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Commons Hansard for 3 March 2008 (Volume 472)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 8.16pm.
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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DEFENCE
Veterans Day
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Health Care
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Iraqi Forces (Training)
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Aircraft Carriers
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Kosovo
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Iraq
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Pay Settlement
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Topical Questions
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Point of Order
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Orders of the Day
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European Union (Amendment) Bill
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Petitions
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Post Office Closures (Oxfordshire)
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Support for Armed Services
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Warm Front
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Written Statements
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Scotland
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Departmental Travel
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Fairtrade Initiative
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Mineral Waters
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Transport
A1: North Yorkshire
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Written Questions
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Driving Tests
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First Great Western: Standards
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Hacking
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Minibuses: Concessions
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Railways
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Rolling Stock
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Trains: Design
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Defence
Surface Fleet
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Attack Submarines
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Watchkeeper
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Armour
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Afghanistan
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Mental Health
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Future Rapid Effects System
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Devonport
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Deployment Strength
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Skill Force
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Health Care
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NATO Bucharest Summit
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Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Armed Forces: EU Institutions
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Armed Forces: Housing
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Checkmate
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Civil Contingency Reaction Forces: Deployment
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Committee of Permanent Representatives
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Departmental Redundancy
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Departments: Charities
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EU Defence Policy
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EU Defence Policy: Finance
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Future Large Aircraft: Procurement
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Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
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Iraq: Resettlement
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Members: Correspondence
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Military Aircraft: Helicopters
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Nimrod Aircraft: Procurement
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Peacekeeping Operations
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Reserve Forces: Deployment
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Spearhead Land Element
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Type 45 Destroyers
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Work and Pensions
Carers’ Allowances
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Child Support: Administration
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Delivery Notices
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Employment: Prisoners Release
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Income Support: Lone Parents
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Pensioners: Aberavon
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Pensions
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Pensions: Taxation
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Social Security Benefits: Polygamy
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Social Security Benefits: Prisoners Release
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State Retirement Pensions: Anniversaries
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Winter Fuel Payments: West Midlands
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Energy: Conservation
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Energy: Fees and Charges
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Incinerators: Hazardous Substances
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Lymington River: Repairs and Maintenance
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Peregrine Falcons
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Warm Zones Programme: North East
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Waste Disposal: Electronic Equipment
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Waste Disposal: Small Businesses
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Northern Ireland
Broadcasting: Radio
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Crime: Cannabis
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Departmental Property
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Departmental Sick Pay
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Departmental Travel
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Departmental Visits Abroad
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Departmental Written Questions
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Employment Agencies
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Inquiries
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Prisoners: Education
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Prostitution
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Terrorism
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Written Questions: Government Responses
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International Development
Chad: Internally Displaced Persons
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Developing Countries: Diseases
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Infant Mortality
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Press
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Sierra Leone: Economic Situation
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UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Home Department
Animal Experiments
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Asylum: Iraq
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Border and Immigration Agency: Manpower
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Border and Immigration Agency: Middle East
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British Crime Survey
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British Nationality: Assessments
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Deportation: Offenders
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Foreigners: Sports
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Genetics: Databases
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Human Trafficking
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Immigration: Deportation
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Immigration: Iraq
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Members: Correspondence
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Migration Advisory Committee
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Migration Impact Forum
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Passengers: Personal Records
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Police: Pay
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Project Semaphore
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Registered Traveller Programme
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Security: Aviation
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Serious and Organised Crime Agency: Confiscation Orders
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UK Border and Immigration Agency
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UK Gateway Scheme: Finance
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Health
Accident and Emergency Departments
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Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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Arthritis: Medical Treatments
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Asthma
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Babies: Tranquillisers
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Blood Transfusions: Infectious Diseases
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Blood: Donors
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Breast Cancer: Screening
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Cancer
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Cancer: Children
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Cancer: Clinical Trials
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Cancer: Screening
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Cannabis: Misuse
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Compulsorily Detained Mental Patients
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Dental Services: Barnet
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Elderly: Nutrition
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General Practitioners
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General Practitioners: Enfield
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Health Visitors
