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Commons Hansard for 13 March 2008 (Volume 473)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 8.21pm.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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Prayers
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Private Business
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Oral Answers to Questions
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Use of Waste
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Coastal Areas (Public Access)
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Bottled Water
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Flooding
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Bluetongue
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Nitrate Vulnerable Zones
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Carrier Bags
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Topical Questions
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Business of the House
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Points of Order
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Orders of the Day
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Ways and Means
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Amendment of the law
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Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
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Post Office Closures (Clapham)
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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
Transport
Bus Services: Pensioners
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Dartford Tunnel: Queen Elizabeth II Brige
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Drinking Water
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Heathrow Airport: Noise
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Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Manpower
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Metronet: Finance
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Night Flying: East Midlands
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Railways: Brighton
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Road Traffic: Peterborough
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Southern: Rolling Stock
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Transport: Bournemouth
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Transport: East of England
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Transport: Kent
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Travel Concessions
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Treasury
Car Allowances
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Charities: Income Tax
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Child Tax Credit
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Departmental Recruitment
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Written Questions
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Economic Situation: Cumbria
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HM Revenue and Customs: Bonuses
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HM Revenue and Customs: Data Protection
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HM Revenue and Customs: Training
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HM Revenue and Customs: Whitehaven
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Income Tax Rates and Bands
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Landfill Tax
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Public Buildings
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Regional Development Agencies: Complaints
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Revenue and Customs: Disclosure of Information
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VAT
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VAT: Plastic Bags
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Working Tax Credit: Morecambe
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Culture, Media and Sport
Abbott Mead Vickers
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Archaeology: Flag Fen
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Arts Council of England
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Arts Council of England: Public Appointments
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Casinos: Cash Dispensing
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Culture Online
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Culture: Coastal Areas
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Culture: Sponsorship
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Official Visits
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Departmental Pensions
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Internet Access
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Religious Buildings: Finance
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Tourism: Finance
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Tourism: North West
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Wind Power
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Health
Accident and Emergency Departments: Admissions
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Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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Care Homes
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Cervical Cancer: Screening
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Community Care: Expenditure
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Dementia: Health Services
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Drugs: Babies
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Drugs: Misuse
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Hearing Impaired: Standards
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Macular Degeneration: Smoking
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Nursing and Midwifery Council
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Palliative Care: Cambridgeshire
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Palliative Care: Eastbourne
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Patients: Nutrition
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Pharmacies: Opening Hours
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Self-Mutilation
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Torbay Hospital: Parking
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Ramsar Convention
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SSSIs
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Veterinary Clinical Research
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Great Crested Newts
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Waste
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Warm Front
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Domestic Wastes: Fees and Charges
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Domestic Wastes: Meat
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Food Supply
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Livestock: Waste Disposal
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Recycling: Finance
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Rights of Way: Public Transport
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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981: Prosecutions
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Work and Pensions
Child Support
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Child Support
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Children: Maintenance
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Internet
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Departmental Manpower
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Fuel Poverty: Hampshire
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Helping People into Work Strategy
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In Work Credit
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Jobcentre Plus: Telephone Services
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Jobseeker's Allowance
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National Insurance
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National Insurance: Foreigners
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Partnership Agreement
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Social Security Benefits
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Social Security Benefits: Fraud
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Unemployment
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Communities and Local Government
Bridging Newcastle Gateshead: Finance
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Casinos: Manchester
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Council Housing: Overcrowding
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Home Information Packs
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Home Information Packs: Eco-Towns
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Housing: Low Incomes
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Housing: Standards
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Housing: Sustainable Development
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Local Government: Reorganisation
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Local Strategic Partnerships: Chorley
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London Development Agency
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Non-Domestic Rates: Public Lavatories
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Planning Permission: Housing
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Prisons: Construction
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Private Sector: Thames Gateway
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Regional Planning and Development: Thames Gateway
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Rental Rights: Leasehold
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Thames Gateway Development Corporation Planning Committee: Public Appointments
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Working Neighbourhoods Fund
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Working Neighbourhoods Fund: Leeds
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Duchy of Lancaster
Civil Service Appeal Board
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Departmental Official Residences
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Departmental Official Visits
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Departmental Older Workers
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Departmental Pensions
