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Commons Hansard for 21 September 1948 (Volume 456)
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12 May 2018 at 10.42pm.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House Of Commons
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Prayers
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Employment
Jamaicans
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Unemployment Figures
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Wages Increases
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Foreign Agricultural Workers
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Judge Advocate General (Functions)
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Release Deferments (Group 76)
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Territorial Army (Recruiting Campaign)
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National Finance
Betting Tax
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British Visitors, East Africa
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Cost Of Living
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Tobacco Tokens
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Parliament Bill (Procedure)
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Hospital Endowment Fund
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Written Answers To Questions
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Employment
Trainees, Hull
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British Army
Barracks, Ayr
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Cadets' Deaths (Inquiry)
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War Crimes Branch
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Cadet Forces, West Wales (Facilities)
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Release Rate
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Polish Resettlement Corps
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National Finance
Net Incomes
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Double Taxation Conventions (Benelux Countries)
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Tobacco Duty
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Post-War Credits
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Dollar Receipts, Malaya
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National Lottery
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Sterling Balances
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Customs, Heathrow Airport
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British Ships (Empty Berths)
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Horticultural Products (Export)
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Profits Tax
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War Damage Commission
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Royal Commission On The Press (Cost)
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Exhibition, Charing Cross Underground Station
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Statutory Instruments
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Purchase Tax
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Central Office Of Information (Staff)
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Customs Examination (Channel Islands)
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Imported Goods (Taxation)
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Marshall Aid
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"Matters Of Fact No 6"
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Government Posters
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Taxation Of Mining Concerns (Inquiry)
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Tobacco Licences
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Trade And Commerce
Timber Felling Licences
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Clothes Rationing System
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Factories, South Wales
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Plums (Export)
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Trade Agreement (Japan)
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Exports (Philippines)
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Tourist Industry
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Proposed New Industry, Nantlle Valley
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Performing Rights (Licence Fees)
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Clothing Coupons
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Cotton Industry (Re-Equipment Subsidy)
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Camera Films
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China Clay Industry (Dismissals)
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Site Clearance Scheme, Airdrie
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Cigarettes (Distribution)
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Census Of Production
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Anglo-Russian Agreement
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Men's Clothing (Prices)
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Exports (Eastern Europe)
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National Insurance
Medical Certificates
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Contributions
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Wire Rods
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Atomic Research (Security)
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Iron And Steel (Subsidy)
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Liquorice Sweets
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Old Rectory, Lambourne
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Pigs
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Subsidies
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Bread Rationing (Abolition)
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Potatoes
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Candy Floss Machines, Brighton
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Milk Allowances
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Slaughterhouses
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