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Commons Hansard for 21 May 2008 (Volume 476)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 8.42pm.
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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Wales
VisitWales
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Personal Debt
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Pathways to Work
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Offender Management
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Badgers (Culling)
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Jobcentre Plus
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Point of Order
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Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals
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Orders of the Day
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Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [Lords]
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petition
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A50 (Staffordshire)
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Rural Payments Agency
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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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Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Industrial Relations)
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Minehead Driving Test Centre
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Liver Disease
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NATS (Luton)
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Rail Network
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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
Children, Schools and Families
Assessments: Absenteeism
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Children in Care
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Children: Day-care
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Children: Obesity
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Pre-School Education
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Pre-School Education: Finance
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Schools: Computers
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Schools: Cricket
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Youth Services: Local Government Finance
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Wales
Scotland Office and Northern Ireland Office: Co-ordination
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Post Office Network
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Housing Market Trends
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Children’s Commissioners for Wales and England: Co-ordination
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North East Wales: Contribution to UK Economy
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Joint Ministerial Committee
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Unemployment
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Treasury
Capital Gains Tax
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Child Tax Credit Helpline
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Child Tax Credits
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Council Tax: Wales
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Departmental Pay
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Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
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Members: Correspondence
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Revenue and Customs: Manpower
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Shares: Sales Methods
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Trusts
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Valuation Office: Surveys
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Welfare Tax Credits
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Defence
Apprentices
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Hearing Impaired
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Cyprus
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Departmental Freedom of Information
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Departmental Publications
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Military Aircraft: Helicopters
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Military Bases: Long Marston
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Navy: Repairs and Maintenance
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Radioactive Wastes
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RAF Weston on the Green
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Smoking
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UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation
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Northern Ireland
Departmental Equality
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Prisoners: Foreigners
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Probation
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Public Inquiries
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Security Guards: Licensing
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Young Offenders: Females
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Communities and Local Government
Community Relations
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Departmental Data Protection
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Disadvantaged
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Homelessness: Young People
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Housing: Carbon Emissions
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Housing: Economic Situation
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Infrastructure Planning Commission: EC Law
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Infrastructure Planning Commission: Public Appointments
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Landfill Tax
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Local Authorities: Fees and Charges
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Local Government Finance: Social Services
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Local Government Task Force: Pay
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Regional Planning and Development: East of England
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Social Rented Housing: Evictions
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Social Rented Housing: Foreigners
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Admiralty House
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Asylum
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Eritrea: Refugees
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Iraq: Asylum
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Piracy
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Sudan: Human Rights
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UN Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women
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International Development
Africa: Malaria
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Apprentices
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Public Participation
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Departmental Translation Services
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Developing Countries: HIV Infection
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Disaster Relief
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Work and Pensions
Children: Support
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Cost of Living: Pensioners
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Council Tax Benefits
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Departmental Correspondence
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Fire Prevention: Public Buildings
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Fylde
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Jobseeker's Allowance: Students
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London Airports
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Pension Service: Swansea
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Pensioners: Cost of Living
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Pensioners: Income
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Personal Accounts
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Smoking
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Social Fund
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Social Security Benefits: Overseas Residence
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UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Subsidies
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Beekeeping: Research
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Bees
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Biofuels
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BSE
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Canvey Island
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Carbon Emissions
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Carbon Emissions: Nuclear Power
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Construction: Carbon Emissions
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Departmental Data Protection
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Disease Control
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Environment Agency: Conferences
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Fisheries: Fuels
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Flood Control
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Flood Control: EU Law
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Flood Control: Training
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Genetically Modified Organisms: Crops
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Genetically Modified Organisms: Trees
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Ground Water: Pollution
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Reservoirs
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Seas and Oceans: EU Law
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Tobacco: EU Grants and Loans
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Justice
Airguns
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Appeals: Central Government
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Departmental Orders and Regulations
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Drugs
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Electoral Register: Fraud
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Judges: Public Appointments
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London Airport
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Open Prisons: Rehabilitation
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Parole
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Powers of Attorney
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Rape
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Reoffenders
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Sentencing
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Thorn Cross Young Offenders Institute
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Voting Rights: Commonwealth
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Written Questions: Government Responses
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Young Offenders: Education
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Health
Apprentices
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Care Homes
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Departmental Carbon Emissions
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Departmental Contracts
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Departmental Domestic Visits
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Departmental Public Participation
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Departmental Sick Leave
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Doctors: Career Structure
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Doctors: Pay
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Drugs: Rehabilitation
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Essex
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General Practitioners
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Hospitals: Infectious Diseases
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Medical Equipment: Expenditure
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National Child Health Immunisation Board
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NHS Information Centre: Grayling Political Strategy
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NHS: Cleaning Services
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NHS: Drugs
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NHS: Finance
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NHS: ICT
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NHS: Infectious Diseases
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NHS: Insurance
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NHS: Negligence
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NHS: Private Sector
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NHS: Students
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NHS: Working Hours
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Nutrition: Health Services
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Patient Choice Schemes
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Solvents: Misuse
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Home Department
2 Marsham Street: Repairs and Maintenance
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Alcohol Disorder Zones
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Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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Antisocial Behaviour
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Armed Forces: USA
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Children: Protection
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Departmental Carbon Emissions
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Departmental Voluntary Work
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Deportation
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Driving Offences
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Drugs: Imports
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Entry Clearances: Criminal Records
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Entry Clearances: Pakistan
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Forensic Science Service
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Human Trafficking
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Identity Cards
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Immigration: Pakistan
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Immobilisation of Vehicles: Scotland
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Licensed Premises: Non-Domestic Rates
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Licensing
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Parking Offences: West Sussex
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Police: Information and Communications Technology
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Road Traffic Offences: Cycling
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Road Traffic: Census
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Terrorism
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Unfair Practices: Sales Methods
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Written Questions
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