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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/997124/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Public Health England (PHE) raises public awareness of the impacts of indoor air pollution by supporting activities that aim to change behaviour, such as the annual Clean Air Day, and is working with health partners, such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, World Health Organization and Allergy UK, to improve the evidence on the health impacts of poor indoor air quality which will enhance advice to the public. PHE also promotes awareness about carbon monoxide through the use of blog posts, press releases and social media updates.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4067", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Brine"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to promote public awareness of the the effect on people's health of poor quality indoor environments.", "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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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1015270", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1015270/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government is committed to protecting our environment. As set out on the <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/25-year-environment-plan\" target=\"_blank\">25 Year Environment Plan<\/a>, we are drawing up a national framework of green infrastructure standards, ensuring that new developments include accessible green spaces and that any area with little or no green space can be improved for the benefit of the community. We intend to publish the standards in 2019 and incorporate them into planning guidance so that councils can use them when making planning decisions across the country - including in the south east.<\/p><p>Our revised <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/740441/National_Planning_Policy_Framework_web_accessible_version.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">planning rule book<\/a> sets out how new development should happen in right places across the country including in the south east, through:<\/p><ul><li>making as much use as possible of suitable brownfield and under-used land;<\/li><li>optimising density of development, significantly raising minimum densities in town and city centres, and in other locations well served by public transport;<\/li><li>maintaining strong protection of the Green Belt;<\/li><li>making clear that existing open space, sports and recreational buildings and land should not be built on unless they are clearly shown to be surplus to requirements or their loss would be replaced by equivalent or better provision in a suitable location;<\/li><li>setting out that council\u2019s planning policies should include sufficient provision for the conservation and enhancement of green spaces;<\/li><li>highlighting the importance of green space in encouraging healthy lifestyles; and<\/li><li>making provision for communities to identify and protect green areas of particular importance to them\u202fthrough the designation of land as Local Green Space through <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-plans--2\" target=\"_blank\">local<\/a> and <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/neighbourhood-planning--2\" target=\"_blank\">neighbourhood plans<\/a>, which gives them a very high level of protection from redevelopment or inappropriate use.<\/li><\/ul><p>In September 2017, the Government created the \u2018Parks Action Group\u2019 comprising of experts from across the parks, heritage and the leisure sector and invested £500,000 to support the development of initiatives to identify solutions for safeguarding our parks and green spaces, to ensure they have long and sustainable futures.<\/p><p>The group has been working collaboratively across key priorities \u2013 including assessing quality standards and sharing good practice. We are currently developing a programme of work aimed at transforming the way in which green spaces are developed, managed and sustained. <br> <br>We expect to announce our progress on this in early 2019.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Green Belt: South East"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to protect green spaces in the South East.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3987", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rehman Chishti"}
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      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Gillingham and Rainham"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Rehman Chishti"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1015278/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>In 2017 the Church of England\u2019s General Synod passed a unanimous motion calling on Government to reduce the stakes on fixed-odds betting terminals to £2.00. This is an issue on which bishops, most notably the Bishop of St Albans, have spoken frequently on and campaigned for. The Church has therefore welcomed the Government\u2019s announcement of the reduction in stakes, and the decision to implement the change in April 2019, as well as the increase in Remote Gaming Duty. The Bishop of St Albans continues to spearhead the Church\u2019s activity in this area and has recently raised in the House of Lords the high quantity of gambling advertisements, increases in child gambling, the voluntary levy paid by gambling firms, and the socio-economic cost to society of problem gambling.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/312", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to tackle problem gambling.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4635", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Eddie Hughes"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Walsall North"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Eddie Hughes"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1015347/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>In order to establish the merits of storing government data with a contracted private sector cloud company, departments should use the <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/technology-code-of-practice/technology-code-of-practice\" target=\"_blank\">Technology Code of Practice <\/a>principles and follow the government <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/government-cloud-first-policy\" target=\"_blank\">Cloud First policy<\/a>. Both of these policies provide clear guidelines of the things a department should consider, recognising that there is not one single solution for all departments.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>It is the responsibility of each government department to take risk-based decisions about their use of cloud providers for the storage of government data up to \u201cOFFICIAL\u201d level. When considering a commercial provider, departments should take into account the cloud security principles developed by the National Cyber Security Centre (<a href=\"https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/implementing-cloud-security-principles\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/implementing-cloud-security-principles<\/a>).<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Finally, the solution must provide the best value for the taxpayer.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4441", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Oliver Dowden"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hertsmere"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Oliver Dowden"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-12-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Government Departments: Data Protection"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what factors are taken into consideration when decisions are taken on storing government data by contracted private sector cloud companies.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4673", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Platt"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Leigh"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jo Platt"}
