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+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.
House of Commons
Order of Business
Afterwards
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Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): What progress is being made on implementing City Strategies on Welfare to Work.
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(102896)
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2
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Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): What change there has been since 1997 in the number of people recorded in the Department's survey data as having income below
40 per cent. of median income.
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(102897)
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3
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Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): What steps he is taking to reduce the level of debt owing to his Department arising from overpayment of benefits.
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(102898)
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4
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): If he will make an additional payment to those entitled to heating allowance to reflect the recent increase in energy prices.
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(102899)
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5
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Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): How many pensioners are (a) eligible for and (b) claiming means-tested benefits in (i) Great Britain and (ii) Northamptonshire;
and if he will make a statement.
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(102900)
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6
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): When he will respond to the Public Accounts Committee Report on contact centres, Department for Work and Pensions: Delivering
Effective Services through Contact Centres, HC 1034, 2005-06; and if he will make a statement.
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(102901)
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7
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Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): What progress has been made on reforms to the Child Support Agency; and if he will make a statement.
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(102902)
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8
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Anne Main (St Albans): What recent representations he has received on help available to unemployed people over the age of 50 years.
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(102903)
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9
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Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): What provision is made for the extra cost on fuel and heating incurred by seriously disabled people under the age of 60 years
during winter.
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(102904)
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10
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Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): If he will make a statement on the plans announced in the Queen's Speech to reform the pension system.
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(102905)
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11
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Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): What assessment he has made of the impact of the Age Discrimination Regulations on state pensions.
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(102906)
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12
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Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): If he will make a statement on the IT strategy of his Department and its agencies.
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(102907)
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13
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Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): When he expects the successor to the Child Support Agency to be operational.
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(102908)
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14
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David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): What recent representations he has received on the scheme to replace the Post Office Card Account in 2010; and if he will
make a statement.
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(102909)
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15
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Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Portsmouth North): What plans he has to improve the provision of benefit services by his Department for people with disabilities.
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(102910)
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What estimate he has made of the level of outstanding payments of child support; and if he will make a statement.
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(102911)
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Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): What Government support is available through the benefits system to people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement.
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(102912)
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Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): If he will make a statement on progress towards the Government's target to halve relative child poverty by 2010.
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(102913)
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): What assessment he has made of the effect of a higher minimum wage on recipients of carer's allowance.
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(102914)
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20
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Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): If he will take steps to ensure that more women are entitled to the full state pension.
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(102915)
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At 3.20 p.m.
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Oral Questions to the Leader of the House and the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission
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Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Leader of the House, what consideration has been given to improving the chances of proposals for legislation from
backbench hon. Members getting time for debate.
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(102888)
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Barbara Follett (Stevenage): To ask the Leader of the House, what recent discussions he has had with colleagues about the sitting hours of the House.
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(102889)
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Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment he has made of the accountability of Government departments during the summer
adjournment.
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(102890)
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24
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David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent representations he
has received on making the Commons estate a smoke-free environment.
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(102891)
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25
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John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will take steps to increase the number of adjournment debates during the parliamentary
session.
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(102892)
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26
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John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many hon. Members have booked
more than three private dining room lunches or dinners in the last 12 months.
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(102893)
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Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Leader of the House, what discussions he has had with the Royal Institute of British Architects on improving public
accessibility to the proceedings on the floor of the House since June 2006; and if he will make a statement.
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(102894)
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Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment he has made of the role of Westminster Hall debates in providing time for
hon. Members to debate issues of concern.
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(102895)
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At 3.30 p.m.
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Urgent Questions (if any)
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Ministerial Statements (if any)
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Preliminary Business
Notice of Presentation of Bill
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1
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JUSTICE AND SECURITY (NORTHERN IRELAND)
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[No debate]
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Bill to make provision about justice and security in Northern Ireland.
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Formal first reading: no debate or decision.
