MSPs who had debated the bill in three parliamentary committees ignored Mr Dewar's demand to junk the bill, voting to carry on with it and let the executive worry about alternative means of debt recovery.

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The Spanish parliament rejected, by one vote, a bill that would have made available abortion on demand during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

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"So the Senate bill starts us on a path of government-sanctioned abortion on demand, paid for by taxpayers, " Stearns said.

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"With mobile downloads for BBC iPlayer, you can now load up your mobile phone or tablet with hours and hours of BBC television programmes, then watch them on the road, on the Tube, on a plane, without worrying about having an internet connection or running up a mobile data bill, " said Daniel Danker, general manager of programmes and on-demand for the BBC.

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During a statement on 17 January 2012, the minister said the bill would tackle the increasing demand for affordable housing and would make a "real difference to people's lives".

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Lord Forsyth interjected to demand an answer on whether the government would push ahead with the bill, or halt its progress, in the absence of one.

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India consumes a quarter of the global gold demand of 4, 000 tonnes, and spends about 12% of its import bill on the metal.

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Those who spoke in opposition said the bill represented an effort on the part of Republicans to undermine the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion on demand.

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The comments provoked concern among MSPs on the Scotland Bill Committee who are investigating the pros and cons of the policy, which forms a key SNP demand for inclusion in the legislation.

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