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      <title>Welfare Reform Bill: Report stage day four update</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Committee stage of the Local Government Finance Bill</title>
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      <description>MPs consider amendments to the Bill</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Daylight Saving Bill, Report stage</title>
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      <description>MPs consider amendments to the Bill</description>
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      <title>Debate on electoral registration</title>
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      <title>High-speed rail statement</title>
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      <description>Transport Secretary makes statement on high speed 2</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Launch of Arts in Parliament </title>
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      <description>Parliament launches its contribution to the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad</description>
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      <title>Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Committee day 4</title>
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      <description>Lords focuses on civil legal services</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Committee day five</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Committee day six</title>
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      <description>Lords discusses legal aid for employees</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Committee day two and three</title>
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      <description>Lords debates civil legal services</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>House of Lords starts January agenda tomorrow</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords debate the government&amp;#39;s green agenda</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords debates developing growth of major cities</title>
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      <description>How can we develop the growth of the UK&amp;#39;s major cities</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords discusses private members&amp;#39; bills</title>
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      <description>Domestic violence and public services top agenda</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords expenses claims</title>
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      <description>Allowances and expenses for August 2011</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords housing strategy debate</title>
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      <description>Members discuss house prices and energy efficiency</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MPs debate development in India and international human rights</title>
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      <description>UK development relationship with India considered in Westminster Hall</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MPs debate food prices and food poverty</title>
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      <description>Rising cost of food and food banks the subject of Opposition debate</description>
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      <title>MPs debate policing</title>
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      <description>Future of policing is considered in a Westminster Hall debate</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MPs debate rail fares</title>
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      <description>Opposition debate on rail fares and the cost of living</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MPs debate Thames river crossings</title>
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      <title>MPs debate the role of the private sector in the NHS</title>
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      <title>Opposition day debate on individual voter registration</title>
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      <title>Opposition debate on energy prices</title>
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      <title>Parliament invites public to talk science in Leeds</title>
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      <description>First of new series of subject-specific events to be held 15 March</description>
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      <title>Portrait of Margaret Beckett MP</title>
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      <title>Protection of Freedom Bill: Report day one</title>
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      <description>Lords considered the regulation of adult social care and held five votes</description>
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      <description>Lords discusses proposals for change to NHS reform bill </description>
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      <title>Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II addresses Parliament</title>
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      <description>Lords decides members of the armed forces are exempt from expulsion</description>
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      <title>Houses of Parliament address Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II</title>
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      <description>Lords discusses Lord Chancellor&amp;#39;s role and claims for damages</description>
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      <description>Lords votes on legal aid for under 18s and child neglect cases</description>
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      <title>MPs pay tribute to Her Majesty The Queen on her Diamond Jubilee</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Lords final scrutiny of bill detailing supermarket watchdog</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Members focus on welfare and transportation of horses in EU</description>
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      <description>Topics on covered on Monday 30 July include health and education</description>
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      <description>Private members&amp;#39; bill has second reading</description>
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      <description>Home Secretary made statement to the Commons</description>
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      <description>Secretary of State makes statement in the House of Commons</description>
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      <description>Energy Secretary gave Annual Energy Statement </description>
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      <description>Defence Secretary announces consultation on Britain&amp;#39;s reserve forces</description>
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      <description>Energy Secretary made statement to MPs on allegations</description>
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      <description>Foreign Secretary made statement to the Commons</description>
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      <description>Foreign Secretary made statement to House of Commons</description>
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      <description>Justice Secretary made statement to House of Commons</description>
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      <description>Labour candidate wins constituency by-election</description>
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      <description>Culture Secretary responded to question in the Commons</description>
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      <description>International Development Secretary responded in Commons</description>
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      <description>Second Church Estates Commissioner responded in Commons</description>
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      <description>MPs debate winter fuel allowance, knife crime and more</description>
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      <description>House of Lords completes passage of the bill</description>
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