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Commons Hansard for 16 October 2008 (Volume 480)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 7.31pm.
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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Private Business
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Innovation, Universities and Skills
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NEETs
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Higher Education (Knowsley)
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Research Careers
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Scientific Research
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Apprenticeships
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Physics and Astronomy
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Topical Questions
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Business of the House
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Department of Energy and Climate Change
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Energy Providers
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royal assent
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Energy Providers
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Primary Care
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Health Care (Bexley)
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Treasury
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Bank Services: Local Authorities
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Borders: Fraud
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Financial Services Authority: Pay
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Money Supply
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Select Committees: Government Responses
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Welfare Tax Credits: Complaints
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Transport
Bus Services: Finance
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Buses: Crimes of Violence
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Driving Tests: Buildings
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Emergency Services: Accidents
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Motorcycles: Parking
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Motorways: Accidents
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Pedestrian Crossings
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Railways
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Railways: Fares
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Railways: Gloucestershire
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Railways: Manpower
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Unadopted Roads
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Work and Pensions
Departmental Pay
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Disability Living Allowance: Students
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Members: Correspondence
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Occupational Pensions
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Pensioners: Overseas Residence
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Post Office Card Account: Disabled
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Social Security Benefits: Fraud
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Unemployment
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Justice
Departmental Procurement
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Departmental Reviews
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Lancaster Farms Young Offender Institute
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Prisoners
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Prisoners: Employment
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Prisons: Drugs
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Culture, Media and Sport
Alcoholic Drinks: Young People
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Arts
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Churches: Repairs and Maintenance
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Cycling: Finance
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Departmental Land
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Surveys
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English Heritage
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English Heritage: Fees and Charges
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Invest to Save Budget
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National Lottery: Bolton
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National Lottery: Yorkshire and the Humber
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Public Libraries
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Regional Cultural Consortiums: Finance
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World Heritage Sites
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Defence
Aircraft Carriers: Shipbuilding
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Armed Forces: Dogs
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Armed Forces: Training
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Army Boards of Inquiry
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Army: Labour Turnover
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Future Surface Combatant
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Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
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Vehicles
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Communities and Local Government
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Departmental Information Officers
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Departmental Press
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Departmental Procurement
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Deprivation Indicators
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Energy Performance Certificates
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Ethnic Groups: Finance
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Fire Services: Expenditure
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Housing: Children
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Housing: Low Incomes
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Housing: Repairs and Maintenance
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Housing: Stafford
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Local Authorities
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Local Authorities: Cost Effectiveness
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Local Authorities: Equal Pay
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Non-Domestic Rates: Ports
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Pensioners: Low Incomes
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Regeneration: Canvey Island
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Regional Planning and Development
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Regional Planning and Development: Kent
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Regional Planning and Development: Thames Gateway
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Repossession Orders
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Right to Buy Scheme
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Smoke Alarms
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Social Services: Children
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Society of Local Authority Chief Executives
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Chad: Security
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Humanitarian Aid
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Kosovo: Politics and Government
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Overseas Aid: Education
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Sudan: Overseas Aid
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Business
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Consumer Focus: Manpower
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Environment Agency: Finance
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Fisheries: Compensation
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Freight: Liquidation
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INTERREG Programme
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Minimum Wage: Yorkshire
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Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
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Non-Departmental Public Bodies: Manpower
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Post Offices: Closures
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Post Offices: Disabled
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Post Offices: Military Bases
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Postwatch: Publications
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Recruitment: Complaints
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Recruitment: Fraud
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Small Businesses: Regional Development Agencies
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TICC: Redundancy
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Home Department
Alcoholic Drinks: Young People
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Animal Experiments: Scotland
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Antisocial Behaviour Orders: Yorkshire and the Humber
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Computers: Crime
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Crime
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Crime: Cambridgeshire
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Crime: Peterborough
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Crime: Statistics
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Crimes Against Humanity
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Criminal Records
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Criminal Records Bureau: Standards
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Departmental Marketing
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Deportation
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Deportation: Offenders
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Detention Centres
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Domestic Violence
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Drinking Banning Orders
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Driving Offences
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Drugs: Crime
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Entry Clearances
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Entry Clearances: Belarus
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Homicide
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Identity Cards: Finance
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Immigrants: Marriage
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Immigration
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Licensing Laws
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Members: Correspondence
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Offensive Weapons: Leeds
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Payment Industry and Police Joint Intelligence Unit
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Police: Manpower
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Police: Mass Media
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Road Traffic Offences: Foreigners
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Security Guards: Licensing
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UK Border Agency: Corruption
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UK Border Agency: Marketing
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UK Border Agency: Security
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UK Border Agency: Surveys
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UK Border Agency: Uniforms
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Vetting
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Health
Action on Smoking and Health: Finance
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Breast Cancer: Screening
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Cancer: Children
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Care Homes
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Cervical Cancer
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Chiropody
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Dental Services
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Dental Services: Fees and Charges
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Dental Services: Greater Manchester
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Dental Services: Private Sector
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Departmental Pay
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Diabetes
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Health Inequality
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Health Professions: Training
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Health: Finance
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Health: Screening
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Heart Diseases
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Independent Reconfiguration Panel
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Lung Diseases
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Maternity Services
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Medical Equipment
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Midwives
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Naomi House
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Naomi House
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NHS Foundation Trusts: Bank Services
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NHS: Bank Services
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NHS: Finance
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NHS: Negligence
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NHS: Pay
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NHS: Training
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Nurses
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Organs: Donors
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Patients: Transport
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Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
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Social Services
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Social Services: Finance
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Tobacco
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Trauma Audit and Research Network
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Trauma: Children
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Wharfedale Hospital
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Duchy of Lancaster
Cervical Cancer
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Colorectal Cancer
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Departmental Press
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Drugs: Death
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Employment
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Government Departments: Annual Reports
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Inter-departmental Migration Task Force
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Migration: Statistics
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Office of the Third Sector: Operating Costs
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Innovation, Universities and Skills
Higher Education: Blackpool
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Further and Higher Education
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Construction Industry
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Research and Development: Universities
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Apprenticeships
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Small Businesses
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Skills Needs
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Toilet Facilities: Universities
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Student Finance
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Apprentices: Small Businesses
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Arts: Finance
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Departmental Marketing
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Higher Education
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Higher Education: Finance
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Higher Education: Teachers
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Innovation: Public Sector
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Science
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Students: Loans
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Union Learning Representatives Programme
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Disabled
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New Forest: Environment Protection
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Hill Farming
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Horses: New Forest
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Ivory
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National Forest Estate
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National Rights of Way Casework Team
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Olympic Games 2012
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New Forest: Parking
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Postal Services
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Primates: Pets
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Trapping
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Warm Front Scheme
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Children, Schools and Families
Academies: Finance
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Academies: Governing Bodies
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Departmental Public Participation
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Education Maintenance Allowance
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Education Maintenance Allowance: Lancashire
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Families
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General Certificate of Secondary Education
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General Certificate of Secondary Education: Special Educational Needs
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Home 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: Exclusions
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Pupils: Per Capita Costs
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School Meals
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Schools: Assessments
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Schools: Internet
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Schools: Local Authorities
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Schools: Standards
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Specialist Schools: Languages
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