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Commons Hansard for 15 May 2008 (Volume 475)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 8.40pm.
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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Innovation, Universities and Skills
New University Towns
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Higher Education (Employers)
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Basford Hall
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Adult Learners
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Higher Education (Funding)
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Apprenticeships
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Further and Higher Education
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Innovation
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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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Anti-Semitism
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Public Accounts
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Boiler Room Fraud
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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
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Written Answers to Questions
Health
Alcoholic Drinks: Health Education
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Asthma: Health Services
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Bereavement Counselling: Children
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Cystic Fibrosis: Screening
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Departmental Orders and Regulations
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Doctors: Manpower
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Doubt Kills Campaign
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EU Action
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Food: Safety
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Health Centres
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Health Services: Rural Areas
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Health: Children
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill
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Meat Hygiene Service
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Mesothelioma: Health Services
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NHS: Armed Forces
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NHS: DHL
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NHS: Working Hours
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Nurses
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Nutrition: Logos
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Organs: Donors
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Pharmacy
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Pharmacy: Disadvantaged
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Queen's Hospital Romford: Admissions
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WiFi: Health Hazards
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Barking Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust: Finance
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Care Homes
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Chronically Sick: Health Services
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Compulsorily Detained Mental Patients: Young People
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Departmental Managers
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Food Supplements: EU Law
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General Practitioners
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Health Services: Greater London
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Incontinence: Medical Equipment
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Medical Records: Databases
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Mentally Ill: Suicide
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NHS: Finance
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Suboxone
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Communities and Local Government
Council Tax: Unpaid Taxes
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Procurement
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Departmental Public Participation
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Floods: EU Grants and Loans
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Housing: Databases
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Unitary Councils: Council Tax
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Culture, Media and Sport
Cricket: Broadcasting
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Departmental Cost Effectiveness
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Departmental Domestic Visits
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Digital Switchover Help Scheme
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Olympic Games: China
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Transport
Departmental Equality
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Departmental Translation Services
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Driving: Diabetes
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Driving: Licensing
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Luton Airport
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Roads: Accidents
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Work and Pensions
Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Curfews
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Child Support Agency: Telephone Services
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Children: Maintenance
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Departmental Pay
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Housing Benefit
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Rented Housing: Cambridge
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Social Security Benefits
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Defence
Armed Forces
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Armed Forces: Deployment
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Armed Forces: Health Services
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Armed Forces: Housing
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Armed Forces: Manpower
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Armed Forces: Separation
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Armed Forces: Staff Turnover
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Armed Forces: Training
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Armed Forces: Uniforms
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement
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AWE Burghfield
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Bombs
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Departmental Domestic Visits
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Departmental Internet
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Gibraltar: Armed Forces
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Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
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Military Decorations
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Navy: Medals
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Reserve Forces: NHS
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International Development
Developing Countries: Food
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European Union Global Climate Change Alliance
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Iraq: Education
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Iraq: Health Services
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Iraq: Reconstruction
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Smoking
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Justice
Bail Accommodation and Support Service
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Departmental Public Participation
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Electoral Register: Freedom of Information
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Ipsos MORI
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Life Imprisonment: Prisoners Release
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Prisoners: Uniforms
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Prisons: Audio Equipment
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Prisons: Islam
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Prisons: Television
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Probation
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Home Department
Acceptable Behaviour Contracts
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Anti-Social Behaviour Orders: North West
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Assets Recovery Agency
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Automatic Number Plate Recognition
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Crime: Schools
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Crimes of Violence: Sulphuric Acid
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Crimes of Violence: Uxbridge
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Departmental Translation Services
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Domestic Violence
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Human Trafficking
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Internet: Crime
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Mugging
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Offenders: Protection
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Pornography: Internet
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Proceeds of Crime
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Tranquillisers: Rehabilitation
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Treasury
Bank Services: Disadvantaged
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Bankruptcy
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Departmental Manpower
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Financial Services: Pay
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Gaming Machines: Licensing
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Interest Rates
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National Savings and Investments: Telephone Services
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Pre-School Education: Finance
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Public Expenditure
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Revenue and Customs: Correspondence
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Transfer Pricing
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Valuation Office: Wales
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VAT: Sports
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Welfare Tax Credits: Fraud
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Subsidies
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Animal Welfare
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Animals: Exports
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Beekeeping: Research
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Bovine Tuberculosis
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Carbon Emissions: Retail Trade
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Departmental Contracts
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Departmental Translation Services
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Dogs: Electric Shock Equipment
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Environment Agency: Finance
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Farms
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Fisheries
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Fisheries: Fuels
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Floods: EU Grants and Loans
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Food
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Food: Waste Disposal
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Horses: Exports
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Litter
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Pollution: Power Stations
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Recycling: Non-profit Making Associations
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Waste Disposal: Construction
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Waste Management: Private Finance Initiative
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
British Energy
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Carbon Emissions: Buildings
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Companies: USA
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Departmental Translation Services
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Energy: EU Law
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Energy: Fees and Charges
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Energy: Prices
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Farepak: Compensation
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Fuel Poverty
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Fuels: Prices
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Gambling: Internet
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Heating: Fuel Oil
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Innovation in Services Project
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Insurance: Elderly
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Low Carbon Buildings Programme
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Low Carbon Buildings Programme: Finance
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Natural Gas
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Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Public Appointments
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Nuclear Installations Inspectorate
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Radioactive Wastes: Waste Management
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Solar Power
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Supermarkets: Prices
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Tidal Power: River Severn
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Innovation, Universities and Skills
Skills Pledge: Copeland
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Young People not in Education, Employment or Training
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Volunteers: Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush
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Foreign Students
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Further Education Colleges
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Scientific Research
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Postgraduate Students: Support
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Teaching Software
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Construction Skills
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Undergraduate Courses: Access
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New University: Somerset
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Low-skilled adults
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Apprenticeships
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Adult Education: Grants
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Departmental Translation Services
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Further Education
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Further Education: Capital Investment
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GCE A-Level
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Office of Fair Trading: Complaints
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Research Councils: Finance
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Technology: Training
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Afghanistan
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Colombia: Human Rights
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Internet
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Official Residences
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Departmental Orders and Regulations
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EU Presidency
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France: State Visits
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Gaza: Fuels
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Iran: Nuclear Power
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Iraq: Administration of Justice
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Iraq: Politics and Government
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Kenya: Politics and Government
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Maldives: Constitutions
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Maldives: Elections
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Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty
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Polisario Front
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Smoking
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Somalia: Ethiopia
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Somalia: Human Rights
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Somalia: Peacekeeping Operations
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Sudan: Armed Conflict
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Uganda
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Uganda: Armed Conflict
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USA: Human Rights
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Western Sahara: Politics and Government
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Children, Schools and Families
Academies
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Academies: Admissions
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Business: Education
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Children: Armed Forces
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Children: Day Care
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Class Sizes: Wirral
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Home Education
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Nurseries: Local Government Finance
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Pre-School Education
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Pre-School Education: Teachers
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Schools: Finance
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Schools: Governing Bodies
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Specialised Diplomas: Work Experience
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Sure Start Programme: Expenditure
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Teachers: Pay
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Youth Referral Orders
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