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Commons Hansard for 17 March 2009 (Volume 489)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 8.08pm.
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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Justice
Electoral Registration
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Burglary (Sentencing)
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Inquests
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Restorative Justice (Lancashire)
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Departmental Information Sharing
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Alternatives to Prosecution
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Child Pornography
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Burial Ground Memorials
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National Offender Management Service
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HMP Wymott
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Topical Questions
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Points of Order
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Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment)
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Welfare Reform Bill
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Business without Debate
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delegated legislation
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Postal Services (Rye)
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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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UK Energy (Coal)
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Care Homes
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St. Helena (Airport)
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Car Park Charging (Richmond Park)
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G20 Summit
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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
Armed Forces: Deployment
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Armed Forces: Hearing Impaired
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Armed Forces: Housing
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Armed Forces: Leave
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Defence: Internet
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Departmental Data Protection
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Joint Strike Fighter
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Met Office
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Navy: Military Bases
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Performing Arts
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Submarines: Accidents
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Culture, Media and Sport
Christmas
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Churches: Conservation
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Coastal Areas
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Departmental Absenteeism
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Departmental Bank Services
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Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings
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Departmental Lost Property
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Departmental NDPBs
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Government Olympic Executive
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National Lottery: Finance
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Performing Arts
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Public Houses
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Royal Parks Agency: Finance
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Sport England
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Treasury
1 Carlton Gardens
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Air Passenger Duty
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Banks: Fraud
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British Brands Group
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Business: Government Assistance
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Departmental Lost Property
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Departmental Surveys
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Financial Services Authority: ICT
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Government Departments: Procurement
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Non-profit Making Associations
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VAT
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VAT: Accountancy
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Transport
Bus Services: Young People
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Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls
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Departmental Bank Services
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Travel
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Departmental Visits Abroad
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Driving Offences: Fines
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Heathrow Airport
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High Speed Trains
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Lichfield Trent Valley Station
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M1: Speed Limits
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M25
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M62: East Riding
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Railway Stations: Disabled
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Railways: Franchises
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Railways: Freight
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Railways: Statistics
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Road Traffic
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Road Traffic: Suffolk
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Roads
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Roads: Accidents
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Roads: Essex
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Roads: Snow and Ice
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Roads: Statistics
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Speed Limits: Cameras
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Taxis
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Train Operating Companies
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Transport: Crimes
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Tugboats: Fees and Charges
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Energy and Climate Change
British Energy: EDF Energy
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Carbon Emissions
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Departmental Buildings
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Departmental Databases
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Departmental Information Officers
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Departmental Public Consultation
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Energy Saving Trust: Public Relations
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Energy: Supply
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Environment Protection: Technology
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International Renewable Energy Agency
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Lord Truscott
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Warm Front Scheme
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Subsidies
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Angling: Licensing
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Beekeeping
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Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
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Compost
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Departmental Absenteeism
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Surveys
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Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal
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Farmers: Income
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Fisheries
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Fisheries: Essex
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Fisheries: International Cooperation
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Fisheries: Pollution Control
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Floods: Canvey Island
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Floods: Greater London
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Floods: Havering
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Fly Tipping
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Food
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Food: Waste Disposal
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Genetically Modified Organisms: Maize
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Horses: Transport
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Livestock: Exports
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Nature Conservation
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Pesticides
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Private Finance Initiative
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Recycling: Carbon Emissions
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Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme
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Shellfish
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Thames Flood Barrier
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Waste Disposal: Fees and Charges
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Health
Allergies
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Bone Marrow Disorders
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Cancer: Drugs
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Childbirth
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Chlamydia: Screening
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Clostridium
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General Practitioners: Enfield
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Hospitals: Cleaning Services
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Hospitals: Infectious Diseases
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Human Papilloma Virus
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Maternity Services: Finance
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Medical Treatments: Labelling
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Medicines
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Midwives: Manpower
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NHS: Drugs
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NHS: Working Hours
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Nurses: Manpower
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Nurses: Training
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Obesity
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Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
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Work and Pensions
Bail Accommodation and Support Service
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Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Finance
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Christmas Bonus: Advertising
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Compensation
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Financial Services: Elderly
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Funeral Payments
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Housing Benefit
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Members: Correspondence
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Pensioners: Carer's Allowance
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Pensioners: Invalidity Benefits
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Pensioners: Social Security Benefits
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Redundancy: Cumbria
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Winter Fuel Payments
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Winter Fuel Payments: Lancashire
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Children, Schools and Families
Building Schools for the Future
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Children: Internet
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Children: Protection
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Disadvantaged
