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Commons Hansard for 28 April 2009 (Volume 491)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 8.21pm.
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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Treasury
Credit Unions
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Government Infrastructure Investment
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Lending to Business
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Government Shareholdings
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Fiscal Framework
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Government Borrowing
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Taxation (Households)
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Savings
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Topical Questions
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Reserves (Review)
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Points of Order
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Protection of Children (Publicity)
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Ways and Means
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Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
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Amendment of the law
View all Amendment of the law
2. Income Tax (charge and main rates for 2009-10)
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3. Income tax (basic rate limit for 2009-10)
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4. Income Tax (Personal Allowance for 2009-10 for those Aged Under 65)
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5. Corporation tax (charge and main rates for financial year 2010)
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6. Corporation tax (small companies’ rates and fractions for financial year 2009)
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7. Value added tax (supplementary charge)
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8. Stamp duty land tax (thresholds for residential property)
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9. Rates of duty on alcoholic liquor
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10. Rates of tobacco products duty
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11. Vehicle excise duty (rates from May 2009)
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12. Vehicle excise duty (rates from April 2010)
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13. Fuel duties (rates and rebates from Spring 2009)
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14. Fuel duties (rates and rebates from September 2009)
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15. Rates of air passenger duty
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16. Landfill tax
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17. Bingo duty
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18. Amusement machine licences (amounts of duty)
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19. Amusement machine licences (provisions affecting amount of duty)
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20. Extension of loss carry back provisions (income tax)
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21. Extension of loss carry back provisions (corporation tax)
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22. Agreements to forgo tax reliefs
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23. Land remediation
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24. Chargeable gains
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25. Group relief
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26. Expenditure on cars and motor cycles
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27. Payments under FSCS
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28. Company distributions
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29. Financing costs of group companies
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30. Controlled foreign companies
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31. Foreign currency accounting
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32. Offshore funds
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33. Income tax credits for foreign distributions
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34. Loan relationships and derivatives
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35. Dividends of investment trusts
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36. Insurance companies
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37. Disguised interest
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38. Transfers of income streams
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39. SAYE schemes
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40. Remittance basis
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41. Double taxation relief
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42. Avoidance involving financial arrangements
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43. Sale of lessor companies etc
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44. Leases of plant or machinery
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45. Real Estate Investment Trusts
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46. Deductions for employee liabilities
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47. Employment loss relief
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48. Losses from contracts for life insurance etc
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49. Intangible fixed assets
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50. Taxable benefits in respect of accommodation
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51. Special annual allowance charge in respect of pensions
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52. Financial assistance scheme
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53. FSCS intervention in insurance in connection with pensions
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54. Value added tax (place of supply of services)
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55. Value added tax (repayments to those in business in other states)
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56. Stamp duty land tax (exercise of collective rights by tenants of flats)
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57. Stamp duty land tax (rent to shared ownership)
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58. Ring fence trades
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59. Petroleum revenue tax
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60. Recovery of overpaid tax
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61. Gaming participation fees
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62. Gaming duty
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63. Remote bingo
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64. Climate change levy (reduced-rate supplies)
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65. Alternative finance investment bonds
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66. Transfers of business etc by mutual societies
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67. National Savings (surplus funds)
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68. Relief from tax (incidental and consequential charges)
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Business without Debate
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European Union Documents
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Members’ Home Addresses
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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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Electricity (Scotland)
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Pub Ownership
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Listed Sporting Events
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Thames Valley Probation Service
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Anti-racism (UN Conference)
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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: Bombs
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Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Armed Forces: Housing
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Armed Forces: Pinch Point Traders
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Armed forces: Parachuting
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Armed Forces: Rescue Services
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Armed Forces: Resignations
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Army: Health
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Atomic Weapons Establishment: Recruitment
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Defence Equipment: Lost Property
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Defence: Expenditure
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Departmental Training
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Iraq and Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Military Aircraft: Helicopters
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NATO
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Nuclear Weapons: Finance
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RAF Leuchars
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Somalia: Piracy
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Trident: Finance
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War Pensions
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Warships: Deployment
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Subsidies
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Climate Change: Finance
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Redundancy
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Farmers
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Farmers: Income
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Fisheries: Western Sahara
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Waste Management
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Waste Management: Essex
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Waste Regional Advisory Group
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Water: Pollution
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Whales: Conservation
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Wolf-dogs
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Communities and Local Government
Community Relations
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Violent Extremism (Prevention)
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Community Relations: Immigration
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Energy Performance Certificates
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Equal Opportunities
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Fire Services
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Fire Services: Emergency Calls
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Homes and Communities Agency
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Homes and Communities Agency: Finance
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Housing: Low Incomes
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Mortgages: Government Assistance
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Regional Planning and Development: South East
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Smoke Alarms
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Travelling People: South East
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Home Department
Alcoholic Drinks: Crime
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Antisocial Behaviour: Greater London
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Asylum: North East
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Crimes of Violence: Firearms
