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Commons Hansard for 16 July 2008 (Volume 479)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 7.25pm.
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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Closed Circuit Television (Monitoring and Promotion)
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Opposition Day
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Members’ Allowances
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Fuel Duty
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Business of the House
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Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill
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Petitions
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HMRC Work Force Change (Lincolnshire)
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Planning and Development (Heathrow)
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Home Information Packs
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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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Road Safety
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Young People with Disabilities
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Belarus
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Local Housing Allowance (Highlands)
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Nursing and Midwifery Council
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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
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Cryptography: Zimbabwe
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Data Protection: Internet
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Fuel Poverty
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Internet: Security
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Members: Constituents
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Nuclear Power Stations
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Nuclear Power Stations: Investment
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Transport
Aircraft
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Airports: Security
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Aviation
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Aviation: Luggage
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Aviation: Passengers
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Departmental Compensation
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Official Cars
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Retirement
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Departmental Travel
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Government Car and Dispatch Agency: Tolls
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Heathrow Airport: Public Participation
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Heathrow Airport: Security
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Motor Vehicles: Greater London
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Motor Vehicles: Registration
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Personal Injury
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Ports: Wales
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Road Traffic Offences: Cameras
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Roads: Safety Measures
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Taxis: Vetting
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Home Department
Animal Experiments
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Animal Experiments: Primates
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Animal Experiments: Statistics
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Criminal Records
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Criminal Records Bureau
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Criminal Records: Cooperation
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Passports: Theft
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Schengen Agreement: ICT
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Vetting: Fees and Charges
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Afghanistan: Drugs
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Afghanistan: Stabilisation Unit
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Departmental ICT
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Embassies: Festivals and Special Occasions
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Embassies: Manpower
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EU: Foreign Aid
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Fish
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Human Rights
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Languages
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North Korea
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North Korea: Forced Labour
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Raoul Wallenberg
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South Korea: Prisoners
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Tamils
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Zimbabwe: Females
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Carbon Emissions: Finance
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Construction: Waste Disposal
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Domestic Wastes: Waste Disposal
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Fertilisers: Seas and Oceans
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Flood Control
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Floods: Insurance
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Fly Tipping
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Forests
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Home Energy Efficiency Scheme
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Incinerators: Waste Disposal
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Landfill: Contamination
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Manure
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Waste Disposal
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Culture, Media and Sport
Big Lottery Fund: Regional Government
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Broadcasting Reception
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Casinos
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Departmental Buildings
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European Union: Citizenship
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Holocaust Memorial Day: Finance
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Home Information Packs
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Licensing laws
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Orchestras: Finance
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Public Houses: Closures
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St. David’s Day
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Theatres
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Defence
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Armed Forces: Food
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Armed Forces: Scotland
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Armed Forces: Vehicles
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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Departmental ICT
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EU Defence Policy
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Iraq: Asylum
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RAF Halton
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Warships
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Duchy of Lancaster
Childbirth
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Community Infrastructure Levy
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Departmental Freedom of Information
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Departmental ICT
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Economic and Monetary Union
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Morning Star
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Non-profit Making Associations
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Non-profit Making Associations: Finance
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Treasury
Child Benefit: EU Nationals
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Departmental Sick Leave
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Mapeley
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Non-domestic Rates: Wales
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Revenue and Customs: Chorley
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Tax Credits: Fraud
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Justice
Courts: Children
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Crime: Victims
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Family Courts
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Family Courts: Accountability
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Firearms: Sentencing
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Legal Services Commission: Complaints
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Legal Services Commission: Standards
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Magistrates: Personation
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Members: E-mail
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Members: Mentally Ill
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Offensive Weapons: Young Offenders
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Prisoners: Mental Health Services
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Young Offenders: Custodial Treatment
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Young Offenders: Foster Care
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Work and Pensions
Child Support Agency: Correspondence
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Crisis Loans: Telephone Services
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Departmental Early Retirement
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Departmental Information Officers
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Official Cars
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Departmental Security
