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Commons Hansard for 8 May 2008 (Volume 475)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 8.37pm.
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
Royal Assent
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Business of the House
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Burma (Cyclone Nargis)
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Defence in the World
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Business of the House
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Draft marine bill (joint committee)
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Domestic Violence
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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
Women and Equality
Trafficked Women: Regional Refuge Centres
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Single Equality Bill
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Domestic Violence
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Corston Report
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Female Entrepreneurship
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Employment Discrimination: Pregnancy
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Departmental Freedom of Information
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Climate Change
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Biofuels
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Climate Change
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Departmental Energy
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Floods: Warnings
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Weather Forecasts
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Transport
Cars
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Departmental Public Participation
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Driving Tests
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First Great Western: Standards
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M20: Noise
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M25: Cost-Effectiveness
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Roads: Accidents
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Roads: Construction
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Transport: Sustainable Development
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Culture, Media and Sport
Arts
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Arts Council England: Finance
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Culture Leadership Programme
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Culture Leadership Programme: Finance
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Culture Leadership Programme: Internet
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Departmental Carbon Emissions
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Digital Broadcasting: Rural Areas
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Digital Switchover Help Scheme
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Monuments: VAT
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Paralympic Games
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Regional Sports Boards: Pay
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Religious Buildings: Finance
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Royal Ballet and Opera: Prices
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Tourism Strategy Fund
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Communities and Local Government
Building Research Establishment: Finance
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Council Tax: Fire Services
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Council Tax: Valuation
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Councillors: Complaints
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Departmental Civil Service Agencies
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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EC Grants and Loans: Castle Point
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Floods: Repairs and Maintenance
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Housing
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Housing: Greater London
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Housing: North West
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Housing: Planning Permission
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Housing: Sustainable Development
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INTERREG Programme
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INTERREG Programme: Essex
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INTERREG Programme: Finance
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Local Authorities: Cost Effectiveness
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Local Government
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Local Government Finance: Enfield
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Local Government Finance Funding Changes Independent Inquiry
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Local Government: Electronic Government
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Local Government: Pensions
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Mobile Homes: Multiple Occupation
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Non-Domestic Rates
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Official Hospitality: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
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Ordnance Survey
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Planning Permission
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Planning Permission: Prosecutions
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Planning Permission: Strip Clubs
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Property: Databases
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Property: Valuation
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Social Rented Housing: Waiting Lists
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Travelling People: Council Tax
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Valuation Office: Digital Mapping
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Valuation: ICT
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Waste Management: Audit
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Home Department
Alcoholic Drinks: Crime
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Cannabis
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Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre
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Cocaine
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Reoffenders
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Shares: Sales Methods
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Wildlife: Crime
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Written Questions: Government Responses
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
1 Carlton Gardens
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Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Afghanistan: United Nations
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China: Family Planning
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Commonwealth Scholarships: Finance
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Cuba: USA
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Departmental Catering
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EU Budget
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Members: Correspondence
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Morocco: Political Prisoners
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Overseas Students: Scholarships
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Pakistan: Terrorism
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Simon Mann
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Somaliland: Politics and Government
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Somaliland: Shipping
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Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Zimbabwe: Asylum
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Zimbabwe: China
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Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
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International Development
Actis
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Food: Prices
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Kosovo: Overseas Aid
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Middle East: Peace Negotiations
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Rice: Prices
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Sri Lanka: Overseas Aid
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Innovation, Universities and Skills
Apprentices: Immigration
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Civil Service Agencies
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Departmental Written Questions
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Mature Students: Finance
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Students: Loans
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Students: Per Capita Costs
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UK Commission for Employment and Skills: Public Appointments
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Vocational Training: Energy
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Treasury
Bingo
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Excise Duties: Fuels
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Government Departments: Sustainable Development
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Minimum Wage: Prosecutions
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Northern Rock
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Northern Rock: Guernsey
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Northern Rock: Public Appointments
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Royal Mint: Grayling Political Strategy
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Taxation: Pensioners
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Defence
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Air Force: Deployment
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Armed Forces: Females
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Armed Forces: Housing
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Armed Forces: Manpower
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Armed Forces: Pensions
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Army
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Army: Labour Turnover
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Ballistic Missile Defence
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Property
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Ex-servicemen: Pensions
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Iraq: Detainees
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Military Aircraft: Helicopters
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RAF Brize Norton
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Children, Schools and Families
Children in Care: General Certificate of Secondary Education
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Children: Day Care
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Children's Centres
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Citizenship: Teachers
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Extended Schools
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General Certificate of Secondary Education
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Mathematics: Primary Education
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Primary Education
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Pupils: Per Capita Costs
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Schools: Finance
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Schools: Fire Hazards
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Special Educational Needs: Dyslexia
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Specialised Schools
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Teachers: Pay
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Teachers: Training
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Justice
Churches: Wales
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Courts
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Electronic Voting
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Prisoners Transfers: Young Offenders
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Secure Training Centres: Restraint Techniques
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Young Offender Institutions: Mental Health Services
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Young Offender Institutions: Pharmacy
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Young Offender Institutions: Restraint Techniques
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Young Offender Institutions: Special Educational Needs
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Young Offenders: Body Searches
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Young Offenders: Prison Accommodation
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Young Offenders: Reoffenders
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Young Offenders: Self-mutilation
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Young Offenders: Wales
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Health
Abortion
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Abortion: Young People
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Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
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AIDS
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services
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Chronically Sick: Heywood
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Compulsorily Detained Mental Patients
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Dental Services
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Departmental Pay
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Dietary Supplements: EU Law
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Doctors: Working Hours
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Trans Fats: Restaurants
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General Practitioners
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General Practitioners: Manpower
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Hospitals: Cleaning Services
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Hospitals: Waiting Lists
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill
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Human Umbilical Cord Blood Cells
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Keep Warm, Keep Well
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Medical Equipment: Irradiation
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Medical Records: Databases
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Mental Health Services: Children
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Mental Health Services: Prisoners
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Mental Health Services: Young People
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NHS: Freedom of Information
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NHS: Manpower
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NHS: Procurement
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Palliative Care: Heywood
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Pharmacy
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Psychiatric Nurses: Training
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Psychiatry
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Smoking
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Social Services
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South Staffordshire PCT: Finance
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Strokes: Health Services
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Surgery
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Vaccination: Thiomersal
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Wafarin
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