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Commons Hansard for 20 May 2008 (Volume 476)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 8.41pm.
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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Communities and Local Government
Smoke Alarms
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Overcrowded Accommodation
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Council Tax
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Household Rubbish (Charges)
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Council Housing (Disrepair)
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Flooding
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Community Groups
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Preventing Violent Extremism Programme
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Local Government Expenditure
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Topical Questions
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Adults with Autism
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Orders of the Day
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]
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Delegated legislation
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Northern Ireland Grand Committee
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petitions
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Post Office Closures (Cumbria)
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Time Limit for Abortion
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Military Radioactive Waste
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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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Israel
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NHS (Elderly People)
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BBC World News
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Strategic Framework (FCO)
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North East Ambulance Service
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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
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Aggregates: Recycling
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Agriculture: Science
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Animal Welfare: Circuses
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Beekeeping
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Bees: Disease Control
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Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
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Departmental Contracts
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Dogs
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Ducks: Animal Welfare
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Energy: EU Law
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Floods: Repairs and Maintenance
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Plastic Bags
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Rural Areas: Finance
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Stichling Hahn Hilbrich
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Defence
Air Force: Military Aid
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Armed Forces: Leave
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Armed Forces: Repairs and Maintenance
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Armed Forces: Widowed people
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement
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Army: Recruitment
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AWE Burghfield
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BOWMAN Combat Radio System
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Cyprus
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Defence Equipment and Support
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Departmental Equality
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Departmental Publications
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Fuels
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Military Aircraft
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Nimrod Aircraft
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Reserve Forces
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Russia: Military Aircraft
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Service Personnel and Veterans Agency: Location
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Territorial Army
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Territorial Army: Northern Ireland
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Transport
Airports
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Airports: Security Guards
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Aviation: Noise
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Cycling
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Departmental Public Participation
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Departmental Standards
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Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Industrial Action
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Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Manpower
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Ministers: Official Cars
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Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
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Public Transport: Disabled
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Railways: Stansted Airport
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Railways: Tickets
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Roads: Accidents
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Speed Limits: Road Signs and Markings
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Transport: Research
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Burma
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China: Human Rights
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Cuba: Political Prisoners
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Departmental Internet
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Simon Mann
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Somalia: Peace Negotiations
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Somalia: Piracy
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Sudan: Peace Negotiations
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Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Uganda: Peace Negotiations
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Health
Alcoholic Drinks
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Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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Blood: Medical Treatments
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Cancer: East of England
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Cervical Cancer: Screening
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Drugs: Rehabilitation
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Exercise
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Food: Salt
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Hospital Beds
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill
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NHS: Private Sector
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NHS: Public Participation
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NHS: Questionnaires
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NHS: Working Hours
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Obesity: Surgery
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Palliative Care
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Pathology
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Patient Choice Schemes
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Pharmacy: General Practitioners
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Prescriptions: ICT
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Prostate Cancer
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Prostate Cancer: Screening
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Treasury
Capital Gains Tax
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Council Tax
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Departmental Public Participation
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Families: Clwyd
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Immigration
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Income Tax: Crewe
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Income Tax: Overpayments
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Income Tax: Tax Allowances
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Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
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Members: Correspondence
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Stamp Duty Land Tax
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Tax Avoidance
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Taxation: Ex-servicemen
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Taxation: Northern Ireland
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Valuation Office: Consultants
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Welfare Tax Credits
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Welfare Tax Credits: Fraud
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Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
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Work and Pensions
Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Finance
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Children: Maintenance
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Council Tax Benefit
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Public Participation
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Departmental Publications
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Departmental Standards
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Departmental Translation Services
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Electronic Government
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Fraud
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Hazardous Substances
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Income Support: Lone Parents
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Pension Service: Standards
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Pension Service: Swansea
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Home Department
Asylum
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Children: Protection
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Community Policing
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Crime: North West
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Departmental Artworks
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Departmental Freedom of Information
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Departmental Manpower
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Foreign Workers: Domestic Service
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Members: Correspondence
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Official Residences
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Political Impartiality
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Religious Hatred
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Smoking
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Wouter Basson
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Children, Schools and Families
Children
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Children in Care: Religion
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Children: Day Care
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Children: Health Services
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Children's Centres
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Females: Employment
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GCE A-Level
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Pre-School Education: Finance
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Schools: Sports
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Special Educational Needs: Freedom of Information
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Sure Start Programme: Communication Skills
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Youth Referral Orders
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Culture, Media and Sport
Apprentices
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Departmental Public Participation
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Horserace Totalisator Board: Finance
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Horserace Totalisator Board: Manpower
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National Lottery Commission: Conferences
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Innovation, Universities and Skills
Departmental Carbon Emissions
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Departmental Equality
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Departmental Public Participation
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Foetal Tissue: Research
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London Airports
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Measurement: Wines
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Students: Finance
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Vocational Training
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Business: Fossil Fuels
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Export Credits Guarantee Department: Standards
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Farepak
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Heating: EU Law
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Low Carbon Buildings Programme
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Nuclear Installations Inspectorate: Sellafield
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Oil: Prices
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Post Offices: Closures
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Post Offices: Gloucestershire
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Royal Mail: Pensions
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Small Businesses: Solar Power
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Solar Energy: Space Technology
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Utilities
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Wind Power: Scouts and Guides
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Communities and Local Government
Housing Renewal: East Lancashire
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Cranbrook Development: East Devon
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Mortgages
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Traveller Caravans
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Empty Properties
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Working Neighbourhoods Fund
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Women Councillors
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Local Housing Need
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Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007
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Inward Migration
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Unitary Reorganisation: East Anglia
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Eco-towns
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Shared Equity Ownership
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Regional Spatial Strategies
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Council Dwellings: Colchester
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Demolition: Finance
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Departmental Consultants
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Departmental Equality
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Departmental Film
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Departmental Internet
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Departmental Translation Services
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Digital Switchover Help Scheme
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Fire Services
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Fire Services: Inspections
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Fire Services: Manpower
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Fires: Warehouses
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Freedom of Religion: UN Agencies
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Housing
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Housing: Regeneration
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London Airports
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Michael Clark
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Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
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Sleeping Rough
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Smoking
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Temporary Accommodation
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Justice
Chelmsford Prison: Drugs
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Marketing
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Departmental Public Participation
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Domestic Violence: Victim Support Schemes
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Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929: Prosecutions
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Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929: Sentencing
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Legal Profession: Pay
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National Identity
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National Identity: Consultants
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Offenders: Deportation
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Police Custody
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Prisoners
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Prisons: Essex
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Sentencing
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Young Offenders: Drugs
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Young Offenders: Learning Disability
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Young Offenders: North West
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Young Offenders: Prison Accommodation
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