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Commons Hansard for 26 May 2005 (Volume 434)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
4 December 2025 at 9.49am.
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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Business of the House
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Points of Order
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Adjournment (Whitsun)
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Burial Grounds (Cumnor)
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Written Statements
Written statements are normally used to put the day-to-day business of government on the official record and in the public domain.
Written Ministerial Statements
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers to Questions
Deputy Prime Minister
House Prices
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Local Authority Cabinets
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Local Government Conduct
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Local Government Finance
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Local Government Reform
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Mobile Telephone Masts
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Neighbourhood Renewal Fund
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Home Department
Asylum and Immigration
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Immigration
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Mr. Hugh Hickson
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Police Service (Modernisation)
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Police Vehicles
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Transport
A57/A628 (Traffic Levels)
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A628
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Motorways
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Parking Spaces (London)
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Retro-reflective Tape
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Culture, Media and Sport
Analogue Switch-off
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Cinemas (Digital Subtitling)
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Freeview
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London Eye
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Sign Language
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Welsh Language Television Programmes
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Trade and Industry
Correspondence
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Crude Oil
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EU Committees
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European Law
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Export Control
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Manufacturing Advisory Service
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Morocco
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Rover/Phoenix Holdings
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Working Time Directive
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Transport (Emissions)
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Badgers
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Countryside and Rights of Way Act
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Horse Manure
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Marine Environment
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Quota Fishing
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Sewerage
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Snares and Traps
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Whales
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Northern Ireland
Catholic/Protestant Areas (Population Numbers)
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Children's Fund
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Northern Ireland Prison Service
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Senior Civil Service Review
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Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
British Interests
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Burma
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EU Presidency
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European Administrative School
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European Security and Defence Policy
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European Union Civil Service Tribunal
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Defence
Combat Clothing
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Darfur
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Departmental Estate
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MARS Programme
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Parachute Centre, Acklington
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RAF Menwith Hill
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Soldiers' Kit
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Treasury
Revenue and Customs Offices (Wales)
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National Insurance Contributions
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G7 Presidency
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Government Borrowing
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Aviation (Emissions)
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Manufacturing Growth
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Office for National Statistics
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Direct Taxation
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International Finance Facility for Immunisation
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Full Employment
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Alcoholic Beverages (Fruit Content)
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Autism
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Correspondence
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Drug Sniffer Dogs
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Drug-related Deaths
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Employment Rates
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Entry Processing Units
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EU Committees
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Gershon Report
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Gross Domestic Product
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London (Revenues/Expenditure)
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Low-income Households
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Migration
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Oil Exports
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Pensions (Tax Relief)
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Stamp Duty
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Tax Credit Overpayments
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Unemployment Rates
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VAT
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Education and Skills
Antisocial Behaviour
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Cheating
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City Academies
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Correspondence
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Education (Hammersmith and Fulham)
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FE Colleges
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Free School Meals
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Fresh Start
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Key Stage 2
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Sure Start
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Health
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