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Commons Hansard for 9 December 2004 (Volume 428)

From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated 4 December 2025 at 11.10am.

Commons Chamber

Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.

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Prayers (item number 2) (id 65f0cee2-6982-4f67-a225-a32709a7fb0b)
Business of the House (item number 4) (id 2dc6e9b0-752d-4ebe-b180-ff460e86def9)
Northern Ireland (item number 5) (id 1cdd1b91-360b-4933-8efe-c97857afd846)
Points of Order (item number 6) (id 2b326b7f-fe1a-460a-9b14-2f2aeec46ce4)
Estimates Day (item number 7) (id f9bcf39e-ae13-4995-94cf-7df07e83da22)
Delegated Legislation (item number 8) (id ac587a7e-1887-4bfe-8547-8ddc00dde479)
European Union Documents (item number 9) (id bcb80900-b45f-4c30-9b88-d3d8887f6820)
Allotments (item number 10) (id 78255901-044d-43c7-9697-8c89efec14c9)

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.

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Written Answers

Content for Written Answers.

Written Answers to Questions

Transport

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Engagements (item number 1) (id 63479915-b59a-459e-98f0-227132d08e82)
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Mersey Crossing (item number 1) (id cf818136-7acd-45c2-afc2-b4af0e61a9e8)
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Passenger Safety (item number 1) (id 45f5afe1-68e2-4acf-bd75-47472d877e31)
Rail Safety and Standards Board (item number 1) (id 7fd30c29-b1cd-4b01-927b-647db01506aa)
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Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

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Angola (Cabinda Province) (item number 1) (id f15a9d30-59f3-42ca-8817-a912ecd25964)
Anthony King (item number 1) (id 3d504e31-47c8-4083-86b1-ca3668fc25a9)
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Euro (item number 1) (id 60f23030-7036-4d1c-91a4-0ddf70ef08fc)
Eurojust (item number 1) (id f6c58343-e55c-4e92-80f8-f470e186e390)
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Haiti (item number 1) (id cd697617-14ac-41cc-bc8d-606681c27e89)
India/Pakistan (item number 1) (id 7f3b6b03-38d0-4b04-b796-ab9b3e50b77e)
Indonesia (item number 1) (id 112bae49-cc3e-4e98-859a-ef7f6292691f)
Iranian Nuclear Programme (item number 1) (id 0ccbeedf-c9db-43e0-8803-97bfba8ba5ce)
Iraq (item number 1) (id 37034f0b-0a92-45b6-96dc-e9c690dfba68)
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Niger (item number 1) (id 26d0764b-9b7f-4817-88f3-33de0d8af6bd)
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Ukraine (item number 1) (id 63e6156b-ddf0-4b8c-9888-cc3c2096bb57)
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Home Department

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Correspondence (item number 1) (id ef73021c-af2d-4cf5-9404-9001d591a4dd)
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EC Directive 2004/81 (item number 1) (id 6d051cec-d24b-45b7-8771-f67144440885)
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Identity Cards (item number 1) (id f6882cba-083e-4e62-93fd-5a6237fcf130)
Immigration and Nationality Directorate (item number 1) (id 6d799fce-1c43-40ed-9a41-4a8521abf0c3)
Immigration Controls (item number 1) (id 07a0674f-4fcb-4d21-bcbe-b21671946493)
Migrant Workers (item number 1) (id 832d104e-d888-406d-bb47-81164bccf3c9)
Office of Government Commerce (item number 1) (id dbc0a748-4e65-42eb-b775-a98696781f1d)
Passport Renewal (Charges) (item number 1) (id f7f6a122-506a-4048-b554-d0ef3d7a17c2)
Passports (item number 1) (id 69982a0b-aae3-4e47-b557-1db043ac3a18)
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Ports (item number 1) (id 193175cc-5ca1-4c67-90b0-e98f38faccab)
Yarls Wood (item number 1) (id 56cc3c8d-aec1-4281-b1af-df3a115a42ed)

Education and Skills

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Building Schools for the Future (item number 1) (id fd747973-9139-48a9-8590-6e850a72de25)
Exeter University (item number 1) (id 74a045ea-5020-4fb3-8d98-128562549d9a)
Children Act (item number 1) (id 0d413de5-2607-48e8-baea-0fe4637da98e)
Children's Services (item number 1) (id 7f8273eb-5125-4a4c-8ec6-dcce61b25e3d)
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EU Regulation (item number 1) (id d7aa0075-8f02-4cf6-a6dd-c93812484c4a)
Foreign Language Teachers (item number 1) (id 8ded956a-2b61-4ce5-af0b-746aa549315b)
Head Teachers (item number 1) (id 41ed9afc-4faf-441e-9d4f-6f934f136399)
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OECD PISA Survey 2003 (item number 1) (id 0571d555-b2d2-4209-bf4d-55fea4bf7965)
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School Staff Profile (item number 1) (id b93521be-f48a-4179-9f9c-b3b91d1f8810)
Science Teachers (item number 1) (id b1cd827f-5180-4ed6-9a8d-052c9622065f)
Sector Skills Development Agency (item number 1) (id a2a5efe6-9535-444c-a8ce-4015de52c7df)
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Working Mothers (item number 1) (id 5fa213c5-4c45-414b-bfa2-d706c79db5f2)

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