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Commons Hansard for 16 July 2007 (Volume 463)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 7.21pm.
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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accounts of the contingencies fund
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Oral Answers to Questions
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Defence
Mental Health
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Wounded Service Personnel
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Armed Forces (RSA Citizens)
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Iraq
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Military Recruitment and Retention
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Gulf War Veterans
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Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
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Fleet Requirements
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Alexander Litvinenko (Case Update)
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Points of Order
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Opposition Day
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Alleged Overseas Corruption
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Fair Taxation of the Wealthy
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Gardens
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MOD Stafford
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Written Statements
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Transport
Air Passenger Duty: Repayments
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Bicycles: Helmets
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Bus Services: Gravesham
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Buses: Registration
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Cycling: Accidents
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Departments: Public Transport
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Departments: Publicity
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Driving: Licensing
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M1: Closures
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Members: Correspondence
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Motor Vehicles: Insurance
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Motorcycles: Training
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New Cross Country Rail Franchise
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Railway Stations: Lifts
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Railways: Freight
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Roads: Compensation
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: Manpower
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Floods
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Floods: Gloucestershire
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Floods: Hertfordshire
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Floods: Sheffield
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Pesticides: Licensing
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Recycling: Small Businesses
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Waste Management
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Defence
Defence Export Services Organisation
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Ministerial Absences
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Mental Health
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Iraq
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Troop Protection
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Afghanistan
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Dartmoor: Farmers’ Compensation
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Flooding Assistance
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Fleet Requirements
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Eurofighter
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Darfur
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Falklands Anniversary
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Aircraft Carriers
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Armed Forces: Deployment
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Armed Forces: Pay
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Armed Forces: Personal Records
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Armed Forces: Protection
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Armed Forces: Training
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Armed Forces: Young People
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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Army: Deployment
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Army: Manpower
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Bombs
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Departments: Private Finance Initiative
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Galileo Project
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Helicopters: Spare Parts
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Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
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Military Aircraft: Spare Parts
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Military Bases: Wales
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Navy: Defence Equipment
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Navy: Military Bases
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University Officer Training Corps
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Afghanistan: Drugs
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Colombia: Politics and Government
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Convention on Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism
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Cuba: Biological Weapons
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Departments: Internet
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Departments: Publicity
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Departments: Racial Harassment
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Electronic Warfare
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Entry Clearances
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EU Reform: Treaties
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Indonesia: Terrorism
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Internet: Censorship
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Israel
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Pakistan: Human Rights
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Pakistan: Politics and Government
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Sudan: Peace Negotiations
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Venezuala: Oil
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Zimbabwe: Conferences
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Duchy of Lancaster
Committee on Standards in Public Life
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Contracts for Services: Religion
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Departments: Disciplinary Proceedings
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Departments: Freedom of Information
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Government: Standards
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Ministerial Policy Advisers: Standards
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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Manpower
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Olympic Games: Greater London
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Social Exclusion Unit: Pilot Schemes
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Culture, Media and Sport
British Film Institute: Archives
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Departmental Studies
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Departments: Crime
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Departments: Non-departmental Public Bodies
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Films: Violence
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Gun Sports: Olympic Games
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Olympic Games: Greater London
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Royal Opera House: Directors
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Sports: Finance
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Sports: Governing Bodies
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Sportsgrounds: Seating
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Tickets: Touting
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Tourists: Expenditure
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service: Finance
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Conditions of Employment: Parents
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Departments: Public Expenditure
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Departments: Public Transport
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Disciplinary Proceedings: Regulation
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Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal
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Google: Doubleclick
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Government Shareholding
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Heating: Carbon Emissions
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Industrial Disputes: Mediation
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Iran: Export Credit Guarantees
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Maternity Leave
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Minimum Wage: Personal Income
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Parental Leave: Industrial Disputes
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Parental Leave: Low Incomes
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Paternity Leave
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Post Offices: WH Smith
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Telecommunications
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Tidal Power: Severn Estuary
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Unfair Dismissal
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Warwick Manufacturing Group
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Home Department
Boris Berezovsky
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Children: Internet
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Crime: Banks
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Crime: Drugs
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Crime: Victims
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Departments: Common Purpose
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Essex Police: Prosecutions
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Immigration
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Industrial Health and Safety: Coroners
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Members: Correspondence
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Police: BNP
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Police: CCTV
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Police: Complaints
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Police: Finance
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Police: Manpower
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Police: Motorways
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Speed Limits: Cameras
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Stop and Search: Arrests
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Terrorism: Detainees
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Traffic Officers: Essex
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Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre
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Treasury
Cornwall
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Delivery Unit
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Departments: Disciplinary Proceedings
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Departments: Freedom of Information
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Departments: Legislation
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Departments: Public Transport
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Departments: Racial Harassment
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European Union Solidarity Fund
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Finance: Iraq
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Identity Cards: Freedom of Information
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Life Expectancy
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Members: Correspondence
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Ministerial Policy Advisers: Council of Economic Advisers
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National Income
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National Insurance
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Remittances
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Revenue and Customs: Personal Records
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Taxation: Casinos
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Unemployment: Young People
