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Commons Hansard for 15 July 2009 (Volume 496)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 7.14pm.
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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Wales
Manufacturing Industry
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Aluminium Production
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Health Care Provision
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Training and Employment
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Police (Funding)
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European Structural Funds
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Economic Inactivity
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Armed Forces Day 2010
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Steel Industry
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UK Low Carbon Transition Plan
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Points of Order
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Protection of Elderly People (Unsolicited Mail)
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Opposition Day
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US-UK Extradition Treaty
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Caring for the Elderly
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Business without Debate
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Diageo Closures
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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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Abortion Law (Northern Ireland)
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Mr. Michael Shields
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Local and Regional Newspapers
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Combat Stress
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Apprenticeships
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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 Ministerial Statements
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Justice
Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian (Amendment) Regulations
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Legal Aid and Prisoners
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Inquests (Service Personnel)
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Office of the Public Guardian (Annual Report and Accounts)
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United Kingdom Supreme Court
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Petitions
Debates about petitions that have been submitted by the public.
Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers to Questions
Defence
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Armed Forces: Mental Health
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Armed Forces: Training
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Ascension Island
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Departmental Accountancy
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Departmental Information Officers
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Operation Herrick 10: Operation Herrick 9
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Tornado Aircraft
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Written Questions: Government Responses
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Scotland
Conditions of Employment
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Departmental Accountancy
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Departmental Buildings
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Electronic Equipment
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Departmental Publications
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Transport
Air Misses
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Aircraft: Air Conditioning
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Aviation: Exhaust Emissions
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Departmental Information
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Departmental Pay
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Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
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Railways: Franchises
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Shipping
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Abandoned Vehicles
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Circuses: Animal Welfare
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Departmental Internet
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Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal
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Horses: Artificial Insemination
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Landfill: Carbon Emissions
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Mobile Phones
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Pollution: Fines
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Primates
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Sustainable Development Commission
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Veterinary Medicines Agency: Pay
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Waste Disposal: Fees and Charges
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Weed Control
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Wales
Holtham Commission
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Crime Levels
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Crime Prevention
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Rail Service: Aberystwyth-London
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Holiday Lettings
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Public Expenditure: Wales
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Home Department
Alcoholic Drinks
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Alcoholic Drinks: Young People
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Asylum
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Asylum: Finance
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Automatic Number Plate Recognition
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British Citizenship
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British Nationality
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Cannabis: Suffolk
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Citizenship: Gurkhas
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Crime: Suffolk
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Crimes of Violence: West Suffolk
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Criminal Records Bureau
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Demos
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Departmental Energy
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Departmental Responsibilities
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Deportation
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DNA: Databases
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Drugs
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Entry Clearances
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Essex Police Authority: Absenteeism
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Forensic Science: North West
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G20: Protest
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Human Trafficking: Babies
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Human Trafficking: Convictions
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Illegal Immigrants: Deportation
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Jersey
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National Security Strategy: Electromagnetic Pulses
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Offensive Weapons
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Offensive Weapons: Amnesties
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Personation
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Police Community Support Officers: Clothing
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Police Community Support Officers: Staffordshire
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Police: Stun Guns
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UK Border Agency: Office of the Chief Inspector
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Vetting
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Energy and Climate Change
Berkeley Power Station
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Departmental Electronic Equipment
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Energy: Conservation
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Energy: Meters
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European Energy Market
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Evian
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Fuel Poverty
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Future Energy Networks Team
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Insulation: Housing
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Low Carbon Buildings Programme
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Members: Correspondence
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Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
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Nuclear Power
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Nuclear Power Stations: Construction
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Plutonium
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Power Stations: Influenza
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Radioactive Waste: Waste Management
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Renewable Energy
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Warm Front Scheme
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Work and Pensions
Action for Employment
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Children: Maintenance
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Databases
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Departmental Equal Opportunities
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Employment Schemes: Public Sector
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Future Jobs Fund
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Future Jobs Fund: Oxfordshire
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Health and Safety Executive: Freedom of Information
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Housing Benefit
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Jobcentre Plus: Manpower
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Jobcentre Plus: Offices
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Jobcentre Plus: Pay
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Local Housing Allowance
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Members: Correspondence
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Mesothelioma
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New Deal Schemes
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Poverty
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Social Security Benefits: Overpayments
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Unemployment
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Unemployment: Oxfordshire
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Unemployment: Young People
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Young Persons’ Guarantee
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Justice
Debt Collection
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Departmental Electronic Equipment
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Driving under Influence: Convictions
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Drugs: Convictions
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Freedom of Information
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HM Prison Service: Secondment
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Interim Possession Order
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Local Government Association
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Prisoners
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Prisons: Drugs
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Probation
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Probation: Essex
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Probation: Reoffenders
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Probation: Staffordshire
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Remand in Custody: Ethnic Groups
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Remand in Custody: Young People
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Reoffenders
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Sentencing
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Belarus: Human Rights
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Colombia: Overseas Aid
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Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
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Council of Ministers
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Departmental Accountancy
