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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767593/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">Data on UK Visas and Immigration temporary and permanent migration activities including In-Country Work In Progress Casework, and Percentage of Temporary and Permanent Migration in-country visa applications for each Route, processed within Service Standards, is published on the .GOV.UK website. The relevant Routes are \u2018Spouse/Partner\u2019 and \u2018HR/Complex Case\u2019 as indicated on worksheet InC_01 and InC_01a.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\"><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data<\/a><\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">The relevant tables are also attached to this answer.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\"><a href=\"http://qna.files.parliament.uk/qna-attachments/710413/original/Copy%20of%202014%20Temporary%20Migration%20Data%20Appendix%20One.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\">2014 figures<\/a> (Excel SpreadSheet, 29.66 KB)<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\"><a href=\"http://qna.files.parliament.uk/qna-attachments/710413/original/Copy%20of%202015%20Temporary%20Migration%20Data%20Appendix%20Two.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\">2015 figures<\/a> (Excel SpreadSheet, 38.02 KB)<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\"><a href=\"http://qna.files.parliament.uk/qna-attachments/710413/original/Copy%20of%202016%20Temporary%20Migration%20Data%20Appendix%20Three.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\">2016 figures<\/a> (Excel SpreadSheet, 40.81 KB)<\/del><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Until the UK leaves the EU, EU citizens continue to have the same rights to live and work in the UK, as was the case before Article 50 was triggered.<\/ins><\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-10-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Catering: Migrant Workers"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that chefs and catering staff are able to travel to the UK from the EU and take up job opportunities.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4131", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jim Shannon"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/708491/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Information on dog attacks on sheep and other livestock is not routinely collated by Defra. However, details of the number of people prosecuted under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 for each of the last four years for which details are available can be found in the attached table.<\/p><p>Defra and the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England (AHWBE) recently met police forces, farming and rural interests to discuss the situation. Under the auspices of the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council, five police forces are collaborating to pilot more systematic data collection of incidents and good response practices<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of dog attacks on sheep flocks in each of the last four years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/687952/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Between 1 November 2014 and 31 December 2016, there have been<del class=\"ministerial\"> approximately<\/del> 13 occasions where the Gambling Commission has asked payment providers to prevent payments to online gambling website operators not licensed in the Great Britain but believed to be transacting with consumers in Great Britain.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>On 12 of those occasions the payment provider either terminated their relationship with the unlicensed operator or took steps to ensure that the unlicensed gambling website was no longer available to consumers in Great Britain. In the other case, enforcement activity is currently ongoing.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times payment providers (a) were asked by the Gambling Commission to block payments to online gambling websites not licenced in the UK and (b) blocked such payments between the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 coming into force and 31 December 2016.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jim Shannon"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/581979/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The British Defence Attaché in Baghdad and Defence Advisor in Erbil regularly discuss these issues with representatives of the Kurdistan Regional Government and Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs. <del class=\"ministerial\">I will discuss these issues with the Iraqi Government and the Kurdish Regional Government during my forthcoming visit to the region.<\/del><\/p><p> <\/p><p>The UK is steadfastly supporting the Kurdish Peshmerga as they fight, alongside other Iraqi forces, to defeat Daesh in Iraq. The UK has trained more than 6,000 Kurdish Peshmerga in infantry fighting skills, gifted 1,000 Vallon counter-IED detectors, provided more than 50 tonnes of non-lethal support, 40 heavy machine guns, nearly half a million rounds of ammunition and £600,000 worth of military equipment. We have also delivered over 300 tonnes of weapons and ammunition on behalf of other Coalition nations. In addition, the Kurdish Peshmerga benefit from RAF intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance capability and airstrikes - Tornado, Typhoon and Reaper have flown more than 3,000 missions in Iraq, carrying out over 1,000 successful strikes against Daesh targets, and in support of Iraqi forces.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4131", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jim Shannon"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jim Shannon"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people of each age group and gender were diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4131", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jim Shannon"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jim Shannon"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/433138/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">Late payment remains an important issue for small businesses in the UK. The Government is taking significant steps to assist small businesses to recover late payment debts.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">Through the Enterprise Bill, currently before Parliament, we will legislate to establish a Small Business Commissioner to help small business resolve disputes with large companies, tackling, in particular, late payment. The Commissioner will act as a disincentive to unfavourable payment practices, and build the confidence and capabilities of small businesses to help them to assert themselves in contractual disputes and negotiate more effectively with larger businesses.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">This is part of a package of measures to tackle late payment. We have also legislated for new transparency measures in the public and private sectors. This will allow full public scrutiny of payment performance.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">We have also strengthened the Prompt Payment Code to ensure it is a recognised and demonstrated beacon of best practice, and we recently consulted on proposals to give representative bodies wider powers to challenge grossly unfair payment practices.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">Government promotes fair payment practices in construction through legislation (the &quot;Construction Act&quot;), the use of public procurement (promoting prompt payment to Tier 3 and the use of Project Bank Accounts), and by working with the industry through voluntary measures (such as the Prompt Payment Code and the Construction Leadership Council's Payment Charter).<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">The Payment Charter includes a commitment of zero retentions by 2025. To support this work, the Government recently announced a review of the practice of cash retentions under construction contracts.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">Tackling late payment is about creating a responsible payment culture where larger companies recognise the benefit of having a sustainable and robust supply chain, and smaller businesses feel able to challenge poor behaviour. Once implemented, the Government is confident that these measures will lead to significant changes in the UK's payment culture.<\/del><\/p><br /><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Opportunities in painting and decorating will be created through the steps Government is taking to increase demand in the construction industry, including its support for housebuilding in England.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Last week the Chancellor announced that the public housing budget for England is to double to over £2 billion per year, and the Housing Bill sets out plans to build 1 million homes in England by 2020.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">To deliver Government ambitions for construction it is vital to attract new people to the industry. The government is committed to significantly increasing the quantity and quality of all apprenticeships in England to 3 million starts by 2020; the construction industry will have a significant part to play in achieving this target.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">However, skills policy (including apprenticeships policy) is a devolved matter and, in Northern Ireland (NI), is the responsibility of the Department of Employment and Learning.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">The Minister of Employment and Learning, Dr Stephen Farry, published <em>Securing our Success, <\/em>a new NI Strategy on Apprenticeships in June 2014. This Strategy aims to reform the system of apprenticeships in NI, introducing them in a much broader range of occupational areas and establishing them as an attractive route to gaining higher level qualifications including at degree level and above.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">The Construction Skills Network Report for NI suggests that there will be an annual recruitment requirement of 100 painters and decorators over the next five years, within a total requirement of 1,490 construction trades each year.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"><\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">The Construction Industry Training Board NI has a role to encourage the adequate training of those employed or intending to be employed in the construction industry and to improve the skills and productivity of the sector. NI\u2019s six Further Education Colleges provide professional and technical training for the painting and decorating trades.<\/ins><\/p>"}
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