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Commons Hansard for 12 October 2005 (Volume 437)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
8 December 2025 at 9.59am.
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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Oral Answers to Questions
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International Development
Sudan
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Afghanistan
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Southern Africa
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Swaziland
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Papua New Guinea
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Local Government Consultation
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Opposition Day
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Tackling Climate Change
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Clean Coal Technology
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Westminster Hall
Westminster Hall debates give Members an opportunity to raise local or national issues and receive a response from a government minister.
Westminster Hall
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Future of the Coal Industry
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Smoke Alarms
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Oil and Gas Supplies
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Northamptonshire (Development)
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Fun Parks (Megan Wilcox)
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Written Statements
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Written Answers
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Written Answers to Questions
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
European Contractors
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Farming
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Fisheries
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Hazardous Waste Regulations
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Rivers
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Toxic Waste
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Whaling
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International Development
Sudan
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Millennium Development Goals
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Niger
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G8 Summit (Gleneagles)
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Colombia
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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India
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West Africa
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Deputy Prime Minister
Building Regulations
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Green Belt
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Gypsies and Travellers
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Planning Delivery Grant
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Home Department
Community Support Officers
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Correspondence
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Criminal Justice Council
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European Enforcement Order
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Impact Nominal Index
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Independent Monitoring Boards
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National Offender Management Service
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Police
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Prison Service
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Proceeds of Crime
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Terrorism Act
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Young Offenders
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Work and Pensions
Benefit Claimants
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Civil Servants
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CSA
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Green Minister
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New Members of Parliament
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Pension Entitlement (Married Women)
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Recycling
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Sustainable Development
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Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
"Security, Terrorism and the UK"
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Belgium (UK Mission Bugging)
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Burma
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Colombia
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G8 Summit
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Paraguay
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Somalia
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Trade and Industry
Business Start-ups
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Coal/gas-fired Power Stations
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Electricity/Gas Prices
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Energy Industry Funding
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Nuclear Power
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Petroleum/Oil Supplies
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Sustainable Development
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Offshore/Onshore Wind Generation
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Education and Skills
"Playing with Sounds" Programme
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Black Students
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Citizenship Curriculum
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City Academies
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Classroom Assistants
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Education (Bedfordshire)
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Education Funding
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EU Committees
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Free Fruit (Schools)
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GCSE Curriculum
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Homophobic Bullying
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Language Teaching
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Learning and Skills Council
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School Performance Measurements
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School Rules
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School Sports
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Science Education
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Teachers
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Temporary Classrooms
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Timber Procurement
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University Allocations
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University Students
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Health
Aspartame
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Avian Influenza
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
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Child Choking Incidents
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Congenital Heart Conditions
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Contagious Diseases
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Family Support Services
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Grown-up Congenital Heart Patient Unit (Southampton)
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Hepatitis C
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IVF Treatment
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Little Havens Children's Hospice
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Live Births/Abortions (Essex)
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Mental Health
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Nutrition and Health (EU Regulation)
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Primary Care Trusts (Hampshire/Isle of Wight)
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation
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Sub-standard Housing
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Sustainable Development
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Watermark Project
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