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Commons Hansard for 4 May 1955 (Volume 540)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 3.26am.
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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Private Business
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Mersey Tunnel Bill
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Closure Of Debate (Standing Order No 29)
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Doncaster Corporation (Trolley Vehicles) Provisional Order Bill
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Ministry Of Housing And Local Government Provisional Order (Colne Valley Sewerage Board) Bill
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Adjournment Motions Under Standing Order No 9
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Private Bills And Private Business
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Public Bills
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Public Petitions
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Select Committees
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Sittings Of The House And Business Of Supply
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Standing Committees
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Nyasaland (Constitution)
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Kenya (Shops, African Locations)
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Malta (Constitution)
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Singapore Legislature
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Tanganyika (Trusteeship Council's Report)
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Malaya (Terrorists)
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Hong Kong (Chinese Refugees)
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Royal Navy
Dockyard Workers (Assisted Travel Schemes)
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Maltese Dockyard Workers (Establishment)
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Personal Case
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Shipbuilding Orders
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Post Office Vehicles (Driving Licences)
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Telephone Service
Exchange, Rugby
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New Subscribers
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Exchanges (Duplication Of Names)
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Essex
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"Flying Saucers"
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Transport
Area Consultative Committees
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Public Service Vehicles (Passengers' Injuries)
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Railway Superannuitants (Increased Pension Supplements)
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Canals And Inland Waterways
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Ministers (Private Interests)
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Questions To Ministers
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National Service Acts
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Orders Of The Day
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Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill
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Social Services
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General Elections (Postal Votes)
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Far East (Formosa And The Pescadores)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Northern Rhodesia (Education)
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Telephone Service (Doctors)
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Raf Varsity Aircraft (Unauthorised Flight)
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Roads
Maintenance Works, Denbighshire
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Roundabouts, North Hykeham And Bristol
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Safety Improvements (Lighting And Surface Dressing)
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Bridge Works, Mill Bridge
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Carlisle Relief Road
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Improvement Schemes, Elephant And Castle
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Transport
British Transport Commission (Report)
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Road Haulage Disposal Board (Report)
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Vehicle Parking Regulations (Lights)
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Rural Areas (Bus Facilities)
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Service Men's Children (Educational Allowances)
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Icelandic Fisheries Dispute
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Nuclear Weapon Tests
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Malaya (Press Articles)
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Formosa (Situation)
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Radio-Activity (Atmospheric Pollution)
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Austrian State Treaty
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Iraq (Visa Discrimination)
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Vietnam (Geneva Agreement)
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East Germany (Peoples' Police)
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Pensions And National Insurance
Widows' Benefits (Report)
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War Pensions (Personal Cases)
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Old-Age Pensioners (National Assistance)
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Benefits And Allowances
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Dependants' Pensions
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Prescription Charges Scheme, Scotland (Refunds)
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Legal Aid (Rent Increases)
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Naval Armament Vessel (Oil Pollution Complaint)
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South Wales Ports (Report)
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National Finance
House Property (Capital Values)
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£ Sterling (Value)
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International Finance Corporation (United Kingdom Participation)
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Purchase Tax Remissions (Cost)
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Medical Research Council (Nuclear Radiation Committee)
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