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Commons Hansard for 1 December 1997 (Volume 302)
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13 May 2018 at 4.26pm.
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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Defence
Territorial Army
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Royal Engineers
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Former Prisoners Of War
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Royal Yacht
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Defence Diversification Agency
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Departmental Land And Buildings
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Nato
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Heavy Lift Transport Aircraft
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Regiments
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Ethnic Minorities
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Trident
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Armed Forces (Women)
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Burdens On Business
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Welsh Grand Committee
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Education (Hackney)
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Prime Minister
Political Donations
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Social Exclusion Unit
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Mr Ecclestone
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Anglo-French Summit
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Treasury
Inland Revenue Bailiffs (Totnes)
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Home Insulation
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National Asset Register
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Economic And Monetary Union
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Tax Services (Rural Areas)
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Income Tax
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Northern Ireland
Public Appointments
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Nhs Funding
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Central Investment Fund For Charities
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Civil Service
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Road Safety
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Prisoner Transfers
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Education And Employment
Stress-Related Illnesses
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Schools (Internet)
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Former Astra Staff
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University Tuition Fees
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Qualifications And Curriculum Authority
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Supplementary Allowances
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
European Courts
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European Council And The Igc
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India (Trade)
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Britain-Russia Centre
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Museum Of Europe
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Qualified Majority Voting
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Bombay Deputy High Commission
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Ministerial Visits (India)
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Iraq
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Immigration (Nigeria)
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Rockall
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Algeria
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Congo
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Employment Pacts
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European Coal And Steel Community
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Poultry
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Eggs
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Ritually Slaughtered Animals
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Technology Foresight
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Organic Farming
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Chocolate
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Bse (Headboning Businesses)
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Vitamin B6 Supplements
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Green Pound
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Offal Rendering
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Hemp
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Defence
Nuclear Deterrent
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Medals
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Army Officers
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Future Large Aircraft
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Territorial Army
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Defence Medical Service
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Surface Ships
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Headquarters Refurbishment
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Astor Project
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Iraq
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Yorks And Lancaster Regimental Museum
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Former Yugoslavia
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Bosnia
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New Deal
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Former Prisoners Of War
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Defence Diversification
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Russian Defence Officials
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Strategic Defence Review
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Chatham Dockyard
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Hunting Licences
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Hms Vigilant
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Un Special Commission, Iraq
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Low Flying
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Recruitment
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Occar Projects
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Environment, Transport And The Regions
Housing (Staffordshire)
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Housing
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Lowell Park Mortgages
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M25 Widening
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Vessels (Port State Inspections)
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Water Quality (Fylde Coast)
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Computers (Century Date Change)
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Commuting
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Local Government Finance
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London Government
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Bed-And-Breakfast Accommodation
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Planning Appeals
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Water Saving Trust
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A49 (Shropshire)
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Liability Orders
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Waste Management (West Yorkshire)
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Hazardous Substances
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"Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas"
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Coastguard Minute 20/96
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On-Train Telephones
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South Downs
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Port Control Inspections
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Alexandra Palace And Park
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Driving Licences (Diabetics)
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Coastguard Reports
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Social Services (Oxfordshire)
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Big Cats
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Young Offenders
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Mukesh Gajjar
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Final Product Cosmetic Testing Ban
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Sri Lanka
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Prisons (Boards Of Visitors Reports)
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Prison Service
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"Corpus Juris"
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Asylum Seekers (Nigeria)
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Mentally Ill People
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Social Services (Oxfordshire)
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Trade And Industry
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Economic And Monetary Union
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Turkey (Military Equipment)
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Post Office Closures
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Employment Appeal Tribunal
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Coal
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Departmental Information
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