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Commons Hansard for 16 July 2009 (Volume 496)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 7.15pm.
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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Business, Innovation and Skills
Automotive Assistance Scheme
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Learndirect Programme
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Manufacturing
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London Metropolitan University
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Creative Arts (Thurrock)
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Steel Industry
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Graduate Job Prospects
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Overseas Students
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Economic Downturn
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Further Education Colleges
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Vehicle Scrappage Scheme
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Automotive Assistance Programme
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Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
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Topical Questions
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Business of the House
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Copenhagen Climate Change Conference
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Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Business without Debate
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Committees
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Sittings of the House
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Select Committee on the reform of the House of Commons
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Enid Ruhango
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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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Defence
Borona Programme
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Defence Estate Development Plan 2009
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Science Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less Lethal Weapons
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Service Personnel Green Paper
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
National Park and Broads Authorities
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Rural Payments Agency
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Animal Products (Imports)
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Single Payment Scheme
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Home Department
Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
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Consultation (Charges)
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Identity and Passport Service Annual Report and Accounts
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Independent Police Complaints Commission Annual Report
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Intercept as Evidence
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Independent Safeguarding Authority Annual Report and Accounts
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Justice
Housing: Proportionate Dispute Resolution
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Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
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Legal Aid Reform (Priority Cases)
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Penalty Notices for Disorder
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Freedom of Information Act (Records Management)
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Prime Minister
Ministerial Gifts
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Ministerial Travel
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Official and Charity Receptions: 10 Downing Street
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Official Hospitality (Chequers)
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Special Advisers
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UK Visits 2008-09
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Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
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Chief Surveillance Commissioner, Interception of Communications Commissioner and Intelligence Service
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The Road to 2010: Addressing the Nuclear Question in the 21st Century
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Transport
Cost of Ministerial Cars for 2008-09
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Crossrail
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Annual Report and Resource Accounts
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Highways Agency
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Local Transport Act 2008 (Passenger Focus)
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Local Transport Act 2008 (Designated Bodies)
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ATOL Protection Contribution
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers to Questions
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture
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Batteries: Recycling
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Birds: Imports
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Coastal Areas: Flood Control
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Departmental Billing
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Departmental Databases
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Departmental Work Experience
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EC Law
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Environment Protection: Public Opinion
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Environment Protection: York
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Flood Control: Expenditure
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Flood Control: Finance
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Flood Control: Standards
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Floods
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Fluoride: Drinking Water
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Forestry
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Forests
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Hazardous Substances: Waste Disposal
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Landfill
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Local Government Finance
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Marine Management Organisation
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Natural England: Manpower
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Origin Marking: Israel
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Rivers: Pollution
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Roads
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Rural Payments Agency: Freedom of Information
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Squirrels
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Trees
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Waste Disposal
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Water Charges
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Water Supply
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Business, Innovation and Skills
Graduate Job Prospects
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British National Space Centre
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Construction Industry
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Bankruptcy
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Insolvency
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Internet: Censorship
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Jaguar Land Rover
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London Metropolitan University
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Skilled Workers
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Space Technology: Research
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Students: Loans
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Tax Havens
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Written Questions: Government Responses
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Culture, Media and Sport
Departmental Contracts
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Departmental Databases
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Departmental Electronic Equipment
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Departmental Information Officers
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Digital Broadcasting
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Digital Broadcasting: Northern Ireland
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Digital Broadcasting: Radio
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Digital Switchover Help Scheme
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Television: Licensing
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Defence
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Armed Forces
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Armed Forces: Health Services
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Departmental Lost Property
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Departmental Procurement
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Departmental Property
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Military Aircraft
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Energy and Climate Change
Board of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
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Carbon Sequestration
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Carbon Sequestration: Scotland
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Coal Investment Aid
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Committee on Climate Change
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Departmental Accountancy
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Databases
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Departmental Press
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EC Law
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Energy
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Energy Supply
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Energy: Conservation
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Energy: Meters
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Energy: Prices
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EU Laws
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Garages and Petrol Stations
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Industrial Diseases
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Industrial Diseases: Compensation
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Influenza: Contingency Planning
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International Renewable Energy Agency: Location
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Lighting
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Low Carbon Buildings Programme: Finance
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Low Carbon Loans
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Members: Correspondence
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Miners: Compensation
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Nuclear Power Stations: Construction
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Nuclear Power Stations: Security
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Nuclear Power: Job Creation
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Nuclear Trust: Finance
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Public Expenditure
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Radioactive Waste: Exports
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UDM-Vendside
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
British Indian Ocean Territory
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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 Furniture
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Departmental Manpower
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EU Law
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Forced Marriages: Victim Support Schemes
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Foreign Policy
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Freedom of Information
