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Commons Hansard for 4 July 1955 (Volume 543)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
1 May 2026 at 3.02pm.
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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BIRMINGHAM CORPORATION BILL
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STOCK EXCHANGE CLERKS' PENSION FUND BILL
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CHATHAM AND DISTRICT TRACTION BILL [Lords]
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ABERDEEN CORPORATION ORDER CONFIRMATION
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
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PENSIONS AND NATIONAL INSURANCE
War Pensions
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National Insurance Acts
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Old-Age Pensioners
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National Assistance
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Earnings Rule
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Discharged Prisoners
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Widows' Pensions
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Fishermen, Sheringham (Unemployment Benefits)
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Overlapping Benefits (Industrial Injuries)
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Welfare Officers (War Pensioners)
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Contributions and Benefits
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COAL
Mining Subsidence
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Carbonising Industries
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Summer Prices Scheme
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Imports
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Stocks
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Prices
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Power Stations (Oil Firing)
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Fuel Efficiency
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Capital Expenditure
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Exports
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Old-Age Pensioners (Transport)
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Opticians (Registration)
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Poliomyelitis Vaccine
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Newcastle Region (Beds)
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ANGLO-SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE AGREEMENTS
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SCOTTISH STANDING COMMITTEE (ESTIMATES DEBATES)
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ROAD TRAFFIC BILL
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ROAD TRAFFIC [MONEY]
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SCHOOL MILK, SCOTLAND
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HOUSING SITE, PITSTONE (ACQUISITION)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Coal Supplies, Cardiff
Public Boards (Appointments)
Pet-Coke
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Mines and Quarries Act, 1954 (Operation)
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Staff (Increase)
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Fish (Quick-freezing Experiment)
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South Western Regional Board (Finance)
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Nurses' Salaries (Deductions)
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Audits (Supervision)
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Mental Hospitals (Beds)
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Appointment Cards, St. Bartholomew's Hospital (Advertisements)
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Admissions
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Invalids (Tricycles and Cars)
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Poliomyelitis (Inoculation)
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Spectacles, London (Forms)
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Doctors' Surgeries (Inspection)
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Births (Statistics)
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Dentists (Penman Committee)
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ANGLO-ALBANIAN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
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Children's Fund (United Kingdom Contribution)
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Refugee Emergency Fund (United Kingdom Contributions)
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MESSINA CONFERENCE STUDIES (UNITED KINGDOM PARTICIPATION)
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LEGAL AID AND ADVICE CENTRES, LONDON
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ROYAL COMMISSION ON MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE (REPORT)
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Street Trading
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Prisoners, Bristol (Pre-release Scheme)
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Attacked Prisoners (Compensation)
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Dover House, Whitehall (Reoccupation)
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Scholarships
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Sedgefield and Billingham Areas
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Industrial Building, Scotland
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Steel Frames and Buildings (Monopolies Commission Reference)
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