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Commons Hansard for 4 March 2009 (Volume 488)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 8.01pm.
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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bill presented
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Teaching of British History in Schools
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Northern Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time)
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Northern Ireland Bill
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Northern Ireland Bill
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Business without Debate
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delegated legislation
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European Union documents
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delegated legislation
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Energy Generation (Food Waste)
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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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Iran
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British Curry Industry
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Pensioners
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Network Rail
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Effectiveness of the European Union
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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
Defence
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Ballistic Missile Defence
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Departmental Art Works
(item number 1)
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Departmental Pay
(item number 1)
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Nuclear Submarines
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Warships
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Culture, Media and Sport
Big Lottery Fund: Travelling People
(item number 1)
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Departmental Manpower
(item number 1)
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Football: Betting
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Museums and Galleries: Finance
(item number 1)
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Sports: Disabled
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Theatre: Concessions
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Tourism: South West
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Video Games
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Binyam Mohamed
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Colombia: Drugs
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English Language: Education
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Nuclear Disarmament
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Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict
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Sri Lanka: Foreign Relations
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USA: Israel
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Western Sahara: Fisheries
(item number 1)
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Western Sahara: Human Rights
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Western Sahara: Politics and Government
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Departmental Pay
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Departmental Public Relations
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Empty Property
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Floods
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Floods: Canvey Island
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Genetically Modified Organisms: Crops
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National Hazards Team
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Transport
Aviation: Carbon Emissions
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Aviation: Taxation
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BRB (Residuary): Empty Property
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Bus Services: Merseyside
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Careless Driving: Fixed Penalties
(item number 1)
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Departmental Art Works
(item number 1)
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Departmental Data Protection
(item number 1)
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Departmental Sick Leave
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Heathrow Airport
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High Speed Two
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Limousines
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Motor Vehicles: Petrol Alternatives
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New Trains: Investments
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Property Development
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Public Transport: Disabled
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Railways: Overcrowding
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Roads: Snow and Ice
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Rolling Stock
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Wheel Clamps
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Work and Pensions
Bereavement Benefits
(item number 1)
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Departmental Consultants
(item number 1)
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Departmental Telephone Services
(item number 1)
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Departmental Written Questions
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Housing Benefit: Essex
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Mortgage Interest Rate Relief
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Pension Schemes
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Pensioners: Poverty
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Poverty: Children
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Roscommon Way Extension
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Social Security Benefits
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State Retirement Pensions
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Winter Fuel Payments
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Treasury
Bank Services: Identity Theft
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Banks: Directors
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Banks: Regulation
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Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
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Economic Situation: Canada
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Financial Services: Regulation
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Interbank Lending Scheme
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Members: Correspondence
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Mortgages: Repossession Orders
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National Debt
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Royal Bank of Scotland: Bank Services
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Royal Bank of Scotland: Sponsorship
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UK Financial Investments
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UK Financial Investments: Manpower
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Solicitor-General
Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Written Questions
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Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office
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Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office: Parking Offences
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Northern Ireland
Public Inquiries: Costs
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Paramilitary Organisations
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Republican Paramilitary Groups
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Vehicle Excise Duty
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Consultative Group on the Past
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Saville Inquiry
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Billy Wright Inquiry
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Robert Hamill Inquiry
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Rosemary Nelson Inquiry
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Royal Ulster Constabulary: Reserve Forces
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Terrorism
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Home Department
Alcoholic Drinks: Young People
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Alternatives to Prison
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Antisocial Behaviour: Fixed Penalties
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Asylum
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Crime Prevention: International Cooperation
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Crimes of Violence: Football
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Customs Officers: Manpower
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Departmental Consultants
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Departmental Freedom of Information
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Departmental Work Experience
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Deportation: Offenders
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Detention Centres
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Driving Offences
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Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
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Foreign Workers: Agriculture
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Identity Cards: Airports
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Identity Cards: Domestic Violence
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Illegal Immigrants
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Illegal Immigrants: Deportation
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Immigration
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Immigration: Manpower
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Migrant Workers
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Official Cars
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Organised Crime
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Police: Demonstrations
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Police: Manpower
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Reoffenders: Crime Prevention
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Telecommunications: Databases
