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Commons Hansard for 13 November 1997 (Volume 300)
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13 May 2018 at 3.55pm.
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
Voluntary Work
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Higher Education Funding
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Training And Enterprise Councils
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Higher Education (Enrolment)
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Unemployment (Rural Areas)
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New Deal
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Higher Education (Scottish Universities)
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Secondary Schools (Hertfordshire)
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Special Needs
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Lifelong Learning (Coalfields)
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Church Schools
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New Deal
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Universities (Financial Support)
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New Deal
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Degree Courses
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Business Of The House
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Big Brothers And Big Sisters
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Environment, Transport And The Regions
Director-General Of Water Services
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Household Evictions
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Town And Country Planning
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A449
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Right-To-Roam Legislation
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Climate Change
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Cycling
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Pedestrian Fatalities
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Orange Badge Scheme
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Mercury
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Regions White Paper
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Household Growth
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Zoos
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Highway Code
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New Housing
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Defence
Army Storage
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Pay And Pensions
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Contingency And Operational Procurement Exhibition
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Military Exhibitions
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Discrimination
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Organophosphates
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Offset Exhibition
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Defence Exports (Ethical Code)
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Information Warfare
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Non-Lethal Weapons
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Eurofighter
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Us Defence Trade Report
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Prime Minister
Special Advisers
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Monitor Consultancy
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Fair Trade (Coffee And Tea)
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Anglo-French Summit
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Live Animal Exports
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Fair Trade (Coffee And Tea)
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Rothamsted Experimental Station
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Farmland Birds
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Cattle Slaughter Scheme
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Treasury
Health Service Expenditure
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Income Tax
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Cash Limits
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Computers (Century Date Change)
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Departmental Savings
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National Health Service
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Departmental Spending Totals
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Inheritance Tax
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Casinos
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Unemployment
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Fair Trade (Coffee And Tea)
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Vat (Energy-Saving Materials)
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Exchange Rates
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Economic And Monetary Union
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Trade And Industry
Trent Engine
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Computers (Century Date Change)
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Us Defence Trade Report
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Tax Advice
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Investment (Multilateral Agreement)
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Animal Testing (Product Labelling)
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Defence Exports
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Nuclear Safety (Former Soviet Union)
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China
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Yemen
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Social Security
Disability Living Allowance
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Lone Parents
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Mortgage Interest Payments
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Pensions
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War Pensions
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Earnings Disregards
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Fair Trade (Coffee And Tea)
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Home Department
Prison Service
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Lottery Draws
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Winson Green Prison
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Official Hospitality
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Publicity And Advertising
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Overseas Travel
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Parenting Classes
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Race Relations
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Immigration Detainees
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Correspondence
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Huntingdon Life Sciences Laboratory
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Polling Stations (Disabled Access)
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Group 4
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Emergency Communications Working Party
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Eu Conventions
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Private Finance Initiative
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Telephones
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Prisons (Health Care)
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Asylum Seekers
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Scotland
Health Services
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Equal Opportunities
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Sleep Laboratory
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Monitor Consultancy
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Fair Trade (Coffee And Tea)
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Paracetamol
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Health
Leg Amputation
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Social Service
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Press Releases (Internet)
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Cannabis
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Meningitis (Southampton)
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Renal Services (Lancashire And Cumbria)
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Nhs Purchasing
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Cystic Fibrosis
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Chiropody And Podiatry
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Lariam
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Organ Donation
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Thalidomide
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Antioxidants
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Xenotransplantation
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Gene Therapy And Artificial Organs
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Tuition Fees
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Further And Higher Education (Enrolment)
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Nursery Education
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Environmental Education
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Grant-Maintained Schools
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New Deal
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Literacy
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School Applications
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"Excellence In Schools"
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National Grid For Learning
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Early Years Education
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School Governors
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Tennis
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Higher Education Funding
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Schools Funding
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Dance And Drama
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Church Schools
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Performing Arts Students (Grants)
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National Curriculum Tests
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