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Commons Hansard for 20 March 2008 (Volume 473)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 8.26pm.
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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Electoral Commission Committee
Electoral Registration
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Parish Ministry (Funding Support)
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Women Ordinands
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Church Thefts
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Bishoprics (Funding)
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Bishops' Historic Residences
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Church Commissioners
Business of the House
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royal assent
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The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth
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Border and Immigration Agency
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Written Statements
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Written Answers
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Written Answers to Questions
Home Department
Alcohol Disorder Zones
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Alcoholic Drinks: Arrests
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Alcoholic Drinks: Crime
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Alcoholic Drinks: Enforcement
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Drugs: Rehabilitation
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Firearms: Registration
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Foreign Workers: Vetting
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Hunting: Dogs
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Internet: Crime
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Women and Equality
“Women Not for Sale”
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Domestic Violence
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Flexible Working
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UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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Age: Discrimination
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Departmental Cost Effectiveness
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Domestic Violence: Victim Support Schemes
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Females: Crimes of Violence
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Women: Sport
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Cycling
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Departmental Offices
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Post Offices
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Post Offices: Rural Areas
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Postal Workers: Dogs
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Regeneration: Coastal Areas
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Road Traffic: East of England
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Wastes
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Birds: Game
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Brofiscin Quarry
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Eaga
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Endangered Species: Birds
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Flood Control
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Floods: South West
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Home Energy Efficiency Scheme
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Home Energy Efficiency Scheme: Finance
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Landfill: Liability
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Nature Conservation
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Planning Permission: Upchurch
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Plastic Bags: Landfill
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River Severn: Floods
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Smuggling: Wildlife
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Water: Fees and Charges
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Water: Meters
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Duchy of Lancaster
Aviation
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Labour Turnover
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Discrimination
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Government Departments: Data Protection
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Government Departments: ICT
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Media Monitoring Unit: Manpower and Costs
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Official Residences: Repairs and Maintenance
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Public Participation: Incentives
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Public Service: Voluntary Organisations
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Television Screens
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Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
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Defence Equipment and Support
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Defence Equipment and Support: Training
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Defence Procurement Agency: Standards
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Departmental Computers
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Iraq: Detainees
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Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
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Radar: Wind Power
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Health
Abortion
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Blood: Greater London
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Care Homes: Manpower
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Clinical Trials: Data Protection
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Departmental Official Cars
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Dietary Supplements
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Discrimination
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Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Genito-Urinary Medicine: Waiting Lists
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Health: Disadvantaged
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Hepatitis
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HIV Infection: Lancashire
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In-Vitro Fertilisation
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Marie Stopes International: Finance
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Mental Health Services
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Mental Health Services: Hospital Beds
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Mental Health Services: Lancashire
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Mentally Ill: Discharges
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Palliative Care: Tamworth
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Patient Choice Schemes
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Patients: EC Action
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Patients: Nutrition
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Plastic Surgery
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Smoking: Young People
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Streptococcus: Screening
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Tobacco: Licensing
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Justice
Departmental Pay
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Offenders: Custodial Treatment
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Offensive Weapons: Sentencing
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Prison Service: Retirement
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Prisoners on Remand
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Prisoners Release
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Prisoners: Diabetes
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Prisoners: Injuries
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Prisoners: Rehabilitation
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Prisons
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Reoffenders
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Resomation
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Culture, Media and Sport
Arts
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Arts: Community Development
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BBC: Sponsorship
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Casinos: Closures
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Casinos: Young People
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Cultural Heritage: Young People
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Departmental Marketing
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Digital Broadcasting: Swansea
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Digital Broadcasting: Visually Impaired
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Grants: Merseyside
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Handball: Females
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Museums: Closures
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Music
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Performing Arts: Young People
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Sports Events: Ministerial Visits
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Playing Fields: Capital Investment
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Communities and Local Government
Council Tax
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Departmental Advertising
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Pensions
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Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal
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Fire Services: Finance
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Fires Services: Floods
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Floods: Housing
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Housing Associations: Standards
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Lighting
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Local Area Agreements: Standards
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Members: Correspondence
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Regional Planning and Development: Fines
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Standards Board for England: Information Officers
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Transport
London Midland: Correspondence
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Aviation: Scotland
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Bus Services: Concessions
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Bus Services: Disabled
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Bus Services: Kent
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Bus Services: Speed Limits
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Dartford Tunnel: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge
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Departmental Empty Property
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Departmental Official Visits
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Freight: Scrap Metals
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Hearing Impaired
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Heathrow Airport
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Heathrow Airport: Accidents
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Heathrow Airport: Exhaust Emissions
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Heathrow Airport: Housing
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Heathrow Airport: Noise
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Heathrow Airport: Public Participation
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Heathrow Airport: Weather
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Ipsos MORI
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Lorries: Industrial Health and Safety
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Radioactive Wastes
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Railway Stations
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Railways: Freight
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Roads: Accidents
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Shipping: Safety
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Shropshire
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Southern Railway: Rolling Stock
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Tolls
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Transport: Policy
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West Coast Main Line: Repairs and Maintenance
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Work and Pensions
Child Support
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Child Support Agency: Payments
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Child Support: Administration
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Children: Maintenance
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Children: Poverty
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Council Tax Benefit
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Departmental Advertising
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Recruitment
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Departmental Sick Pay
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Housing Benefit: Glossop
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Incapacity Benefit
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Income Support: Lone Parents
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Industrial Health and Safety: Accidents
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Jobcentre Plus: Dismissal
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Jobseeker’s Allowance: Employment
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Members: Correspondence
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National Insurance: Databases
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Occupational Pensions
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Pensioners
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Pensions: Northern Ireland
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Social Fund
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Social Security Benefits: Expenditure
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Social Security Benefits: Fraud
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Social Security Benefits: Personal Records
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Social Security Benefits: Post Office Card Account
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State Retirement Pensions
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Children, Schools and Families
Academies: Expenditure
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Education Maintenance Allowance
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English Language: General Certificate of Secondary Education
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Faith Schools: Admissions
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General Certificate of Secondary Education
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General Certificate of Secondary Education: Coventry
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Home Education
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Literacy: Primary Education
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Literacy: Teaching Methods
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Primary Education: Standards
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Pupil Referral Units: General Certificate of Secondary Education
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Schools: Admissions
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Schools: Buildings
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Schools: Closures
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Schools: Fire Prevention
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Secondary Education: Admissions
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Secondary Education: Curriculum
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Secondary Education: Qualifications
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Secondary Education: Standards
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Specialised Diplomas
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Specialised Diplomas: Assessments
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Specialised Diplomas: Rural Areas
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Sports: Capital Investment
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Teachers
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Teachers: Resignations
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Teachers: Retirement
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