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Commons Hansard for 21 January 2009 (Volume 486)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 7.41pm.
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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Point of Order
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Bills Presented
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Opposition Day
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Emergency Care
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Savers
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Business without Debate
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delegated legislation
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Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993
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delegated legislation
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European Union Documents
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Coronary Heart Disease
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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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Mountain Rescue Teams
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Nigeria
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Small Business Assistance
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Gaza
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Legal Services Commission (Cardiff)
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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: Security
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Bus Services: Concessions
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Commuters: Hemel Hempstead
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Cycling: Safety
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Departmental Languages
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Driver Information Systems: Licensing
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Government Car and Despatch Agency
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Great Western Railway: Electrification
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Heathrow Airport
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Olympic Route Network
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Railways
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Railways: Adlington
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Railways: Delays
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Railways: Finance
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Railways: Freight
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Railways: Police
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Railways: Scotland
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Road Signs and Markings
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Road Traffic: Gloucestershire
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Rolling Stock
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Trams: Sheffield
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Travel: Leisure
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Waterloo Station
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Work and Pensions
Child Support Agency: Debt Collection
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Child Support Agency: ICT
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Children: Maintenance
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Crisis Loans: Telephone Services
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Procurement
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Housing Benefit
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Industrial Health and Safety: Arthritis
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Industrial Health and Safety: Qualifications
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Pension Funds
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Poverty: Children
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Social Fund
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Social Fund: Greater London
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Social Fund: Lancashire
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Social Security Benefits: Fraud
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Social Security Benefits: Overseas Residence
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Working Conditions: Temperature
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Northern Ireland
Fuel Smuggling
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Unemployment
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Saville Inquiry
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Security Situation
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Public Spending
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Offenders
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Policing and Justice: Devolution
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Economic Situation
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Departmental Data Protection
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Electronic Equipment
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Prisoners: Per Capita Costs
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Defence
Armed Forces: Manpower
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Departmental Catering
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Departmental Written Questions
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European Fighter Aircraft
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NATO Response Force
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Navy: Deployment
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Spearhead Land Element
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Culture, Media and Sport
Beaches: Naturists
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Byron Review
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Departmental Marketing
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Mass Media: Economic Situation
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Public Libraries
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Public Libraries: Standards
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Sports: North East
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Sports: Public Participation
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Tourism
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Tourism: Coastal Areas
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Health
Autism: Health Services
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Dementia
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Dementia: Care Homes
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Dental Services: Hertfordshire
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Health Services: Elderly
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Health Services: Ethnic Groups
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Hospitals: Parking
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Mental Health Services: Prisoners
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Mid Essex Primary Care Trust
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Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Musculoskeletal Disorders: Carers
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Musculoskeletal Disorders: Employment Services
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Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Professions
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Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services
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Musculoskeletal Disorders: Surgery
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Neonatal Mortality
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NHS: Manpower
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NHS: Pensions
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NHS: Resignations
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NHS: Temporary Employment
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NHS: Training
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Osteopathy
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Out-patients
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Pharmacy
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Physiotherapy
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Prescriptions
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Rehabilitation
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Shoulder Replacements
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Treasury
Banks: Regulation
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Construction: Finance
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Departmental Personnel
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Departmental Written Questions
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Fisheries: Tax Yields
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Gift Aid
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Income Tax
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Landfill Tax
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Landsbanki
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Members: Correspondence
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Mortgages: Interest Rates
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National Insurance Contributions
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National Insurance Fund
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Public Expenditure
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Sustainable Development: Finance
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Tax Credit
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Tax Havens: Research
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Taxation: Business
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VAT
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VAT: Innovation
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Welfare Tax Credits
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Home Department
Assaults on Police
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Community Relations: Finance
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Crime Prevention
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Crime: Computers
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Crime: Statistics
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Crimes of Violence: Betting Shops
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Demonstrations
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Departmental Manpower
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Drugs: Sentencing
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Electronic Surveillance
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Fraud: Economic Situation
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Human Trafficking: Prosecutions
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Immobilisation of Vehicles: Regulation
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Internet: Security