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HIV Infection
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Humberside Breast Screening Unit
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Infectious Diseases
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Maternity Services
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Medical Treatments: Finance
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Mental Health Services: Young People
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Mentally Ill: Medical Records
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NHS: Compensation
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NHS: Complaints
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Parkinson’s Disease
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Radiotherapy
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Scarborough Hospital: Cleaning Services
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Strokes
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Suicide
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Surgery
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Solicitor-General
Assets
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Capita
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Departmental Advertising
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Departmental Information Officers
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Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisors
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Departmental Travel
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Departmental Vehicles
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HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor: Manpower
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Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office: Finance
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Culture, Media and Sport
Archaeology
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Archaeology: Finance
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Archaeology: Wales
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Arts
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Arts: Finance
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Casinos: Licensing
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Cultural Heritage
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Culture Online
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Culture: Sponsorship
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Departmental Carbon Emissions
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Departmental Private Finance Initiative
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Government Departments: Flags
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Heathrow Airport: Standards
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Internet: Children
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Listed Buildings
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Olympic Games 2012
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Overseas Visitors: China
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Overseas Visitors: North America
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Overseas Visitors: Russia
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Public Libraries
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Tourism: Advertising
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Tourism: Balance of Payments
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Tourism: Northumberland
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Tourism: Standards
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Communities and Local Government
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Community Relations
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Community Relations: Finance
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Community Relations: Standards
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Departmental Home Working
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Temporary Employment
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Departmental Travel
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Departmental Vehicles
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Domestic Wastes: Waste Disposal
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English Language: Public Participation
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EU Grants and Loans
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Eurostar
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Fire Services: Finance
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Fires: Warrington
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Housing: Rural Areas
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Institute of Community Cohesion: Finance
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Local Authorities: South West
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Local Authority Business Growth Incentives Scheme
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Non-departmental Public Bodies
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Recycling
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Regional Ministers: Manpower
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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Business Ethics
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China: Dalai Lama
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Colombia
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Departmental Pay
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Hamas
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Legal Costs
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Sudan: Security
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UK Trade and Investment: Republic of Ireland
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Zimbabwe: Human Rights
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Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
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Children, Schools and Families
A-levels
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Assessments: Standards
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Children: Arts
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Children: Internet
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Children: Poverty
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Children's Centres: Finance
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Culture: Education
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English Language
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Free School Meals
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GCE A-Level: Disadvantaged
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General Certificate of Secondary Education
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General Certificate of Secondary Education: Disadvantaged
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General Certificate of Secondary Education: Standards
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General Certificate of Secondary Education: Stockton on Tees
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Home Education
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National Vocational Qualifications: Disadvantaged
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Primary Education: Catering
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Private Education: Specialised Diplomas
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Pupils Exclusions: Suffolk
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Pupils: Diabetes
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Pupils: Disadvantaged
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Pupils: Internet
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Safety Value Fund
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Schools
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Schools: Catering
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Schools: Finance
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Schools: Inspections
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Secondary Education
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Secondary Schools: Construction
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Specialist Schools: West Midlands
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Teachers: Foreigners
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Teachers: Labour Turnover
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Telephone Services
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Vocational Training
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Treasury
Alcoholic Drinks: Death
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Census: Sexuality
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Copyright: Enforcement
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Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings
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Departmental Impact Assessments
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Departmental Private Finance Initiative
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Drugs: Death
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Emigration
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Fraud
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Government Departments: Property
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Insurance: Public Participation
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International Finance Facility for Immunisation: Cost-effectiveness
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Lung Cancer
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Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
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National Insurance Fund
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Northern Rock
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Northern Rock: Government Assistance
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Northern Rock: Granite
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“Now Let’s Talk Money”
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Pensions
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Personal Savings
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Population
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Public Sector Net Cash Requirement
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Revenue and Customs: Pay
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Tax Credits Office: Manpower
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Taxation: Pensions
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