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Commons Hansard for 28 October 2005 (Volume 438)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
8 December 2025 at 10.14am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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Orders of the Day
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Rights of Savers Bill
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Children's Food Bill
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Written Statements
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Written Answers to Questions
Treasury
Correspondence
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Secondary Schools
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Social Workers
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Special Schools
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Suicides
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Surplus School Places
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Sustainable Development
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Tor Bank Special School
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Waste Management
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Workplace Violence
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