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Offensive Weapons
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Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism Programme: Finance
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Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism: Finance
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Police Stations: Essex
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Police: Horses
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Police: Medals
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Police: Rural Areas
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Police: Standards
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Police: Telephone Services
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Proceeds of Crime
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Proceeds of Crime: Consolidated Fund
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Prostitution
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Security: Olympic Games 2012
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Serious and Organised Crime Agency: Airwave Service
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Shoplifting
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Surveillance: Members
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Theft
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Age: Discrimination
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Defence Export Services Organisation
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Imports: Manufactured Goods
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Insolvency: Prosecutions
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ITV: British Sky Broadcasting
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Members: Correspondence
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North East Regional Development Agency
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Overseas Trade
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Redundancy
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Royal Mail
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Street Trading
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Tobacco
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UK Trade and Investment: Consultants
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UK Trade and Investment: Pay
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UKTI Defence and Security Organisation
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UKTI Defence and Security Organisation: Consultants
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UKTI Defence and Security Organisation: Manpower
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UKTI Defence and Security Organisation: Pay
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UKTI Defence and Security Organisation: Recruitment
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Communities and Local Government
Community Relations
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Community Relations: Islam
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Departmental Public Relations
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Fire Services: Finance
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Fire Services: Working Hours
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Housing: Inspections
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Local Government: Disclosure of Information
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Owner Occupation
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Social Rented Housing
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International Development
Africa: Overseas Aid
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Charities
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Viral Haemorrhagic Disease
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Departmental Catering
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Departmental Languages
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Departmental Marketing
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Recruitment
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Departmental Secondment
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India Aid: Finance
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Somalia: Overseas Aid
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Sudan: Overseas Aid
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Zimbabwe: Life Expectancy
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Duchy of Lancaster
Crewe Railway Station
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Prostate Cancer
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Social Enterprises
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Social Enterprises: Finance
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Teenage Pregnancy: Essex
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Voluntary Organisations
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Afghanistan: Asylum
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Armed Conflict: Reconstruction
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Bosnia: Passports
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British Council: Finance
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Burma: Politics and Government
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Cuba: Overseas Trade
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Armed Conflict
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Armed Forces
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Military Aid
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Mining
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Peacekeeping Operations
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Rail Travel
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Departmental Written Questions
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Falkland Islands: Fossil Fuels
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Holidays Abroad: Health Services
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Intelligence Services
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International Relations
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Jestina Mukoko
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Kosovo: Politics and Government
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Kosovo: Serbia
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Nigeria: Oil
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Peacekeeping Operations
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Rose Kabuye
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Serbia: Politics and Government
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Somalia: Armed Conflict
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St Helena
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Sudan: Armed Conflict
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Sudan: Politics and Government
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Trade: Economic Situation
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World War Two: Anniversaries
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Zimbabwe: Diamonds
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Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
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Children, Schools and Families
Building Schools for the Future Programme
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Charities
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Child Support Agency: ICT
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Children: Databases
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Children: Health
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Children: Protection
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Children's Centres: Rotheram
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Children's Centres: Warrington
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Class Sizes: Reading Berkshire
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Connexions Service
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Connexions Service: Mobile Phones
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Connexions Service: Telephone Services
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Connexions Services: Mobile Phones
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Education Maintenance Allowance
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Every Child Matters Scheme: Finance
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Extracurricular Activities
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General Certificate of Secondary Education: Eastbourne
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Gifted Children: Disadvantaged
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Languages: GCSE
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Languages: Teachers
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National Curriculum Tests
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Schools
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Schools: Buildings
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Schools: Capital Investment
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Schools: Islam
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Schools: Repairs and Maintenance
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Schools: Standards
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Social Services: Doncaster
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Teachers: Part-time Employment
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Teachers: Pensions
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Teachers: Primary Education
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Teachers: Resignations
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Teachers: Training
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Young People: Crime
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Young People: North East
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Youth Justice Unit
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Justice
Approved Premises
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Cannabis: Misuse
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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
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Courts: Fees and Charges
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Debt Collection: Regulation
(item number 1)
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Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
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Departmental Pay
(item number 1)
(id 0901221000008)
Departmental Public Expenditure
(item number 1)
(id 0901221000009)
Legal Aid Scheme
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National Offender Management Service: Manpower
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(id 0901221000011)
Offences Against Children: Convictions
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(id 0901221000012)
Political Parties: Finance
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