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Commons Hansard for 18 May 2009 (Volume 492)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 8.30pm.
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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Home Department
Sexual Assault Referral Centres
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Water Cannon
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Michael Savage
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Illegal Immigrants
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Identity Cards
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Crime (Public Transport)
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Trafficking (Children)
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Community Policing
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DNA Database
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Topical Questions
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Speaker’s Statement
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Opposition Day
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Skills in the Recession
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Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
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Business without Debate
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Delegated legislation
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River Forth Crossing
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers to Questions
Energy and Climate Change
Carbon Sequestration: Finance
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Departmental Billing
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Departmental Contracts
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Departmental Correspondence
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Departmental Stationery
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Mineral Resources: International Cooperation
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Natural Gas: Waste Disposal
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House of Commons Commission
Catering
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Drinking Water
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Energy
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Food: Waste Disposal
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Furniture
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Members: Allowances
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Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
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Pay
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Procurement
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Vending Machines
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Transport
A64
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British Transport Police: ICT
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Bus Services: Concessions
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Departmental Pay
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Driving: Licensing
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Driving: Standards
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Ferries
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First Great Western: Finance
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First Great Western: Standards
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Government Car and Despatch Agency: Fines
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Lighting
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Parking: Disabled
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Railways: EU Countries
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Railways: Fares
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Railways: Franchises
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Roads: Accidents
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Virgin Trains
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture
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Agriculture: Land
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Animal Welfare Act 2006
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Animals: Clones
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Badgers
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Bluetongue Disease: Vaccination
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Bovine Tuberculosis
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Cattle: Mastitis
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Departmental ICT
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Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal
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Floods: Property Development
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Fly Tipping
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Food: VAT
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Food: Waste Disposal
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Recycling
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Sheep: Lameness
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Waste and Resources Action Programme
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Water Supply
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Scotland
Departmental Complaints
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Departmental Drinking Water
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Departmental Furniture
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Departmental Internet
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Departmental Older Workers
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Responsibilities
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Departmental Stationery
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Departmental Training
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Industrial Health and Safety
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Isle of Lewis
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Olympic Games 2012
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Sheep
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Whisky
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Afghanistan
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Conflict Prevention
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Departmental Air Conditioning
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Departmental Art Works
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Departmental Billing
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Departmental Dismissal
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Departmental Finance
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Official Cars
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Departmental Work Experience
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France
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G20: Greater London
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Germany
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Israel: Anniversaries
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Middle East: Armed Conflict
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Middle East: Diplomatic Relations
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Pakistan: Politics and Government
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Somalia: Piracy
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Somalia: Politics and Government
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Tibet: Human Rights
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Trade Unions
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UN World Conference against Racism
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Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
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Home Department
Gurkhas
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DNA Database
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Identity Cards
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Front-line Policing
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Nazi War Crimes
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Antisocial Behaviour: Swindon
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Human Trafficking
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Public Confidence: Police
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Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
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Antisocial Behaviour Orders: Wales
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Asylum
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Carnage UK
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Community Relations
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Crime and Disorder Partnerships
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Crime Prevention
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Criminal Records: EU Nationals
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Cybercrime
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DNA: Databases
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Gamma Butyrolactone
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Immigration
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Members: Correspondence
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Passports: Overseas Residence
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Police: Bureaucracy
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Police: Complaints
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Police: Standards
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Powers of Entry
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Racially Aggravated Offences: Young People
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Retail Trade: Crime
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Serious Organised Crime Agency: Manpower
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Defence
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Armed Forces: Aviation
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Armed Forces: Labour Turnover
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Armed Forces: Manpower
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Armed Forces: Mental Health Services
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Armed Forces: Pay
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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Ascension Island
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Clyde Submarine Base
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Departmental Billing
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Departmental Reviews
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Departmental Vehicles
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European Fighter Aircraft
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Ex-servicemen
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Kenya: Piracy
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Land Mines
