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Commons Hansard for 3 November 2009 (Volume 498)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 7.26pm.
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
VAT Returns
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Unemployment
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Bingo Industry
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Bank Liabilities
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Small Businesses
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UK Economic Growth
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International Development
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Time-to-Pay Arrangements
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Capital Projects
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Tax Avoidance
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Credit Unions
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Banking Sector Reform
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Comprehensive Spending Review
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Topical Questions
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Banking Reform
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Higher Education
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Point of Order
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Onshore Wind Turbines (Proximity of Habitation)
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Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Programme) (No. 2)
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Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill
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Business without Debate
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PCSOs (Somerset)
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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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Affordable Housing (Rural Areas)
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Farm Animal Welfare
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Thames Valley Police
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MG Rover
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Muscular Dystrophy
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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
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Subsidies
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Biofuels
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British Waterways Board: Finance
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Camels
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Coal Fired Power Stations
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Common Fisheries Policy
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Departmental Postal Services
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Departmental Travel
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Food: Packaging
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Green Alliance: Finance
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Japanese Knotweed: Weed Control
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Oil Fired Power Stations
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Party Conferences
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Renewable Energy: Exports
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Transport
Cycling: Helmets
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Cycling: Safety
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Dartford-Thurrock Crossing
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Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls
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Driving Offences
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Exhaust Emissions
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Lorries: Safety
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Motor Vehicles: Environment Protection
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Motor Vehicles: Exports
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Motorcycles: Environment Protection
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Road Traffic Offences: Foreigners
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Rolling Stock
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Waterloo International
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Culture, Media and Sport
Cultural Heritage
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Departmental Home Working
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Departmental Manpower
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Film
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Horse Racing: Bookmakers
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Horse Racing: Towcester
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Island Games
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Members: Correspondence
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Swimming: Concessions
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VisitBritain: Finance
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World Heritage Sites
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Work and Pensions
Average Earnings: Income Related Benefits
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Better Off in Work Credit: Yorkshire
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Carer's Allowance: St Albans
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Postal Services
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Rail Travel
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Employers' Liability
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Employment Tribunals Service
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Future Jobs Fund
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Incapacity Benefit
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Jobcentre Plus
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Jobcentre Plus: Birmingham
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Jobcentre Plus: Manpower
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Jobseeker's Allowance: Derbyshire
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Jobseeker's Allowance: Employment Schemes
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New Deal for Disabled People and Pathways to Work
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Social Security Benefits
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State Retirement Pensions: Overseas Residence
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Winter Fuel Payments
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Defence
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Armed Forces: Housing
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Armed Forces: Injuries
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Armed Forces: Meat
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Armed Forces: Training
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Army
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Departmental Official Visits
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Fraud
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Gibraltar: Warships
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Helicopter Carriers
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Nuclear Weapons
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RAF Welford
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Territorial Army
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Type 45 Destroyers
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Communities and Local Government
Community Relations: Finance
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Council Tax: East of England
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Council Tax: Valuation
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Departmental Cost Effectiveness
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Fire Services: Pensions
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Housing: Lighting
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Local Government Finance: Tamworth
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Migration Impact Fund
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Mortgages: Government Assistance
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Non-Domestic Rates
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Non-Domestic Rates: Empty Property
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Planning Permission: Appeals
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Police: Pay
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Roads: Lighting
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Tenant Services Authority
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Tenant Services Authority: Public Consultation
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Tony Clements
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Home Department
Antisocial Behaviour Orders
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Asylum
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Asylum Seekers
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Asylum: Coventry
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Asylum: Young People
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Cheshire Constabulary: Construction
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Cocaine
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Crime: Nature Conservation
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Departmental Fraud
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Departmental Information and Communications Technology
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Departmental Postal Services
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Detainees
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Driving Offences: Mobile Phones
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Driving Under Influence: Cycling
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Drugs: Smuggling
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Entry Clearances
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Entry Clearances: Russia
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Forensic Science Service
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Immigration
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Immigration Controls
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Overseas Students: Entry Clearances
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Police Cautions
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Police: Complaints
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Police: Pay
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Police: Tamworth
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Police: Termination of Employment
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Radicalism
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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
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Sexual Offences: Police Cautions
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Vetting
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Cabinet Office
Census: Sanctions
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Census: Postal Services.
