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Commons Hansard for 9 January 2008 (Volume 470)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 7.54pm.
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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Northern Ireland
Military Sites
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Devolved Government
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Antisocial Behaviour
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Crime
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Drug Smuggling
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Security Situation
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Runaway and Missing Children
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Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (Programme) (No. 3)
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Orders of the Day
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Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill
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Petition
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Post Office Closures (Harrogate)
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Independent Police Complaints Commission
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Westminster Hall
Westminster Hall debates give Members an opportunity to raise local or national issues and receive a response from a government minister.
Westminster Hall
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Buncefield
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African Development Bank
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Police Pay
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Postal Services
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Housing (South Bedfordshire)
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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
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers to Questions
Culture, Media and Sport
Departmental Sustainable Development
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Entertainments: Tickets
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Gambling
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Legacy Trust UK: Finance
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Legacy Trust UK: Pay
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Television: Licensing
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Northern Ireland
Provisional IRA
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Requisitioned Land
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Fuel Smuggling
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Drug Smuggling
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Dissident Terrorist Activity
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Departmental Equal Opportunities
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Departmental Minimum Wage
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Departmental Training
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Defence
Art Works
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Christmas
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Contracts
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Departmental Finance
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Visits Abroad
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RAF Machrihanish
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare
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Fireworks: Environment Protection
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Fisheries: Enforcement
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Fisheries: Protection
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Fishing Catches
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Fly Tipping
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Home Information Packs
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Plastics: Recycling
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Recycling
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Transport
Cycling: Accidents
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Driving Tests
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Heathrow Airport
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Heathrow Airport: Public Participation
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Motor Vehicles: Registration
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Railway Stations: Birmingham
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Rapid Transit Systems
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Road User Charging (Charges and Penalty Charges) (London) Regulations 2001
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Roads: Safety
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Salcombe Harbour
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Shipping: Qualifications
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Surveying: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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Thameslink
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Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
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Written Questions
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International Development
Christmas
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Grants
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Iraq: Reconstruction
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Minimum Wage
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Regulation
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Tanzania: Overseas Investment
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Home Department
Departmental Co-ordination
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Homicide: Greater London
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Hunting: Arrests
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Members: Correspondence
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Police: Pay
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Police: Retirement
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Police: Standards
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Prosecutions: Driving Offences
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Racially Aggravated Offences
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Communities and Local Government
Casinos: Planning Permission
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Council Housing: Sales
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Empowerment Champions
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Empty Property
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Empty Property: Urban Areas
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English Regions Network
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Greater London Authority Act 2007
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Green Belt
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Housing: Disabled
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Housing: Green Belt
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Land Use
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Local Government Finance
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Members: Pay
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Mortgages
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Non-Domestic Rates: Renewable Energy
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Planning Permission: Fees and Charges
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Planning: Retail Trade
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Public Expenditure
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Regional Government: Manpower
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Regional Planning and Development
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Standards Board: Finance
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Supporting People Programme: Finance
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UK Location Strategy
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UK Location Strategy: Geographic Information Panel
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UK Location Strategy: Ordnance Survey
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Urban Areas: Finance
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: Politics and Government
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Committee of Permanent Representatives
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Departmental Languages
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Embassies
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Iraq: Global Strategies Group
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Malaysia: Political Prisoners
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Maldives: Chagos Archipelago
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Maldives: Politics and Government
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Middle East: Peace Negotiations
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Russia: Entry Clearances
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Saudi Arabia: Human Rights
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Saudi Arabia: Punishment
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Terrorism: Death
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Turkey: Human Rights
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Work and Pensions
Carers: Finance
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Child Support
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Child Support Agency: Bolton
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Child Support Agency: Complaints
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Children: Maintenance
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Conditions of Employment: Mental Health
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Labour Turnover
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Employment
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Incapacity Benefits: Mental Health
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National Insurance: Foreign Workers
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Pensions: Financial Assistance Scheme
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Social Security Benefits: Personal Records
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Health
Abortion
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Alcoholic Drinks: Abuse
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Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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Ambulance Services: Crimes of Violence
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Arthritis: Medical Treatments
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Assura Group
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Baby Care Units: West Midlands
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Blood Contamination
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Bone Diseases: Medical Treatments
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Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Finance
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Campylobacter
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Cancer Patients: Administrative Delays
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Cancer: Health Services
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Cancer: Screening
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Cannabis: Misuse
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Carers UK: Finance
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Childbirth
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Chiropody: Waiting Lists
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Chlamydia Infection
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Chlamydia Infection: Screening
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Clinical Trials
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Doctors: Housing
