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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/661758/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The diversity champion on the Departmental Board is Joy Hutcheon, Director General for Finance and Corporate Performance.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4426", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paula Sherriff"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/661824/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has two diversity and inclusion champions on the departmental board - Angie Ridgwell (Director General, Finance and Corporate Services) and Gareth Davies (Director General, Business and Science).<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4115", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Margot James"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4426", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paula Sherriff"}
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      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Dewsbury"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paula Sherriff"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/659463", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/659463/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Political activity of all public appointments is collected and published by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The statistical methodology has changed since 2014-15, and the figures are not directly comparative over the last five years.<\/p><p><em>Political affiliation as percentage of total number of public appointments:<\/em><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date<\/p><\/td><td><p>Conservative<\/p><\/td><td><p>Labour<\/p><\/td><td><p>Lib Dem<\/p><\/td><td><p>Other<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011-12<\/p><\/td><td><p>1.8%<\/p><\/td><td><p>10.2%<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.6%<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>3.3%<\/p><\/td><td><p>3%<\/p><\/td><td><p>1%<\/p><\/td><td><p>1.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>1.5%<\/p><\/td><td><p>2.3%<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.4%<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>1.2%<\/p><\/td><td><p>1.7%<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.5%<\/p><\/td><td><p>1.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><em>Political affiliation as percentage of those who answered the question on political activity:<\/em><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date<\/p><\/td><td><p>Conservative<\/p><\/td><td><p>Labour<\/p><\/td><td><p>Lib Dem<\/p><\/td><td><p>Other<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>6.2%<\/p><\/td><td><p>5.0%<\/p><\/td><td><p>2.2%<\/p><\/td><td><p>1.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><sub>NB. These figures are not comparative with the previous table: the rise is due to the different methodology.<\/sub><\/p><p>Overall, 94% of appointees in 2015-16 declared no political activity. By contrast, the political activity declaration rates under the last Labour Government were 10.2% in 2008-09, 10.4% in 2007-08 and 15.8% in 2006-07.<\/p><p>Being involved in a political party is a healthy part of civic democracy, and those interested in politics are often the same people who will be interested in public service. Individuals are appointed on the basis of their skills and experience, not their party background.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3988", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ben Gummer"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/659464/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Data on executive body chairs is not held centrally. Data on chairs of non-executive bodies which are public appointments is collected and published by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The data can be found on the Commissioner\u2019s website at: <a href=\"http://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/statistical-reports/\" target=\"_blank\">http://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/statistical-reports/<\/a><\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the proportion of chairs who were (a) appointed and (b) re-appointed to public bodies who were (i) female, (ii) from an ethnic minority and (iii) disabled by (A) executive and (B) non-executive body in the last year for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4426", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paula Sherriff"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average hourly earnings are of (a) female, (b) male, (c) BAME and (d) non-BAME employees of her Department.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4426", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paula Sherriff"}
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