Sitting of 11 October 1999

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Lords Sitting of 11 October 1999 Series 5 Vol. 605

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1. Preamble 28 words
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2. Baroness Barker 28 words
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3. Baroness Wilkins 43 words
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4. Coaches: Roadworthiness Checks 1,098 words
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5. Road Haulage Vehicles: Taxation 1,066 words
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6. Criminal Memoirs Review 1,033 words
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7. Iraq: Sanctions 1,265 words
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8. Railway Safety 7,274 words
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9. Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill 18 words
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10. PART A1 ADDITIONAL PENSION 3,616 words
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11. PART I: COMMENCEMENT 25,261 words, 1 division
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12. European Council: Policing, Immigration and Judicial Co-operation 8,651 words
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13. Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill 22 words
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14. PARTICIPATION IN STAKEHOLDER PENSION SCHEMES 14,697 words
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15. EQUAL TREATMENT RULE 4,062 words
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16. INCOME SUPPORT: CAPITAL LIMIT FOR PENSIONERS 2,661 words
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17. WAR PENSIONS FOR WIDOWS 6,099 words
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18. PART IIA BENEFITS AND PENSIONS: DUTY OF SECRETARY OF STATE 8,344 words
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19. WEEKLY RATE OF BASIC PENSION 6,432 words
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20. Miscellaneous 434 words
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21. CHARGES BY PENSION ARRANGEMENTS IN RELATION TO EARMARKING ORDERS 154 words
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22. INTERPRETATION OF PART III 4,071 words
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23. ENTITLEMENT TO PENSION ETC UPRATING: RESIDENCE OUTSIDE GREAT BRITAIN 3,229 words
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24. City of Newcastle upon Tyne Bill [H.L.] 14 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 11 October 1999 Series 5 Vol. 605

