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Commons Hansard for 31 March 2004 (Volume 419)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 3.13pm.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House Of Commons
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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 Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Trade And Industry
Supermarket Code Of Practice
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Bacs
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Competitiveness Council
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Entrepreneurship
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Export Credit Guarantees
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Post Office Closures
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Small Businesses
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Working Time Directive
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Transport
Aviation
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Buses
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Dvla
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Heavy Goods/Public Service Vehicles
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Maritime Security
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Rail Services (Kent)
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Port Security
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Wembley Park Tube Station
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Treasury
Bacs
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Emigration
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Lyons Report
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Multi-Occupancy Households
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National Insurance Fund
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Public Administration Costs
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Public Sector Pay
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Wheel Clamping
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International Development
Iraq
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Zimbabwe
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Cuba
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Secondments
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Study Visas
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Asset Sales
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Egypt
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Eritrea
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Eu-Africa Meeting
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India
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Nepal
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Tristan Da Cunha
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Badgers/Bovine Tb
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Fallen Stock
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Education (North Tyneside)
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Free School Meals (Grammar Schools)
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Further Education Institutions
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Internet
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Learning And Skills Councils
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Looked-After Children
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Middle Schools
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Pay
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Primary School Age
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Qualifications
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Remodelling Change Programme
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Salisbury College
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School Nurses
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Schools (Absenteeism)
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Teachers Pension Scheme
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Teaching Assistants
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Undergraduates
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