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Faith Schools: Finance
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Foreign Languages: GCE A-level
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General Certificate of Secondary Education
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Ofqual
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Parents: Training
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Primary Education: Sutton
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Private Education: Greater London
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Schools: Assessments
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Schools: Finance
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Schools: Hearing Impaired
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Schools: Standards
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Sefton
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Special Educational Needs
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Teachers: Recruitment
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Duchy of Lancaster
Charities: Finance
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Civil Servants: Vacancies
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Civil Service Agencies: Expenditure
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Lost Property
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Departmental Standards
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Departmental Training
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Government Departments: Petitions
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Infant Mortality
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Lung Cancer: Cumbria
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National Enterprise Academy
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Unemployment: Cumbria
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Voluntary Organisations: Bank Services
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Voluntary Work
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Innovation, Universities and Skills
Adult Education
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Adult Education: Public Consultation
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Animal Experiments
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Apprentices
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Apprentices: Greater Manchester
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Apprentices: North East
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Education: Offenders
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Further Education: Finance
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Higher Education: Enfield
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Overseas Students
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Students: Loans
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Vocational Training
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Vocational Training: Finance
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Vocational Training: Young People
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Home Department
Anti-Semitism: Children
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Anti-Semitism: Greater London
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Antisocial Behaviour: Alcoholic Drinks
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Antisocial Behaviour: Fixed Penalties
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Asylum: Repatriation
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Asylum: Zimbabwe
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Children: Chernobyl
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Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships
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Crimes of Violence
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Crimes of Violence: Crime Prevention
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Departmental Art Works
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Departmental Security
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Departmental Translation Services
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Drugs: Humberside
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Drunkenness: Beverley
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Immobilisation of Vehicles: Scotland
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Members: Correspondence
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National Identity Register
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Offensive Weapons: Convictions
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Police: Health
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Prisoners: Foreigners
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Racially Aggravated Offences: North East
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Vetting
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Vetting: Teachers
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Visas: Overseas Students
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Work Permits
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Communities and Local Government
Angling
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Building Regulations
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Buildings: Disabled
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Community Development
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Community Relations: Finance
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Council Housing: Construction
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Council Housing: Rents
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Council Tax
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Council Tax: Mobile Homes
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Councillors: Arun
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Departmental Consultants
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Departmental Lost Property
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Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
(item number 1)
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Departmental Postal Services
(item number 1)
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Disabled Facilities Grants
(item number 1)
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Economic Situation: Coastal Areas
(item number 1)
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Eco-Towns
(item number 1)
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European Regional Development Fund
(item number 1)
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Fire Services: Contracts
(item number 1)
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Flood Control
(item number 1)
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Freedom of Information
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Government Offices for the Regions: Finance
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Green Belt
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Housing: Coastal Areas
(item number 1)
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Housing: Construction
(item number 1)
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Housing: Low Incomes
(item number 1)
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Infrastructure Planning Commission
(item number 1)
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Local Government Finance
(item number 1)
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Local Government: Carbon Emissions
(item number 1)
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Local Government: Manpower
(item number 1)
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Local Government: Pensions
(item number 1)
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Local Government: Voting Methods
(item number 1)
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London Thames Gateway Development Corporation: Business Interests
(item number 1)
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Mortgages: Government Assistance
(item number 1)
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Non-Domestic Rates: Business
(item number 1)
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Private Rented Housing
(item number 1)
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Regional Spatial Strategies
(item number 1)
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Sewers: Fats
(item number 1)
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Social Rented Housing
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000156)
Social Rented Housing: Standards
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000157)
Stress
(item number 1)
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Supporting People in Surrey Scheme
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Supporting People Programme
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Tenancy Deposit Scheme
(item number 1)
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Wind Power: Planning Permission
(item number 1)
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Justice
De Menezes Inquest
(item number 1)
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Drug Use: Prisoners
(item number 1)
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House of Lords Reform
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Administrative Burdens: Courts
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Identity Cards: Ministerial Responsibility
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Prisoners: Education and Training
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Inquests
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Pleural Plaques
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Secure Accommodation: Young People
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Prison Capacity
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Community Sentences
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Antisocial Behaviour Orders
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Citizenship
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Consultants: Expenditure
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Courts: Repairs and Maintenance
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Departmental Surveys
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Domestic Violence: Sentencing
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Driving Offences: Insurance
(item number 1)
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Elections: Expenditure
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Magistrates' Courts
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Magistrates: Cumbria
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Office for Criminal Justice Reform: Temporary Employment
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Police Custody: Compensation
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Public Consultation
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Re-offenders
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Restorative Justice
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Supreme Court: Logos
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Young Offenders
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Young People: Remand in Custody
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Audit: Licensing
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000192)
Business Links: Sutton
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000193)
Business: Advisory Services
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000194)
Carbon Emissions
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000195)
Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000196)
Departmental Domestic Visits
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000197)
Departmental Equality
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000198)
Economic Situation
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000199)
Electrical Equipment: Waste Disposal
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000200)
Fire Services: Working Hours
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000201)
Furniture: Credit
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000202)
Motor Industry: Government Assistance
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000203)
Motor Industry: Manpower
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000204)
Motor Vehicles: EU Law
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000205)
Regional Development Agencies: Non-Profit Making Associations
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000206)
Royal Mail: Privatisation
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000207)
Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000208)
TNT
(item number 1)
(id 09031796000209)
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