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Tuesday, October 15th in the Commons
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Britain’s Place in the World
Department for International Development
(47 Speeches)
Imprisonment of Catalan Leaders
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
(62 Speeches)
Turkish Incursion into Northern Syria
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
(90 Speeches)
Unregulated Accommodation: 16 to 17-year-olds
(18 Speeches)
Britain's Place in the World
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
(138 Speeches)
Racism in Football
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
(65 Speeches)
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Environment Bill
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Domestic Abuse Support
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Legislative Programme
Leader of the House
Legislative Programme
Northern Ireland Office
Legislative Programme
Scotland Office
Legislative Programme
Wales Office
General Affairs Council
Department for Exiting the European Union
School Funding Allocations
Department for Education
Committee on Climate Change: Government Responses to Annual Progress Reports
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Special Representative on UK Victims of Gaddafi-sponsored IRA Terrorism: Indemnity
Department for International Development