. This includes the EA developing a National Framework for water resources, which use evidence to illustrate the regional and national challenge of water availability. The Government has also consulted on legislative improvements to ensure that water companies\u2019 plans are informed by effective collaboration.<\/p><p>Water companies have statutory drought plans in place to mitigate the impacts of prolonged dry weather and drought. Water companies are prepared for spikes in demand during high temperatures and manage their water resources to prevent impacts on customer supplies.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4098", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Dr Thérèse Coffey"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to protect future water supplies against potential disruption caused by climate change.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4573", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1140453", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1140453/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Environment Agency\u2019s records for water company leakage are in the table:<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Total leakage Ml/d<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2016-17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2017-18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Affinity Water<\/p><\/td><td><p>178.70<\/p><\/td><td><p>182.64<\/p><\/td><td><p>179.57<\/p><\/td><td><p>171.68<\/p><\/td><td><p>173.92<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Anglian Water<\/p><\/td><td><p>192.72<\/p><\/td><td><p>192.00<\/p><\/td><td><p>182.65<\/p><\/td><td><p>184.72<\/p><\/td><td><p>182.66<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Bristol Water<\/p><\/td><td><p>43.65<\/p><\/td><td><p>45.11<\/p><\/td><td><p>44.22<\/p><\/td><td><p>46.42<\/p><\/td><td><p>46.64<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge Water<\/p><\/td><td><p>12.71<\/p><\/td><td><p>13.53<\/p><\/td><td><p>13.24<\/p><\/td><td><p>14.32<\/p><\/td><td><p>14.39<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Essex &amp; Suffolk Water<\/p><\/td><td><p>58.39<\/p><\/td><td><p>60.86<\/p><\/td><td><p>62.42<\/p><\/td><td><p>68.08<\/p><\/td><td><p>66.17<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Northumbrian Water<\/p><\/td><td><p>134.04<\/p><\/td><td><p>136.79<\/p><\/td><td><p>134.66<\/p><\/td><td><p>133.82<\/p><\/td><td><p>137.05<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth Water<\/p><\/td><td><p>29.50<\/p><\/td><td><p>28.85<\/p><\/td><td><p>28.06<\/p><\/td><td><p>30.37<\/p><\/td><td><p>32.87<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Bournemouth Water<\/p><\/td><td><p>20.67<\/p><\/td><td><p>20.56<\/p><\/td><td><p>19.63<\/p><\/td><td><p>19.11<\/p><\/td><td><p>19.11<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Severn Trent Water<\/p><\/td><td><p>441.00<\/p><\/td><td><p>440.40<\/p><\/td><td><p>429.39<\/p><\/td><td><p>423.56<\/p><\/td><td><p>445.52<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>South East Water<\/p><\/td><td><p>92.56<\/p><\/td><td><p>92.43<\/p><\/td><td><p>88.11<\/p><\/td><td><p>88.63<\/p><\/td><td><p>87.69<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>South Staffordshire Water<\/p><\/td><td><p>66.88<\/p><\/td><td><p>69.22<\/p><\/td><td><p>69.88<\/p><\/td><td><p>69.85<\/p><\/td><td><p>72.41<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>South West Water<\/p><\/td><td><p>84.07<\/p><\/td><td><p>84.36<\/p><\/td><td><p>83.75<\/p><\/td><td><p>84.40<\/p><\/td><td><p>88.13<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Southern Water<\/p><\/td><td><p>84.59<\/p><\/td><td><p>81.69<\/p><\/td><td><p>83.91<\/p><\/td><td><p>88.11<\/p><\/td><td><p>88.16<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Sutton &amp; East Surrey Water<\/p><\/td><td><p>23.93<\/p><\/td><td><p>24.16<\/p><\/td><td><p>24.17<\/p><\/td><td><p>24.30<\/p><\/td><td><p>24.16<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Thames Water<\/p><\/td><td><p>648.14<\/p><\/td><td><p>657.39<\/p><\/td><td><p>645.90<\/p><\/td><td><p>667.84<\/p><\/td><td><p>685.38<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>United Utilities<\/p><\/td><td><p>451.90<\/p><\/td><td><p>453.89<\/p><\/td><td><p>451.96<\/p><\/td><td><p>439.34<\/p><\/td><td><p>453.76<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Wessex Water<\/p><\/td><td><p>69.33<\/p><\/td><td><p>68.57<\/p><\/td><td><p>68.35<\/p><\/td><td><p>68.35<\/p><\/td><td><p>67.68<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire Water<\/p><\/td><td><p>282.29<\/p><\/td><td><p>288.32<\/p><\/td><td><p>285.11<\/p><\/td><td><p>295.17<\/p><\/td><td><p>300.28<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>England total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2916.19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2941.89<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2896.35<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2918.07<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2986.47<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Water company leakage records for the last three years are published on the Discover Water website. This will shortly include leakage records for 2018-19.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how many water leaks have been recorded by each water company in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3343", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Byford"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135100", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135100/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Water transfers can play a strong role in securing resilience, alongside other new infrastructure and reducing demand and leakage as part of the \u2018twin track approach\u2019.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There is already a large amount of water transferred across the country, giving water companies greater flexibility to meet demand. Water companies are finalising revisions to their statutory water resource management plans. These plans set out how they will meet demand for water over at least the next 25 years and many include further transfer schemes.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Ofwat, working with the Environment Agency and Drinking Water Inspectorate, recently established the Regulators\u2019 Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development which will make sure regulation enables strategic schemes to improve resilience of water supplies. Such schemes might include water transfers.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We are developing a National Policy Statement for water resources infrastructure which will streamline the planning process for nationally significant water resource infrastructure including large water transfers. We plan to lay the final version of this document in Parliament in the autumn.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 14 June (HL16066), whether they have any plans to construct a national water grid.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1813", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Trefgarne"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Trefgarne"}
