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Commons Hansard for 22 May 1997 (Volume 294)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 2.26pm.
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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Education And Employment
Nursery Vouchers
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Grant-Maintained Schools
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Education Authorities (Emergency Finance)
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Age Discrimination
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International Labour Organisation
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School Buildings
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Information Technology
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Business Of The House
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Referendums (Scotland And Wales) Bill
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Home Department
Stephen Lawrence
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Drugs-Related Offences
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Crime Statistics
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Salman Rushdie
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Hit-And-Run Drivers
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Onibiyo Family
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Primary Purpose Rule
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British Citizenship Applications (Fees)
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Wrongful Convictions
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Special Secure Units
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Full Sutton Prison
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Prison Transfers
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Defence
Imphal Barracks
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United Arab Emirates
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Nuclear Weapons
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Bahrain
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Gulf War
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Defence Review
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Treasury
Earnings (Pendle And East Lancashire)
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Children
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Value Added Tax
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Inheritances
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Literacy
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Nursery Places
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Education Policy (Hackney)
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Job Clubs
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Assisted Places Scheme
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Dearing Report
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Jobseeker's Allowance
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School Standards
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General Teaching Council
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Students (Benefits)
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Ashford High School
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Further Education Colleges
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Education Funding (Staffordshire)
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Primary School Class Sizes
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Training
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Child Labour
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Minimum Wage
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Manufacturing Exports
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Indo-British Partnership Initiative
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International Labour Organisation Conditions
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Defence Exports
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Mission Statement
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British Prisoners (Venezuela)
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British Prisoners (Repatriation)
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Locarno Room
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Amsterdam Treaty
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General Election (Ballot Papers)
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Climate Change
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Private Health Insurance
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(id 1b3f1531-ce46-4a5a-bf54-a94a959838d5)
Measles, Mumps And Rubella Vaccine
(item number 1)
(id 68dcd821-d891-46d0-813a-d76e14ff465e)
Long-Term Care For The Elderly
(item number 1)
(id 76f85170-e26c-4b04-95e1-bb9acc769a5b)
Private Finance Initiative
(item number 1)
(id 504927b1-edb9-4226-9dca-e1feac74bc6a)
Breast Screening
(item number 1)
(id d29407b1-d421-4338-8751-3b0fadcbc55a)
Dentistry (Shrewsbury)
(item number 1)
(id 49066987-83d1-4b3c-beb7-86ebd25a2af9)
Gp Fundholding
(item number 1)
(id 2335ea20-5578-4066-b6c9-d818c7648389)
Lactose (Babies)
(item number 1)
(id 77511f1c-1673-4754-974c-df47107d648e)
Tobacco Advertising
(item number 1)
(id 635bb644-19cf-4b33-b631-076959297f63)
Dental Services (Lancashire)
(item number 1)
(id 60bc6f99-c76a-496a-9f15-cce3c6821bee)
Centre For Applied Microbiology And Research
(item number 1)
(id a1c0b88d-1a99-42c7-9d9c-22fbb236459b)
Nhs Trusts
(item number 1)
(id 2c6575dc-9a15-4806-853b-48740d8af3ad)
Waiting Lists
(item number 1)
(id 45d0438b-f1e2-457d-b84b-96db56a5723b)
Nhs Repair And Maintenance
(item number 1)
(id 3985c58c-9499-477a-80be-0ca6c5c801ba)
Hiv And Aids
(item number 1)
(id f0abebff-1db2-471a-a63c-30e72e18b5c0)
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