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Commons Hansard for 29 October 1998 (Volume 318)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
11 May 2018 at 5.04pm.
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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Trade And Industry
Exports (North-East)
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Renewable Energy
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Eu Structural Funds
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Aerospace Industry
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Small And Medium Enterprises
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Social Chapter
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Interest Rates
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Employment Opportunities (Small Business)
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Steel Industry
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Brewing Industry
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Libya
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Fairness At Work
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Business Of The House
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Pet Quarantine
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Power Lines (Electromagnetic Fields)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Defence
Armed Services Personnel
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Territorial Army
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Territorial, Auxiliary And Volunteer Reserveassociations
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Pilots
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Senator Pinochet
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Trident
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Radiation Exposure
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Military Land (Surplus)
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Arm Sales (Turkey)
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Defence Housing Executive (Scotland)
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Vc10 Aeroplane Repairs
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Scotland
Salmon
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Water And Sewerage Authorities
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Measles, Mumps And Rubella Vaccine
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Autism
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Treasury
World War I Loans
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Data Archive
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European Income Tax
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Charity Welfare Services (Vat Exemption)
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Eu Taxation Policies
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Tax Law Rewrite Project
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Education And Employment
Reception Classes (Grants)
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Youth Employment
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Unemployment (Lowestoft)
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Intermediate Labour Markets
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Primary Schools (Entry)
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School Buses
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Infant Classes
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First Schools
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Middle Schools
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Travellers' Children
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Special Educational Needs
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Music Therapy
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Rural Students
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University Drop-Outs
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Children In Care
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Skills Development Fund
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Home Department
Asylum Seekers
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Young Offenders
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Religious Persecution
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Mr Trutch
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Community Service Orders
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Police Pensions
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Green Goddesses
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Coroners Courts
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Refugees
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Prime Minister
Legislation (Language)
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Intelligence And Security Committee
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Tax Harmonisation
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Eu Expenditure
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Ministerial Code
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Northern Ireland
Drumcree
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School Enrolments
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Macbride Principles
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Presidential Visit (Costs)
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Environment, Transport And The Regions
Multilateral Agreement On Investment
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Kyoto Agreement
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A40
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Repossessions
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Seat Belts (Buses)
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Tyneside Metro
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Freight (Shrewsbury To Aberystwyth)
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Thames Barrier
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Arco Arun
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Construction Exports
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Public Appointments
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Energy Saving
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Home Improvement Agencies
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Biodiversity
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West Midlands (Freight)
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West Midlands (Public Transport)
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Vehicle Emissions
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Public Transport (Social Exclusion)
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Limestone Pavement
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A140 (Suffolk)
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A14 (Suffolk)
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Barnet Football Club
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London Underground
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Local Authority Housing
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Local Authority Staff
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Local Government Reorganisation
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Sustainable Development
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Social Security
Fraud
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Wales
Optical Fibres
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Jammu And Kashmir
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Visa Requirements
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Antibiotics
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