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Commons Hansard for 17 March 2005 (Volume 432)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
4 December 2025 at 9.10am.
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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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Beef on the Bone
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Fishing Industry
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Fruit Farming
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Bird Control
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Food Safety
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Animal Health
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Common Agricultural Policy
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Climate Change
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Climate Change
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Agricultural Support
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Foot and Mouth
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Sugar Regime
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Points of Order
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Orders of the Day
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Ways and Means
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Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
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Aid (Tsunami)
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Written Statements
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Written Answers to Questions
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Railways
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Commission for Africa
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Common Agricultural Policy
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Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative
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Tobacco
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Water Savings Trust
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Deputy Prime Minister
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Local Government Pension Scheme
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Social Housing
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Culture, Media and Sport
Accidents
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BBC
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Departmental Estate
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Departmental Policies (Tamworth)
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Gambling Bill (Hospice Lotteries)
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ITV Regional News
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International Development
Tsunami
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Small Grants Scheme
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Uganda
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Home Department
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Anti-terrorist Legislation
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Asylum Seekers
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Counter-terrorism
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IND Training
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Professor Sir Roy Meadow
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School Leavers (Ribble Valley)
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Schools (Internet Security)
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Self-harm
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SOAs (Dartford)
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Special Educational Needs
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Students
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Swimming
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Teachers
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Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
China
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Correspondence
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Cyprus
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Egypt
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EU Presidency
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European Constitution
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Gibraltar
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Israel
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Kyrgyzstan
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Moldova
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Nuclear Disarmament
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Peter Dun
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Student Visas
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UK Embassies
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