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Commons Hansard for 23 January 2008 (Volume 470)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 8.00pm.
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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private business
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Oral Answers to Questions
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Scotland
Broadcasting
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Banknotes
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Post Office Network Change Programme
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DARA (Almondbank)
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Broadcasting
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Ministerial Meetings
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Obesity
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Points of Order
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Christmas Savings Schemes (Regulation)
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Appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General
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Orders of the Day
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Sale of Student Loans Bill
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European Community Documents
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Petition
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Planning (Bedfordshire)
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NHS Maternity Services (East Sussex)
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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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Overseas Footballers
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Animal Welfare (Circuses)
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Pleural Plaques Victims (Compensation)
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UK Bird Registration Scheme
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Television Reception (Rushden)
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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
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Audit: Tax Avoidance
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Banks: Pay
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Broadband: Scotland
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Business: Greater London
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Fuel Poverty
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Radioactive Materials: Theft
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Regional Development Agencies: Brussels
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Regional Development Agencies: Land
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Rolls-Royce: Closures
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Burma: Arms Trade
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Chevening Scholarships Programme
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Gaza
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Group of Friends of the UN Secretary-General on Myanmar
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Gulf States: Military Bases
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Indian Subcontinent: Entry Clearances
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Israel: EU External Trade
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Israel: Oppression
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Middle East: Diplomatic Service
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Nuclear Disarmament
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Rizana Nafeek
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Spratly Islands
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Sudan: Human Rights
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Sudan: Politics and Government
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Turkey: Religious Freedom
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Turkey: Travel Restrictions
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Uganda: Kenya
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Home Department
Asylum
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Christmas
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Community Policing: Manpower
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Departmental Aviation
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Departmental Publicity
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Driving Under Influence: Alcoholic Drinks
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EC Immigration
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Extradition
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Foreigners: Visits
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Human Trafficking
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Illegal Immigrants
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Illegal Immigrants: Employment
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Immigration
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Immigration and Nationality Directorate
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Immigration Controls: Skilled Workers
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Immigration: Deportation
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Immigration: Turkey
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Offensive Weapons
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Offensive Weapons: Amnesties
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Passports
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Police Service Pay Award
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Police: Finance
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Police: Firearms
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Police: Lost Working Days
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Police: Manpower
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Police: Pay
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Police: Sick Leave
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Prostitution
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Visas: Overseas Students
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International Development
Developing Countries: AIDS
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Developing Countries: Trade Barriers
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Overseas Aid
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Pakistan: Education
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Sub-Saharan Africa: AIDS
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Work and Pensions
Backdated Pension Payments
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Benefits: Offenders
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Better Off in Work Credit
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Children: Daycare
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Departmental Surveys
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Employment Schemes: Lone Parents
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Fireworks: Safety
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Housing Benefit
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Housing Benefit: North East Region
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Jobcentre Plus: Data Protection
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Jobseeker's Allowance: Peterborough
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Labour Party: Elections
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Low Incomes: Scotland
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Members: Correspondence
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National Insurance: Foreigners
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New Deal for Young People: Cleethorpes
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New Deal for Young People: Peterborough
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Occupational Pensions
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Pensions
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Personal Income
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Social Security Benefits: Employment
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Social Security Benefits: Fraud
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Social Security Benefits: Islington
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State Retirement Pensions: Females
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Children, Schools and Families
Children in Care: Teenage Pregnancy
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Children: Autism
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Children: Health Services
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Children: Performing Arts
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Children: Poverty
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Children's Centres
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Christmas
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Dyslexia: Screening
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Education: Standards
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Free School Meals: Hampshire
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Nursery Schools: Teesside
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Pupil Exclusions: Appeals
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Pupils: Disabled
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School Meals: Finance
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Schools: Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Secondary Education: Sports
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Special Educational Needs
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Special Educational Needs: Kent
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Sure Start Programme: Greater London
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Truancy
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Young Offenders: Custodial Treatment
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Youth in Action
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Youth Justice Board: Public Appointments
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Health
Accidents: Cycling
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Alcoholic Drinks: Death
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Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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Alcoholic Drinks: Tamworth
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Ambulance Services: Greater London
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Antibiotics: Research
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Barnet Primary Care Trust: Hearing Aids
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Bridlington Hospital: Cleaning Services
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Cancer
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Chiropody: Tamworth
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Departmental Accountancy
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Departmental Assets
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Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
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Departmental Recycling
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Drugs: Rehabilitation
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Drugs: Tamworth
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Drugs: Young People
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Edgware Hospital
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Edgware Hospital: NHS Treatment Centres
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General Practitioners: Barnet
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General Practitioners: Enfield
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General Practitioners: Staffordshire
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Health Inequalities
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Health Services
