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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chairman of Committees how many staff are employed by PICT in each senior pay band; and what has been the average yearly increase in salary for each band in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4158", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord McAvoy"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/79727", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/79727/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We are considering all the specific recommendations made in the report and the Secretary of State will return to the House of Commons in the autumn on steps to be taken on these matters.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what action they will take in response to the recommendation in the report of the Education Commissioner published on 22 July into allegations concerning Birmingham schools that \"unless there are genuinely exceptional circumstances, there should be a presumption that an individual will only be a governor at a maximum of two schools at any one time\".", "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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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/79731/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>It is not possible for the UK to carry out projects in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) without the cooperation of the DPRK authorities. This has an impact on the type of projects we are able to support, although we have successfully taken forward projects in some areas of human rights, such as disability rights. In the Financial Year 2014/15 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO\u2019s) Human Rights and Democracy Programme is funding a project delivered by the Thomson Foundation titled \u2018Inside Out: Working in North Korea to connect its journalists to the Internet world\u2019, which aims to give North Korean journalists a greater understanding of freedom of expression by teaching them Internet skills. Our other engagement projects are about finding concrete ways to inform North Korean citizens about the UK and its values, so that in the long term they recognise the benefits of working with the outside world from which they are normally isolated.<\/p><p>Our Embassy in Seoul supports the North Korean refugee community through its \u201cEnglish for the Future\u201d programme, which is funded with a mixture of FCO programme funds and corporate sponsorship. We also reserve one of our Chevening scholarships for this community. These programmes help new settlers tackle some of the barriers which can prevent their successful integration into South Korean society and improve their future prospects. The FCO\u2019s Human Rights and Democracy Programme has also previously funded projects with North Korean refugee groups in the Republic of Korea which are more directly related to human rights in the DPRK, such as documenting the effects of torture or producing a report on the rights of women. We remain open to funding similar projects in the future.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government, further to the reply by Baroness Warsi on 23 July (HL Deb, cols GC 460\u20134) on the Commission of Inquiry Report on human rights in North Korea, whether any projects to improve the substantive human rights of North Koreans, rather than cultural, economic or humanitarian initiatives, are to be implemented; and whether such projects are being considered for North Korean refugees outside the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/738", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/79732", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/79732/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Discussions continue between the EU and Malaysia on the resumption of the EU-Malaysia Human Rights Dialogue. We are keen to have a Dialogue of substance. Bilaterally, we have regular conversations with the Malaysian government on human rights issues, including freedom of religion.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4173", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Popat"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 21 January (WA 136), what progress has been made in resuming the European Union\u2013Malaysia Human Rights Dialogue; and whether they have asked the government of Malaysia how it reconciles the endorsement of the 2004 Amman Message (recognising the validity of all eight Islamic legal schools including Shia) with actions taken by the Malaysian authorities.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1665", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Avebury"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/79733", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/79733/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p> <\/p><p>The £16m cross-government Youth Engagement Fund aims to support up to 18,000 of the most disadvantaged young people in England to improve their educational achievement, increase their employability and reduce their risk of offending. This includes young people from the gypsy and traveller communities. The Fund does not prescribe which particular groups of young people bidders should work with.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1816", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government, in the light of the number of young people from the gypsy and traveller communities not in education, training or employment, what steps they are taking to ensure that the Youth Engagement Fund will benefit people from those communities.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2510", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Whitaker"}
      }
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/79735", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/79735/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p> <\/p><p>The budget and main regulations governing European Union cohesion policy for the 2014-20 programming period were agreed formally in December 2013. The focus now is on effective implementation.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4284", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe"}
        }
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        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-08-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what are their priorities regarding the European Union cohesion policy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/518", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Quin"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/79741/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The amounts of National Lottery money drawn down by the Lottery sports distributors for spending on the sports good cause were as follows:<\/p><p> <\/p><p>1994/95 - £1.8 million<\/p><p>1995/96 - £40.1 million<\/p><p>1996/97 - £181.6 million<\/p><p>1997/98 - £188.3 million<\/p><p>1998/99 - £397.4 million<\/p><p>1999/00 - £316.7 million<\/p><p>2000/01 - £292.5 million<\/p><p>2001/02 - £359.2 million<\/p><p>2002/03 - £377.5 million<\/p><p>2003/04 - £315.5 million<\/p><p>2004/05 - £241.6 million<\/p><p>2005/06 - £264.1 million<\/p><p>2006/07 - £208.8 million<\/p><p>2007/08 - £216.1 million<\/p><p>2008/09 - £230.5 million<\/p><p>2009/10 - £216.6 million<\/p><p>2010/11 - £224.0 million<\/p><p>2011/12 - £302.5 million<\/p><p>2012/13 - £271.6 million<\/p><p>2013/14 - £358.2 million<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In addition, the Big Lottery Fund (and its predecessor bodies) spent approximately £1 billion on sports and recreation projects that had a social impact over that period.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The sports distributors estimate that they will drawing down approximately £450 million this financial year and in each of the next three financial years.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>UK Sport invests in four-year cycles in line with the Olympic and Paralympic calendars. The breakdown of funding for each sport up to Pyeongchang 2018 can be found on the UK Sport website.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government how much lottery money has been spent on sports and recreation each year since the establishment of the National Lottery; how much they anticipate will be spent in 2015, 2016, and 2017; and how much of that funding has been allocated for each Olympic and Paralympic sport.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2000", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Earl Howe"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what representations they intend to make to (1) the insurance industry, and (2) the British Lung Foundation, to facilitate the establishment of a long-term funding scheme for mesothelioma research.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/738", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/79639", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/79639/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Statistics on the prevalence of mesothelioma in the United Kingdom \u2013 that is, the number of people that had the disease at a particular time or in a particular period \u2013 are not available. However, mesothelioma prevalence is known to be approximately equivalent to annual mesothelioma mortality.<\/p><p>The annual total numbers of mesothelioma deaths in Great Britain over the period 2003-2012 (the latest 10 years for which data are available) are shown in the table below.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>2003<\/p><\/td><td><p>2004<\/p><\/td><td><p>2005<\/p><\/td><td><p>2006<\/p><\/td><td><p>2007<\/p><\/td><td><p>2008<\/p><\/td><td><p>2009<\/p><\/td><td><p>2010<\/p><\/td><td><p>2011<\/p><\/td><td><p>2012<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Total<\/p><\/td><td><p>1887<\/p><\/td><td><p>1978<\/p><\/td><td><p>2049<\/p><\/td><td><p>2060<\/p><\/td><td><p>2176<\/p><\/td><td><p>2265<\/p><\/td><td><p>2336<\/p><\/td><td><p>2360<\/p><\/td><td><p>2291<\/p><\/td><td><p>2535<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Source: Health and Safety Executive mesothelioma register.<\/p>"}
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