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Commons Hansard for 18 April 2000 (Volume 348)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 7.06am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House Of Commons
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Scotland
Referendums
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Digital Transmission
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One Pilot
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Pensioners
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Electronic Communications Bill
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Lord Chancellor's Department
Gravesend Magistrates Court
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Rural Magistrates Courts
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Family Mediation
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Judges (Complaints)
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Community Legal Service
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Points Of Order
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Corporate Homicide
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Orders Of The Day
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Postal Services Bill Money (No 2)
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Postal Services Bill
New Schedule 1
Transfer To The Post Office Company: Tax
Corporation Tax: General
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Shares And Other Securities
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Transfer Arrangements
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Tax—Free Benefits
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Assets Acquired By The Post Office In 1969
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Stamp Duty
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Assisted Areas Map
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Westminster Hall
Westminster Hall debates give Members an opportunity to raise local or national issues and receive a response from a government minister.
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Police (Lancashire)
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Assisted Areas Map
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Domestic Utilities Supplies
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Gibraltar
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Works Of Art
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General Affairs Council, Luxembourg
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Job Losses
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Energy Efficiency
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Middle East
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Geneva Conventions 1949
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Ministerial Visits (Turkey And Malta)
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Chechnya
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Terrorism
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European Court Of Human Rights
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Education And Employment
New Deal (Disabled People)
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Value-Added League Tables
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Special Schools
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Recycling
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Capital Modernisation Fund
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Home Department
Commission For Racial Equality
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Community Safety And Partnership Report
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Motorcycle Theft
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Terrorism
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Female Circumcision
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Sentencing
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Online Services
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Extradition Powers
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Dr Harold Shipman
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Fire Service
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Prime Minister
Synchrotron
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Parliamentary Questions
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Personal Envoys
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Pig Farmers
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Correspondence
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House Of Commons
Modernisation
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Parliamentary Adjournments And Recesses
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Visitor Facilities
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Human Rights Committee
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Electronic Voting
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Portcullis House
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Defence
Crossmaglen Gaelic Athletic Association
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Awe Aldermaston
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Munitions
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Ministry Of Defence Police
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Procurement Projects
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Helsinki European Council
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Balkans (Equipment)
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Northern Ireland Regiments
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Meteorological Stations
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Trade And Industry
Post Offices
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Companies House
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Council For Science And Technology
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Collum Report
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Online Services
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Enterprise Fund
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Konver
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Nuclear Energy
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Mobile Phone Networks
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Longbridge Task Force
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Hawk Exports (Zimbabwe)
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Patent Office
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Social Security
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Minimum Income Guarantee
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Benefits (Mortgage Rate)
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Child Support (Mortgages)
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Pensioners (Benefit Entitlement)
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Industrial Injury Benefit (Asbestosis)
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Environment, Transport Andthe Regions
Rail Services
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Species Legislation
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Departmental Inquiries
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Uk/Usa Meetings
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Greater London Authority
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Lorry Weights
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Airport Slots
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London Underground
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Rail Freight
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Budget (Transport Schemes)
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Ribble Estuary
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Biosafety Protocol
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Land And Property Budget
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Road Safety
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Mobile Homes
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Deprivation (London)
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Zoo Licensing Act 1981
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Health And Safety
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Cornish
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Ministerial Statements
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Motorcycles
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North Wales Main Line
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Road Schemes
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Climate Change Levy
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Modernisation Action Teams
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Multilateral Debt Relief
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Trial By Jury
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