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Commons Hansard for 23 April 2007 (Volume 459)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 8.29pm.
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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Work and Pensions
Child Support Agency
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Work-focused Interviews
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Household Incomes
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Income Support Fraud
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Financial Assistance Scheme
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State Second Pension
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Inactive Benefits
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Pension Contributions
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Welfare to Work
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Pension Credit
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Child Support Agency
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Points of Order
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Orders of the Day
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Finance Bill
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delegated legislation
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
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Committees
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Balanced and Sustainable Communities
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Written Statements
Written statements are normally used to put the day-to-day business of government on the official record and in the public domain.
Written Answers
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Written Answers to Questions
Transport
Airports: Security
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Bus Services: Accidents
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Dartford Tunnel: Tolls
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Driver Information Systems
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Motor Vehicles: Registration
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Rescue Services: Compensation
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Road Traffic Offences: Foreign Registered Vehicles
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West Coast Mainline: Railway Stations
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International Development
Departments: Official Hospitality
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Gaza: Sewers
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HIV/AIDS and TB
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Iraq: Refugees
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Members: Correspondence
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Nepal: Overseas Aid
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Uganda: Overseas Aid
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Written Questions
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Culture, Media and Sport
Archaeology
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BBC: Public Appointments
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Departments: Hospitality
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Horserace Totalisator Board
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Museums and Galleries: Government Assistance
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National Lottery
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Olympic Games: Greater London
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Parks Fund
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Defence
Armed Forces: Deployment
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Armed Forces: Life Insurance
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Chemical Weapons: Research
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Defence Equipment
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Departmental Expenditure
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Iraq: Hospitals
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Iraq: Peace-Keeping Operations
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Parachute Regiment: Training
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Northern Ireland
A12: Belfast
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Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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Cancer
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Children: Day Care
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Departments: Billing
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Domestic Rates
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Gun Sports
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Hospitals: Hygiene
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Hostels
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Mentally Ill: Young People
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Midwives: Downpatrick
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Northern Ireland Housing Executive: Rents
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Obesity: Children
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Pension Credit
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Raymond McCord Jr
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Travelling People
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare: Legislation
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Avian Influenza
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Beaches: Standards
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Birds
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Birds: Conservation
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Carbon Emissions
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Common Fisheries Policy
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Darwin Initiative: Latin America
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Departmental Responsibilities
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Fish
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Flood Control
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Furs: Domestic Animals
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Genetically Modified Organisms: Potatoes
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Gyrodactylus Salaris
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Land Drainage: Churches
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Litter
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Packaging
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Radioactive Wastes: Waste Management
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Ritual Slaughter
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State Veterinary Service
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Waste Management: Greater London
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Whales: Conservation
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: Drugs
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Burma: Human Rights
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Central African Republic: Peace Negotiations
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Departments: Training
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Diplomatic Service: Broadband
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East Timor: Armed Conflict
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EC Integration
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Embassies: Manpower
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Ethiopia: Kidnapping
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European Commission: Motor Vehicles
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European Union
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Fatah
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Iran: Baha'i Sect
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Iran: Exports
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Iraq: Peace Keeping Operations
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Iraq: Weapons
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Iraq-Kuwait Conflict: Compensation
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Israel: EU Aid
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Kazakhstan: Corruption
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Marc Swanson
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Members: Correspondence
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Mercenaries: Regulation
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North Korea: Human Rights
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North Korea: Nuclear Power
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
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Nuclear Test Ban
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Occupied Territories
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Thailand: Politics and Government
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Uganda
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Uganda: Armed Conflict
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UN Disarmament Commission
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United Nations Human Rights Council
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Zambia: Economic Situation
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Communities and Local Government
Departments: Official Hospitality
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Fire Services: Retirement
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Government Office for London
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Housing: Carbon Emissions
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Housing: Sales
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Listed Buildings: Energy
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Unitary Councils
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Work and Pensions
Pathways to Work
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Digital TV Job Search Services
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European Social Fund
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Departmental Budget Impact
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Child Support Agency
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Pensioner Statistics
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Financial Assistance Scheme
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Social Security Benefits: Credit
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Social Security Benefits: Lie Detectors
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Social Security Benefits: Telephone Services
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Education and Skills
Education: Assessments
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Educational Institutions: Access
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Further Education: Student Numbers
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Pupils: Per Capita Costs
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School Leaving: Employment
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School Sports Partnerships
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Schools: Greater London
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Secondary Education: Curriculum
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Teachers: Pensions
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Written Questions
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Trade and Industry
Business: EC Action
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Counterfeit Manufacturing: Internet
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Economic Partnership Agreements
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Energy
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Estate Agents: Complaints
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Fuel Poverty
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Medical Research Council
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Mining: Compensation
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Packaging
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Post Offices: ICT
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Public Holidays
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Public Holidays: EC Action
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Regional Development Agencies
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Renewable Energy
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Research Councils: Finance
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Seals: EC Action
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Small Businesses: Greater London
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Stem Cells: Research
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Health
Accident and Emergency Departments: Greater London
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Care Homes
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Chester-Le-Street Community Hospital
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Deep Vein Thrombosis
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Dental Services: Eastbourne
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Dental Services: Hertfordshire
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Departments: Paper
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Departments: Pressure Groups
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Departments: Public Appointments
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Departments: Railways
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Dermatology
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Doctors: Training
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Elderly: Nutrition
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Fibromyalgia
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Good Hope Hospital
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GPs: Training
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Health Professions: Bexley
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Heart Diseases: Medical Equipment
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Hospitals: Infections
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Male Health
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Maternity Services: Gravesham
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NHS Direct
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NHS: Intimidation
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NHS: Public Appointments
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Nurses: Pay
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Physiotherapy: Training
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Prostate Cancer
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Sickle Cell Diseases
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Special Advisers
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Treatment Notices
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Home Department
Antisocial Behaviour Orders
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Departments: Advertising
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Departments: Counselling
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Domestic Violence
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Fingerprints: ICT
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ICT: Home Office
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Immigration Controls
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Migrant Workers
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National Appropriate Adult Network: Finance
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Northallerton Young Offender Institution
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Knife Crime
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Pentonville Prison
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Police: Gloucestershire
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Police: Translation Services
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Prisoners Release
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Prisons: Drugs
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Seasonal Agricultural Workers' Scheme
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Thehbian Salin
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Tolls: Cameras
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Wandsworth Prison
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Written Questions
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Treasury
Census: Freedom of Information
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Child Care Tax Credit
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Childbirth
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Childbirth: Registration
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Departments: Official Hospitality
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Economic Growth
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Excise Duties: Motor Vehicles
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Gift Aid
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Import Duties
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Import Duties: Lighting
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Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
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Income Tax: Tax Thresholds
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Inheritance Tax
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Local Government Finance: Scotland
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Low Incomes
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Manufacturing Industries
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Minimum Wage
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Personal Income
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Population
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Taxation
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Taxation: Biofuels
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Taxation: Charities
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Taxation: Electoral Register
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Taxation: Environment Protection
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Taxation: Foreigners
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Taxation: Overseas Residence
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Teenage Pregnancy
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VAT: Sunscreens
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Welfare Tax Credits
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Working Tax Credit
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Working Tax Credit: Prisoners
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