Recent Standard Notes

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NumberTitleDocument Date
430Pension sharing on divorce20/11/2009
1343Railways: passenger franchises20/11/2009
3170Railways: stations20/11/2009
5013Policing of marches and demonstrations20/11/2009
405Teachers' Pensions19/11/2009
1012Anti-social behaviour in private housing19/11/2009
1246Aviation Security19/11/2009
1904Railways: fares19/11/2009
3404The Lisbon Strategy19/11/2009
3731Interest rates and inflation19/11/2009
5221Wind Farms - Distance from housing19/11/2009
5224South Africa: Elections and their aftermath19/11/2009
5225In brief: Sri Lanka six months on19/11/2009
5226Ministers in the House of Lords19/11/2009
2792Inflation: Economic Indicators page18/11/2009
2802Interest Rates and the Money Supply: Economic indicators page18/11/2009
2999Dealing with nuisance trees and hedges18/11/2009
5148Resignation, suspension and expulsion from the House of Lords18/11/2009
5223The Lisbon Treaty: choosing a High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy18/11/2009
387Driving: medical conditions17/11/2009
485Permitted Development Rights17/11/2009
3726By elections since 200517/11/2009
4370Consents for Wind Farms - Onshore17/11/2009
4588PIL: Maiden Speeches 1979 Onwards17/11/2009
4769Mortgage Arrears and Repossessions17/11/2009
5140Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons17/11/2009
5166Timing of Parliamentary election counts17/11/2009
3060Driving: licences16/11/2009
3211Paying Housing Benefit direct to tenants16/11/2009
4129Empty Dwelling Management Orders (EDMOs)16/11/2009
4957Local Housing Allowance16/11/2009
1187Supermarkets Controls over Buyer Power13/11/2009
952Paternity pay and parental leave12/11/2009
1106Town centres, planning and supermarkets12/11/2009
1429Maternity Pay and Leave12/11/2009
2797Unemployment - National: Economic Indicators page12/11/2009
3078Housing Benefit entitlement: renting from relatives12/11/2009
4049Retention of fingerprints and DNA samples12/11/2009
4334Prison population statistics12/11/2009
5060Independent garages and the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation12/11/2009
5154The outlook for the public finances12/11/2009
5219Policing and Crime Bill: Lords amendments12/11/2009
5220The Lisbon Treaty: choosing a President of the European Council12/11/2009


Updated 21/11/2009 13:54