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Commons Hansard for 8 February 2005 (Volume 430)

                From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated 
2 December 2025 at 12.14pm.
            

Commons Chamber

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

House of Commons

Prayers

Private Business

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

East Coast Rail Franchise

Health Services (Hartlepool)

National Health Service

Frenchay Hospital

BBC Charter Renewal

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

Deputy Prime Minister

Greater London Authority (General Grant)

Firefighter Pensions

Defence

Future Aircraft Carrier

Health

Food Standards Agency (Annual Report 2003–04)

Care Services (Regulatory Fees)

Written Answers

Content for Written Answers.

Written Answers to Questions

Culture, Media and Sport

Big Lottery Fund

Departmental Spending

Lottery Money (Chorley)

Swimming Baths (Parental Supervision)

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Angling

Biodiversity

Bovine TB

Common Agricultural Policy

Departmental Spending

Research and Development

Scotland

Tax Credit Overpayment

House of Commons Commission

Smoking Policy

Environmental Practice

Election Artist

Postal Services

Leader of the House

English Regions

Citizenship Syllabus

Chartered Aircraft

Constitutional Affairs

Appeal Judges (Training)

Mental Capacity Bill

House of Lords Reform

County Courts

Departmental Spending

In-house Magazines

Staff Training

Prime Minister

Correspondence

Trade and Industry

Aerospace Industry (Lancashire)

Corruption

Departmental Catering

Staff Surveys

VAT Registrations

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Solicitor-General

Tackling Intruders

Under-age Alcohol Sales

Wales

Defence

Armed Forces Strength

Defence Transport and Movements Agency

Defence Vetting Agency

Falklands War

HMCS Chicoutimi

Mutual Defence Agreement

RAF Machrihanish

Trident

Education and Skills

Apprenticeships

Building Schools for the Future

Class Sizes

Education (16-to-19 year olds)

Education Maintenance Allowance

Extended Schools Services

Further Education

Local Learning and Skills Councils (Expenditure)

National Europass Centre

Nuclear Energy Degrees

International Development

Treasury

Alcohol-related Deaths

Council Tax (Braintree)

Departmental Policies

Pensioner Concessions

Home Department

Alcohol-related Violence

ASBOs

Asylum Seekers

British Citizens Killed Abroad

Burglary (Homeowners)

Cash in Transit Vehicles

Custody Plans/Prisoner Passports

Departmental Mobile Phones

Drugs

Fear of Crime

Fixed Penalty Notices

Futurebuilders fund

Holocaust Memorial Day

Homicide

Human Trafficking

Identity Cards

National Offender Management Service

Research and Development

Sentencing Policy

Student Visa Extensions

Tobacco Sales (Children)

West Mercia Police

Work Permits

Zimbabwe

Deputy Prime Minister

Disabled Facilities Grants

Fire Brigade (Lancashire)

Fire Service

Housing

Housing Associations

Local Government/Funding

Local Parking

Neighbourhood Renewal

Northern Way Document

Planning (Gloucestershire)

Renewables Promotion

Right to Buy

Staff Training

Sustainable Communities

Unallocated Spending

Transport

Bolton Transport Infrastructure

Departmental Policies

Disabled Access to Transport

Driving Offences

Noise Pollution (Maidenhead)

Publicity

Rural Transport

Solent Secondary Surveillance Radar

TOC Subsidies

Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

European Constitution

General Affairs and External Relations Council

Rio Tinto/Mittal Steel

Health

Alcohol

Ambulance Services/Trusts

Communicable Diseases (NHS Staff)

Dentistry

Diabetes Treatment

Faye Emily Brandon

Food Standards Agency

Health Promotion

HIV/AIDS

Kidney Disease (Children)

Lancashire Teaching Hospital Trust

Maternity Care

Mental Health (Lancashire)

MRSA

NHS Charges

Orthodontists (North-east)

Out-of-hours Services

Passive Smoking

Prescription Charges

Public Houses

Residential Care Costs

Salt

Smoking-related Diseases

Work and Pensions

Council Tax Benefit

Direct Benefit Payments

Disability Living Allowance

New Deal for Lone Parents

Staff Training

Telephone Answering Services

Training Courses

Northern Ireland

Belfast City Airport (Road Congestion)

Correspondence

Dentists

Departmental Contracts

Diabetes

Economic Activity (East Londonderry)

Illegal Fuel Seizures

Northern Bank Robbery

Positive Steps Programme

Primary Schools (Coleraine)

Religious/Political Discrimination

Safeguarding and Child Protection

School Transport Contracts

Sinn Fein (USA Visas)

Social Work Files

Violent Offenders

Young Offenders

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Deputy Prime Minister

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Written Answers

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Culture, Media and Sport

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Scotland

House of Commons Commission

Leader of the House

Constitutional Affairs

Prime Minister

Trade and Industry

Solicitor-General

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International Development

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Transport

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