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Commons Hansard for 17 December 2008 (Volume 485)
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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Speaker’s Statement
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Pitt Report
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Points of Order
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Business without Debate
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Banking Bill
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Value Added Tax
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Parliamentary Pensions
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Electoral Commission (Appointment and Remuneration of Chairman)
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Electoral Commission (Remuneration of Chairman)
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Business without Debate
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Cervical Cancer Screening
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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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Libel Laws
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Palestinian Territories (Settlements)
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Motor Industry
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Dartford River Crossing Tolls
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Single and Double Summer Time
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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
Building Schools for the Future Programme
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Children in Care
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Children: Protection
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Christmas
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Dartmouth Community College
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Departmental Aviation
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Departmental Higher Education
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Departmental Public Consultation
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Temporary Employment
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Education Maintenance Allowance
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Education: Finance
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Education: ICT
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Educational Institutions: Crimes of Violence
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Free School Meals
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Further Education: Sittingbourne
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GCSE: North Yorkshire
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GCSEs
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Geography: GCE A Level
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Ofsted: Standards
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Pre-school Education
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Primary Education
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School Leaving: Qualifications
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Schools: Co-operation
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Science: GCSE
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Social Services: Complaints
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Teachers: Manpower
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Written Answers to Questions
Defence
Aircraft Carriers: Construction
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Armed Forces: Deployment
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Departmental Research
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Future Surface Combatant
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Harrier Aircraft
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Joint Strike Fighter
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Submarines
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Warships
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Culture, Media and Sport
2018 World Cup Bid Board
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Arts Council of England: Finance
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Convergence Think Tank
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Departmental Energy
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Departmental Pay
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Digital Broadcasting
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English Heritage: Historic Buildings
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Historic Buildings: Conservation
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Horserace Totalisator Board
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Music: Young People
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Ports: Overseas Visitors
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European Capital of Culture: Liverpool
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Northern Ireland
Community Development
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Crime Prevention: Northern Ireland
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Departmental Consultants
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Departmental Domestic Visits
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Official Visits
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Departmental Procurement
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Departmental Rail Travel
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Departmental Television
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Departmental Travel
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Departmental Vacancies
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Economic Situation
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European Union
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Northern Ireland Assembly
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Queen Elizabeth II: Anniversaries
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Religion
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USA
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Transport
A21: East Sussex
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A46: Nottinghamshire
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Airports: Security
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Aviation: Fuels
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Biofuels
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Carbon Emissions
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Dartford-Thurrock Crossing
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Work Experience
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Driving Offences: Insurance
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Heathrow Airport
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Higher Civil Servants
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Lorries: Standards
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Motor Vehicles: Safety
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Railways: Fares
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Road Traffic: Halton
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Roads: Accidents
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Southeastern: Ticketing
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West Coast Railway Line
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Communities and Local Government
Boilers: Safety
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Council Tax: Arrears
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Departmental Correspondence
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Fire Services: Floods
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Green belt: Castle Point
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Homelessness: Essex
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Homelessness: Reading Berkshire
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Housing
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Housing: Construction
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Housing: Immigrants
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Housing: Low Incomes
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Housing: Regeneration
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Housing: Repairs and Maintenance
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Housing: Sales
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Housing: Standards
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Local Authorities: Skin Piercing
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Mersey Gateway
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Microgeneration
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Mortgages: Repossession Orders
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Multiple Occupation: Licensing
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Regeneration: Coastal Areas
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Regional Planning and Development: Castle Point
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Regional Planning and Development: Retail Trade
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Subsidies
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Animal Welfare
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Animal Welfare: Game
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Badgers
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Bees
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British Waterways
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Charities
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Christmas
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Consumer Council for Water
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Departmental Property
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Flood Control
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Floods and Water Bill
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Genetically Modified Organisms
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International Commission for Conservation of Atlantic Tuna
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Litter: Fines
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Nature Conservation
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Pesticides
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Pigmeat: Contamination
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Primates
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Public Footpaths: River Thames
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Rural Development Programme
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Seals: Conservation
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Tuna: Conservation
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Water Charges
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Children, Schools and Families
Children in Care
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Children: Poverty
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Children: Protection
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Children's Centres: Loughborough
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Connexions Service
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Connexions Service: Expenditure
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Departmental Procurement
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Family Intervention Projects
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GCSE
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Methadone
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Secondary Education: Vocational Guidance
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Special Educational Needs: North West
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Vocational Guidance
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Innovation, Universities and Skills
Departmental Work Experience
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Further Education: National Insurance
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Nuclear Power: Research
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Overseas Students: Scholarships
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Research: Finance
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Students: Debt
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Treasury
Banks: Regulation
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Credit Rating: EU Action
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Income Tax
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Revenue and Customs