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Welfare Tax Credits
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Welfare Tax Credits: IT
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Communities and Local Government
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Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund
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Fire Services
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Floods: EU Grants and Loans
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Floods: Milton Keynes
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Floods: Northern Region
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Homelessness: North East region
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Housing: Bournemouth
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Housing: Essex
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Housing: Low Incomes
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Housing: Multiple Occupation
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Northern Ireland
Abortion
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Community Policing
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Departments: Official Hospitality
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Departments: Racial Harassment
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Police: County Armagh
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Prisoners Release
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Proscribed Organisations
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Work and Pensions
Child Support Agency: Marketing
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Children: Poverty
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Departments: Departmental Records
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Departments: Disciplinary Proceedings
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Departments: Early Retirement
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Departments: Official Visits
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Departments: Pay
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Departments: Private Finance Initiative
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Departments: Public Transport
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Departments: Racial Harassment
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Departments: Redundancy
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Departments: Scotland
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Hazardous Substances: Castle Point
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Incapacity Benefit: Bedfordshire
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Natural Gas
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Pension Service
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Poverty: Children
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Children, Schools and Families
Building Schools for the Future Programme
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Building Schools for the Future Programme: Private Finance Initiative
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Children: Poverty
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Children: Protection
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City Academies: Private Finance Initiative
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City Academies: Sponsorship
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Departments: Atkins
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Departments: Flags
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Departments: Ministerial Duties
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Departments: Public Expenditure
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Departments: Publications
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Departments: Standards
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Education: Children
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Education: Tamworth
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Education: Young People
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Faith Schools: Admissions
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Faith Schools: Finance
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Financial Services: Curriculum
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Foster Care: Gravesend
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Further Education: Departmental Responsibilities
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GCE A Level
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General Certificate of Secondary Education
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General Certificate of Secondary Education: Gender
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Grammar Schools
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Local Education Authorities: Standards
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Partnerships for Schools: City Academies
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Performing Arts: Licensing
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Playing Fields: Sales
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Primary Education: Class Sizes
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Primary Education: Mathematics
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Private Education
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Private Education: Playing Fields
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Pupil Exclusions
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Pupils: Medical Treatments
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Pupils: Per Capita Costs
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Pupils: Questionnaires
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Pupils: Tamworth
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School Leaving: Lancashire
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Schools: Assessments
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Schools: Capital Investment
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Schools: Chelmsford
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Schools: Curriculum
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Schools: Finance
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Schools: Information and Communications Technology
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Schools: Teaching Methods
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Secondary Education
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Secondary Education: Carlisle
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Secondary Education: Class Sizes
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Secondary Education: Colchester
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Specialist Schools: Standards
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Teachers: Assessments
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Teachers: Pay
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Teachers: Qualifications
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Teachers: Science
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Teachers: Tamworth
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Young People: Parents
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International Development
Central America: Children
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Departments: Disciplinary Proceedings
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Departments: Public Transport
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Departments: Publicity
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Departments: Racial Harassment
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Governance and Transparency Fund
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Iraq: Reconstruction
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Liberia: Children
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Palestinians: International Assistance
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Justice
Bedford Prison: Prisoners Release
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Bombings: Compensation
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Committal Proceedings
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Departments: Official Visits
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Departments: Publicity
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Departments: Racial Harassment
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Drugs: Ribble Valley
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Family Courts
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Fines: Children
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Homicide: Life Sentences
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Police Custody: Wales
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Prisoners
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Prisoners Release
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Prisoners Release: Domestic Violence
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Prisoners Release: Rehabilitation
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Prisoners Release: Reoffenders
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Prisoners Release: Wales
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Prisoners: Females
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Prisons: Overcrowding
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Prisons: Screening
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Sexual Offences: Wales
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Terrorism: Greater London
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Victim Support Schemes: Fines
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Young Offender Institutions: Re-offenders
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Young Offenders: Police Cautions
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Health
Ambulance Services: Reorganisation
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Cancer
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Cancer: Children
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Cancer: Medical Treatments
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Cardiovascular System: Diseases
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Children: Screening
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Consultant Midwives
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Dental Services
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Dental Services: Finance
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Dental Services: Hampshire
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Dental Services: Manpower
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Dental Services: Stockport
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Dental Services: Waiting Lists
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Dental Services: Yorkshire and Humberside
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Dentists
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Dentists: Romsey
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Departments: Contracts
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Departments: Delivery Unit
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Departments: Opinion Leader Research
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Departments: Public Expenditure
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Departments: Public Participation
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Disability Aids
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Disability Aids: Children
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Doctors: Foreign Workers
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Donors
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Fluoride: Drinking Water
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Health Services: Training
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Health: Stockport
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Hospitals: Finance
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Hospitals: Private Finance Initiative
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Kidney Patients: Medical Treatments
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Maternity Services: Manpower
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Medical Treatments: EU Countries
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Midwives: Employment
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NHS Treatment Centres: Standards
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NHS: Anniversaries
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NHS: Consultants
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NHS: Finance
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NHS: ICT
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NHS: Procurement
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Osteoporosis: Medical Treatments
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Patients: Travel
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Thyroid Disease: Fluoride
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Transplant Surgery: Kidneys
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Transplant Surgery: Standards
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Water: Schools
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