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Commons Hansard for 19 May 2008 (Volume 476)
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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Oral Answers to Questions
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Children, Schools and Families
Academies (Kettering)
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Academies (Feeder Schools)
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Children’s Centres
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Pupil Transport
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Children’s Centres (Ipswich)
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Short Breaks (Disabled Children)
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Youth Facilities (Warrington)
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The Challenge Programme
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Children's Centres (Crawley)
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School Standards
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Mental Health Services
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Children's Centres (Milton Keynes)
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Admissions Policies (Northamptonshire)
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Topical Questions
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Point of Order
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Orders of the Day
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]
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Committees
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Petition
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Family Courts (Reform)
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General Practitioner Dispensing
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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
Women and Equality
Consultants
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Official Visits
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Equality
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Females: Marriage
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Karian and Box
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Olympics
London 2012: Manpower
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Olympic Delivery Authority: Manpower
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Olympic Games 2012: Contracts
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Olympic Games 2012: Wales
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Olympic Games: China
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Defence
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Air Force: Military Aid
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Armed Forces: Pay
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Armed Forces: Recruitment
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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Departmental Empty Property
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Departmental Orders and Regulations
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Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
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Military Aid
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Reserve Forces
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Treaty of Lisbon: Foreign Policy
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Protection: Seas and Oceans
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Fisheries: Environment Protection
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Nature Conservation
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Waste Management: Enforcement
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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Debt Collection
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Departmental Opinion Polls
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Departmental Standards
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Local Better Regulation Office
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Minimum Wage
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Official Visits: Essex
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Post Offices: Closures
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Renewable Energy
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Small Businesses: Bureaucracy
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UK Trade and Investment: Contracts
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Transport
Bus Services: Concessions
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Departmental Training
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Driving Instruction: Standards
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Driving Tests
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Driving Under Influence: Accidents
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Driving: Costs
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Driving: Young People
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Lorries: Road Traffic Offences
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Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Pay
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Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Recruitment
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Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Vacancies
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Parking: Schools
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Roads: Accidents
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Sea Rescue: Strikes
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Smoking
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Travel: Concessions
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West Coast Railway Line
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Communities and Local Government
Carbon Monoxide: Alarms
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Community Development
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Departmental Translation Services
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Departmental Waste Disposal
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Eco-Towns
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Eco-Towns Challenge Panel
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Eco-towns Challenge Panel: Political Impartiality
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Eco-Towns: Motor Vehicles
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Eco-Towns: Planning Permission
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Eco-Towns: Public Participation
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Energy Performance Certificates
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Fire Safety: Construction Methods
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Fire Safety: Warehouses
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Heating: EC Law
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Housing
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Housing: Low Incomes
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Housing: Regional Planning and Development
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Housing: Renewable Energy
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Local Authorities: Housing
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Local Authorities: Manpower
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Regional Planning and Development: Canvey Island
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Regional Planning and Development: Eco-Towns
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Duchy of Lancaster
Admiralty House
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Departmental Equality
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Departmental ICT
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Employment: Wales
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Migration
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Population
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Private Sector: Pensions
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Pupils: English Language
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Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Standards
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Convergence Think Tank
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Departmental Public Participation
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Essex
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Football
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London Airports
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National Lottery: Tickets
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Olympic Games 2012: Marketing
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S4C: Al-Jazeera Satellite Television
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Sports: Females
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Sports: Israel
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Sports: Schools
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Television: Licensing
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Television: Telephone Services
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Tourism: Chelsea Flower Show
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Justice
Airguns: Crime
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Bail Accommodation and Support Service: Gloucestershire
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Cannabis: Misuse
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Courts: Speech Impaired
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Departmental Energy
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Electoral Register
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Internet: Privacy
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Legal Aid Scheme
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Michael Shields
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Parking Offences
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Polling Stations: Disabled
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Prison Service: Emergencies
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Prisoners
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Prisoners Release: Overdoses
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Secure Training Centres: Labour Turnover
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Smoking
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Walton Prison: Cemeteries
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Afghanistan: Females
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Bangladesh: Politics and Government
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Burma: Storms
