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      <title>Lords examines intellectual property</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2013 08:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Treasury should undertake review to ensure multinationals pay their fair share</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2013 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UK must maintain health of oil refining industry</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords scrutinises local audit bill</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Government must drive implementation of Kay Review, says Committee </title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>There can be no more delays in establishing a Statutory Code for pub companies, says Committee</title>
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      <description>Report on Statutory Code for Pub Companies Published</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords debates economic prosperity</title>
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      <description>How can government help generate economic prosperity?</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2013 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Is new EU legislation on the rights of EU workers necessary?</title>
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      <description>EU Sub-Committee B scrutinises a new EU proposal to improve application of EU workers’ rights to free movement at 4.30pm</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Spending Round 2013 hearings</title>
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      <description>Treasury Committee questions Danny Alexander and representatives from the IFS, CBI, TUC, and CEBR from 10am</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Statement on Royal Mail</title>
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      <description>Business Secretary made statement to the Commons</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Statement on Post Office Horizon System </title>
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      <description>Statement made by Jo Swinson in the Commons</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2013 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Statement on Investing in Britain’s future</title>
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      <description>Chief Secretary to the Treasury made statement to the Commons</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Westminster Hall debates: 25 June 2013</title>
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      <description>MPs debated NHS performance, Royal Mail privatisation and more</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Committee to hold second evidence session on UK Retail Sector</title>
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      <description>Committee to hear from USDAW, Association of Town &amp;amp; City Management (BIDs) and Market Rasen Town Team </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2013 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Third evidence session on Complaints: do they make a difference?</title>
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      <description>Public Administration Select Committee will take evidence on Tuesday 25 June at </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2013 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Statement on Royal Bank of Scotland</title>
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      <description>Economic Secretary to the Treasury made statement in Commons</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Government consultation on statutory code for pub companies and tenants</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Second evidence session of the Sub Committee on Local Energy</title>
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      <description>Energy and Climate Change Sub Committee hears evidence at 2pm</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords hear from accountancy firms and Fair Tax campaigners</title>
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      <description>Economic Affairs Committee takes evidence on corporate taxation at 3.35pm</description>
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