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Government Departments: Official Hospitality
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Jobseeker's Allowance
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Manpower: Cabinet Office
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Public Relations
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Renewables Advisory Board
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Energy and Climate Change
Biofuels
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Biofuels: Treaties
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Fossil Fuel Levy: Scotland
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Fuel Poverty
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Natural Gas: Storage
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Nuclear Weapons
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Planning Act 2008
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Radioactive Waste: Waste Disposal
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Warm Front Scheme
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Treasury
EU Budget
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Unemployment
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Capital Projects
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Small Businesses
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National Debt
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Equitable Life
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Child Care Vouchers
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Business Payment Support Service
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Child Tax Credit: Expenditure
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Climate Change Levy
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Coinage: Counterfeit Manufacturing
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Departmental Non-Domestic Rates
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Economic Growth
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Excise Duties: Alcoholic Drinks
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Housing: Sales
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National Insurance Fund
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Presbyterian Mutual Society
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Public Expenditure
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Taxation: Aviation
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Taxation: Gaming Machines
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Taxation: Ministers of Religion
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Valuation Office: Geographical Information Systems
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Valuation Office: Training
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Justice
Driving Under Influence
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Ministerial Policy Advisers
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Offenders: Radicalism
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Offensive Weapons
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Prisoners Release: Terrorism
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Prisoners Release: Young Offender Institutions
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Prisoners: Suicide
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Prisons: Greater Manchester
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Reoffenders
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Secure Accommodation: Young Offender Institutions
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Secure Accommodation: Young Offenders
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Theft: Sentencing
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Young Offenders: Education
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Young Offenders: Self-Harm
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Health
Accident and Emergency Departments: Greater London
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Accident and Emergency Departments: Waiting Lists
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Aortic Aneurysm
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Blood: Contamination
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Breast Cancer: Screening
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Cancer
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Childbirth
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Dental Services
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Doctors: Sports
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Down’s Syndrome
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Haemophilia
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Health Services: Young Offender Institutions
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Heart Diseases: Barnet Hospital
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Hospital Wards: Greater London
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Hospitals: Finance
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Hospitals: Infectious Diseases
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Hospitals: Reorganisation
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Hospitals: Waiting Lists
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Housebound Patients
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Maternity Services: Greater London
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Medical Treatments
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Neurology: Plastic Surgery
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NHS: Equality
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Nurses: Manpower
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Nutrition: Children
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Operating Theatres: Greater London
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Palliative Care: Finance
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Patient Choice Schemes: Greater London
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Patient Choice Schemes: Hendon
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Patients: Attendance
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Patients: Greater London
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Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
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School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme
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Swine Flu
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Urology: Greater London
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
2010 World Cup
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Afghanistan: Reconstruction
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Afghanistan: UK Trade and Investment
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Brazil
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British Overseas Territories: Carbon Emissions
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British Overseas Territories: Databases
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British Overseas Territories: Gross Domestic Product
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British Overseas Territories: Internet
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British Overseas Territories: Renewable Energy
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British Overseas Territories: Telecommunications
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Colombia
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Colombia: Armed Forces
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Colombia: Drugs
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Armed Conflict
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Departmental Rail Travel
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International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
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Iran: EU Action
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Israel: Nuclear Weapons
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Middle East: Overseas Aid
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Middle East: Peace Negotiations
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Middle East: USA
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Northern Cyprus
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Overseas Aid: Domestic Violence
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South America: Conflict Prevention
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Tibet: Human Rights
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United Nations Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
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Children, Schools and Families
Academies Enterprise Trust: Finance
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Academies: Sponsorship
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Anti-Semitism
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Children in Care
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Children: Databases
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Children: Day Care
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Children’s Centres: Hertfordshire
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Digital Communications Unit
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Education: Finance
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Family Courts: Guardians
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Free School Meals: Eligibility
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GCE A-Level: Tamworth
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Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Month
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Home Education
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Parents: Training
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Pre-School Education
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Pre-School Education: Finance
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Primary Education
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Pupil Exclusions
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Pupil Referral Units
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Pupils: Immigrants
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Reading: Nottingham
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Schools: Finance
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Schools: Lancashire
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Schools: Norwich
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Schools: Standards
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Schools: Vetting
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Special Educational Needs: North West
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Specialised Diplomas
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Specialised Diplomas: Finance
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Teachers: Absenteeism
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Teachers: Lancashire
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Teachers: Training
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Business, Innovation and Skills
Bankruptcy
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Broadband
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Broadband: Finance
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Business: UK Trade and Investment
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Consolidated Contractors Corporation
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Departmental Energy
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Departmental Marketing
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Departmental Official Cars
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(id 09110418000045)
Departmental Postal Services
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000046)
Departmental Procurement
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000047)
Digital Broadcasting: Birmingham
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000048)
Entry Clearances: Students
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000049)
Export Credit Guarantees: Nigeria
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000050)
High Pay Commission
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000051)
Higher Education
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000052)
Higher Education: Admissions
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000053)
Higher Education: Birmingham
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000054)
Israel: Natural Gas
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000055)
Members: Correspondence
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000056)
Motor Vehicles: Government Assistance
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000057)
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000058)
Musical Instruments: Manufacturing Industries
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000059)
National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts: Finance
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000060)
Overseas Trade: Afghanistan
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000061)
Parental Leave: Birmingham
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000062)
Rover Group: Serious Fraud Office
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000063)
Royal Mail: Communications Workers Union
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000064)
Royal Mail: Industrial Disputes
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000065)
Students: Disabled
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000066)
Students: Finance
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000067)
Students: Loans
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000068)
UK Trade and Investment
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000069)
UK Trade and Investment: Complaints
(item number 1)
(id 09110418000070)
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