      ], "uin" : "HL16727"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1131451", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1131451/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The government is working closely with other water regulators and the water industry to improve the resilience of water supplies. The government recognises continued action is required and it is committed to a \u2018twin track approach\u2019, of reducing demand for water and increasing supply in parallel.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Water companies have a statutory duty to provide clean and reliable water to customers under the Water Industry Act 1991. To fulfil this duty there is a statutory requirement to maintain water resources management plans, which balance water supply and demand at least twenty-five years into the future.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The government, the Environment Agency and Ofwat issued guidance to water companies in 2016 on how they should be planning to supply water to a growing population, while protecting and enhancing our environment, including taking appropriate action to respond to climate projections. Water companies are currently revising their plans.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The government is taking steps to improve water resources planning to ensure that there is better collaboration between water companies and other water using sectors on their water supply resilience. This includes the Environment Agency developing a National Framework for water resources, which use evidence to illustrate the regional and national challenge of water availability. The government has also consulted on legislative improvements to ensure that water companies\u2019 plans are informed by effective collaboration.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Environment Agency is also implementing the abstraction plan, published in 2017. This includes work to bring together the Environment Agency, abstractors and catchment groups to develop local solutions to protect and enhance the environment, and improve access to water.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to balance the demands for water from a growing population with the amount of water in the environment that can sustainably be withdrawn as a result of the impact of climate change.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3792", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch"}
      }
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129581", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129581/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government is working closely with other water regulators and the water industry to improve the resilience of water supplies. The Government recognises continued action is required and it is committed to a \u2018twin track approach\u2019 of reducing demand for water and increasing supply in parallel.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Water companies have a statutory duty to provide clean and reliable water to customers under the Water Industry Act 1991. To fulfil this duty, there is a statutory requirement to maintain water resources management plans, which balance water supply and demand at least twenty-five years into the future.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government, Environment Agency (EA) and Ofwat issued guidance to water companies in 2016 on how they should be planning to be resilient to foreseeable risks, including taking appropriate action to respond to climate projections. Water companies are currently revising their plans.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government is taking steps to improve water resources planning to ensure that there is better collaboration between water companies and other water using sectors on their water supply resilience. This includes the EA developing a National Framework for water resources, which will identify high priority water users who are unable to meet their demand or are likely to need to expand and set expectations on collaboration at a regional scale. The Government has also consulted on legislative improvements to ensure that water companies\u2019 plans are informed by effective collaboration.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The EA is also implementing the abstraction plan published in 2017. This includes work to bring together the EA, abstractors and catchment groups to develop local solutions to existing pressures and to prepare for the future.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to whether there will continue to be sufficient supplies of water for all purposes, including domestic purposes, if climate change continues as expected.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1813", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Trefgarne"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Trefgarne"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126255/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>According to Market Operator Services Limited, the market operator for the water retail market in England:<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There are 26 water wholesalers currently in the market.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Water retail suppliers consist of 15 water and sewerage suppliers, 9 water only suppliers and 2 sewerage only suppliers.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4098", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey"}
        }
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many water wholesalers operate in the water market.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Royston Smith"}
      }
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