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Commons Hansard for 18 November 1996 (Volume 285)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 11.55am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House Of Commons
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Prayers
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Oral Answers To Questions
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National Heritage
Southern Arts
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Social Security
Incapacity Benefit
(item number 1)
(id ac47c283-e05c-411e-9075-742365a92dc9)
Bronchitis And Emphysema
(item number 1)
(id febfa6e7-1fa5-4e46-ab0e-6fc9a4121e48)
Private Pension Schemes
(item number 1)
(id fed47160-348c-416e-83dd-a862ab278c50)
Old Age Pensions (Budget)
(item number 1)
(id d2761a26-2755-4064-91b5-71e58ed70d19)
Income Support
(item number 1)
(id 8ee233dc-47eb-4c9e-bb01-ab8008c8e5f0)
National Insurance
(item number 1)
(id a661ecda-1097-48f8-bec4-ea19aca7a004)
Disability Living Allowance
(item number 1)
(id 58724513-8210-45ad-8219-9c1a9889e84c)
Appeals
(item number 1)
(id 01cb1031-b378-46e6-9af5-8c21426ad3b4)
Reduced Earnings Allowance
(item number 1)
(id 38d309f6-d3d8-4fb7-8776-f3c2ea1bc110)
War Pensions
(item number 1)
(id ee2079dd-9e6e-43b3-b09c-e5b4af981fcc)
Pensioners (Benefits)
(item number 1)
(id 858148ec-a339-4473-8b82-fc9c9b161583)
Pensioners Living Abroad
(item number 1)
(id fa40e193-d95d-4ecc-aa66-dd3394f18a65)
Contributions Holidays
(item number 1)
(id d4030efd-3112-464f-af7d-3a00fa5203fa)
Housing And Council Tax Benefit
(item number 1)
(id 50535952-f0c8-4020-9e71-11343df0d489)
Departmental Expenditure
(item number 1)
(id 5dc88c15-c9a1-4a28-b286-5412319a7cf9)
Benefit Take-Up Rates
(item number 1)
(id 103f3abe-69b6-46f2-ac96-1af83f705497)
Benefits Agency (Seaham And Peterlee)
(item number 1)
(id 0b921d60-855a-4800-893e-fcf760a2cdbd)
Child Support Agency
(item number 1)
(id 9ffe09af-8445-46d6-a6fc-5d16d118cde9)
War Widows Pensions
(item number 1)
(id 4bda659e-11a2-4d37-917f-54f8e8765208)
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