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Commons Hansard for 23 June 2008 (Volume 478)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 7.16pm.
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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Culture, Media and Sport
Swimming
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Swimming
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BMX Tracks
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Delivery Agreements
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Tote
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Television Services (Sight-impaired People)
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Swimming
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Ticket Touts
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Topical Questions
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European Council
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Zimbabwe Elections
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Orders of the Day
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Sale of Student Loans Bill
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Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism
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Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism
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Delegated Legislation
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Regulatory REform
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petition
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Planning and Development (Essex)
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North Northamptonshire Core Spatial Strategy
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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
Transport
Aviation
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Departmental Marketing
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Electrification
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Great Western Trains: Standards
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Railways: Lancashire
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Railways: Voluntary Sector
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Travel: Concessions
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Work and Pensions
Child Support Agency: Bolton
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Child Support Agency: Telephone Services
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Children: Maintenance
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Housing Benefit: Foreigners
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Social Security Benefits
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Vertex Data Science
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Olympics
Contractors: Transport
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Labour Statistics
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Costs
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Budget Forecast
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London Aquatic Centre
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Paralympics
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Olympic Games 2012: Cost Effectiveness
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Carbon Emissions: Finance
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Climate Change: Developing Countries
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Dredging: River Thames
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Fisheries: Quotas
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Flood Control: EU Grants and Loans
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Flood Control: Grants
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Genetically Modified Organisms: Seeds
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Marine Fisheries Agency
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Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Carbon Emissions
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Citizenship: Education
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Community Relations
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Community Relations: Housing
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Community Relations: Islam
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Community Relations: Migration
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Community Relations: Religion
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Corporate Hospitality: Thames Gateway
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Departmental Aviation
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Departmental Expert Panels
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Procurement
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Deprivation Indicators
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Homelessness: Voluntary Organisations
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Housing: Finance
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Housing: Low Incomes
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Olympic Games
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Squatters
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Thames Gateway
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Thames Gateway: Finance
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Travelling People: Planning Permission
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Culture, Media and Sport
Swimming
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Television Services: Sight-impaired People
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Community Regeneration
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Lottery Costs
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Listed Sporting Events
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Young People: Empowerment
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Binge Drinking
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Arts: Publicity
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Culture: Education
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Departmental Inquiries
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Departmental Marketing
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Departmental Translation Services
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Football: Sports Grounds
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Strip Clubs
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Tourism
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Northern Ireland
Crimes of Violence: Sexual Offences
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Domestic Rates
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Domestic Violence
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Offensive Weapons: Schools
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Police Service of Northern Ireland: Recruitment
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Racial Hatred
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Sheridan Group
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Defence
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Aircraft Carriers
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Armed Forces
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Armed Forces: Officers
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Armed Forces: Pay
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Armed Forces: Vehicles
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Army: Manpower
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Defence Medical Services: Finance
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Defence: Expenditure
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Departmental Inquiries
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Departmental Pay
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Ex-servicemen: Mentally Ill
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Fuels
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HMS Victory
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Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
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Military Aircraft: Helicopters
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Orchid Programme
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Reserve Forces: Deployment
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Trident
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Veterans Day
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Warships: Weapons
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Justice
Alternatives to Prison: Young Offenders
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Animal Welfare
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Crime: Victim Support Services
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Crimes of Violence: Convictions
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Security
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Departmental Trade Unions
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Driving Under Influence: Drugs
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Fines: Surcharges
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Hollesley Bay Prison: Training
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Judges: Disqualification
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Mental Capacity Act 2005
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Police Custody
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Prisoners Release
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Prisoners Release: Reoffenders
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Prisoners: British Nationality
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Secure Training Centres: Restraint Techniques
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Sentencing
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Children, Schools and Families
Carers: Young People
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Class Sizes: Wirral
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Classroom Assistants: Manpower
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Grandparents
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Higher Education: Scholarships
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Pupils: Absenteeism
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Pupils: Health
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School Meals
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Schools: Bexley
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Schools: Bournemouth
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Schools: Buildings
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Schools: Finance
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Schools: Sports
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Secondary Education: Nottingham
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Secondary Education: Standards
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Special Educational Needs: Dyslexia
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Specialised Diplomas
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Swimming: Finance
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Teachers: Crimes of Violence
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Teachers: Recruitment
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Teachers: Resignations
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Teaching Methods
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Truancy: Lincolnshire
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
British Nationality: Prisoners
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Burma: Human Rights
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Common Agricultural Policy
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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EC Common Foreign and Security Policy