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Departmental Sick Leave
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Departmental Written Questions
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Disadvantaged: Rural Areas
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Early Retirement
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Fuel Poverty
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Fuel Poverty: Part-time Employment
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Housing: Low Incomes
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Incapacity Benefit
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Incapacity Benefit: Armed Forces
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Income Support: Lone Parents
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Local Housing Allowance: Essex
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Personal Injury
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Poverty
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Social Security Benefits: Newcastle upon Tyne
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Communities and Local Government
Capacity Building Programme
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Community Relations: Finance
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Council Tax: Floods
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Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings
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Departmental Retirement
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Departmental Sick Leave
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Eco-towns: Curborough
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Eco-towns: Staffordshire
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Essex Police Authority: Council Tax
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Ethnic Groups: Finance
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Fire Services
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Flood Control
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Food
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Housing: Low Incomes
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Interreg Programme
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Landfill Tax
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Local Government Finance
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Local Government: Elections
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Local Government: Standards
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Maps: Databases
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Michael Clark
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Non-domestic Rates: Valuation
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Parish Councils
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Planning
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Property: Photographs
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Regional Planning and Development: Eco-towns
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Travelling People: Council Tax
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Valuation Office: Maps
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Children, Schools and Families
Children: Disabled
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Children: Disadvantaged
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Children: Poverty
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Departmental Co-ordination: Dept for Innovation Universities and Skills
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Departmental Co-ordination: Ministry of Justice
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Sick Leave
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Fish
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Home Information Packs
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Parents: Alcoholism
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Personal Injury
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Positive Activities for Young People Programme
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Pre-school Education: Finance
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Pupil Referral Units: Special Educational Needs
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Pupil Referral Units: Truancy
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Pupils: Diabetes
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Schools: Bureaucracy
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Schools: Disabled
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Schools: Transport
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Specialised Diplomas: Young Offender Institutions
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Wood
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Young People: Unemployment
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Innovation, Universities and Skills
Departmental Information Officers
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Responsibilities
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Education: Transport
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European Institute of Technology and Innovation
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Higher Education: Further Education
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Higher Education: Student Numbers
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Mathematics: Graduates
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Medicine: Education
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Pupil Referral Units: Speech Therapy
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Students: Ethnic Groups
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Students: Loans
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Video Games: Education
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Vocational Training: Trade Unions
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International Development
Zimbabwe
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West Bank
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Leprosy
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G8 Summit
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Tuberculosis
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Microfinance
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Disabled Children in Africa
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Afghanistan: Food
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Afghanistan: Overseas Aid
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Africa: Food Aid
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Africa: Sanitation
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Africa: Social Conditions
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Burma: Overseas Aid
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Developing Countries: Agriculture
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Economic Growth
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Horn of Africa: Food
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Overseas Aid
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Progressio
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Ukraine: Agriculture
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Zimbabwe: Asylum
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Health
Abortion
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Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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Back Pain: Medical Treatments
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Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments
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Car Allowances
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Chiropody
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Chlamydia
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Cycling
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Dementia: Bexley
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Dental Services
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Dental Services: Greater London
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Dental Services: Hampshire
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Diabetes: Health Services
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Diseases: Prisons
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Epilepsy: Drugs
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Epilepsy: Health Services
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Female Genital Mutilation
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Fluoride
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General Practitioners: Finance
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Health Visitors: Gloucestershire
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Human Papilloma Virus
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Incontinence: Medical Equipment
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Bexley
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Liver Diseases: Health Services
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Medicine: Graduates
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Mental Health Services
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NHS
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NHS Cord Blood Bank
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NHS: Anniversaries
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NHS: Finance
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NHS: Reorganisation
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Nurses: Redundancy
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Occupational Therapy
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Pain
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Physiotherapy: Sports
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Prescriptions
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Primary Care Trusts: Equality
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Primary Care Trusts: Managers
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Senior Salaries Review Body
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Sight Impaired: Children
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Wheelchairs
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