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China: HIV Infection
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India: Children
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Iraq: Homophobia
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Lebanon: Elections
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Spain: Gibraltar
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UN Human Rights Council
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United Nations: Internet
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United Nations: Peacekeeping Operations
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Vietnam: BBC External Services
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Written Questions: Government Responses
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International Development
Burma: Storms
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Departmental Legislation
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Developing Countries: Overseas Aid
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Disaster Relief
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London Airports
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Palestinians: Overseas Aid
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Textiles: Working Conditions
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Treasury
Banks: Regulation
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Child Tax Credit: Warrington
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Conference Centres
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Departmental Pensions
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Departmental Sick Leave
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Excise Duties: Fuels
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Financial Institutions
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Gaming Machines: Licensing
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Health
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JP Morgan
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Landfill Tax
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Landfill Tax: Carbon Emissions
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Poverty
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Smuggling: Tobacco
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Tax Evasion: Contracts
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Tax Havens: International Cooperation
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Taxation: Pensions
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Taxation: Public Appointments
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Taxation: Small Businesses
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Taxation: Trade Unions
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Welfare Tax Credits: Complaints
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Welfare Tax Credits: Daycare
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Welfare Tax Credits: ICT
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Zurich Financial Services
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Home Department
Asylum
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Bird and Bird
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Crimes of Violence: Children
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Departmental Aviation
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Departmental Catering
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Departmental ICT
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Drugs
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Government House
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Homicide
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Hotels
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Human Trafficking: Children
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Immigration
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Immigration Officers
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Immigration: Detention Centres
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Licensing Act 2003: Prosecutions
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Offenders: Deportation
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Passports: Interviews
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Public Order Offences: Airports
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Work Permits
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Health
Abortion
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Ambulance Services
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Blood: Medical Treatments
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Cancer: East of England
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Cancer: Medical Treatments
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Departmental Equality
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Departmental Freedom of Information
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Departmental Sick Leave
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Drugs: Misuse
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Electromagnetic Fields: EU Law
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Food: Salt
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Health Centres
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Health Services: Cannabis
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Hospital Beds
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Hospitals: Greater London
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Intensive Care
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Intensive Care: Greater London
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Interpreters
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Medical Examinations
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Medical Treatments: Finance
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Medical Treatments: Information Services
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NHS: ICT
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NHS: Nutrition
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NHS: Reorganisation
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Nutrition: Health Services
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Obesity: Surgery
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Perinatal Mortality
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Plastic Bags
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Preventive Medicine
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Strokes: Health Services
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Surgery
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Toxocariasis
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Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme: Finance
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Children: Maintenance
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Departmental Information and Communications Technology
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Departmental Manpower
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Employment Services: Learning Disability
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Health and Safety Executive: Weber Shandwick Public Affairs
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Income
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Jobcentre Plus: North West
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Location
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Lost Working Days
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Occupational Health
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Occupational Pensions
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Pathways to Work: Greater London
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Pension Credit: Lancashire
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Social Security Benefits: Earnings Rules
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Winter Fuel Payments: Eltham
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Children, Schools and Families
Social Inclusion: Teacher Training
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Children’s Centres
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Free Nursery Places: Copeland
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Bullying
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Apprenticeships
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Testing
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GCSEs
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Building Schools for the Future
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Term-time Pupil Absence
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Absenteeism: Yorkshire and the Humber
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Assessments: Lost Property
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Children: Day Care
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Children: Dyslexia
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Children: Finance
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Cycling
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Departmental Energy
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Departmental Orders and Regulations
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Departmental Translation Services
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Education: Olympic Games 2012
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Olympic Games: China
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Outdoor Education: Greater London
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Politics: Education
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Pre-School Education
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Pre-School Education: Finance
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Pupil Exclusions
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Pupils: Absenteeism
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Schools: Carbon Emissions
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Schools: Health Education
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Schools: Sports
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Secure Accommodation
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Smoking
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Special Educational Needs
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Supply Teachers: Finance
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Teachers: Finance
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Teachers: Pay
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Teachers: Redundancy
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Teachers: Training
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