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Commons Hansard for 7 December 1999 (Volume 340)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
29 September 2026 at 12.02pm.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
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Private Business
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Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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Climate Change Levy
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(id 36f42c17-1754-4c97-8da6-8e6689314d5d)
Benefits (Newcastle Upon Tyne)
(item number 1)
(id 2102f50f-b8ec-45d4-a415-be6f90412c2b)
Stakeholder Pensions
(item number 1)
(id 0955ea8c-f875-4b31-adec-cfa0ee89384e)
Entertainment Industry
(item number 1)
(id 988b453c-c05d-4a52-ba4e-8ed1e9f05742)
IT Contractors
(item number 1)
(id 90ee45d1-1015-41ae-8cf6-074cf4b75043)
Public Service Pensions
(item number 1)
(id e05d98ae-34e6-41cd-a289-c0e50a547da0)
Stock Exchange
(item number 1)
(id 3508a817-826d-462e-8cde-1678dcf077e6)
Tobacco Duty
(item number 1)
(id 6abc60ff-a298-472c-9c97-ffe284fbe662)
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
(item number 1)
(id 48073c06-41c5-4d53-9186-96bdb8129c89)
Pigmeat
(item number 1)
(id 614e3dda-9e39-4594-b43d-c6512ec4b658)
Poultry
(item number 1)
(id 3e0066f6-dbb2-4241-83a3-f2dac6f57afa)
Meat Labelling
(item number 1)
(id 46e69ecf-dfbb-4ab4-abe8-970fd5c89507)
Badgers (TB)
(item number 1)
(id 7a44b93d-c7fa-4c61-9180-d829026854ba)
Farmers Markets
(item number 1)
(id 3b5c226a-a6a3-41d5-85de-63e0862697c9)
Tallow
(item number 1)
(id 407d5cca-ccbe-4f15-bcbc-ea45bd991c47)
Fisheries
(item number 1)
(id 6e37d0a9-6980-4643-910f-048d9ddaa752)
Beef on the Bone
(item number 1)
(id 786fdcab-6e50-4dc7-9529-92bb8af77b72)
Forestry Commission
(item number 1)
(id 13774bae-db6d-4eec-ae04-98ff1ae8eba5)
French Turkeys
(item number 1)
(id 1896b87a-1ea6-403a-be9e-5544cb3d1942)
Potatoes
(item number 1)
(id 8a80dafd-4d61-4e93-927d-21e0aaeec965)
Animal Welfare
(item number 1)
(id 253177ba-22bd-4982-8010-14f380f8fd45)
Agenda 2000
(item number 1)
(id 28a4a5d4-ac9f-4e3e-aae5-6660e62f94ac)
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