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They felt that the response did not directly address the request of petition and have therefore written back to the Government to ask them to provide a revised response.  \nWhen the Committee have received a revised response from the Government, this will be published on the website and you will receive an email. If you would not like to receive further updates about this petition, you can unsubscribe below.  \n","created_at":"2020-06-30T16:27:26.877Z","updated_at":"2020-06-30T16:27:26.877Z"},{"subject":"Original Government response","body":"We value the support unpaid carers give to caring for family or friends. 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