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Commons Hansard for 24 October 2005 (Volume 438)

From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated 8 December 2025 at 10.08am.

Commons Chamber

Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.

House of Commons (item number 1) (id 92753862-9c87-41d9-ac78-0425bcd702cb)
Prayers (item number 2) (id 300bfc71-7659-469a-88ea-2d36c4fc5099)
Opposition Day (item number 4) (id c6e30e3f-57f3-47c8-9fd5-dd1fd7e82f85)
Licensing Laws (item number 5) (id bc881bf3-1d87-4358-bf90-99a75d19776c)
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European Union Documents (item number 7) (id 8d014ebc-8d4c-4c0d-95ef-7de132734f2a)
Affordable Housing (West Midlands) (item number 9) (id 47c4ce44-25c1-4142-b709-ff31d1e78ed6)

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Treasury

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Northern Ireland

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Health

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