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Commons Hansard for 26 October 1998 (Volume 318)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
11 May 2018 at 5.03pm.
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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Home Department
Hillsborough
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Police (Early Retirement)
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Financial Regulation
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Crime And Disorder
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New Deal
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Closed Circuit Television
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Gordon Warren Case
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Asylum Seekers
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Metropolitan Police
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Child Prostitution
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Points Of Order
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Business Of The House
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Economy
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Farming And Food
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Child Support Agency
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International Development
Grant Applications
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European Union
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Sudan
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Environment, Transport And The Regions
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Pollution
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Bus Company Pensions
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Standard Spending Assessments
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Greater London Assembly
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Rail Authority
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China
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Double-Decker Buses
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Hereford By Pass
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Northbrook College, Worthing
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Sellafield
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Defence
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Royal Navy Experimental Radiation Treatment
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Territorial Army
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Nuclear Materials
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Courts Martial
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Radiation Exposure (Submarines)
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Raf Pilots
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Army Personnel (Medical Retirement)
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Chemical Stockpiles
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Trade And Industry
Outer Space Act Fees
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Post Office
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Working Time Directive
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Ariane 5 Evolution Programme
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Space Plan
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Eu Structural Funds
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Digital Television
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New Deal
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Social Security
Pensioners
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Benefit Rates
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Widow's Benefit
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National Insurance Fund
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Pensions
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Winter Fuel Payments
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Treasury
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Average Earnings
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Asylum Seekers
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Mumps, Measles And Rubella Vaccination
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Autism
(item number 1)
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Medical Records
(item number 1)
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Alternative Crops
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Beef And Sheep Premiums
(item number 1)
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Calf Processing Aid Scheme
(item number 1)
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Agriculture Council
(item number 1)
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Britis Overseas Territories
(item number 1)
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Correspondence
(item number 1)
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Departmental Buildings (Access)
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War Crimes
(item number 1)
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Sudan (British Embassy)
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Falkland Islands (Fishing)
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Human Rights (Gambia)
(item number 1)
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Departmental Properties
(item number 1)
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General Pinochet
(item number 1)
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Sierra Leone
(item number 1)
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Gibraltar
(item number 1)
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Dubai
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