system
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human
Translate the provided phrase to English, please: Como ya he señalado, el tema tiene una larga historia y se debatió por última vez en el Parlamento en diciembre de 1999.
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 As I said, it has been a long, drawn-out business and the last time we discussed it in Parliament was December 1999.