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Telephone Services: Commuters
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UK Border Agency: Inspections
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Westminster City Council: Finance
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Communities and Local Government
Bus Services: Concessions
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Cambridge Online Learning
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Community Relations: Religion
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Eco-Towns: Middle Quinton
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Audit Commission
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Local Government Finance: Greater London
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Local Government Services: Essex
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Microgeneration: Planning Permission
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Roads: Canvey Island
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Written Questions: Government Responses
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Zero Carbon Delivery Unit
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International Development
Africa: Overseas Aid
(item number 1)
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Asia: Development Aid
(item number 1)
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Civil Society Challenge Fund
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Departmental Art Work
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Departmental Consultants
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Departmental Disclosure of Information
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Departmental Film
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Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
(item number 1)
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Departmental Public Consultations
(item number 1)
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Departmental Rail Travel
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Departmental Surveys
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(id 09030492000026)
Developing Countries: Climate Change
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HIV Infection
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Kosovo
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Palestinians: Overseas Aid
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Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict
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Sri Lanka: Politics and Government
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St. Helena: Airports
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Duchy of Lancaster
Civil Servants
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Civil Servants: Pensions
(item number 1)
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Civil Service: Disclosure of Information
(item number 1)
(id 09030492000038)
Departmental Absenteeism
(item number 1)
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Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings
(item number 1)
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Futurebuilders Fund
(item number 1)
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Government Departments: Data Protection
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Energy and Climate Change
Carbon Emissions
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Carbon Emissions: EC Action
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Carbon Emissions: Research
(item number 1)
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Climate Change: Indonesia
(item number 1)
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Departmental Correspondence
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Departmental Data Protection
(item number 1)
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Departmental Responsibilities
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Electricity
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Energy: Meters
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Energy: Supply
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Environmental Transformation Fund
(item number 1)
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Housing: Carbon Emissions
(item number 1)
(id 09030493000015)
Industrial Diseases: Compensation
(item number 1)
(id 09030493000016)
Microgeneration
(item number 1)
(id 09030493000017)
Natural Gas
(item number 1)
(id 09030493000018)
Natural Gas: Russia
(item number 1)
(id 09030493000019)
Natural Gas: Ukraine
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(id 09030493000020)
Nuclear Power Stations
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(id 09030493000021)
Renewable Energy: International Co-operation
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United Nations Environment Programme
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Windfall Tax: Energy
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Children, Schools and Families
Academies
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Academies: Special Educational Needs
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Children: Day Care
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Children in Care
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Children in Care: Boarding Schools
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Children: Databases
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Children’s Centres
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Children’s Play
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Departmental Data Protection
(item number 1)
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Departmental Operating Costs
(item number 1)
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Ear to Listen
(item number 1)
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Education Maintenance Allowance: Wiltshire
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Empty Property
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GCSE
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GCSE: Disadvantaged
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National Curriculum Tests
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Nurseries: Vacancies
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Ofsted: Finance
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Parents: Advisory Services
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Primary Education
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Pupils: Food
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Schools: Closures
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Schools: Construction
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Schools: Finance
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Schools: Inspections
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Schools: Standards
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Social Services: Parents
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Special Educational Needs
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Specialised Diplomas
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Teachers: Equality
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Teachers: Male
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Teachers: Offenders
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Truancy
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Young People: Leisure
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Youth Services: Finance
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Broadband
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Broadband: Pensioners
(item number 1)
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Broadband: Rural Areas
(item number 1)
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Departmental Data Protection
(item number 1)
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Departmental Internet
(item number 1)
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Departmental Visits Abroad
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000008)
Employment Agencies
(item number 1)
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Employment Agencies: EU Law
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000010)
Environment Protection
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000011)
Foreign Workers: North West
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000012)
Insolvency
(item number 1)
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Insolvency: Hampshire
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000014)
Motor Vehicles: Sales
(item number 1)
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One NorthEast: Finance
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000016)
Postal Services
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000017)
Regional Development Agencies: Finance
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000018)
Regional Development Agencies: Trade Unions
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000019)
Royal Mail
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000020)
Royal Mail: Finance
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000021)
Royal Mail: Pensions
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000022)
Trade Unions: Political Levy
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000023)
Union Modernisation Fund
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000024)
World Economic Forum
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000025)
Justice
Antisocial Behaviour: Fixed Penalties
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000026)
Departmental Internet
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000027)
Departmental Legislation
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000028)
Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000029)
Departmental Surveys
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000030)
Domestic Violence
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000031)
Electoral Register
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000032)
Freedom of Information
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000033)
Government's Trading Funds Review
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000034)
Jean Charles de Menezes
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000035)
Prison Sentences
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000036)
Prisoners Release
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000037)
Prisons: Drugs
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000038)
Prisons: Religious Practice
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000039)
Prisons: Security
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000040)
Public Interest Immunity Certificates
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000041)
Women's Prisons
(item number 1)
(id 0903053000042)
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