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Revenue and Customs: Correspondence
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Tax Credit: Telephone Services
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Tax Yields
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Taxation: Football
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Work and Pensions
Departmental Data Protection
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Domestic Safety: Natural Gas
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Natural Gas: Engineers
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Occupational Pensions
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Pathways to Work
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Pension Credit: Administrative Delays
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Pensioners: Tendring
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Pensions
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Post Office Card Account
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Social Fund
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Unemployed: Qualifications
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Duchy of Lancaster
Charities: Bank Services
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Charities: Terrorism
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Departmental Procurement
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Departmental Written Questions
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Futurebuilders: Catz Club
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Statistics: Unemployed
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Unemployment
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Justice
Antisocial Behaviour: Fixed Penalties
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Community Orders
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Departmental Temporary Employment
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Departmental Work Experience
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Euthanasia
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Human Trafficking: Refuges
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Human Trafficking: Telephone Services
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Offenders: Coastal Areas
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Powers of Attorney
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Prison Service: Industrial Relations
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Prisoners: Rehabilitation
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Prisons: Construction
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Prisons: Essex
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Prisons: Mental Health Services
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Prisons: Per Capita Costs
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Prisons: Suicide
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Reparation by Offenders
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Road Traffic Offences: Convictions
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Home Department
Airguns
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Alcoholic Drinks: Crime
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Animal Experiments: Primates
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Borders: Security
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British National Party
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Burglary
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Driving Under Influence: Thames Valley Police
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Genetics: Databases
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Human Trafficking
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Human Trafficking: Prostitution
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Human Trafficking: Sentencing
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Human Trafficking: Sex Establishments
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Identity Cards: Nationality
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Identity Cards: Overseas Residence
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Islam: Marriage
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Police
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Police: Complaints
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Police: East Midlands Airport
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Police: Essex
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Police: Floods
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Police: Recruitment
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Police: Resignations
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Police: Training
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Speed Limits: Cameras
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Thames Valley Police
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International Development
West Bank
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Zimbabwe
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Tuberculosis
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Zimbabwe: Cholera
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Palestine
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Afghanistan: International Assistance
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Chagos Islands: Overseas Aid
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Languages
(item number 1)
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North Korea: Overseas Aid
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Pitcairn Islands
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Somalia: Asylum
(item number 1)
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St Helena
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Sudan: Overseas Aid
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Afghanistan
(item number 1)
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Burma: United Nations
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Forced Marriage
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Montserrat: Biodiversity
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Nigeria: Violence
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Oil: Research
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Russia: Diplomatic Service
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Russia: Foreign Relations
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Somalia: Peacekeeping Operations
(item number 1)
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St Helena
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Sudan: Armed Conflict
(item number 1)
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Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Syria: Terrorism
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UN World Conference against Racism
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Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
(item number 1)
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Energy and Climate Change
Departmental Reorganisation
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Energy: Imports
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Energy: Meters
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Energy: Per Capita Costs
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Geological Disposal Implementation Board
(item number 1)
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Harworth Colliery
(item number 1)
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Members: Correspondence
(item number 1)
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Natural Gas: Rural Areas
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Nuclear Power Stations: Decommissioning
(item number 1)
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Renewable Energy: EC Action
(item number 1)
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Renewables Obligation Order 2009
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Wind Power
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Wind Power: Environmental Impact Assessment
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Health
Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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Cancer
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Cancer: Health Services
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Cancer: Nuclear Power Stations
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Compulsorily Detained Mental Patients
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Dental Services
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Dental Services: Yorkshire and the Humber
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Departmental Advisory Bodies
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Pensions
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Departmental Procurement
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Depressive Illnesses
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Depressive Illnesses: Hertfordshire
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Depressive Illnesses: Medical Treatments
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Diabetes: Children
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Diabetes: Research
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Direct Payments
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Drugs: Misuse
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General Practitioners
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Health Centres
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Health Services: Children
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Health Services: East of England
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Health Services: Ex-servicemen
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Hearing Aid Council
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Hospital Beds
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Hospitals: Parking
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(id 081217112000031)
Hospitals: Waiting Lists
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000032)
Human Papilloma Virus: Vaccination
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000033)
Injuries: Young People
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000034)
Kidney Patients
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000035)
Learning Disability: Social Services
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000036)
Medical Records: Disclosure of Information
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000037)
Mental Capacity Act 2005
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000038)
Mental Health Services
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000039)
Mental Health Services: Ethnic Groups
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000040)
Mental Health Services: Prisons
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000041)
Mental Illness
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000042)
Mentally Ill: Cannabis
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000043)
Midwives
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000044)
NHS: Finance
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000045)
NHS: ICT
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000046)
NHS: Pay
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000047)
NHS: Payments
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000048)
NHS: Per Capita Costs
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000049)
Organophosphates: Sheep Dipping
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000050)
Palliative Care
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000051)
Palliative Care: Training
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000052)
Primary Care Trusts: Population
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000053)
Primary Care Trusts: Working Hours
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000054)
Public Consultation: Staffordshire
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000055)
Sexually Transmitted Infections
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000056)
Skin Piercing
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000057)
Smoking
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000058)
Smoking: Hertfordshire
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000059)
Smoking: Young People
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000060)
Tobacco: Young People
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000061)
WiFi: Health Hazards
(item number 1)
(id 081217112000062)
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