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Fairtrade Initiative
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Industrial Health and Safety
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Joint Ministerial Committee on Devolution
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Official Residences: Admiralty House
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Children, Schools and Families
Children: Day Care
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Children: Disabled
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Children’s Commissioner for England: Finance
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Departmental Official Cars
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Departmental Plants
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Disadvantaged: Crime
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Information Officers
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Pupil Exclusions
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Pupils: Hearing Impaired
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Sexual Harassment
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Sure Start Programme: Lancashire
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Vocational Education
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Youth Services: Enfield
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Youth Services: Tamworth
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Innovation, Universities and Skills
Adult Education: Finance
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Construction: Vocational Education
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Departmental Official Cars
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Further Education: Foundation Degrees
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Graduates: Personal Records
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Higher Education
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Higher Education: Admissions
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Students: Grants
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Students: Loans
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Home Department
Animal Experiments
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Animal Welfare
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Biometrics
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Crime: Cambridgeshire
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Crime: Lincolnshire
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Crime: Prosecutions
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Departmental Correspondence
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Departmental Information and Communications Technology
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Dogs
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Extradition
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Genetics: Database
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Police: Airports
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Police: Finance
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Written Questions: Government Responses
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Apprentices
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Biofuels: Finance
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Biofuels: Manpower
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Coal Fired Power Stations
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Coal Fired Power Stations: Carbon Emissions
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Coal Fired Power Stations: Carbon Sequestration
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Coal Fired Power Stations: Kingsnorth
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Coal Fired Power Stations: Limestone
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Coal Fired Power Stations: Pollution Control
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Departmental Official Cars
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Energy: Meters
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Global Energy Partnership
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Government Departments: Renewable Energy
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Industrial Diseases: Compensation
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Ipsos MORI
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Kent
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Low Carbon Buildings Programme
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Low Carbon Buildings Programme: Finance
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Low Carbon Buildings Programme: Advertising
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Microgeneration
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Mining: Compensation
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Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Finance
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Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
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Office of National Statistics: Finance
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Oil: Prices
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Post Office: Expenditure
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Regional Development Agencies
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Regional Development Agencies: Derelict Land
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Renewable Energy
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Renewable Energy: Finance
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Renewable Energy: Manpower
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Renewable Energy: Standards
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Solar Power: Heating
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Training: Employment
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Wind Power
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International Development
Afghanistan: Overseas Aid
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Burma: Overseas Aid
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Global Plan to Stop TB Partnership: Finance
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Sudan: Overseas Aid
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UN Convention Against Corruption
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Justice
Departmental Pay
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Departmental Plants
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Travel
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Written Questions
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Magistrates Courts: Leeds
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Prisoners: Repatriation
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Prisons: Contracts
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Prisons: Coroners
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Rape: Convictions
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Secure Training Centres: Restraint Techniques
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Afghanistan: Drugs
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Burma: Ethnic Groups
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Burma: Sanctions
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China: Human Rights
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Colombia: Radioactive Materials
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Committee on the Grant of Honours Decorations and Medals
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Cyprus
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Politics and Government
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Departmental Databases
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Departmental Official Cars
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Departmental Property
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Sick Pay
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Embassies: Waste Management
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Iran: Oppression
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Iran: Trade Unions
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Middle East: Armed Conflict
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Nigeria: Armed Conflict
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Nigeria: Peace Negotiations
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Nigeria: Politics and Government
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Treaty of Lisbon: Referendums
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Uganda: Politics and Government
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Defence
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Armed Forces: EU Institutions
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Armed Forces: Uniforms
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Army: Deployment
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British Overseas Territories: Armed Forces
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Challenger Tanks: Repairs and Maintenance
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Committee of Permanent Representatives
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Commonwealth: Army
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Defence Equipment
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Eastern Europe: Armed Forces
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EU Defence Policy
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Fair Trade Initiative
(item number 1)
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Future Surface Combatant
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Iraq: Apache AH-64 Helicopter
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Iraq: Defence Equipment
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Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
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Iraq and Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Military Equipment: Iraq
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Nuclear Weapons: Transport
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Radar: Wind Power
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Reserve Forces: Labour Turnover
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Roger Buston
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Treaty of Lisbon: Defence
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Trident Missiles
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Type 23 Frigate
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Warships
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Warships: Sales
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