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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>
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      <description>Opposition Day debate on energy bills and fuel poverty</description>
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      <description>Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2013 debate</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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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 4 February</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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