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Commons Hansard for 26 October 2005 (Volume 438)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
8 December 2025 at 10.13am.
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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Northern Ireland
Decommissioning
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Police Service of Northern Ireland
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Olympic Games
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Avian Influenza
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Control of Internet Access (Child Pornography)
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Orders of the Day
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Terrorism Bill
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Terrorism Bill [Money]
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Point of Order
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Non-Proliferation Treaty
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Palestine
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Treasury
Counterfeit Cigarettes
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Parliamentary Counsel
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Transport Act
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Education and Skills
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Departmental Rebranding
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Education Funding
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Northern Ireland
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Tourism
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Child Support Scheme
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Disability Living Allowance
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Household Statistics
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Income Support
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IT Services
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Migrant Workers
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Basic Bank Accounts
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Pensions
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Voice Stress Analysis
(item number 1)
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Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
British Council
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Common Agricultural Policy
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China
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Departmental Staff
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Diplomatic Missions (Traffic Violations)
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Director for the Americas
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Embassies/High Commissions
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EU Council
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EU Finance
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European Commission
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European Security
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Indonesia
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Malaysia
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Ricin
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Zimbabwe
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