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Diplomatic Service: Finance
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Eritrea: Prisoners
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India
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India: Christianity
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India: Females
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International Trade
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Israel: Egypt
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Kenya
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Nuclear Weapons
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Sri Lanka: India
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Sri Lanka: Politics and Government
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Cabinet Office
Eating Disorders: Death
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Employment
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Employment: North East
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Government Departments: Recruitment
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Statistical Indices
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Lord Ashcroft: Taxation
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Children, Schools and Families
Academies
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Building Schools for the Future Programme
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Child Minding
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Children: Databases
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Children: Disabled
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Children: Protection
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Education: Assessments
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Further Education
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Head Teachers: Age
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Higher Education: Finance
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Members: Correspondence
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National Curriculum Tests
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National Curriculum Tests: Public Consultation
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Ofsted: Manpower
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Play: Finance
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Playgrounds: Hertfordshire
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Primary Education: Finance
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Qualification: Social Work
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Rehabilitation: Lincolnshire
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Religion: Education
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Schools
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Schools: Finance
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Teachers: Rarely Cover Guidance
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Truancy: Yorkshire and the Humber
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Youth Crime Priority Areas: Finance
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Treasury
Banks: Iceland
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Training
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Financial Services: Regulation
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Hedge Funds
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Interpal
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Members: Correspondence
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Operational Efficiency Programme: Met Office
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Pay: North East
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Public Expenditure
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Travel: Insurance
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Communities and Local Government
Allotments
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Allotments: Lancashire
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Collective Worship
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Community Relations
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Council Housing: Finance
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Council Tax
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Departmental Accountancy
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Departmental Contracts
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Departmental Internet
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Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
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Departmental Publications
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Departmental Secondment
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Departmental Work Experience
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Deposit Protection Service
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Derelict Land
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Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal
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Empty Dwelling Management Orders
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Faith and Social Cohesion Unit
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Fire Services
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Fire Services: Manpower
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Fires: Domestic Waste
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Flats: Construction
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Green Belt
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Guidance for Local Authorities on Translation of Publications
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Housing: Hertfordshire
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Housing: Low Incomes
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Housing: Overcrowding
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Housing: Single People
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International Comparison of Geographical Trading Models
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Islam
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Islam: Faith Schools
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Local Government: Data Protection
(item number 1)
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Local Government: Translation Services
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Mortgages: Government Assistance
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Non-domestic Rates: Ports
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Public Lavatories: Disabled
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Social Rented Housing: Hertfordshire
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Social Rented Housing: Immigrants
(item number 1)
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Social Rented Housing: Standards
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Business, Innovation and Skills
Business: Government Assistance
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Economic Challenge Investment Fund
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Higher Education: Admissions
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Higher Education: York
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Islam: Higher Education
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LDV
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London Metropolitan University
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Post Office Card Account
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Students: Fees and Charges
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Students: Radicalism
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Training: Logistics
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Unemployment: Young People
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Written Questions: Government Responses
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International Development
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: Overseas Aid
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Afghanistan: Prisoners
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Africa: Overseas Aid
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Armed Conflict
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CDC
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Departmental Databases
(item number 1)
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Departmental Electronic Equipment
(item number 1)
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Departmental Information Officers
(item number 1)
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Departmental Procurement
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Developing Countries
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Overseas Aid
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Palestinians: Overseas Aid
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Remittances
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Zimbabwe: Overseas Aid
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Health
Accident and Emergency Departments: Alcohol
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Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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Carers
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Dental Services: Waiting Lists
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Departmental Contracts
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Databases
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Departmental Electronic Equipment
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Departmental Hospitality
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Policy
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Dietary Supplements: EC Law
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Doctors: Working Hours
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Drinking Water: Fluoride
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Drugs
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Drugs: Misuse
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Drugs: Risk Assessment
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Eating Disorders: Finance
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Epilepsy: Medical Treatments
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Food: Chemical Analysis
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Food: Safety
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General Practitioners: Finance
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Health Hazards: Mobile Phones
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Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
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Health Services: Waiting Lists
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Health Visitors: Crimes of Violence
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Health: Research
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(id 09071617000028)
Heart Diseases: Death
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000029)
Hospital Beds
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000030)
Hospitals: Admissions
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000031)
Individualised Budget Programme
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000032)
Influenza
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000033)
KPMG
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000034)
Methadone
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000035)
National Dementia Strategy: Primary Care Trusts
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000036)
NHS Purchasing and Supply Team: Pay
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000037)
NHS: Dental Services
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000038)
NHS: Disclosure of Information
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000039)
NHS: Information and Communications Technology
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000040)
NHS: Manpower
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000041)
NHS: Procurement
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000042)
NHS: Working Hours
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000043)
Nutrition
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000044)
Patients: Discharges
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000045)
Radon Gas: Houses
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000046)
Safeguarding Patients and Trust Assurance and Safety
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000047)
Social Services
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000048)
Suffolk NHS Trust: Manpower
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000049)
Swine Flu: Schools
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000050)
Swine Flu: Teesside
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000051)
Tattooing: Plastic Surgery
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000052)
Telemedicine
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000053)
vCJD
(item number 1)
(id 09071617000054)
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