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Commons Hansard for 17 November 1997 (Volume 301)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 4.09pm.
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
Disabled People
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Old-Age Pension
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Housing Benefit
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Lone Parents
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Pension Provision Group
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Lone Parents
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Benefits Advice
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Social Security Harmonisation
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Child Support Agency
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Pensions
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Appeals
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Means-Tested Benefits
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Pension Sharing
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Child Support Agency
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Points Of Order
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Environmental Audit Committee
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Environment, Transport And Regional Affairs Committee
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Merchant Fleet
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Environment, Transport And The Regions
Workplace Injuries
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Bridge Strengthening
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M6
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Official Hospitality
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Sites Of Special Scientific Interest
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Telecommunications Developments
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Medium-Density Fibreboard
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London Government
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Social Housing
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Waste
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Environmental Information Regulations
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Virgin Resources
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Tree Damage
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Genetically Modified Organisms
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Releases To The Environment
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Right To Buy
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Local Government Commission For England
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
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Yangtse Dam
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Chagos Archipelago (Mineral Rights)
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Camilla Carr And Jon James
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Ngawang Sangdrol
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Human Rights (India)
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Culture, Media And Sport
Film Industry
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Tobacco Advertising
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Overseas Travel
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Creative Industries Task Force
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Official Hospitality
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Broadcasting
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Prime Minister
Civil Service
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Yemen
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Environment Agency
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Telephone Tapping
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Treasury
Investors Compensation Scheme
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Economic And Monetary Union
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Public Expenditure
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Low Pay
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Genetically Modified Foods
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Animal Feed
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Eu Presidency (Priorities)
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Unpasteurised Milk
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Fish Stocks
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Food Standards Agency
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Organic Farming
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Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowance
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Departmental Relocation
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Quarantine
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Wales
Military, Security And Police Equipment Sales
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National Health Service
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Schools Budget
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Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances
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Northern Ireland
Health And Social Services
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Chiropody And Podiatry
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Irish Language
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Education And Employment
"Excellence In Schools"
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Arts Education Task Force
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Higher Education
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Music Teaching
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European Dimension
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Positive Discrimination
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Teachers' Pay
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Welfare To Work
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Oxford And Cambridge Universities
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Universities
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University Degrees
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Standards In Public Life
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Home Department
Tagging Orders (Norfolk)
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Probation Officers
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Prisons
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Asylum Seekers
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Sex Offenders
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E-Mail
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Prisons (Healthcare Managers)
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Economic And Monetary Union
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Coal
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Loan Guarantee Scheme
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Action 2000
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Telescopes
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Textphones
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European Legislation
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