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Commons Hansard for 28 January 2008 (Volume 471)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 8.02pm.
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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Culture, Media and Sport
Local Film Festivals
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Sport (Girls)
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Commonwealth Games (Glasgow)
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Portable Antiquities Scheme
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National Museums (Children)
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Arts (North-East)
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Participation in Sport
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Regional Theatre
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Topical Questions
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Personal Statement
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Points of Order
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Business of the House
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Business of the House (Lisbon Treaty)
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Immigration (Adela Mahoro Mugabo)
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Lebanon
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Written Statements
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers to Questions
Olympics
Olympic Games: Shooting Events
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Olympic Games: London
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Olympic Site
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Olympic Games 2012: Industrial Health and Safety
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Trade Unions
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Electoral Commission Committee
Elections: Fraud
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Electoral Register: Credit
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Electoral Register: Entry Clearances
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Electoral Register: Illegal Immigrants
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Information Officers
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International Development
Africa Progress Panel
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Africa: Security
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Chad: Asylum
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Developing Countries: AIDS
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Human Trafficking
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Culture, Media and Sport
Domestic Sports: Player Nationality
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Heritage Bill
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Additional Sporting Activity
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BBC
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Sport: Young People
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Departmental Spending
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Funding: Arts Council England
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Diversity: Cultural Events
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Professional Football: Salaries
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National Museums: Children
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Business
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Cultural Heritage
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Information Officers
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Heritage Lottery Fund: Grants
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Heritage Lottery Fund: Public Appointments
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Licensing Laws
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Overseas Visitors
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Planning Permission: Playing Fields
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Sport: Finance
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Tourism
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Tourism: North East Region
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Northern Ireland
Crime
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Police Service of Northern Ireland: Expenditure
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Police Service of Northern Ireland: Graduates
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Police Service of Northern Ireland: Standards
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Prisons: Females
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Weapons
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Defence
Academies
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Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Air Force: Military Bases
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Armed Forces Memorial
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Armed Forces: Parachuting
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Armed Forces: Pay
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Armed Forces: Schools
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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Belize: Armed Forces
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Defence Review
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Defence Equipment: Motor Vehicles
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Departmental Accountancy
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Departmental Assets
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Departmental Consultants
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Departmental Disclosure of Information
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Land
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Departmental Mobile Telephones
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Departmental Personal Records
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Departmental Telephone Services
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EU Defence Policy
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European Union: Military Alliances
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Iraq: Armed Forces
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USA: Armed Forces
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Warships
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Transport
A11: Accidents
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A21
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Agricultural Machinery: Accidents
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Aviation: Radioactive Materials
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Bus Services: Concessions
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Cycling
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Galileo
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Heathrow Airport
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Heathrow Airport: Air Passenger Duty
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Network Rail: Repairs and Maintenance
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Pedestrian Crossings
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Railways
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Railways: Kent
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Railways: Radioactive Wastes
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Roads: Accidents
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Roads: Tolls
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Transport: Costs
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Vehicle Registration: Fines
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Afghanistan: Security
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Burma: Politics and Government
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Burma: Sanctions
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Children's Rights: EC Action
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Departmental Consultants
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Departmental Internet
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Eritrea: Human Rights
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Ethiopia: Somalia
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European Commission
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Gaza: Politics and Government
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Holocaust Memorial Day
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Kenya: Politics and Government
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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
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Natural Resources: Armed Conflict
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Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka: Children
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Sri Lanka: Peace Negotiations
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Williams Draft Dossier
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Wales
Departmental Consultants
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Departmental Information Officers
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Departmental Travel
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Departmental Visits Abroad
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Work and Pensions
Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
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Children: Maintenance
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Departmental Recycling
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Disability Living Allowance: Partially Sighted
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Employment Schemes: Lone Parents
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Jobcentre Plus
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Poverty
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Poverty: Children
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Poverty: Council Tax
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Social Security Benefits: Foreigners
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Social Security Benefits: Fraud
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Social Security Benefits: Pensioners
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Unemployment
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Unemployment: Essex
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Unemployment: Peterborough
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Written Questions
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Feed: Pesticides
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Animals: Abuse
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Avian Influenza: Hazardous Substances
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Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
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BSE: Disease Control
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Capita
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Carbon Emissions: Standards
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Departmental Accountancy
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Departmental Consultants
