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Commons Hansard for 24 February 2004 (Volume 418)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 2.22pm.
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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Department Of Health
Local Improvement Finance Trust Programme
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Medical Engineers
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Ophthalmic Conditions
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Nhs Accountability
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Delayed Discharges (York)
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Nhs Dentistry
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Small Acute Hospitals (Anaesthetic Provision)
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Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Nhs Trust
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Hiv/Aids
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Hospital Infections (Greater London)
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Urgent Referral Guidelines
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British Detainees (Guantanamo Bay)
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Schools (Vending Machines)
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Schools (Vending Machines)
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Social Security And Pensions
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Pensions
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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.
Westminster Hall
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Pre-Legislative Scrutiny
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Northern Uganda
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Family Court Cases
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Children's Fund (Somerset)
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Asbestos Claims
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Written Statements
Written statements are normally used to put the day-to-day business of government on the official record and in the public domain.
Written Ministerial Statements
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Deputy Prime Minister
Sustainable Communities
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Local Government Members (Code Of Conduct)
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Supplementary Estimates
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Housing Bill
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Health
Health Facilities (Eastern England)
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National Service Framework For Long-Term Conditions
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Children's Hospices
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Benzodiazepines
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Obesity
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Domiciliary Care
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Tertiary Treatment Costs
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General Practitioners
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Trauma Consultants
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Hospital Star Ratings
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Crohn's Disease
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Ambulances
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Cataract Operations (Kent)
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Child Social Work Team (Gatwick Airport)
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Environment, Food And Rural Affairs
Animal By-Products Regulations
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Animal Welfare
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Bovine Tb
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Beef Imports
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Fisheries
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Flood Alleviation (Somerset)
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Game Licences
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Poultry Imports
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Water Supplies
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Transport
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A404
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Aviation Security
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Central Railway
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Cycling
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Eurotunnel
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Infrastructure Improvement Schemes (Lancashire)
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Road Safety
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Road Resurfacing
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Rolling Stock
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Shipping
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Snowfall Measures
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Speed Cameras
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Defence
Armed Forces Retirement Age
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Consultation Documents
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Defence Estates Core Sites
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Iraq
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Missile Defence Technology
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Nuclear Weapons
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Scotland
Benefit Fraud
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Census Records
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Civil Servants
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Ministerial Travel
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Security Passes
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Culture, Media And Sport
Gift Aid
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Ministerial Visits
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Railway Carriages
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Recruitment Advertising
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Tobacco Advertising
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Home Department
Asylum/Immigration
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Cannabis
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Correspondence
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Crime (Havering And Romford)
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Crime And Disorder Partnerships
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Criminal Intelligence
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Criminal Records
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Hen Harriers
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Identity Cards
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Mobile Phones
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Police
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President Bush (Visit)
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Ministerial Travel
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Unaccompanied Children
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Work Permits
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Northern Ireland
Devolution
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Agreed Behaviour Contracts
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Batteries
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Cross-Border Bodies
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Dental Health
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Eu Regulations
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European Year Of Disabled People
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Orthopaedic Surgeons
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Pension Books
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Planning
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Police
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Prisons
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Student Finance
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Work Force Statistics
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Work And Pensions
Advisers' Discretionary Fund
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Pensions
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Benefit Fraud
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Economic Inactivity
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Health And Safety
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Parliamentary Questions
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Deputy Prime Minister
Eu Funding
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Government Grants
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Local Government
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Public Funding
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Regional Assemblies
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"Supporting People"
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Thurrock Urban Development Corporation
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Travellers
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Education And Skills
Connexions
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Contingency Planning
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Education Funding
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Faith Schools
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Free School Meals
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Homeless Young People
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Jenny Gray
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Learning And Skills Councils
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Medical Students
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Parliamentary Questions
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School Capital Investment
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Specialist Schools
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Statutory Sick Pay
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Student Finance
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Temporary Mobile Classrooms
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Trade And Industry
Bankruptcies
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Broadband
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Business Link
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Correspondence
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Departmental Functions (Beer)
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Eu (High Level Group)
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Fireworks
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Grocery Market
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Ministerial Speeches
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National Minimum Wage
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Offshore Oil And Gas Facilities
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Qualifications
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Scientists (Productivity)
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Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises
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University Science Funding
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Working Time Directive
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