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Honduras: Politics and Government
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Iran: Asylum
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Israel
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Northern Ireland
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Palestinians: Israel
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Travel Information: Finance
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Turkey: EU Accession
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Northern Ireland
Crime Prevention
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Damian McBride
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Departmental Data Protection
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Kidnapping
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Northern Ireland Forensic Science Agency
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Proceeds of Crime
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Terrorism
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Transport
Aviation: Lasers
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Cycling: Hampshire
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Departmental Accountancy
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Departmental Conditions of Employment
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Performance Appraisal
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Driving Standards Agency: Pay
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Driving: Working Hours
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East Coast Railway Line
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EU Laws
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Members: Correspondence
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Motorcycles: Driving Instruction
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Railways: Electrification
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Railways: Franchises
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Roads: Construction
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Rolling Stock
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Tolls
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West Coast Railway Line
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Cabinet Office
Advertising Advisory Committee
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Brain Cancer
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Brain Cancer: Hampshire
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Civil Servants: Vacancies
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Death
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Departmental Electronic Equipment
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Sick Leave
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Departmental Standards
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Ministerial Policy Advisers
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Pay
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Public Bodies
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Skin Cancer
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Children, Schools and Families
Building Schools for the Future Programme
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Children: Disabled
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Children’s Workforce Development Council
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Educational Visits: National Curriculum Tests
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GCSE
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Implementation Review Unit
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Mathematics: Primary Education
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Pupils: Per Capita Costs
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Schools
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Schools: Sandwell
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Schools: Standards
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Social Workers
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Special Educational Needs: Pupil Exclusions
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Specialised Diplomas
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Communities and Local Government
Council Housing: Standards
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Departmental Data Protection
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Departmental Databases
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Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
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Electromagnetic Fields: Health Hazards
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Housing Revenue Accounts
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Housing: Greater London
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Housing: Low Incomes
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Housing: Overcrowding
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Islam
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Islam: Faith Schools
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Local Authority Business Growth Incentives Scheme
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Local Government Finance
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Local Government Finance: York
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Planning Permission
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Regional Planning and Development
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Registered Social Landlords
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Rents: Private Sector
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Shared Ownership Schemes
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Social Housing Grant: Greater London
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Tony Clements
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Health
Aerials: Health Hazards
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Blood: Contamination
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Blood: Safety
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Breast Cancer: Males
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Electromagnetic Fields: Health Hazards
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Epilepsy: Drugs
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Food: Chemical Analysis
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Health Foods: Channel Islands
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Health Services: Children
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Health Services: Domestic Visits
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Health Services: Private Sector
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Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
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HF&E Bill 1990 Hansard
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HIV Infection and Hepatitis C
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Influenza
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Influenza: Business
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Influenza: Health Services
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Legislation: Documents
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Mental Health Services: Finance
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Mentally Ill: Suicide
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Reciprocal Health Services: Elderly
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Sunbeds: Young People
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Swine Flu
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Swine Flu: Hospital Beds
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Thalidomide
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Thame Hospital
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Tranquillisers
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West London Mental Health NHS Trust
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Young People’s Development Programme
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International Development
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: Reconstruction
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Afghanistan: Theme Parks
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Departmental Databases
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Developing Countries: Job Creation
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Developing Countries: Overseas Aid
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Global Partnership for Agriculture Food Security and Nutrition
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Sierra Leone: Overseas Aid
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Development Aid
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Justice
Compensation: Local Government
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Debt Collection
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Departmental Manpower
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Legal Aid Scheme
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National Archives
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Repossession Orders: Mortgages
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Treasury
Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Publications
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Energy: Low Carbon
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Euro Steering Committee
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Financial Services: City of London
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Financial Services: Regulation
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Imports
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Insurance: Motor Vehicles
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Members: Correspondence
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Nuclear Power: Costs
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Pay: North East
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Public Bodies
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Taxation: Imports
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Work and Pensions
Attendance Allowance
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Carer’s Allowance
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Children: Maintenance
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Departmental Information
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Housing Benefit: Greater London
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Jobseeker’s Allowance: Employment Schemes
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Pensioners: Poverty
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Social Security Benefits
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Social Security Benefits: Fraud
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Written Questions: Government Responses
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Home Department
Calais
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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 Internet
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Departmental Lost Property
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Departmental Mobile Phones
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Work Experience
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Deportation: Bexley
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Deportation: Democratic Republic of Congo
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Entry Clearances
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Entry Clearances: Applications
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Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
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Foreign Workers
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Foreign Workers: Immigration Control
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Forensic Science: Police
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Human Trafficking
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Identity Cards
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Immigration Controls
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Immigration: Biometrics
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Police: Badge Numbers
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UK Border Agency: Consultants
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UK Border Agency: Lost Property
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