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Commons Hansard for 20 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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Department Of Trade And Industry
Export Promotion
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Formula One Racing
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Post Office Network
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Working Time Directive
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Minimum Pay Rates
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Low Pay Commission
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Radio Spectrum
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Private Shareholdings
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Rolls-Royce
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Coal Industry
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European Structural Funds
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Competition
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Exporters
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Home Detention Curfew
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Business Of The House
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Public Accounts
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Insulin Pen Needles
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Defence
Burma Railway Memorial
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Correspondence
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Eurofighter
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Gene Science
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Army (Engineer Resources)
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Home Department
Penalty Points
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Poaching
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Rural Crime
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Crime Prevention
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Alcohol Abuse
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Prison Enterprise Services
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Beer Glasses
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Amsterdam Treaty
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Drugs Prevention Initiative
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Animal Experiments
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Treasury
Taxation Changes
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Business Insolvency
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Elderly People (North Norfolk)
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Airport Taxes
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Brewing Industry
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Culture, Media And Sport
Television (Sporting Event)
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Tourism
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Listed Buildings (Ecclesiastical Exemption)
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"The Bbc And The Future Of Broadcasting"
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
British Dependent Territories
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Quota Hopping
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Eu Border Controls
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Eu Enlargement
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Media Relations
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Amsterdam Treaty
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Brazil
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Scotland
Accident Reports
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Local Government Funding
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Montserrat Evacuees
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Amsterdam Treaty
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Gaelic
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Wales
Clydach Hospital
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Nhs Bureaucracy And Waste
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Smoking
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Departmental Information
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Student Funding
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Amsterdam Treaty
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Fires
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Prime Minister
Overseas Travel
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E-Mail
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Tobacco Sponsorship
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Cabinet Business
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Political Donations
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Anglo-French Summit
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Chequers
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Xenotransplantation
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Prime Minister's Diary
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Northern Ireland
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
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Union Flag
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Street Lighting (Millisle)
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Prisoner Transfers
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Forestry Commission Land
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E-Mail
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Beef Imports
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Dairy Farmers
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Bovine Tuberculosis
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Bse
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Fishing Vessels
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Agriculture Council
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Cattle Passport Scheme
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Arable Area Payments Scheme
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Amsterdam Treaty
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Trade And Industry
Competitiveness
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Low Pay Commission
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Scientific Research
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Inward Investment
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Minors (Illegal Sales)
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Duty Free Purchases
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Scotland (Departmental Responsibilities)
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Research And Development
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Aerospace Industry
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Scottish Powercards
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Amsterdam Treaty (Social Provisions)
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Competition
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Economic And Monetary Unity
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Information Technology
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Electrical Retailers
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Assisted Areas
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Small And Specialist Businesses
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Biotechnological Inventions
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European Space Agency
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Surveillance And Listening Equipment
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National Insurance (Actors)
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Environment, Transport And The Regions
Offshore Safety
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Drivers (Eyesight)
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Carbon Dioxide Emissions
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Airspace (London)
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Renal Dialysis (East Lancashire)
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Tobacco-Related Illnesses
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Donated Blood Products
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Engagements
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Minister For Public Health
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