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Commons Hansard for 12 May 2006 (Volume 446)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
17 December 2025 at 9.32am.
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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Orders of the Day
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Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill
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Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Bill
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Written Statements
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Written Answers to Questions
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Single Farm Payments
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UN Convention on Biological Diversity
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Water Shortages
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Free School Meals
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Autism
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Bowel Cancer Screening
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Dentistry
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General Practitioner Premises
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Health Trainers
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Healthy Living
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Insulin Supplies
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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
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Meningitis
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Defence
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