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1. Kosovo and Bosnia: Health Programmes 289 words
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2. Horn of Africa: Food Aid 123 words
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3. Sierra Leone 63 words
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4. Development Aid and Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty 184 words
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5. Income and Health Differentials 491 words
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6. Malnutrition 130 words
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7. European Commission: Information Programme for European Citizens 121 words
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8. European Parliamentary Elections 123 words
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9. Cyprus 208 words
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10. Turkish Cypriots: Visa Regulations 119 words
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11. Cyprus Settlement 118 words
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12. Insurance Premium Tax and Air Passenger Duty 642 words
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13. UK Overseas Territories: Constitutions 71 words
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14. DfID/FCO Ministerial Liaison Committee 35 words
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15. UK Overseas Territories: Inter-departmental Co-ordinating Arrangements 135 words
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16. UK Overseas Territories: Aid 80 words
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17. British Council 334 words
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18. EU Enlargement 159 words
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19. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam 222 words
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20. UN Resolution 53/35: Preparation of Report 130 words
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21. Panchen Lama 168 words
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22. Lithuania 99 words
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23. Former Yugoslavia: Human Rights 143 words
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24. Peers Serving as Prime Minister's Representative 58 words
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25. Belize 48 words
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26. Entry Clearance Interview Taping: Trial 104 words
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27. Yugoslavia: NATO Operations 163 words
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28. Iraq: Bombing 204 words
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29. British Maritime Expertise: Marketing 249 words
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30. Military Action: Legality 146 words
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31. Firearms Certificates: Central Register 166 words
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32. Referendum on the UK Becoming a Republic 42 words
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33. Immigration and Asylum Bill: Effect on Asylum Seekers 338 words
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34. Iran Aid Registered Charity 342 words
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35. Fingerprints: Copies 54 words
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36. Firearms Offences 228 words
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37. Admiral Duncan Pub Bombing: Bereaved Homosexual Partners 168 words
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38. Paedophile: Definition 157 words
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39. Institute of Public Policy Research 144 words
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40. Wandsworth Prison: Recruitment of Nurses 113 words
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41. Genetically Modified Atlantic Salmon 253 words
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42. Taxis: Prosecutions for Failing to Wear Rear Seatbelts 91 words
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43. Asylum-Seekers: Support Arrangements 227 words
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44. Wales: Discrimination Against non-Welsh Speakers 84 words
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45. Murders by People with Severe Personality Disorder 146 words
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46. Countryside Alliance: Meetings with Ministers 74 words
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47. Life Peerages: Eligibility 92 words
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48. Scotland: Scottish Issues Raised in UK Parliament 130 words
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49. Value for Money: Government's Definition 71 words
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50. Ministerial Task Forces: Publication of Reports 63 words
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51. Check List to Ensure Good Quality European Legislation 259 words
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52. Hereditary Peers: Life Peerages 165 words
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53. Social Exclusion Unit Report on Teenage Pregnancy 277 words
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54. Breast Cancer Radiotherapy: Compensation Costs 118 words
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55. Breast Cancer Radiotherapy: Compensation Cases Outstanding 120 words
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56. National Health Service: Elective Surgery 105 words
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57. Junior Doctors: Working Hours 320 words
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58. Junior Doctors: Weekly Working Hours 421 words
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59. NHS Artificial Limb Services: Costs 180 words
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60. NHS Expenditure Since 1976 252 words
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61. Consultant Appointments: Obstetrics and Gynaecology 130 words
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62. Junior Doctors: Out-of-Hours Pay Rates 260 words
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63. Consultant Appointments: Increases Since 1994 100 words
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64. Consultant Posts 94 words
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65. Smoking-related Illnesses: Costs to the NHS 84 words
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66. New Variant CJD: Deaths 193 words
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67. NHS Trusts: Private Finance Initiative Schemes 202 words
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68. Audiology Services: Performance Management 216 words
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69. Department of Health Expenditure: Hearing 226 words
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70. European Union: Transplant Operations and Road Traffic Accident Deaths 162 words
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71. Disability Discrimination Act 1995: NHS Implications 196 words
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72. Meat Hygiene Service 3,470 words
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73. Low Throughput Abattoirs 211 words
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74. EU Tobacco Regime 167 words
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75. The Countryside: Financial Support 151 words
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76. New Deal Scheme and MAFF 54 words
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77. BSE and French Wine 69 words
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78. Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin 609 words
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79. Offshore Farmed Fish 173 words
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80. EU Structural Funds: SEM 2000 Datasheets 79 words
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81. Non-Fossil Fuel Order Planning Applications 233 words
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82. Renewable Energy Projects 169 words
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83. Wind Generated Electricity 149 words
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84. EU Aid to Motor Vehicle Manufacturers 278 words
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85. Export Credits to Former Soviet Dependencies 75 words
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86. ECGD Recommendations: Treasury Approval 144 words
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87. Tooth Whiteners 583 words
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88. Renewable Energy Strategy 408 words
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89. Telephone Call Costs: Transparency 141 words
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90. Model Steam-powered Vehicles 201 words
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91. Accountant Numbers in EU Member States 240 words
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92. Unispace III Conference: 113 words
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93. National Lottery Operator's Licence 139 words
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94. Royal Parks Agency: Review 143 words
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95. Royal Parks Agency: Chief Executive 208 words
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96. Museums and Galleries: Re-admission to Temporary Exhibitions 148 words
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97. Elgin Marbles 161 words
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98. Euro Notes and Coins 124 words
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99. Industrial Action: Working Days Lost 337 words
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100. EU Official Journal: Publication of Contract Notices 97 words
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101. EU Public Contracts: UK Share 183 words
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102. EU: Cumulative UK Deficit on Trade in Goods 203 words
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103. British Current Account Credits: Compound Growth 333 words
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104. Climate Change Levy 72 words
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105. Institute of Public Policy and Research 88 words
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106. International Financial Stability 148 words
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107. Currency Value: Financial Indicators 46 words
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108. PFI Projects: Private Sector Capital Borrowed 97 words
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109. Private Pilot Licence Applications: Processing Delays 265 words
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110. Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment 315 words
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111. Hand-held Mobile Phone Use While Driving 56 words
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112. Sister Virtus Okwaraoha 68 words
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113. WHO European Region Conference on Environment and Health 292 words
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114. GM Organisms: Commercial Secrecy 103 words
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115. Renewable Energy: Regional Targets 181 words
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116. Councillors' Allowances 145 words
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117. Heritage Railways: HSE Regulation 112 words
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118. National Curriculum Review: Dissemination of Report 313 words
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119. Learning and Skills Council: TEC Assets 378 words
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120. Secondary Schools: Collective Worship 136 words
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121. Dance and Drama Awards 222 words
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122. Disability Discrimination Act 1995: Access to Medical Services 136 words
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123. Air Campaign in Former Yugoslavia: Civilian Population 113 words
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124. Defence Medical Services Units in Kosovo and Bosnia 136 words
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125. Gurkhas: Compensation Awards 200 words
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126. Lt Gen Jackson and NATO's Role in Kosovo 129 words
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127. RN Medical Officers: Promotion Prospects 184 words
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128. Mine Clearing Device Development 269 words
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129. Army Personnel: Retirement Levels 449 words
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130. Centre for Defence Medicine 146 words
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131. TA Combat Medical Technicians 170 words
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132. TA RAMC Units: Deployment in Kosovo 112 words
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133. Kosovo: Secretary of State's Speech 159 words
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134. Modernising Defence 78 words
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135. Armed Forces Career Structures and Engagement Terms 281 words
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136. TA Internet "Job Shop" 110 words
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137. Service Personnel and Union Membership 225 words
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138. HORIZON, Destroyer Programme 187 words
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139. Military Equipment Collaborative Projects 135 words
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140. Defence Budget 73 words
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141. Military History Teaching in Officer Training 101 words
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142. RAF Northolt 1,287 words
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143. Overseas Officer Cadets: Training 1,568 words