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Commons Hansard for 18 January 2006 (Volume 441)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
10 December 2025 at 12.11pm.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
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Work and Families Bill
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Defence
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Terrorism (UK Airports)
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Traffic Offences
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Worker Registration Scheme
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Yarl's Wood Detention Centre
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Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Afghanistan
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Airspace (Extraordinary Rendition)
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Audible Fire Alarms
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Cherie Booth
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Cuba
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Departmental Staff (Castle Point)
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Departmental Vehicles
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Dr. Vanunu
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Embassies and Consulates
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Eritrea
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EU Committees
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EU Staff
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EU-Morocco Fishing Agreement
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Global Opportunities Fund
(item number 1)
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International Whaling Commission
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Iraq
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Jordan
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Kazakhstan
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Middle East
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Moldova
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