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Criminal Records: Databases
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Departmental Air Travel
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Departmental Sick Leave
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Driving Offences: Speed Limits
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Driving Under Influence
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Drugs: Misuse
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Entry Clearances
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G20: Greater London
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Hezbollah
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Hillsborough Stadium: Disclosure of Information
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Immigration Controls
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Independent Police Complaints Commission
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National Policing Improvement Agency: Recruitment
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National Security
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Police Stations: Wales
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Police: Bureaucracy
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Police: Complaints
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Police: Finance
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Police: Staffordshire
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Police: Standards
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Salvia Divinorum
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Surveillance: Local Government
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Terrorism: Crime Prevention
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
British Council: Contracts
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China: Human Rights
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Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
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European Union: Civil Servants
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Flags
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Gaza: Smuggling
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Government Departments: Wines
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Immigration Officers
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India: Foreign Relations
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Iran: Drugs
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Middle East: Armed Conflict
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Palestinians: Human Rights
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Rashid Rauf
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Russia: BBC External Services
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Somalia: Piracy
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Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Tamils: Cluster Bombs
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Ukraine: Human Rights
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Duchy of Lancaster
Business
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Business: Cleveland
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Charities: Sports
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Elderly
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Members: Correspondence
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Personal Income: Milton Keynes
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Statistics: Tourism
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Transport
Airports: Repairs and Maintenance
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Biofuels
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Bus Services: Concessions
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Car Sharing
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Departmental Pay
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Parking: Nottingham
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Ports: Repairs and Maintenance
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Public Transport: Greater Manchester
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Railway Stations
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Railways: Electrification
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Railways: Safety
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Speed Limits: Castle Point
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Transport: Bournemouth
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Treasury
Financial Recovery
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Fiscal Rules
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Government Borrowing
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Bank Lending
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Savings
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Money Flow
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Business Confidence
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Budget
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Tax and Public Spending
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World Bank Fund
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Employment
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Public Sector Debt
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Members: Correspondence
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National Income
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Public Expenditure
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Taxation
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Health
Cancer: Mental Health Services
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Carbon Monoxide: Departmental Coordination
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Chernobyl
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Departmental Aviation
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Departmental Freedom of Information
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Eczema
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Electricity: Health Hazards
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Fertility: Medical Treatments
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Genito-urinary Medicine
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Gonorrhoea
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
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Mental Health Services
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Mental Health: Unemployment
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Missing Persons
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NHS: Statistics
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Nurses: Manpower
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Obesity: Children
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Obstetrics: Consultants
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Pharmacy
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Prescriptions
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Energy and Climate Change
Carbon Emissions
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Departmental Assets
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Economic Situation
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Energy: Rural Areas
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Fuel Oil: Canada
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Members: Correspondence
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Nuclear Power Stations
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Nuclear Power Stations: Construction
(item number 1)
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Nuclear Power Stations: Public Consultation
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Nuclear Power Stations: Security
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000053)
Renewable Energy: Finance
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000054)
Warm Front Scheme
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000055)
Justice
Bail Accommodation and Support Service
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000056)
Care Proceedings
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000057)
Corruption
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000058)
Damages
(item number 1)
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Debt Collection
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000060)
Departmental ICT
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000061)
Driving Offences: Insurance
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000062)
Prison Service: Dismissal
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000063)
Prisons: Construction
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000064)
Prisons: Telephone Services
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000065)
Reoffenders: Hertfordshire
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000066)
Theft: Lorries
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(id 09042867000067)
Youth Justice
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000068)
Innovation, Universities and Skills
Building Colleges for the Future Programme
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Further Education: Mergers
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000070)
Graduates: Unemployment
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000071)
Higher Education: Admissions
(item number 1)
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Student Wastage: Higher Education
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000073)
Students: Fees and Charges
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000074)
Training: Speech Therapy
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000075)
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Broadband: Rural Areas
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000076)
Business: Carbon Emissions
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000077)
Business: Government Assistance
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000078)
Capital for Enterprise Fund
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000079)
Civil Servants
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000080)
Construction: Government Assistance
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000081)
Departmental ICT
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000082)
Furniture: Government Assistance
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000083)
Holiday Leave
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000084)
LDV
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000085)
Members: Correspondence
(item number 1)
(id 09042867000086)
Mobile Phones: Minerals
(item number 1)
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Motor Vehicles: Government Assistance
(item number 1)
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Postal Workers
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Regional Planning and Development
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Union Modernisation Fund
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Children, Schools and Families
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill
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Children in Care
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Children in Care: Drugs
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Children: Internet
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Children: Protection
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Pre-school Education: Finance
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Schools: Finance
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Secondary Education: Admissions
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Sixth Form Education: Admissions
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Special Educational Needs: Disadvantaged
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