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Commons Hansard for 13 December 2001 (Volume 376)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
25 February 2026 at 12.38pm.
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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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Abattoirs
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Rural Services
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Rhizomania
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Common Agricultural Policy
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Animal Health Bill
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Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill
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London Underground
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Pneumoconiosis Compensation Grant
(item number 1)
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Council Tax
(item number 1)
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Business Rates
(item number 1)
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Emissions
(item number 1)
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Abandoned Vehicles
(item number 1)
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Local Government Finance
(item number 1)
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Regional Assembly (South-East)
(item number 1)
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Social Exclusion
(item number 1)
(id b883747e-4598-4df8-bf24-4cf88c2c506c)
Local Transport Capital Settlement
(item number 1)
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Transport (East England)
(item number 1)
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Planning (North-West)
(item number 1)
(id 7c351a2b-72ee-4393-ba61-be18216c2cff)
Formula Rents
(item number 1)
(id 7b9e4caf-3883-4667-988f-9990a460f78c)
Waterloo To Exeter Railway Line
(item number 1)
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Speed Cameras
(item number 1)
(id 1f7ddd62-6679-44be-8b16-2f9d06a63f1d)
Culture, Media And Sport
Picketts Lock
(item number 1)
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Departmental Expenditure Limit
(item number 1)
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Millennium Dome
(item number 1)
(id a778920f-0a98-4321-b2de-67c03a42ec45)
New Opportunities Fund
(item number 1)
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Sports Clubs (Charity Status)
(item number 1)
(id 190a18aa-e8f3-4cec-bb88-17b8526730dd)
Bingo
(item number 1)
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Holding Answers
(item number 1)
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