      ], "uin" : "196203"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1015348", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1015348/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The assessment process for applications made to the expanded Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund (CSIIF) is ongoing and the outcomes will be announced in early 2019. The CSIIF pilot, launched in February 2018, received 25 applications and seven initiatives were supported.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4115", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Margot James"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Margot James"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-12-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-12-03T17:08:36.263Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications (a) submitted to and (b) approved by the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund there were in each of the three award ranges set out in the application guidance.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4673", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Platt"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Leigh"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jo Platt"}
      ], "uin" : "196204"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1014363", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1014363/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We recognise the vital role air ambulances play in getting those with life-threatening injuries and illnesses to the expert hospital care they need.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Autumn Budget announced £10 million of capital funding support to air ambulance charities, helping to maintain these critical services for patients in need.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1585", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Hammond"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Stephen Hammond"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-11-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-11-27T16:00:15.537Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that air ambulance trusts are adequately resourced.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4601", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Bowie"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andrew Bowie"}
      ], "uin" : "907857"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1014624", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1014624/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The table below shows the number of Chevening scholarships awarded to citizens of Pakistan in each of the last five years. The Government increased funding for the Chevening Programme in 2015. The Chevening Secretariat only gathers information on candidate ethnicity at the application stage, therefore the Department does not hold a record of Chevening Pakistan scholars by ethnicity.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>17<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>68<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>74<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>61<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><td><p>62<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4210", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-26", "_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's Government how many Chevening Scholarships have been awarded to citizens of Pakistan in each of the last five years; and of those recipients, how many came from minority groups.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/738", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Alton of Liverpool"}
      ], "uin" : "HL11765"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1014626", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1014626/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Saudi Arabia remains a Foreign and Commonwealth Office human rights priority country, particularly because of the use of the death penalty, women's rights and restrictions on freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion and belief. We raise our concerns with the Saudi Arabian authorities using a range of ministerial and diplomatic channels of communication, including our Ambassador, the Embassy team and the European Union in Riyadh. A major component of Saudi Arabia\u2019s V2030 is educational reform. As the Saudi Minister of Education recently commented this will take a number of years. In March we signed an MOU that will enable a partnership in developing educational curricula. Our bilateral relationship means we can engage constructively in a way that is sensitive to a country\u2019s culture and history.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4210", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-12-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Saudi Arabia: Textbooks"}
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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's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Anti-Defamation League, Teaching Hate and Violence: Problematic Passages from Saudi State Textbooks for the 2018\u201319 School Year, published on 20 November, and in particular the highlighting of school text books in Saudi Arabia that promote hatred against Jews, Christians, women, other Muslim sects and homosexual men; and what representations they are making to the government of Saudi Arabia about this issue.", "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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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Alton of Liverpool"}
      ], "uin" : "HL11766"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1014627", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1014627/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>\u200bThe British Government has been a consistent and vocal advocate of democratic freedoms in Burma, including freedom of expression. Our Ambassador to Burma met the Burmese Attorney-General on 9 August and made clear that freedom of the media was a vital safeguard in a democracy. When the Foreign Secretary met with Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 20 September in Naypyidaw, he underlined the UK's support for continued reforms related to democracy and political freedoms and raised the case of the two Reuters journalists who have been convicted under Burma's Official Secrets Act.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4210", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the government of Burma to reform or repeal laws which are currently used to restrict civil society and media space, and prosecute journalists, civil society activists, human rights defenders and humanitarian aid workers in Burma.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how much, in total, the UK has provided in aid funding to the government of Burma for the peace process in Burma since 2015.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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