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Health Services: Foreigners
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Health Services: Life Check Programme
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Health Trainers
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Healthcare Associated Infections Improvement Team
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HealthSpace
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Heart Diseases: South Lakeland and Westmorland Hospital
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Hospitals: Cleaning Services
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Hospitals: Complaints
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Hospitals: Discharges
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Hospitals: Waiting Lists
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Incinerators: Health Hazards
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Influenza
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Influenza: Vaccination
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King's Fund: Finance
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Macugen
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Magnetic Resonance Imagers: Eastern Region
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Maternity Services: Barnet
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Medicine: Research
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NHS: Conditions of Employment
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NHS: Fees and Charges
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NHS: Finance
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NHS: Procurement
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Noise: Health Hazards
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Obesity: Young People
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Osteoporosis: Preventive Medicine
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Part IX Of The Drug Tariff
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Patient Choice Schemes: Barnet
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Patients: Barnet
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Pharmacy
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Primary Care Trusts
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Queen’s Hospital Romford: Waiting Lists
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Surgery: Greater London
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Trade Unions
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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust: Debt
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Justice
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991: Prosecutions
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Prison Service: Long Service Awards
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Prisoners Release
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Prisons
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Prisons: Employment
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Secure Training Centres: Injuries
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Sentencing: Ethnic Groups
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Smuggling: Animals
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Voting Systems
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Young Offenders
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Treasury
Bank Services
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Child Benefit: Personal Records
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Consultants, Government departments
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EC Trade
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EU External Trade: Israel
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European Union Solidarity Fund
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Immigrants: Russia
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Northern Rock
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Revenue and Customs: Databases
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Revenue and Customs: Postal Services
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Revenue and Customs: Standards
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Suicide
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Abandonment of Animals Act 1960
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African Horse Sickness
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Agriculture: Derbyshire
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Agriculture: Subsidies
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Agriculture: Vocational Guidance
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Animal Feed
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Animal Welfare
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Animal Welfare: Circuses
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Animal Welfare: Codes of Practice
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Animal Welfare: Prosecutions
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Animals: Abuse
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Avian Influenza: Testing
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Avian Influenza: Vaccination
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Bluetongue Disease
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Bovine Tuberculosis
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Bovine Tuberculosis: Costs
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Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
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Cattle: Imports
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China: Bears
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Christmas
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Climate Change
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Countryside Stewardship Scheme: Cornwall
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Dangerous Dogs Act 1991
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Dangerous Dogs Act 1991: Greater London
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Departmental Contracts
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Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Secondment
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Disclosure of Information: Public Bodies
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Dogs
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Dogs: Animal Welfare
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Dogs: Internet
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Energy: Conservation
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English Language
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Floods
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Floods: Insurance
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Food: Safety
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Food: Sustainable Development
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Genetics: Birds
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Greyhounds: Animal Welfare
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Hill Farming: Labour Turnover
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Home Energy Efficiency Scheme: Finance
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Horses: Animal Welfare
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Horses: Databases
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Institute for Animal Health: Pirbright
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Laboratories: Security
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Milk: Prices
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National Fruit Collection
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Natural England: Rural Payments Agency
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Nitrate Vulnerable Zones: Capital Investment
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Poultry
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Protection of Animals Act 1911
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Sewers
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Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 1992
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Supermarkets: Sustainable Development
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Sustainable Development: Public Buildings
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Trade Unions
(item number 1)
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Water Companies: Fines
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Water: EU Action
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Written Answers to Questions
Scotland
Nuclear Power Station
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Disabled Children: Financial Support
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Post Offices: Highlands and Islands
(item number 1)
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HMS Gannet
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Winter Fuel Payments
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(id 08012411000007)
Aircraft Carriers: Construction
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Household Debt
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Devolution
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Nuclear Power Stations
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Defence
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Armed Forces: Housing
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Armed Forces: Republic of Ireland
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Armed Forces: Scotland
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(id 08012425000007)
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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(id 08012425000008)
Chad: Peacekeeping Operations
(item number 1)
(id 08012425000009)
Departmental Data Protection
(item number 1)
(id 08012425000010)
Departmental Databases
(item number 1)
(id 08012425000011)
Departmental E-mail
(item number 1)
(id 08012425000012)
Departmental Redundancy
(item number 1)
(id 08012425000013)
Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
(item number 1)
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Nuclear Weapons
(item number 1)
(id 08012425000015)
Spare Parts: Lost Property
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Unidentified Flying Objects
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Subsidies
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Animal Welfare: Horses
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Animals: Quarantine
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Avian Influenza: Hazardous Substances
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Bluetongue Disease: Disease Control
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Bovine Tuberculosis
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Countryside Stewardship Scheme: Cornwall
(item number 1)
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Departmental Manpower
(item number 1)
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Departmental Marketing
(item number 1)
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Domestic Wastes: MRSA
(item number 1)
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Fisheries
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Fishing Catches
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Fishing Vessels
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Horses: Exports
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Horses: Transport
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Lighting: Waste Disposal
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National Fruit Collection
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Nature Conservation: Oil
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Roads: Litter
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Spatial Information Repository
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(id 08012425000037)
Wind Power: Noise
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Women's Land Army: Medals
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