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Commons Hansard for 21 January 2003 (Volume 398)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 6.31am.
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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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
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Palestine
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Bangladesh
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Iraq
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Genocide
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Middle East
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Kenya
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Eu (Greek Presidency)
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Zimbabwe
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Global Terrorism/Iraq
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Points Of Order
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Public Sector Pensions (Unmarried Couples)
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Public Sector Pensions For Unmarried Couples
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House Of Lords Reform
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Business Of The House
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Broadcasting (Wales)
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Westminster Hall
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Uk Manufacturing Industry
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Vibration White Finger
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Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services
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Derbyshire Dales District Council
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Hyndburn And Rossendale
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Buildings Maintenance
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Entertainment
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Ministers' Tenures
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Press Releases
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Publicity And Advertising
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St David's Day
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Theft And Fraud
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University Research Funding
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Defence
Armoured Vehicles
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Civilian Victims (Compensation)
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Departmental Expenditure
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Royal Navy Resources
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Gas Masks
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Helicopters
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Warships
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Tomahawk
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Environment, Food And Rural Affairs
Bio-Waste
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Cod Fisheries
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Contracts
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Departmental Staff
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Farm Subsidies
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Farm Values
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Farm Waste
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Flooding
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Immunocapillary Electrophoresis
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Internal Drainage Boards
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Sheep (Eu Regulations)
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Sickness Absence
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Sustainability
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Tallow
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Peace Process (Middle-East)
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Eu Enlargement
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North Korea
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Israel/Palestine
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Iraq
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African Great Lakes
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Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty
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Chechnya
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Chernobyl
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Cyprus (Missing People)
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Departmental Running Costs
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Eu Diplomatic Service
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Europe (Constitution)
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Gibraltar
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Greece (Violence Against Uk Tourists)
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Guantanamo Bay
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Honduras (Child Murders)
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
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Plutonium
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Public Service Agreement Targets
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Religious Tolerance
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Russian Federation
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Zimbabwe
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Trade And Industry
Appointments
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British Energy
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British Hardware And Housewares Manufacturers Association
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Debt
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Motor Industry
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Nuclear Industry
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Post Offices
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Sub-Post Offices
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Zimbabwe (Trading Links)
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Culture, Media And Sport
Departmental Running Costs
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Entertainment Licences
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Treasury
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Financial Services Authority
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Great George Street
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Infant Mortality
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Local Government Finance
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Regeneration Funding
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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Firearms
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Gun Control
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Gun Crime
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Immigration
(item number 1)
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Lunar House
(item number 1)
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Motoring Offences
(item number 1)
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Prison Statistics
(item number 1)
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Prisoner Demographics
(item number 1)
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Proceeds Of Crime Act
(item number 1)
(id 9e80e2b3-40c3-4fa8-953d-c6269ced270e)
Protection From Harassment Act
(item number 1)
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Public Service Agreements
(item number 1)
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Road Deaths
(item number 1)
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Female Fine Defaulters
(item number 1)
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Youth Crime
(item number 1)
(id efd9ad00-8530-4427-afa3-16e3ef11da91)
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