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Commons Hansard for 30 April 2008 (Volume 475)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 8.34pm.
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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New Writ
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Points of Order
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New Writ (Crewe and Nantwich)
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Citizens’ Initiative
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Orders of the Day
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Energy Bill
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european documents
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Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint committee)
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Fertility Treatment (Dudley PCT)
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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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Teenage Knife Crime
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Local Tuberculosis Services
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Ukraine
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A14/A45 (North Northamptonshire)
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Sports and Leisure Trusts (VAT)
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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
Biofuels
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Bird and Bird
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Bus Services
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Consultants
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Cycling
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Departmental Energy
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Departmental Written Questions
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Driving Tests
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Driving: Standards
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Driving: Working Hours
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Electronic Government
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Motorcycles: Training
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Public Transport: Concessions
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Roads: Cameras
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Roads: Satellite Navigation Systems
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Rolling Stock: Thameslink
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Taylor Nelson Sofres
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Traffic Management Act 2004
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Transport: Exhaust Emissions
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Communities and Local Government
Council Tax: Students
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Councillors: Pensions
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Cycling
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Digital Broadcasting: Television
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Electronic Government
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Energy Performance Certificates: Valuation
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Geographical Information Systems
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Housing
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Housing: Disabled
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Housing: Mortgages
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Licensed Premises: Valuation
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Local Authorities: Pay
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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007
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Local Government: Pensions
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National Muslim Women's Advisory Group
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Non-Domestic Rates: Appeals
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Non-Domestic Rates: Valuation
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Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre: Databases
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Regional Planning and Development: Greenbelt
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Social Rented Housing: Disabled
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Standards Board for England: Complaints
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Health
Abortion
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Bird and Bird
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Blood
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Chlamydia: Screening
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Departmental Contracts
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Departmental Pensions
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Departmental Temporary Employment
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Departmental Working Hours
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E. Coli
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Food Standards Agency: Pensions
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General Practitioners: Peterborough
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General Practitioners: Working Hours
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Human-Animal Hybrid Embryos
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Mass Media
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Meat: EU Law
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NHS: Circulars
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NHS: Hearing Impaired
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NHS: Telephone Services
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NHS: Vaccination
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Biofuels
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Agriculture: Employment
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Agriculture: Land Use
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Alpacas: Farming
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Animal Welfare
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Animal Welfare: Circuses
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Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003: Essex
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Bees
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Biofuels: Imports
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Biofuels: Wales
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Birds: Smuggling
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Cycling
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Departmental Carbon Emissions
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Dogs: Animal Welfare
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Facilities Management
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Flood Control
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Flood Control: Gloucestershire
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Floods: Costs
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Food: Prices
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Food: Salt
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Horse Racing: Animal Welfare
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Horses: Animal Welfare
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Reptiles: EU External Trade
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Scrapie: Research
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Waste and Resources Action Programme
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Waste Disposal: Fees and Charges
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Waste Management: Domestic Wastes
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Treasury
Bankruptcy
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Child Benefit
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Child Benefit: Expenditure
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Child Benefit: Personal Records
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Cycling
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Data Protection
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Excise Duties: Alcoholic Drinks
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Financial Services Authority: College Public Policy
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Financial Services Compensation Scheme: Lansons Public Affairs
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Government Departments: Sustainable Development
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Pensions: Taxation
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Revenue and Customs: Databases
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Taxation: Invalid Vehicles
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VAT: Further Education
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Welfare Tax Credits
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Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
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Working Tax Credit
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Working Tax Credit: Fraud
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Working Tax Credit: Overpayments
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Defence
Aircraft Carriers: Procurement
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Armed Forces: Graduates
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Armed Forces: Joint Strike Fighter
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Armed Forces: Training
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Armed Forces: Uniforms
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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BAE Systems: Saudi Arabia
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Cycling
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Defence: Internet
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Lynx Helicopters: Procurement
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Members: Correspondence
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Military Aircraft: Helicopters
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Radioactive Materials: Transport
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Reserve Forces: Training
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Russia: Military Aircraft
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Home Department
Alcoholic Drinks: Children
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Animal Experiments
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Antisocial Behaviour Orders
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Antisocial Behaviour: Internet
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Border and Immigration Agency
