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Commons Hansard for 16 March 2005 (Volume 432)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
4 December 2025 at 9.05am.
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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Deputy Prime Minister
English Partnerships
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Housing (North-East)
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Mobile Phone Masts
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Ways and Means — Financial Statement
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Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Water Charging (Northern Ireland)
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Alzheimer's Disease
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Prison and Probation Services
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Julia and William Pemberton
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Rendering
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International Development
Civil Society Challenge Fund
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HIV/AIDS
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Palestine
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Vietnam
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Defence
Infantry
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Iraq
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Nuclear Proliferation Treaty Review
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Nuclear Warheads
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Oath of Allegiance
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Queen's Flight
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South African Nationals
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Spearhead Regiment
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Strensham Heliport
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Surface Combatants
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Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
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Health
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Hepatitis
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IT Projects
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NHS Finances
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NHS Staff (Burnley)
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Obesity
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Paddington Basin Health Campus
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Parliamentary Questions
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Primary Care Trusts (Mergers)
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Professor Roy Meadow
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Radiographers
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Vitamin D
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Deputy Prime Minister
Gypsy Encampments
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Small Businesses
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Land
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Parliamentary Questions
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Planning (Country Houses)
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Postal Voting
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Southend
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House of Commons Commission
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Catering Food Waste
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Cycling
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Treasury
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Inclusive Education Strategy
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Home Department
2006 World Cup
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Animal Experimentation
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Parole
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Police
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Police Community Consultative Group
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Targets
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Company Standards
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European Constitution
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