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Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council
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EU Law
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Exercise: Elderly
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Foetal Tissue: Research
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Genetic Counsellors
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Genito-Urinary Medicine
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Haemophilus Influenzae
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Health Education
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Health Services: EU Law
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Health Services: Infectious Diseases
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Health: Migration
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Healthy Start Vouchers
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Hospitals: Infectious Diseases
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Human Embryo Experiments
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Human Papilloma Virus: Vaccination
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In Vitro Fertilisation
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Industrial Diseases
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Influenza
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Influenza Vaccines: Finance
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Influenza: Disease Control
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Influenza: Vaccination
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Information Centre for Health and Social Care
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Lyme Disease
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Medicine: Overseas Students
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Mental Health and Employment
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Mental Health Services: Greater London
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National Child Health Immunisation Board
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National Identity Register
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NHS: Finance
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Nicotine Patches
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Nurseries: Infectious Diseases
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Nurses
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Obesity
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Pregnancy
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Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Disease Control
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Skin Cancer: Health Education
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Smoking: Health Services
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Specialist Nurses
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy
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Sunbeds
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Vaccination
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Vaccination: Children
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Mental Health: Employment
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Treasury
Child Benefit: Personal Records
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Council Tax: Scotland
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Marketing
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Departmental Recycling
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Departmental Security Officer
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EU Grants and Loans
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Government Departments: Assets
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Government Departments: Property
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HM Revenue and Customs: Delivery Services
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HM Revenue and Customs: Security
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International Monetary Fund: Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves
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Lyons Inquiry
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Members: Correspondence
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Minimum Wage
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Mortgages: Interest Rates
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Non-domestic Rates: Empty Property
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Non-domestic Rates: Valuation
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Northern Ireland: Fuel Laundering
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Office of Government Commerce
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Offshore Industry: North Sea
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Planning Gain Supplement
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Private Finance Initiative: Expenditure
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Revenue and Customs: Data Protection
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Valuation Office
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Valuation Office: Data Protection
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Valuation Office: Pay
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Valuation Office: Secondment
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Valuation Office: Training
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Waste Disposal: Domestic Wastes
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Innovation, Universities and Skills
Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Equality
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Departmental Parliamentary Questions
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National Identity Register
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Near Earth Object Information Centre
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Near Earth Objects: International Cooperation
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Vocational Education: Olympic Games 2012
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Vocational Training: Lincolnshire
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Vocational Training: Standards
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Children, Schools and Families
A-level: Standards
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Assessments: Standards
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CFBT Education Services
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Children in Care
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Communications Directorate: Standards
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Dance
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Delivery Unit
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Equality
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Departmental Parliamentary Questions
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Education: Appeals
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Education: Assessments
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Education: Copeland
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Free School Meals: Cleethorpes
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Further Education
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GCSE: Tower Hamlets
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General Certificate of Secondary Education
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General Certificate of Secondary Education: Standards
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General Certificate of Secondary Education: Welfare Tax Credits
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Literacy: Lincolnshire
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Marriage Guidance: Expenditure
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Members: Correspondence
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Minimum Wage
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Primary Education: Class Sizes
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Primary Education: Play
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Primary Education: Public Participation
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Private Education
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Pupils: Diabetes
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Pupils: Discipline
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Pupils: Exercise
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School Leaving
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School Meals
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Schools: Carbon Emissions
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Schools: Closures
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Schools: Finance
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Schools: Mergers
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Schools: Milton Keynes
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Schools: Public Participation
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Schools: Standards
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Secondary Education
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Secondary Education: Closures
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Specialised Diplomas: Assessments
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Sure Start Programme: Finance
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Teachers: Enfield
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Teachers: Pay
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Departmental Travel: Brussels
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Christmas
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Defence Export Services Organisation: Manpower
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Departmental Aviation
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Departmental Correspondence
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Parliamentary Questions
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Recycling
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Departmental Redundancy
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Energy
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Engineering: Research
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EU Grants and Loans
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Exports: Renewable Energy
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Inward Investment
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Minimum Wage
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Mining: Sports
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New Businesses
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Post Offices
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Post Offices: Closures
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Postal Services
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Regional Development Agencies: Trade Unions
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Regulatory Impact Assessments: Public Sector
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Renewable Energy
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Renewables Obligation
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Renewables Obligation: Carbon Emissions
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Renewables Obligation: Natural Gas
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Small Businesses: North East Region
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Technology: Internet
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UK Trade and Investment: Technology
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Unfair Commercial Practices Directive
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Union Modernisation Fund
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Wind Power
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Wind Power: Tourism
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