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Commons Hansard for 12 October 2004 (Volume 425)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
9 December 2025 at 11.56am.
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
Bangladesh
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Global Warming
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Turkey
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Uganda
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Diego Garcia
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Maghreb Countries
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Iraq
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Terrorism (South-east Asia)
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Israel
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Sudan
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Charles Taylor
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Iraq
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Points of Order
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Rite of Passage (Welcoming and Coming of Age)
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Orders of the Day
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Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]
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Civil Partnership Bill [Lords] [Money]
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Mental Capacity Bill (Programme) (No. 2)
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Delegated Legislation
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Legal Services
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European Community Documents
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Ectopic Pregnancy
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Westminster Hall
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Westminster Hall
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Public Telephones
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Osteoporosis (Dorset)
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West Mercia Police (Funding)
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Woodlands (Article 4 Directives)
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Sea Defences (Essex)
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Written Statements
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Public Swimming Pools
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Departmental Spending
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Freedom of Information Act
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Military Aircraft
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Provigil
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Renewable Energy (Departmental Use)
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Territorial Army
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Iraq
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Disabled People (Departmental Initiatives)
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Education Maintenance Allowance
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FE Colleges
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Plumbing
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Pupil Exclusions
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ASBOs (Buckingham)
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Contestability
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CS Gas
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Dangerous Driving
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Departmental Recycling
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Journalists
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Name that Tag Campaign
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Police
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Prisons
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Special Constables
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Stop and Search (West Yorkshire)
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Caucasus (Oil Pipelines)
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Hurricane Ivan
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Latin America
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Civil Service (Job Losses)
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Export Credits Guarantee Department
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Humber Bridge Toll
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European Union Presidency
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North Korea
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Afghanistan
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St. Helena
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Darfur
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Middle East
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Kashmir
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Brazil
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Butler Report
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Chagos Islands
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Global Warming
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Hurricane Ivan
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Western Sahara
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Ards and Down Area Plan
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Asbestosis
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Business Education Partnership
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Cancer Patients
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Castlereagh (Industrial Development)
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Churches (Signing)
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Civil Servants (Private Sector Work)
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Civil Service Industrial Action
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Deaths (Drink and Drugs)
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Demographics
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Domiciliary Care
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Euro/European Constitution
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GM Crops
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Hearing Aids
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Heart Disease
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Home Care
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Housing (Fraud)
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Housing Executive
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Industrial Tribunals
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Inward Investment
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Lagan Doc Service
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Londonderry Railway Station
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Manufacturing Industry
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Mental Health
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Ministers
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Post Offices (Deprived Areas)
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Public Services
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PWS Ireland
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Renewable Energy Targets
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Residential Care (Teenagers)
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Royal Hospital Trust
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Salt Boxes
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School Transport
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School Travel Plan Pilot
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Self-employment
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Sickness Absence
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Sports Facilities
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Teachers (Sick Leave)
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TK-ECC Site
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Tunes Plateau Windfarm
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Employment
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Lorry Road User Charging
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National Insurance Contributions Office
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Pension Credit Entitlement
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Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health
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Colorectal Cancer
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Continuing Care
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Dentistry
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General Practitioners
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NHS Staff (York)
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Patient Statistics (Wandsworth)
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Post-Laryngectomy Equipment
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Teriparatide
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