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Navy
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Nimrod Aircraft
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Pakistan: Military Aid
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Rosyth Dockyard
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Somalia: Piracy
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Treasury
Adjudicator's Office
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Banks: Finance
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Banks: Iran
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Banks: Regulation
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Coinage
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Departmental Postal Services
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Departmental Training
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EU Budget
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Non-domestic Rates
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Revenue and Customs: Closures
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Royal Bank of Scotland: Finance
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Tax Avoidance
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Tax Collection
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Tax Havens
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Taxation
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Valuation Office: ICT
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Valuation Office: Rightmove
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VAT: Bingo
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International Development
Developing Countries: Climate Change
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Developing Countries: HIV Infection
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Pakistan: Armed Conflict
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Palestinians: Politics and Government
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Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict
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Sri Lanka: Internally Displaced Persons
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Sri Lanka: Politics and Government
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Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
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Communities and Local Government
Council Housing
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Departmental Billing
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Empty Property: Essex
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Energy Performance Certificates
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Fire Services: South West
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Fire Stations: ICT
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Housing and Planning Delivery Grant
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Housing: Low Incomes
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Housing: Rents
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Inland Waterways: Planning Permission
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Owner Occupation: Social Mobility
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Rented Housing
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Repossession Orders: South Yorkshire
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Social Rented Housing
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Urban Areas: Regeneration
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Work and Pensions
Cold Weather Payments: Fife
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Crisis Loans: Essex
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Foreign Workers
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Housing Benefit
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Housing Benefit: East of England
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Housing Benefit: Fraud
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Jobcentre Plus
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National Insurance
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Natural Gas: Safety
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Parliamentary Questions: Government Responses
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Welfare Tax Credits: Lone Parents
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Business: Advisory Services
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Departmental Billing
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Departmental Furniture
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Departmental Mobile Phones
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Departmental Training
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Employment Tribunals Service
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Food
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Gambling Commission
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Home Information Packs
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Housing: Sales
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Motor Vehicles: EU Law
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Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
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Post Offices: Bank Services
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Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
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Retirement: Age
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WPP
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Justice
Council Tax: Non-payment
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Damages
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Departmental Reviews
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Land Registry: Fraud
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Offenders: Mental Health Services
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Orchard Lodge Secure Unit
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Prisoners: Foreigners
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Prisons: Discipline
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Probation Boards: Pay
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Repossession Orders: Mortgages
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Terrorism: Compensation
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Health
Abortion
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Care Homes
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Dementia
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Departmental ICT
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Health Professions: Registration
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Hertfordshire Community Health Services
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Hospitals: ICT
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Mental Health Services: Prisons
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Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
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NHS Foundation Trusts: Pay
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NHS: Disclosure of Information
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NHS: Information and Communications Technology
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Tranquillisers
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Innovation, Universities and Skills
Building Colleges for the Future Programme
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Energy Performance Certificates
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Further Education: Finance
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Learning and Skills Council
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Space Technology
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Students: Low Incomes
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Children, Schools and Families
Academies
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Apprentices
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Building Schools for the Future Programme
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Children: Literacy
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Children: Mental Health Services
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Class Sizes: Tamworth
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Departmental Assets
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Departmental Billing
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Departmental Contracts
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Departmental Furniture
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Departmental Press Releases
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Publications
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Head Teachers: Retirement
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History: Primary Education
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International Baccalaureate
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Primary Education
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Pupils: Obesity
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Schools
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Schools: Playing Fields
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Schools: Training
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Science: General Certificate of Secondary Education
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Special Educational Needs: Disadvantaged
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Teachers: Training
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Trade Unions
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Truancy
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Truancy: Tamworth
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Duchy of Lancaster
10 Downing Street: Security
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12 Downing Street
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Business: Government Assistance
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Childbirth: Migration
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Civil Servants: Codes of Practice
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Damian McBride
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Departmental Furniture
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
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Departmental Publications
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Departmental Security
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Departmental Stationery
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Honours: Arts
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Members: Correspondence
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Non-profit Making Associations: Olympic Games 2012
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Redundancy
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Unemployment
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