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Commons Hansard for 4 March 2005 (Volume 431)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
4 December 2025 at 8.57am.
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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Orders of the Day
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Health and Safety (Directors' Duties) Bill
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Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Amendment) Bill
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Armed Forces (Parliamentary Approval for Participation in Armed Conflict) Bill
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Succession to the Crown (No. 2) Bill
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Estate Agents (Independent Redress Scheme) Bill
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Horse Riders (Low-Flying Aircraft)
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Written Statements
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Written Answers to Questions
Treasury
Correspondence
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Solicitor-General
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Witnesses
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Defence
12 Mechanised Brigade
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Wind Turbines
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Education and Skills
Complaints about Schools
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Permanent Exclusions
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Primary Teachers (London)
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Sure Start
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Deputy Prime Minister
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Housing
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Ordnance Survey Maps
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Planning Appeal
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Local Government Finance
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Atomic Waste
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Bovine TB
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Environment and Development (Ministerial Meetings)
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Energy from Waste
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Foot and Mouth
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Gangmasters (Licensing) Act
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Institute for Animal Health
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Lard (North-west)
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Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
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Salmon Farming
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Energy Efficiency (SMEs)
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Supermarkets (Dairy Prices)
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Warm Front (Christchurch)
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Wine
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Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Advertising
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Afghanistan
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Burma
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Cambodia
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Departmental Staff (Cancer)
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China (Military Technology)
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Correspondence
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Europe Day
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International Development
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Targets
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Work and Pensions
Alzheimer's Disease
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