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      <title>Commemorating David Lloyd George (1863-1945)</title>
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      <description>UK Parliament Flickr Channel explores political commemoratives relating to Prime Minister David Lloyd George.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Commons Private Members&amp;#39; Bills: 18 January 2013</title>
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      <description>MPs debated Private Members&amp;#39; Bills</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Commons Private Members&amp;#39; Bills: 25 January 2013</title>
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      <description>MPs debated the Offshore Gambling Bill on 25 January 2013</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Commons second reading Crime and Courts Bill</title>
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      <description>MPs debate legislation establishing new National Crime Agency</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Commons second reading Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill</title>
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      <description>MPs debated proposals to limit increases in most working age benefits</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Electoral Registration and Administration Bill committee day two </title>
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      <description>Overseas voting and boundary review under the spotlight</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Electoral Registration Bill report stage and third reading</title>
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      <description>Electoral bill completes report stage and third reading</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Energy Bill Committee announce evidence programme</title>
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      <description>Committee to hear evidence from 15 January</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growth and Infrastructure Bill committee stage day one</title>
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      <description>Peers discuss planning permission and costs</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growth and Infrastructure Bill committee stage day three</title>
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      <description>Land acquisition compensation, superfast broadband and planning permissions under the spotlight</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growth and Infrastructure Bill committee stage day two</title>
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      <description>Affordable housing and planning permission under the spotlight</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lord debates impact on families of changes to tax and benefits</title>
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      <description>Lords discusses one-earner families, universal credit and social security </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords allowances and expenses for August 2012</title>
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      <description>Allowances and expenses for August 2012</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords debates decline of honey bees</title>
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      <description>Measures to combat prevalence of disease in honey bee colonies on agenda</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords debates Leveson report</title>
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      <description>Lords debates media relationships and self regulation</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords debates local government finance settlement  </title>
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      <description>Peers discuss the impact of the finance settlement </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords debates multilateral nuclear disarmament</title>
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      <description>What contribution can Britain make?</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords debates Prime Minister&amp;#39;s speech on Europe</title>
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      <description>UK membership of EU and in-out referendum under scrutiny</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords debates role of communities, the arts and creative industries in delivering an Olympic legacy </title>
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      <description>Lords look at successes of Cultural Olympiad, torch relay and east London regeneration in delivering Olympic Legacy</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords debates Scope report on disability services</title>
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      <description>Lords debates disability and national race equality strategies</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords debates Scottish independence</title>
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      <description>How will a referendum be legislated? </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords debates student visas</title>
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      <description>What is the impact of government visa policy on university admissions?</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>How can the government promote growth? </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Lords debates scrap metal, prisons, marine navigation and mental health discrimination</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Business commences Tuesday 8 January</description>
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      <description>Affordable housing and superfast broadband provision under the spotlight</description>
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      <title>MPs consider Lords amendments to Electoral Registration Bill</title>
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      <description>Commons considered Lords amendments to Bill</description>
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      <description>Foreign Secretary opened general debate on Europe in the Commons</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Opposition Day debate on energy bills and fuel poverty</description>
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      <title>MPs debate motion on Scottish independence referendum</title>
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      <description>Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2013 debate</description>
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      <description>Bill completes report stage and third reading in Commons</description>
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      <description>MPs debated second reading of Bill on Monday 25 February</description>
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      <description>Employee shareholder scheme and local authority proposals for business improvement districts under spotlight</description>
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      <description>Public Bill Committee now able to receive written evidence from those with relevant expertise</description>
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      <description>Public Bill Committee now open to written evidence submissions</description>
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      <description>Leveson recommendations and companies’ rights to sue under spotlight</description>
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      <description>Gender equality and religious discrimination under the spotlight</description>
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      <description>Bill passed second reading in the Commons on Tuesday 5 February</description>
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      <description>Opposition Day debate chosen by Democratic Unionist Party</description>
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      <description>Environment Secretary&amp;#39;s statement updated the Commons</description>
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      <description>International Development Secretary made statement to Commons</description>
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      <title>Succession to the Crown Bill: Lords concludes committee stage</title>
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      <description>Rule of inheritance to the Duchy of Cornwall under discussion</description>
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      <description>Shadow Financial Secretary asked question on Government&amp;#39;s approach</description>
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      <description>Shadow Chancellor asked question in the Commons</description>
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      <description>Shadow Environment Secretary asked question on police action</description>
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      <description>Shadow Culture Secretary asked question on proposals for a Royal Charter</description>
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      <title>Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill committee stage day one</title>
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      <description>Welfare payments and housing benefits under spotlight </description>
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      <description>MPs debated HM Revenue &amp;amp; Customs resources and Government policy on animal experiments</description>
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      <description>Shadow Chancellor opened the debate on the Budget</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Communities Secretary opened concluding Budget debate on 25 March</description>
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      <description>Work and Pensions Secretary opened continuing debate</description>
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      <description>George Osborne delivered his Budget statement</description>
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      <description>Committee continues hearing oral evidence on Thursday 7 March</description>
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      <description>Lords considers Commons’ changes to bill</description>
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      <description>Lords agrees to parliamentary approval for changes to royal charters</description>
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      <description>Lords scrutinises copyright and executive pay issues </description>
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      <description>William Hague made statement in the Commons</description>
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      <description>Development orders and affordable housing on the agenda</description>
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      <description>How can women in developing countries be empowered to become political leaders?</description>
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      <description>How will government strengthen ties with Commonwealth countries?</description>
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      <description>Minister made statement in the House of Commons</description>
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      <description>Financial Secretary made statement to the Commons</description>
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      <description>Energy Secretary made statement to Commons</description>
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      <description>Health Secretary made statement in Commons Tuesday 26 March</description>
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      <description>Defence Secretary made statement to the Commons</description>
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      <description>Should legislation ensure the heir to the throne is brought up in the Anglican faith?</description>
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      <description>Question asked by William Cash MP in the Commons </description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Final day of debate on the Queen&amp;#39;s Speech in the Commons</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 11:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Public Bill Committee now able to receive written evidence</description>
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      <description>Lord Hill confirms investigation by Commissioner for Standards</description>
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      <description>Defence Secretary made statement in the Commons</description>
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      <description>Prime Minister made statement to the Commons</description>
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      <description>Statement made by Michael Gove in the Commons</description>
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      <description>Chief Secretary to the Treasury made statement to the Commons</description>
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      <description>Natural Environment Minister made statement to Commons</description>
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      <description>Health Secretary made statement to the Commons</description>
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      <description>Foreign Secretary William Hague made statement to Commons</description>
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      <description>Home Secretary made statement to the Commons</description>
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      <description>Secretary of State for Health made statement to Commons</description>
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      <description>Foreign Secretary responded to question from Jack Straw MP</description>
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      <description>Chris Heaton-Harris MP asks question in Commons</description>
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      <description>Michael Meacher asked question in the Commons</description>
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