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Crime: Genetics
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Crimes of Violence
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Cycling
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Driving Offences: Fines
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Extradition: Equatorial Guinea
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Extradition: USA
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Immigration: Prisoner Escapes
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Offensive Weapons
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Personation
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Police: Bureaucracy
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Police: Managers
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Sexual Offences
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Stop and Search
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Surveillance: Members
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Tobacco: Young People
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Video Games: Young People
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Video Recordings: Young People
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Justice
Apex Communications
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Courts: Religion
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Custodial Treatment: Young People
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Cycling
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Dangerous Driving
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Departmental Public Participation
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Elections: Slough
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Legal Aid: Contracts
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Magistrates Courts
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Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission
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Prisoners: Voting Rights
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Prisoners: Wales
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Prisons: Drugs
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Reoffenders
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Young Offender Institutions
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Young Offenders
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Young Offenders: Custodial Treatment
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Young Offenders: Protection
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International Development
HIV/AIDS
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Primary Education
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Palestinian Territories
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Food Prices
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Nepal
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Zimbabwe
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Tibet
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China: Overseas Aid
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Cycling
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Departmental Pensions
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Departmental Working Hours
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Departmental Written Questions
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Disabled
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Guatemala: Overseas Aid
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Overseas Aid: Politics and Government
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Children, Schools and Families
Construction
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Cycling
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Departmental Consultation Papers
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Pensions
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Departmental Temporary Employment
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Departmental Translation Services
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Departmental Written Questions
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Education: Young Offenders
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General Certificate of Secondary Education
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Gifted Children
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Health Services
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Higher Civil Servants
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Pre-School Education: Standards
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Public Information Booklets
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Pupil Exclusions
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Pupil Referral Units: Sports
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School Meals: Per Capita Costs
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Schools: Drinking Water
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Schools: Sustainable Development
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Secondary Education: Absenteeism
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Teachers: Qualifications
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Trust Schools
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Work and Pensions
Cycling
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Departmental Equality
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Departmental Internet
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Pensions
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Employment: Disabled
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Health Hazards: Domestic Wastes
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Incapacity Benefit
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Local Authorities: Disabled
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Maternity Benefits
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Members: Correspondence
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Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
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Written Questions: Government Responses
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
China: Family Planning
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China: Politics and Government
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Cycling
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Departmental Energy
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Departmental Public Participation
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Departmental Written Questions
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Falun Gong
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Forced Marriage
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Sudan: Overseas Investment
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Vietnam: BBC External Services
(item number 1)
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Culture, Media and Sport
Consultants
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Culture: Local Authorities
(item number 1)
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Cycling
(item number 1)
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Departmental Manpower
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000006)
Departmental Pensions
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000007)
Departmental Public Expenditure
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000008)
Digital Broadcasting
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000009)
Mass Media: Apprentices
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000010)
Sports: Finance
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000011)
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Bankruptcy
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000012)
Billing
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000013)
Bird and Bird
(item number 1)
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Certification Officer: Pensions
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000015)
Civil Nuclear Constabulary: Arrests
(item number 1)
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Civil Nuclear Constabulary: Firearms
(item number 1)
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Civil Nuclear Constabulary: Recruitment
(item number 1)
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Community Interest Companies: Pay
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000019)
Competition Commission: Euro RSCG Apex Communications
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000020)
Debt Collection: Licensing
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000021)
Departmental Data Protection
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000022)
Departmental Energy
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000023)
Departmental Legislation
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000024)
Departmental Pensions
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000025)
Departmental Public Participation
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000026)
Departmental Sick Leave
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000027)
Departmental Temporary Employment
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000028)
Employment: Immigration
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000029)
Energy: EC Law
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000030)
Energy: Meters
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000031)
Export Credits Guarantee Department: Sustainable Development
(item number 1)
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Export Credits Guarantee Dept: Standards
(item number 1)
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Heating: EU Law
(item number 1)
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Minimum Wage
(item number 1)
(id 08050127000035)
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
(item number 1)
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Post Offices: Closures
(item number 1)
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Post Offices: PayPoint Machines
(item number 1)
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Recruitment: Internet
(item number 1)
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Regional Development Agencies
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Renewable Energy: Seas and Oceans
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Renewable Energy: Severn Estuary
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Small Businesses: Construction
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UK/US Defence Technology Co-operation Treaty
(item number 1)
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Zurich Financial Services
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