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Commons Hansard for 29 January 1998 (Volume 305)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 5.02pm.
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
Student Loans
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University For Industry
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Higher Education Reform
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Qualifications
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National Curriculum
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Literacy And Numeracy
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Bloody Sunday
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Business Of The House
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Lord Chancellor's Department
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Lone Parents
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Council Tax Benefit
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Non-Career Civil Servants
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Mr Patel, Twickenham
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Presidential Palaces (Iraq)
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Immigration
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Kashmir
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Millennium Compliance
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Trafficking (Children)
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Human Rights (China)
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Lebanon
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Great Lakes Region
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Whaling
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Turkey
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Diplomatic Relations
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Private Office
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Departmental Employees
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Ministerial Visits
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Permanent Settlement Visa
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