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Main Business
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†
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QUEEN’S SPEECH (MOTION FOR AN ADDRESS): Adjourned Debate on Question (15th November). Adjourned Debate on Question (15th November). [Until 10.00 p.m.]
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[Until 10.00 p.m.]
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Motion made, and Question proposed, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows:
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We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has
addressed to both Houses of Parliament—(Alun Michael).
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As Amendments to the Address, at end add—
Sir Menzies Campbell
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Michael Moore
Mr Nick Clegg
Chris Huhne
Mr Paul Burstow
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‘but humbly regret that the Gracious Speech fails to announce proposals for a strategy for Iraq providing for a phased withdrawal
of United Kingdom armed forces; deplore the further erosion of traditional British freedoms that will result from the Government’s
proposals on security and terrorism, increasing intrusion into private lives without commensurate improvements in public safety
or the repeal of existing and unnecessary laws and regulations; and further regret that the measures proposed to address global
warming lack ambition and are not sufficient to establish the United Kingdom as a world leader in combating climate change.’.
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‘but humbly suggest that the Government review its policy in Iraq and present its strategy for examination by the House at
the earliest opportunity.’.
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‘but humbly regret that the Gracious Speech does not contain measures to address Britain’s declining productivity growth since
1997; deplore the absence of measures to give the UK the right skills to take advantage of new global opportunities; further
regret the absence of strong and binding measures to tackle climate change and environmental degradation; condemn the absence
of measures to ensure real improvements in the public services and greater value for money for taxpayers; and further regret
the absence of measures in the Gracious Speech to tackle the pensions crisis to which Government policy has contributed.’.
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Proposed subjects for debate: Treasury and Work and Pensions.
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Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.
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ADJOURNMENT (CHRISTMAS)
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[No debate]
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That this House, at its rising on Tuesday 19th December 2006, do adjourn till Monday 8th January 2007.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 25).
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SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE
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[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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That, on Tuesday 19th December,—
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(1)
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the House shall sit at half past Eleven o’clock and references to specific times in the Standing Orders of this House shall
apply as if that day were a Wednesday; and
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(2)
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there shall be no sitting in Westminster Hall.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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That Mr John Maples be discharged from the Foreign Affairs Committee and Mr Malcolm Moss be added.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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DEFENCE
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[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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That Mr Mark Lancaster be discharged from the Defence Committee and Mr Bernard Jenkin be added.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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That Margaret Moran be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee and Mr Graham Stringer be added.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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At the end of the sitting:
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Proposed subject: Christians in Pakistan and the case of the Karims (Mr Gordon Prentice).
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Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
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COMMITTEES
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SELECT COMMITTEES
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Communities and Local Government
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4.20 p.m.
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
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4.40 p.m.
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(public)
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Subject: DCLG Annual Report 2006.
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Witnesses: Peter Housden, Permanent Secretary, Peter Unwin, Director General, Corporate Delivery, Joe Montgomery, Director
General, Places and Communities, and Christina Bienkowska CBE, Director General, Strategy and Performance, Department for
Communities and Local Government.
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Rural Payments Agency Sub-Committee
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4.30 p.m.
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
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4.45 p.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Rural Payments Agency.
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Witnesses: Tony Cooper, interim Chief Executive, Simon Vry, interim Chief Operating Officer, and Ian Hewett, Operations Director,
Rural Payments Agency.
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Public Accounts
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4.30 p.m.
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Room 15 (public)
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Subject: Delivering successful IT-enabled business change.
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Witnesses: Mr Ian Watmore, Head, e-Government Unit, and Mr John Oughton, Chief Executive, Office of Government Commerce.
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JOINT COMMITTEE
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Human Rights
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4.00 p.m.
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Room 4A (private)
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[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]
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Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
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Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: ECOFIN 28th November.
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Minister of State, Department of Constitutional Affairs: Government community justice.
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Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Review of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution.
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Secretary of State for Health: System management and reform.
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Secretary of State for the Home Department: Local policing.
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