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Commons Hansard for 23 October 2008 (Volume 481)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 7.33pm.
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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Oral Answers to Questions
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
National Minimum Wage
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Post Office Network
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Construction Industry
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Small Businesses
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Grocery Sector Ombudsman
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Topical Questions
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Business of the House
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Point of Order
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Work and Skills
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Public Accounts
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Flooding (Morpeth)
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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
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Written Answers to Questions
Defence
Armed Forces
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Army: Conditions of Employment
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Ballistic Missile Defence
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China: Armed Forces
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Cluster Munitions
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Departmental Public Relations
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Gulf of Aden: Piracy
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Nuclear Disarmament
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Ottawa Convention
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RAF Croughton
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Somalia: Pirates
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Territorial Army: Dental Services
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Trident Missiles
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USA: Military Bases
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Warships
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Post Office Network
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Construction Industry
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Glass Industry
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Business Environment: Essex
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Small Businesses
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Internet Governance Forum
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Alcoholic Drinks: Prices
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Energy: Business
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Retail Trade
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Small Businesses: Economic Situation
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Communities and Local Government
Community Relations: Islam
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Council Housing: South West
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Council Tax
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Departmental Official Visits
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Departmental Pensions
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Deprivation Indicators
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Government Offices for the Regions
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Government Offices for the Regions: Finance
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Green belt
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Home Information Packs
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Homelessness
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Housing Companies: Reorganisation
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Housing: Low Incomes
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Housing: Overcrowding
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Housing: Private Finance Initiative
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Housing: Valuation
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Local Government Finance
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Local Government: Bank Services
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Local Government: By-elections
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Local Government: Elections
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New Milton Sand and Ballast
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Ordnance Survey: Manpower
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Planning Permission
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Planning Permission: Castle Point
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Planning: Enforcement
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Regional Ministers
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Rented Housing: Carbon Monoxide
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Taxis: Licensing
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Travelling People: Regional Planning and Development
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Carbon Emissions: Allotments
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Carbon Emissions: Public Bodies
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Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture
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Climate Change
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Departmental Public Participation
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Insulation: Housing
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Ivory
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Seas and Oceans: Nature Conservation
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Taxis
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Written Questions: Government Responses
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Energy and Climate Change
Carbon Emissions
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Climate Change: Research
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Energy Savings Trust
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Fuels: Trade Competitiveness
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Industrial Diseases
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University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit
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Home Department
Airports: Biometrics
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Antisocial Behaviour
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Asylum: Sudan
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Asylum: Zimbabwe
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Border and Immigration Agency
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Cannabis: Crime
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Departmental Civil Service Agencies
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Departmental Official Visits
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Departmental Public Participation
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Departmental Public Relations
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Drugs: Afghanistan
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Entry Clearances
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Genetics: Databases
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Human Trafficking
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Immigration: Bexley
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Immigration: Children in Care
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Immigration: Criminal Records
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Offenders: Deportation
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Offenders: Genetics
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Official Residences
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Police: Football
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Sex Establishments: Regulation
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Smuggling: Meat
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UK Border Agency: Data Protection
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Health
Advisory Group on Hepatitis
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Alcoholic Drinks: Young People
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Cancer: Waiting Lists
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Health: Gender
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Hepatitis
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Iris London
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Medical Equipment
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NHS: Manpower
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Obesity
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Obesity: Children
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Patients: Safety
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Prostate Cancer
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Thame Community Hospital: Finance
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Tuberculosis: Vaccination
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Bangladesh: Religious Freedom
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Burma: Arms Trade
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Burma: Human Rights
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Burma: Overseas Aid
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Burma: Political Prisoners
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Burma: Politics and Government
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Burma: UN Resolutions
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Colombia: Arms Trade
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Diplomatic Service: Passports
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Ethiopia: Arms Trade
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Guatemala: Human Rights
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India: Christianity
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India: Terrorism
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International Criminal Court
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Iran: Banks
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Kenya: Politics and Government
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Pakistan: Politics and Government
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Pakistan: Religious Freedom
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Sudan: Arms Trade
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Sudan: Elections
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Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Sudan: Politics and Government
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Sudan: Travel Information
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Written Questions: Government Responses
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Treasury
Building Societies: Finance
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Departmental Older Workers
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Excise Duties: Fuels
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Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
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Interest Rates
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Mortgages
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Taxation: Shipping
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Welfare Tax Credits: Correspondence
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Innovation, Universities and Skills
Arts: Training
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Departmental Official Visits
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Dorneywood
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Education Maintenance Allowance: Further Education
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Energy Technologies Institute
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Foundation Degrees
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Further Education: Learning Disability
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Higher Education: Admissions
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Physics: Higher Education
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Prime Minister
10 Downing Street: Official Hospitality
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Cabinet: Meetings
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Departmental Alcoholic Drinks
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Departmental Official Visits
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Special Advisers
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Departmental Staff
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Economic Situation
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Employment: Midwives
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Energy: Departmental Responsibilities
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EU Trade
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Israel
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Lord Mandelson
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Ministers: Transport
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Regional Economic Council of Ministers
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Justice
Complementary Medicine: Channel Islands
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Departmental Databases
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E-Asset IT System
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Electoral Register: Internet
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Electronic Voting
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Energy Savings Trust
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HM Courts Service: Databases
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Judiciary: Pensions
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Matrimonial Proceedings: Religion
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Medicine: Guernsey
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National Probation Service for England and Wales: IT
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Offenders: Deportation
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Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal
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Voting Methods
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Werrington Young Offender Institution
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Young Offender Institutions: Social Services
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Young Offenders
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Youth Action Plan
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Youth Justice Management Information System
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International Development
Burma: Education
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Burma: Storms
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Departmental Consultants
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Departmental Public Relations
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Developing Countries: Natural Disasters
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Overseas Aid
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Pakistan: Earthquakes
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South America: Research
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Children, Schools and Families
Academies: Armed Forces
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Academies: Sponsorship
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Adoption
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After School Clubs
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Building Schools for the Future Programme
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Children: Asylum
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Crayford Academy
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Departmental Civil Service Agencies
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Departmental Information and Communications Technology
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Departmental Publications
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Foster Care: Grandparents
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Further Education
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General Certificate of Secondary Education
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Gifted Children: Finance
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Higher Education: Admissions
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National Assessment Agency: Finance
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National Curriculum Tests
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Pre-school Education
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Pre-school Education: Manpower
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Primary Education: Class Sizes
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Pupil Referral Units: Special Educational Needs
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Pupils: Per Capita Costs
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Qualifications
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Schools: Assessments
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Schools: Bureaucracy
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Schools: Land
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Schools: Sport
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Schools: Standards
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Schools: Stoke on Trent
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Secondary Education: Assessments
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Secondary Education: Finance
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Social Services
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Social Workers: Vacancies
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Specialised Diplomas
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Teachers: Males
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Teachers: Pay
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Teachers: Qualifications
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Teachers: Training
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Truancy
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