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Commons Hansard for 21 March 2005 (Volume 432)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
4 December 2025 at 9.12am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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Japan
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Cancelled Operations
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Deafness
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Dementia
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Digital Hearing Aids
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European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products
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Freedom of Information Act
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General Practitioners
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Health Statistics (Shrewsbury and Atcham)
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Hospital Car Parking
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Hospital Energy Bills
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Intensive Care Bed Register
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IT Projects
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Medical Staff Salaries
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NHS Campuses
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NHS Pensions
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Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust
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Seroxat
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Social Workers
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Strategic Health Authorities
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Strategy Documents
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Surgical Instruments
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Targets
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Wells Report
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West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust
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