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Commons Hansard for 15 March 2005 (Volume 432)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
4 December 2025 at 9.04am.
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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Private Business
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Oral Answers to Questions
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Scotland
Flexible Working Time
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Drug Dealers' Profits
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Renewable Energy
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Pensions
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Constituional Affairs
Legal Services (EU)
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Ineffective Trials
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House of Lords Reform
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Child Contact Centres
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Inquiries Bill [Lords]
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European Union DOcuments
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Cholesterol and Disease Prevention
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Transport
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Targets
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Trunk Roads
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Leader of the House
Citizenship Syllabus
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Prevention of Terrorism Bill
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Scotland
Small Businesses
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Lord Chancellor
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Prevention of Terrorism Bill
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Treasury
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London Marathon
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Nursing Bursaries
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Tobacco Taxes
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VAT (Hospices)
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Culture, Media and Sport
BBC Regional Broadcasting Councils
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Television Licensing Authority
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International Development
Bangladesh
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Iraq
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Relief Initiatives (HIPC)
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Rwanda
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Education and Skills
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Children in Care
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Cross-border Tracking
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Departmental Policies
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Disability Discrimination Bill
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Education Funding (Tamworth)
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National Children's Bureau
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Section 52 Budget Statements
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Special Educational Needs
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Vetting
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Youth Green Paper
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Defence
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Correspondence
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Harrier Aircraft
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Jaguar Aircraft
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Mark 8 Mod 1 Gun
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Parliamentary Questions
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Sikh Employees
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Health
Ageing Population
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Allergy Services
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Alzheimer's Disease
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Bed Occupancy (London Acute Trusts)
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Care Homes
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Child Poverty
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Cross-border Tracking
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Dentistry
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Dentists
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Departmental Policies (Tamworth)
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Drug Treatment (Tamworth)
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Private Finance Initiative Contracts
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Local Authorities (Caring Responsibilities)
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Mount Vernon Hospital
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Paddington Health Campus
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Respite Care
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Social Care Costs
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
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