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Commons Hansard for 2 December 2005 (Volume 440)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
10 December 2025 at 9.44am.
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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Points of Order
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Orders of the Day
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Criminal Law (Amendment) (Protection of Property) Bill
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Written Statements
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Written Answers to Questions
International Development
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Protection of Trading Interests Act
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(id 4c9be2ea-2ed3-4fa5-8ea0-63a105767ea5)
Public Service Agreements
(item number 1)
(id a54fa17b-b0d0-425e-9a82-f7063cf83d23)
Redundancy/Early Retirement
(item number 1)
(id cc3b5b06-9e44-4f24-a3ca-1a9b0debc34b)
Renewable Energy
(item number 1)
(id a3d314ac-ff4c-48f9-8c34-92817efbb5d8)
Royal Mail Services
(item number 1)
(id 0cc08db5-9d69-4934-b8e6-2437a1cb69e3)
Senior Appointments (Departmental Agencies)
(item number 1)
(id ca4cbf6c-6797-4980-8423-24024e7b0a45)
Solar Photovoltaics
(item number 1)
(id cf3f4ec2-963d-4e4c-b16d-d845af89505e)
Staff Discipline
(item number 1)
(id 015966ea-4a0b-4418-9feb-663777891bf6)
UK Trade and Investment
(item number 1)
(id b8d388b8-9fba-4e6f-9514-6e12c8b96bc1)
Wind-generated Electricity
(item number 1)
(id a1465f21-6028-42ec-893e-486ca64ebbda)
World Trade
(item number 1)
(id 6b50f711-378a-4ec7-9c53-a738c7ac8a3f)
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