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Commons Hansard for 5 February 2009 (Volume 487)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 7.52pm.
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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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
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UK Workers
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Consumer Demand
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Motor Industry
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Payment Policies
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Topical Questions
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Speaker’s Statement
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Business of the House
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Binyam Mohamed
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Points of Order
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Sri Lanka
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Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Prejudice and Mental Health
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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
Buses: Fares
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Carbon Emissions: EC Law
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Departmental Equality
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Departmental Leave
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Departmental Recycling
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Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency: Debts
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Driving Standards Agency: Alcoholic Drinks
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Driving Tests
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Infrastructure Policy Statements
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Oil: Prices
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Public Transport: Concessions
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Railways: Freight
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Road Traffic
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Road Traffic: Cameras
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Roads: Accidents
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Shipping: Piracy and Terrorism
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Speed Limits: Cameras
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Transport Innovation Fund
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Treasury
Child Trust Fund: County Londonderry
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Departmental Correspondence
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Economic Situation
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Foreign Workers
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Inheritance Tax: Housing
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Members: Correspondence
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Pay
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Revenue and Customs: Chorley
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Justice
Cannabis: Cumbria
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Courts: Closures
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Courts: Prison Accommodation
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Cremation
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Judicial Appointments Commission: Finance
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Prison Sentences
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Prisoners: Voting Rights
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Prisons: Wind Power
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Victims’ Champion: Finance
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Defence
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Armed Forces: Labour Turnover
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Armed Forces: Training
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Central Africa: Peacekeeping Operations
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Cyprus: Military Bases
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EU Battlegroups
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EU Rapid Reaction Force
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Military Aircraft
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Navy: Contracts
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Warships
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Arms Control
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
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Departmental Surveys
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Embassies: Operating Costs
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Members: Correspondence
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Middle East: Armed Conflict
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Morocco: Trade
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Energy and Climate Change
Coal: Imports
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Written Questions
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Members: Correspondence
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Warm Front Scheme: North Yorkshire
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Wind Power
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Culture, Media and Sport
Advertising: Regulation
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Arts Council England: Grants
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BBC: Location
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Broadband
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Digital Broadcasting: Publicity
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Public Service Broadcasting: Standards
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Television: Licensing
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Television: Standards
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Tourism
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Tourism: EU Grants and Loans
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Work and Pensions
Carer’s Allowance
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Children: Maintenance
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Council Tax and Housing Benefits
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Departmental Internet
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Departmental Pay
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Electronic Government
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EU Grants and Loans
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Jobcentre Plus: Vacancies
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Jobcentres: Scotland
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Jobseeker’s Allowance
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Communities and Local Government
Coastal Towns Network
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Community Relations: Islam
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Departmental Billing
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Departmental Correspondence
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Departmental Databases
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Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
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Derelict Land: Hampshire
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Disadvantaged
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Economic and Monetary Union
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Economic Situation
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Economic Situation: Hertfordshire
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Empty Property
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Fines
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Fire Services: Crimes of Violence
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Fire Services: Defibrillators
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Fire Services: Finance
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Government Office for the Regions
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Government Office for the Regions: EU Grants and Loans
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Housing
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Housing: Construction
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Housing: Learning Disability
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Housing: Mortgages
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Housing: Planning Permission
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Housing: Regeneration
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Housing: Sustainable Development
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Local Government Finance
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Local Government Services: Public Participation
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Local Government: EU Grants and Loans
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Local Government: Publicity
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Local Government: Repairs and Maintenance
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Local Government: Suffolk
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Local Government: Waste Disposal
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Local Spending Reports
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National Policy Statements
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Ordnance Survey: Visits Abroad
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Partnerships UK
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Plain English
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Planning Permission: Greater London
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Planning Permission: Parking
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Regional Spatial Strategies
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Zanzibar eProcurement Service
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Innovation, Universities and Skills
Adult Education: Numeracy
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Building Colleges for the Future Programme
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Departmental Advertising
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Departmental Recruitment
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Further Education: Finance
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Higher Education: March, Cambridgeshire
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Higher Education: Overseas Students
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Higher Education: South East
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London Metropolitan University
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Mass Media
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Students: Finance
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Westminster University
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Duchy of Lancaster
Cabinet Office Leadership Conference
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Childbirth
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Civil Servants: Retirement
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Surveys
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Departmental Working Hours
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Disposable Income
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Emergencies: EC Action
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Employment
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Government Departments: Internet
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Public Appointments: Parliamentary Scrutiny
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Public Service Forum
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Unemployment: Young People
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V: Finance
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
EU Posted Workers Directive
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Regional Development Agencies: Business Support
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Recession: North-east
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Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
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Small Businesses: Credit
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Small Businesses: Government Assistance
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Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
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National Minimum Wage
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Small Suppliers
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Regional Development Agencies: Business Support
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Broadband
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Broadband: Rural Areas
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Business for New Europe
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Departmental Buildings
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Departmental Marketing
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Departmental Working Hours
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Economic and Monetary Union
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Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal
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Housing: Low Incomes
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Members: Correspondence
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Redundancy
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Regional Development Agencies: Consultants
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Regional Development Agencies: Finance
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Regional Planning and Development: North West
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Retail Sector
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Wind Power
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Children, Schools and Families
Almondbury High School
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Building Schools for the Future Programme
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Building Schools for the Future Programme: Cambridgeshire
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Children: Day Care
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Children: Diabetes
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Children: Obesity
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Citizenship: Education
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Class Sizes: Lincolnshire
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Education Maintenance Allowance
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Education: Assessment
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Families at Risk Review
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General Certificate of Secondary Education: Ethnic Groups
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Mathematics: GCE A Level
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National Curriculum Tests
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Pre-School Education
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Pre-School Education: Vacancies
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Pupil Exclusions
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Pupils: Disadvantaged
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School Leaving
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Schools: ICT
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Schools: Music
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Schools: Parents
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Schools: Standards
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Secondary Education: Finance
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Secondary Education: Vocational Guidance
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Social Services: Children
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Social Services: Haringey
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Specialist Schools
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Teachers: Stress
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Young, Gifted and Talented Programme
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Health
Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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Allergies: Medical Treatments
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Allergies: Research
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Cancer
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Cannabis
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Care Homes: Standards
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Chronically Sick
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Complementary Medicine
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Contraception
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Contraception: Young People
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Dementia: Carers
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Dementia: Expenditure
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Departmental Pensions
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Doctors and Nurses: Manpower
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Driving Under Influence: Health Services
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Drugs: Exports
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Health Services: Standards
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HIV Infection: Blood
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Hospitals: Parking
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Hospitals: Standards
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Hospitals: Waiting Lists
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Malnutrition
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Medical Treatments
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Mental Health Services
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Mentally Ill: Medical Treatments
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MMR Vaccine
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National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
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National Quality Board
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NHS: Drugs
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NHS: ICT
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NHS: Management
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NHS: Translation Services
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Nurses
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Thalidomide
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Home Department
Animal Experiments
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Animal Experiments: Primates
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Anti-Semitism
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Antisocial Behaviour
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Arrests: Lancashire
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Burglary: Yorkshire and the Humber
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Business: Crime
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Crime: Merseyside
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Crime: Retail Trade
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Driving Under Influence
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Police: Recruitment
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Theft
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Roads: Accidents
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