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Commons Hansard for 2 February 2009 (Volume 487)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 7.51pm.
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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Oral Answers to Questions
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Work and Pensions
Child Poverty
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Benefit Payments
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Pensioner Poverty
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Occupational Pensions
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Jobcentre Plus
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Mortgage Assistance
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Cold Weather Payments
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Jobseeker’s Allowance
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Jobseeker’s Allowance
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Topical Questions
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Lindsey Oil Refinery
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Points of Order
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Opposition Day
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Government Capital Expenditure
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Parliamentary Standards (Constitutional Reform)
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Business without Debate
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delegated legislation
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Eastham
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Written Statements
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Written Answers
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Written Answers to Questions
Work and Pensions
Pension Credit: Savings
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Incapacity Benefit
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Jobcentre Plus
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Youth Unemployment
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Jobseeker's Allowance
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National Minimum Wage
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Carer's Allowance
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Child Support
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Child Poverty
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Pay
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Income Support: Mortgages
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Jobcentre Plus: Closures
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Local Employment Partnerships
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Public Expenditure
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Social Security Benefits
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Social Security Benefits: Interviews
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Social Security Benefits: Reform
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Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
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International Development
Apprentices
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Departmental Buildings
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Departmental Conditions of Employment
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Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
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Departmental Public Relations
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Departmental Training
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Departmental Travel
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Departmental Working Hours
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International Economic Relations: Developing Countries
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Peace
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Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict
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Sudan: Politics and Government
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Transport
Channel Tunnel: Tolls
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Departmental Conditions of Employment
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Departmental Procurement
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Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Industrial Disputes
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Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency: Personal Records
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Public Transport: Complaints
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Railways: Catering
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Defence
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Air Force: Manpower
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Armed Forces: Deployment
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Armed Forces: Females
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Armed Forces: Housing
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Armed Forces: Manpower
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Armed Forces: Pakistan
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Armed Forces: Training
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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Army: Expenditure
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Cyprus: Military Bases
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Defence: Expenditure
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Defence: Military Aircraft
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Marketing
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Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
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Detainee Numbers
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International Security Assistance Force
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Iraq
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Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
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Military Aircraft
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Military Aircraft: Training
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Military Attachés
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Pirates
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Project on National Security Reform
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Service Families
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Antarctic
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Antarctic: Research
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Belize
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Brazil
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British Council
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British Overseas Territories
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Burma
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Consulates
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Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Resources
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Armed Conflict
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Departmental Buildings
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Departmental Equality
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Embassies
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Falkland Islands Dependencies
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Holidays Abroad: Death
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Ireland: Official Visits
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Middle East
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Middle East: Armed Conflict
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NATO
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Rashid Rauf
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Russia: Detainees
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Self-Determination of States
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Special Envoy for Conflict Resolution
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Sudan: Peace Negotiations
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Sudan: Press Freedom
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Tibet: Missing Persons
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Tony Blair
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Turkey: Christianity
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Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
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Treasury
Child Benefit
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Child Tax Credit: EU Law
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Child Trust Funds
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Council Tax: Valuation
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Deflation
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Departmental Buildings
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Pensions
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Departmental Training
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Departmental Video Recordings
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Departmental Written Questions
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EU Grants and Loans
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Government Departments: Energy Performance Certificates
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Housing: Carbon Emissions
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Housing: Valuation
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Official Cars
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Planning Permission
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Public Sector: Pensions
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Redundancy: Taxation
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Revenue and Customs: Wales
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Stamp Duties
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Taxation: Bingo
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Valuation Office
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Valuation Office: Cole Layer Trumble
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Valuation Office: Contracts
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Valuation Office: Digital Technology
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Valuation Office: Geographic Information Systems
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Valuation Office: Land Registry
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Valuation Office: Local Government
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Valuation Office: Parking
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Valuation Office: Rightmove
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Valuation Office: Secondment
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Valuation: Conferences
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VAT
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VAT: Business
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VAT: Energy
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Justice
Animal Welfare: Prosecutions
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Apprentices
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Approved Premises
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Bail Accommodation and Support Scheme
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Bail Accommodation and Support Services: Milton Keynes
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Debt Collection
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Official Residences
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Departmental Public Consultation
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Departmental Public Relations
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Departmental Training
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Departmental Working Hours
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Driving Offences
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Fraud: Elections
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Freedom of Information
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Government Departments: Public Relations
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HM Prison Rye Hill
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Housing: Sales
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Information Commissioner: Manpower
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Legal Advice and Assistance: Travelling People
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Magistrates: Manpower
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Offenders: Personal Records
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Operation Safeguard
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Parking: Fees and Charges
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Police Custody
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Prison Service: Manpower
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Prisoners Release
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Prisoners Transfers
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Prisoners: Training
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Prisons
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Reoffenders
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Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
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Television: Licensing
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Valuation Office: Land Registry
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Health
Asthma
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Breast Cancer: Screening
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Cancer
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Departmental Buildings
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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General Dental Council
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Health Professions
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Hospitals: Retail Trade
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Medical Records
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Medical Treatments: EU Law
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Midwives: Insurance
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MRSA
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NHS: ICT
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NHS: Negligence
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Official Cars
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Orthopaedics
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Prescriptions: ICT
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Stroke: East Midlands
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Thalidomide Trust: Finance
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Duchy of Lancaster
Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings
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Departmental NDPBs
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Government Departments: Information Officers
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Members Interests
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Public Service Forum
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Public Services Forum Task Group
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Trade Unions
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Unemployment
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Communities and Local Government
Cemeteries: Complaints
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Community Centres: Valuation
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Council Tax
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Council Tax: Disclosure of Information
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Council Tax: Empty Property
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Council Tax: Floods
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Council Tax: Pensions
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Council Tax: Students
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Council Tax: Tax Allowances
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Council Tax: Valuation
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Departmental Air Travel
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Publicity
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Departmental Standards
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Deprivation Indicators
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Energy Performance Certificates
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European Regional Development Fund
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Fleishman-Hillard
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Home Information Packs
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Homes and Communities Agency: Eco-Towns
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Housing Revenue Accounts
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Housing: Low Incomes
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Housing: Sales
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Housing: Valuation
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Lighting
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Local Government
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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007
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Local Government Delivery Council
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Local Government Finance
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Local Government Finance: Carbon Emissions
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Local Government: Bank Services
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Local Government: Data Protection
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Local Government: Pensions
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Local Government: Public Participation
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Local Government: Reorganisation
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Local Government: Shrewsbury
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Local Government: Statistics
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Local Government: Termination of Employment
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Microgeneration: Valuation
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Non-domestic Rates
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Non-Domestic Rates
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Non-Domestic Rates: Business
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Non-Domestic Rates: Empty Property
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Non-domestic Rates: Inflation
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Non-domestic Rates: Licensed Premises
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Non-Domestic Rates: Ports
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Non-Domestic Rates: Public Houses
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Non-Domestic Rates: Small Businesses
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Non-domestic Rates: Valuation
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Parish Councils: Council Tax
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Planning Permission
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Regional Assemblies: Finance
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Regional Planning and Development
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European Charter of Regional Democracy
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Reposessions: Mortgages
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Valuation Office
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Valuation Office: Databases
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Valuation Office: Legal Costs
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Valuation Office: Rightmove
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Waste Management: South East
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