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Commons Hansard for 28 January 1997 (Volume 289)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 1.03pm.
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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Social Security
Means-Tested Benefit
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Benefit Fraud
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Housing Benefit Fraud
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Cold Weather Payments
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Benefits Spending
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Occupational Pensions
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State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme
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Income Support
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Social Security Budget (Waste)
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Cold Weather Payments
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Pensions
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Media Comment (Madam Speaker's Statement)
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Orders Of The Day
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Education Bill
Gipsy Site (Weston-Super-Mare)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Home Department
Police Cautions
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Breathalysed Drivers
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Police Accommodation
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Ticket Touts
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Female Police
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Football Matches (Policing)
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Police (Court Attendances)
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Young Offenders
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Police (Increased Strength)
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Transport
Waste Management
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Baggage (Airliners)
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Air Traffic Control Services
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Dangerous Substances
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Overweight Vehicles
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A46/A47
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Motorways (Hgvs Overtaking)
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Departmental Publications
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Speed Cameras
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Fuel Tax And Vehicle Excise Duty
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Sustainable Development
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Environment
Cement And Lime Kilns
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Teesside Development Corporation
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Sustainable Development
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Castle Cement, Clitheroe
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Organic Pollutants
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Water Directives
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Plastics Recycling Scheme
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Badgers (A30)
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Kent County Council
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Air Quality (Bexley)
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Radon
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Water And Sewerage Services
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Building Research Establishment
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Industry Environmental Compliance
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Treasury
Venture Capital Trusts
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Income Tax
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Pensioners (Tax)
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Mortgage Interest Tax Relief
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Capital Gains Tax
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Environmental And Social Costs
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National Lottery
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Bank Of England
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Inflation
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Gross Domestic Product
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Employment Statistics
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National Heritage
D'oyly Carte
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Accounts Of Exempted Charities
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National Lottery Outlets
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Digital Transmissions
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National Lottery Charities Board
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Education And Employment
Sight And Sound
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Manufacturing Apprenticeships
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Further Education
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International Labour Organisation Conference
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Eu Funding
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Technology College Initiative
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Grant-Maintained Schools, Kent
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Wales
Bse
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Deaf People (Funding)
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Dual Carriageway (Flintshire)
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Assisted Places Scheme
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Dental Services
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Agri-Environment Schemes
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Schools (Performance)
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Baglan Hospital
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Inward Investment (Aberavon)
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Ambulance Services
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Local Government Finance
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Prime Minister
Arms Exports
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European Council
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Derek Bentley
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Minister For Children
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Engagements
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Health
Dental Services
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Water Fluoridation
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Eye Tests
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Mental Health Services
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Hospital Long-Stay Beds
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Breast Cancer Screening
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Paediatric Intensive Care
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Doctors
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Medical Services (Commercial Organisations)
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Breast Implants
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Silicone Poisoning
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Human Prostheses
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Alpha-L-Antitrypsin Deficiency
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Trade And Industry
Companies House
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Insolvency Service
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Airbus Project
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Working Time Directive
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Exports
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Bank Of Credit And Commerce International
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Out-Of-Town Supermarkets
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Northern Ireland
Special Schools
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Joyriding
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New House Completions (Belfast)
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Murders
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Power Supply (Newry And Mourne)
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Departmental Publications
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Extradition
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Scotland
Food Safety
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Inward Investment (Glasgow)
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Public Appointments
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Ayrshire And Arran Health Board
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Public Relations
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Local Government Finance
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Benefits Spending
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Means-Tested Benefits
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Benefit Recipients
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National Insurance
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Departmental Estate
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Asylum Seekers
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Defence
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Low Flying
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Research And Development
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Smoking (Service Personnel)
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Duke Of York (Helicopter Flight)
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Sustainable Development
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War Pensions
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Auxiliary Oilers
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Trafalgar Class Submarines
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Gulf War Syndrome
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Royal Yacht
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Service Personnel
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Armed Forces (Employment Rights)
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