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Departmental Travel
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Dogs
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Eggs: Labelling
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EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Aviation
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Flood Control: Finance
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Flood Controls
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Floods: Lancashire
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Floods: Midlands
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Food: Glyphosate
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Home Energy Efficiency Scheme
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Housing: South West
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Marine Management Organisation
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Noise
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Pig Meat: Import Controls
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Pigs
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Rural Payments Agency: Information Officers
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Swine Fever: Disease Control
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Waste Disposal: Domestic Wastes
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Wastes
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Water: Fees and Charges
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Home Department
Animal Experiments
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Asylum
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Crime: Greater London
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Criminal Records Bureau
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Departmental Land
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Departmental Telephone Service
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Deportation
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Entry Clearances
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Entry Clearances: Doctors
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Entry Clearances: Skilled Workers
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Illegal Immigrants
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Immigration
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Immigration: Work Permits
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Offenders: Deportation
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Prisoners: Deportation
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Regional Development Agencies: Finance
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Coal Authority
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Energy: Rural Areas
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Nuclear Power Stations: Coastal Areas
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Overseas Loans: Developing Countries
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Post Offices
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Post Offices: Closures
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Post Offices: Rural Areas
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Post Offices: Urban Areas
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Power Failures: Shropshire
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Radioactive Wastes: Transport
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Radioactive Wastes: Waste Disposal
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Regional Government: Brussels
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Communities and Local Government
Bedfordshire Citizen Partnership: Fraud
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Council Tax
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Council Tax: Standards
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Departmental Consultants
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Departmental Travel
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Fire Services: Pensions
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Floods: Fire Services
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Homes and Communities Agency
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Homesale Network
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Housing: Contamination
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Housing: Renewable Energy
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Housing: Sales
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Institute for Public Policy Research: Finance
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IPSOS Mori
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Radical Middle Way
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Itis Holdings
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Local Strategic Partnerships: Finance
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Multiple Occupation: Licensing
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Planning: Renewable Energy
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Regional Development
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Sustainable Development: Urban Areas
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Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987
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Unitary Councils
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Unitary Councils: Bedfordshire
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Treasury
Census
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Child Benefit: Personal Records
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Credit
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Credit Unions
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Telephone Services
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European Union: Finance
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Income: Tyne and Wear
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Multiple Occupation: Licensing
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Northern Rock
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Personal Savings
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Registration of Births Deaths Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Data Protection
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Taxation: Gaming
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Unemployment: Easington
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Welfare Tax Credits
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Justice
Cabinet Committees
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Driving Offences: Prosecutions
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Elections: Pakistan
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Human Trafficking: Telephone Services
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Legislation: Channel Islands
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National Licensing Scheme for Houses in Multiple Occupation
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National Offender Management Service
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National Offender Management Service: Finance
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National Probation Service for England and Wales: Pay
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Offender Management Act 2007
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Offenders: Accommodation
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Offenders: Foreigners
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Prison Sentences
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Prisoners
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Prisoners: Foreigners
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Prisons
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Prisons: Peterborough
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Regional Offender Managers
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Reoffenders
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Secure Training Centres: Restraint Techniques
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Young Offender Institutions
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Young Offender Institutions: Standards
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Young Offenders
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Young Offenders: Mentally Ill
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Young Offenders: Sentencing
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Children, Schools and Families
Academies
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Academies: General Certificate of Secondary Education
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Children: Communication Skills
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Children: Travelling People
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Education: Isle of Wight
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Free School Meals: Greater London
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GCE A-Levels
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General Certificate of Secondary Education
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General Certificate of Secondary Education: Standards
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Gifted Children
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ICT: National Vocational Qualifications
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Literacy
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London Academy Edgware
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Music: General Certificate of Secondary Education
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Primary Education
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Primary Education: Isle of Wight
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Pupil Exclusions
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Pupils: English Language
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Pupils: Per Capita Costs
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School Meals: Norfolk
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Schools: Admissions
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Schools: Armed Forces
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Schools: Flags
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Schools: Rural Areas
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Science: General Certificate of Secondary Education
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Secondary Education: Free School Meals
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Secondary Education: Standards
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Secondary Education: Teaching Methods
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Special Educational Needs
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Specialised Diplomas
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Specialist Schools: Barnet
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Staff in Schools: Enfield
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Teachers
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Teachers: Stress
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