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Commons Hansard for 4 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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Northern Ireland
Saville Inquiry
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Paramilitary Activities
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Loyalist Paramilitaries
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Equality Commission
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Loyalist Decommissioning
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Historical Inquiries
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Local Government Reorganisation
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Devolution
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Speaker’s Statement
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MPs’ Expenses and Allowances
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Food Labelling (Nutrition and Health)
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Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill
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Business without Debate
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Delegated Legislation
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Regional Select Committee (lONDON)
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Regional Select Committee (West Midlands)
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Regional Select Committee (South West)
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Pernicious Anaemia
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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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Thalidomide
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Sustainable Housing (Blackpool)
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Probation Service
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Pupil Funding (Haringey)
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Selective Licensing Schemes
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Written Statements
Written statements are normally used to put the day-to-day business of government on the official record and in the public domain.
Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers to Questions
Defence
Armed Forces: Cadets
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Armed Forces: Medical Services
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Defence: Scotland
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Departmental Homeworking
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HMS Endurance
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Military Aircraft: Gibraltar
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Olympics
Departmental Postal Services
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Olympic Delivery Authority: Manpower
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Olympic Games 2012
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Olympic Games 2012: Essex
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Olympic Games 2012: Facilities
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Olympic Games 2012: Finance
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Olympic Games 2012: Gun Sports
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Olympic Games 2012: Plants
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Olympic Games 2012: Public Bodies
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Olympic Games 2012: Religious Practice
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Transport
Air Transport Users’ Council
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Aviation
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Aviation: Safety
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Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls
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Departmental Postal Services
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Driving: Working Hours
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Finsbury Park Station
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Railway Stations: Disabled
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Railway Stations: Passengers
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Railways: Contract Cleaning
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Railways: Electrification
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Railways: Franchises
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Railways: Penalty Fares
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South London Railway Line
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West Coast Railway Line: Speed Limits
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Treasury
Business: Taxation
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Child Care Vouchers
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Child Trust Fund: Expenditure
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Economic Growth
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Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves
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Inflation
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Northern Rock
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Northern Rock: Compensation
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Presbyterian Mutual Society
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Taxation: Holiday Accommodation
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Taxation: South West
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Welfare Tax Credits
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Afghanistan: Detainees
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Africa: Armed Conflict
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Burma
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Colombia: Foreign Relations
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Departmental Databases
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Honduras: Politics and Government
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Kosovo: Politics and Government
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Pakistan: Politics and Government
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Pakistan: Religious Freedom
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Shaker Aamer
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Sri Lanka: Internally Displaced Persons
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Energy and Climate Change
Biofuels
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Climate Change: EU Action
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Departmental Recruitment
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Energy: Companies
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Renewable Energy
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Renewable Energy: EC Law
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Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation
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Justice
Coroner Service
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Mentally Disturbed Offenders
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National Archives
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National Archives: Pay
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Offences Against Children: Prosecutions
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Office of the Public Guardian
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Prisoners Release
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Secure Accommodation: Young Offender Institutions
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Young Offenders
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Young People: Remand in Custody
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Health
Abortion
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Accident and Emergency Departments: Safety
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Airedale Hospital: Cancer
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Blackburn Royal Infirmary: PFI
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Cancer: Health Services
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Dental Services
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Departmental Fraud
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Departmental Homeworking
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Departmental Internet
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East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust
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Genetically Modified Organisms: Food
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Health Professions: Training
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Health Services: Lancashire
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Health: Screening
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Hydrotherapy Pools
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Mental Health Services: Young People
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NHS: Sick Leave
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NHS: Training
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Nurses: Students
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Pain
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Patients’ Rights
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Prostate Cancer: Health Services
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Swine Flu: Vaccination
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Tuberculosis: Health Services
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Northern Ireland
Devolution
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Prisoner Release
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Dissident Republicans
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Local Government Reorganisation
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Christmas
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Firearms: Licensing
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Fireworks: Death
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Terrorism: Victims
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare Act 2006
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Animal Welfare: Circuses
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Dangerous Dogs Act 1991
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Departmental Data Protection
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Dogs: Tagging
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Floods: West Midlands
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River Trent: Pollution
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Rural Payments Agency: Data Protection
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Home Department
Borders: Personal Records
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Community Policing
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Crime: Children
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Crime: Norwich
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Demonstrations: Parliament Square
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Hakluyt
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Illegal Immigrants
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Immigration: Pakistan and Abu Dhabi
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Party Conferences
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Police Community Support Officers
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Police: Pay
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Proceeds of Crime
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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
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Communities and Local Government
Council Housing
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Economic Situation
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European Regional Development Fund
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Fire Services: Fareham
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Fire Services: Lancashire
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Homelessness
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Housing
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Housing Associations: Insurance
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Housing: Construction
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Housing: Low Incomes
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Local Government: Stress
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Mortgages: Government Assistance
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Social Rented Housing
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Tenancy Deposit Solutions
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Working Neighbourhoods Fund
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Business, Innovation and Skills
Business Council for Britain
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Business: Government Assistance
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Companies Act 2006
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Companies: Complaints
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Copyright: Internet
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Departmental Manpower
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Further Education
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Internet
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Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
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Video Games
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Work and Pensions
Bereavement Grants: Nurses
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Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Correspondence
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Council Tax: Housing Benefit
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Departmental Telephone Services
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Employment and Support Allowance: Bedfordshire
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Employment Schemes: Young People
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Future Jobs Fund
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Future Jobs Fund: Scotland
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Housing Benefit
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Housing Benefit: St. Albans
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Industrial Health and Safety: Sellafield
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Jobcentre Plus
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Jobcentre Plus: Manpower
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Jobcentre Plus: Standards
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Jobseeker’s Allowance
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Means Tested Benefits
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Members: Correspondence
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National Insurance: Foreign Workers
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New Deal Schemes: Bedfordshire
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Post Office Card Account: Fife
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Recruitment: Finance
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State Retirement Pensions
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Unemployed: Training
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Widowed People: Social Security Benefits
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