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International Atomic Energy Agency
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Iran: Baha'i Community
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Iran: Sanctions
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Iraq: Christianity
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Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
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Kosovo: International Cooperation
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Kosovo: Politics and Government
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Lebanon: Foreign Relations
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North Korea: Nuclear Weapons
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Sudan: Armed Conflict
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Sudan: Arms Trade
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Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Zimbabwe: Elections
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Home Department
Animal Experiments: EC Law
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Community Relations
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Community Relations: Extremism
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Crimes Against Humanity
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Unionist Parties: Meetings
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Departmental Records: Lost Property
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Deportation: China
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Economic and Monetary Union
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Essex Police: Bureaucracy
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Helicopters: Tewkesbury
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Immigration: Detention Centres
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Internet: Advertising
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Jean Charles de Menezes
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Lincolnshire Police Authority
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Metropolitan Police: Public Relations
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MI5: Political Impartiality
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Missing Persons: Cheshire
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Missing Persons: Cumbria
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Missing Persons: Derbyshire
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Missing Persons: Devon
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Missing Persons: Durham
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Missing Persons: Gloucestershire
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Missing Persons: Greater London
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Missing Persons: Greater Manchester
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Missing Persons: Hampshire
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Missing Persons: Kent
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Missing Persons: Lincolnshire
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Missing Persons: Merseyside
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Missing Persons: Northamptonshire
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Missing Persons: Northumbria
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Missing Persons: Nottinghamshire
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Missing Persons: Somerset
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Missing Persons: South Yorkshire
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Missing Persons: Staffordshire
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Missing Persons: Sussex
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Missing Persons: Thames Valley
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Missing Persons: West Midlands
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Missing Persons: West Yorkshire
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Missing Persons: Wiltshire
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National Security
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Office for Civil Nuclear Security: Vetting
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Police Custody
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Police: ICT
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Police: Joint Ventures
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Police: Pay
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Stop and Search: Greater London
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Television
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Terrorism: Detainees
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UK Border Agency: Stationery
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Work Permits
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Written Questions: Government Responses
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Health
Accident and Emergency Departments: Crimes of Violence
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Air Ambulance Services
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Alcoholic Drinks: Health Education
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Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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Ambulance Services: Fuels
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Antidepressants
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Cancer: Drugs
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Care Quality Commission
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Carers
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Carers: Wales
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CJD
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Departmental Consultants
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Departmental Information Officers
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Training
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Departmental Working Hours
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Drugs: Rehabilitation
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Fairtrade Initiative
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Food Standards Agency: Overseas Visits
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General Practitioners
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General Practitioners: Shropshire
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Health Education: First Aid
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Health Education: Skin Cancer
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Hospitals: Admissions
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Hospitals: Transport
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Magnetic Resonance Imagers
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Medical Records
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Medical Records: Data Protection
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Medical Treatments: Finance
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Migraine
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NHS: Drugs
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NHS: Finance
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NHS: ICT
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NHS: Performance Appraisal
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Personal Care Services: Health Hazards
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Prostate Cancer: Health Services
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Skin Piercing: Standards
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Warfarin
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Welsh Language
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Duchy of Lancaster
Departmental Freedom of Information
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Departmental Furniture
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Employment: Lincolnshire
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Heads of Government Summit
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Home Information Packs
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Life Expectancy: Lincolnshire
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Lord Ashcroft
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Olympic Games
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Skin Cancer
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Television: Prime Minister
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Treasury
Biofuels: Subsidies
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Corporation Tax: Tax Avoidance
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Departmental Home Working
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Departmental Inquiries
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Departmental Trade Unions
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Export Credits Guarantee Dept: Sustainable Development
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Financial Services Authority: Publications
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Foreign Relations: India
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Income Tax: Tax Collection
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Oil: Commodity Markets
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Oil: Prices
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Revenue and Customs: Closures
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Revenue and Customs: Manpower
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Revenue and Customs: Scotland
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Tax Credit Office: Correspondence
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Valuation Office: Geographical Information Systems
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Wastes: Exports
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Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Coal Fired Power Stations: Kingsnorth
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Departmental Coordination
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Departmental Planning Permission
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Departmental Publications
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Energy
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Energy Supply
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Fairtrade Initiative
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Financial Reporting Council
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Fuels: Industrial Action
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G8
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International Energy Forum
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Irwin Mitchell Solicitors
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Low Carbon Buildings Programme
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Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance
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Offshore Drilling: Oil
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Overseas Trade: China
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Petrol Alternatives
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Renewable Energy
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Renewable Energy: Scotland
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Solar Power
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Tidal Power: Environmental Impact Assessment
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UK Trade and Investment: Contracts
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UK Trade and Investment: Manpower
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Warm Home and Energy Conservation Act 2000
(item number 1)
(id 08062350000025)
Wind Power
(item number 1)
(id 08062350000026)
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