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Commons Hansard for 18 February 1997 (Volume 290)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 1.23pm.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House Of Commons
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Health
Smoking
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
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Breast Cancer
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Mental Health Services
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Cancelled Operations (Northern And Yorkshire)
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Postponed Operations (Wolverhampton)
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Organophosphates
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Frail Elderly People
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St Bartholomew's Hospital
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Firearms (Amendment) Bill
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New Clause
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New Clause
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New Clause
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Transfer Of Crofting Estates (Scotland) Bill Lords
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Transfer Of Crofting Estates (Scotland) Bill Lords Money
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Young People (Alcohol)
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Treasury
Treasury Building (Development)
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Data Collection (Postcodes)
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Personal Savings
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Investment Income
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British Agrochemicals Association
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Personal Pensions (Tax Relief)
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Rail Privatisation
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Savings
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Local Authority Receipts
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Minimum Age Requirements
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Council Tax
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Household Growth
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Beef Waste
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Waste Disposal At Sea
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Education And Employment
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Further Education
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Royal Yacht
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Sensorineural Hearing Loss
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Eskmeals And Shoeburyness Ranges
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Army Manning
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Publicity
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Scotland
Hospital Beds
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Timber Products
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Sinclair Gardens, Bishopbriggs
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Bse (Cattle Cull)
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Trade And Industry
Privatised Utilities (Information)
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Trade Fair Support Scheme
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Coal
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Domestic Utility Prices
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Energy Research Budget
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Private Employment Agencies
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Mink Pelts
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Airbus
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Nuclear Contamination
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Digital Broadcasting
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Engineering Policy Unit
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Chemical Weapons Advisory Committee
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Transport
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Trans-Pennine Road
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Marine Pollution (Sea Empress Incident)
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Trunk Roads (Land Use Planning)
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Buses (Wheelchair Access)
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Scottish Grand Committee
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Bedford-Bletchley-Bicester Railway Line
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North London Railway Line
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Livestock (Notifiable Diseases)
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Union Flag
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Junior Doctors
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Arachnoiditis
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Prescription Drugs
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Asylum Seekers
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Gp Fundholders
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Dentures
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Hospital Wards
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Alzheimer's Disease
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Bradford Hospitals Trust (Accidents To Patients)
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Nhs Funding (Yorkshire)
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Nurses
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Anaesthetics (Organophosphate Exposure)
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