Recent Standard Notes

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NumberTitleDocument Date
488Aviation: airport slots09/02/2010
2226House of Commons : hours sat and late sittings since 197909/02/2010
2815UK Overseas Trade (Current Account): Economic Indicators page09/02/2010
2855The House of Lords Appointments Commission09/02/2010
3256Planning Appeals: Procedure09/02/2010
4769Mortgage Arrears and Repossessions09/02/2010
5089Recall Elections09/02/2010
5101EU bibliographies: Food Supplements Directive09/02/2010
5123Reassessment of past ACA claims09/02/2010
5132Equality Bill 2008-09: sexual orientation and religious employment09/02/2010
5294The Report of the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons, Rebuilding the House09/02/2010
739Roads: public utilities and street works08/02/2010
2784GDP - International comparisons: Economic Indicators page08/02/2010
2800Unemployment - International Comparisons: Economic Indicators page08/02/2010
2885Household Debt: Economic Indicators page08/02/2010
3780Getting married in the United Kingdom: the rules for people subject to immigration control08/02/2010
3917Pension Protection Fund08/02/2010
4406Eco Towns08/02/2010
4754Youth Services08/02/2010
5207Financial Indicators: Economic Indicators page08/02/2010
5317AV and electoral reform08/02/2010
5331Implementing the Lisbon Treaty08/02/2010
5332BBC Governance08/02/2010
862Immigration: spouses, civil partners and fiance(e)s05/02/2010
1187Supermarkets Controls over Buyer Power05/02/2010
1203Organic farming05/02/2010
1314Religious slaughter05/02/2010
2802Interest Rates and the Money Supply: Economic indicators page05/02/2010
2820Housing Market: Economic Indicators page05/02/2010
3163Transport: passenger rights, representation and complaints05/02/2010
4392Tax, marriage & transferable allowances05/02/2010
4744The Commission on Scottish Devolution - "the Calman Commission"05/02/2010
4927Immigration: raising the age for marriage visas05/02/2010
5252Public service pension schemes - cost capping and sharing05/02/2010
5318The demise of the cheque05/02/2010
5324PIL: Living Former MPs05/02/2010
5325Terrorist Asset Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill05/02/2010
2129Railways: Network Rail04/02/2010
4868London Olympics 2012: sporting legacy04/02/2010
5206Manufacturing (Including Automotives): Economic Indicators page04/02/2010
3146Railways: rolling stock03/02/2010
3719Nominations to Select Committees03/02/2010
4191Sources of Statistics: data for parliamentary constituency areas03/02/2010
4643The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare03/02/2010
5085Dissolution of Parliament03/02/2010
5164Swine flu vaccination03/02/2010
5201Civil Service Compensation Scheme03/02/2010
5227Military Campaign in Afghanistan03/02/2010
5311Anti-Slavery Day Bill03/02/2010
485Permitted Development Rights02/02/2010
2794Inflation: International: Economic indicators page02/02/2010
2811Exchange rates: Economic Indicators page02/02/2010
3169PIL: Apologies made to the House of Commons02/02/2010
4152Food Supplements Directive02/02/2010
5309PIL: All-women Shortlists02/02/2010
2786Output and Employment by Industry: Economic Indicators page01/02/2010
2817Business and Consumer Confidence: Economic Indicators page01/02/2010
3897Women bishops in the Church of England01/02/2010
4244Housing options for ex-service personnel01/02/2010
4904Local Government Finance Settlement 2009/10 - 2010/1101/02/2010
5307Sources of social statistics: elections01/02/2010
5308EU bibliographies: proposed equal treatment directive01/02/2010


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