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Commons Hansard for 8 December 1955 (Volume 547)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 4.50am.
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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Monmouthshire County Council Bill Lords (By Order)
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Home Department
West Indian Immigrants
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Doctrine Of Constructive Malice (Report)
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Off-Licence Establishments, Carlisle
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Motorist (Conviction)
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Lord Mayor's Show
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Motor Vehicles (Exhaust Smoke)
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Polish Citizens (Naturalisation)
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Heroin
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Gypsies
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Drunkenness (Young Persons)
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Mrs Ruth Ellis (Execution)
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Occasional Licences (Dance Halls)
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Convicted Persons (Consorting)
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Motor Vehicles (Cd Plates)
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Charitable Trusts
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Executions
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Drugs
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Metropolitan Police (Allegations)
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Children (Dangerous Weapons)
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Mr Bustani (Uk Visits)
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Hackney Carriage Laws
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Young Persons (Remand Centres)
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Aliens
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Prostitution And Betting, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
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Visas
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School Of Planning And Research For Regional Development
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Passport Examinations
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Police Forces (Establishment And Recruitment)
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German Reunification (Foreign Secretary's Speech)
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Nationalised Industries (Select Committee's Report)
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Private Notice Questions
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Business Of The House
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Former Leader Of The Opposition (Tributes)
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Orders Of The Day
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Finance Bill
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Clause 2—(Rates Of Profits Tax, Etc)
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Clause 3—(Lloyd's And Other Underwriters)
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Clause 4—(Purchases Of Shares By Financial Concerns And Persons Exempted From Tax)
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First Schedule—(Amendments Of Purchase Tax Rates)
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Second Schedule—(Profits Tax: Consequential And Transitional Provisions)
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Vickers V-1000 Aircraft
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Home Department
Aliens (Entry To United Kingdom)
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Detention Centres
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Heroin
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Nottingham Prison (Escape)
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Sir Roger Casement (Papers)
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Police Pensions Scheme
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Betting (Royal Commission's Report)
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Death Penalty
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Italian Nationals
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Co-Partnership And Profit Sharing
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Ministers (Salaries)
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United States Raw Cotton
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Death Penalty
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Education
Swimming
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Private Schools (Staffs)
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Raw Lead Glazes (Use)
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Teacher Training Grants (Regulations)
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Watt V Kesteven County Council (Decision)
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Teachers' (Superannuation) Account
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Science Teachers
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Burnham Committee (Representation)
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University Students (Grants)
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New School Places, Wales
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School Buildings
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Teacher-Pupil Ratio
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Development Group (New Schools)
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Village Halls (Grants)
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Size Of Classes (Junior Schools)
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University Awards (Local Authorities)
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Teachers, Birmingham
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Trade And Commerce
Glenrothes
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Hire-Purchase Restrictions
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Monopolies Commission (Report)
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Pottery Exports
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National Finance
Retired Teachers (Pensions)
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Post-War Credits
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Purchase Tax (Pottery Exports)
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Estate Duty
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Surtax
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Overseas Trade Corporations (Taxation)
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Pensions And Grants (Purchasing Power)
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Universities (Students)
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Bacon And Pigs
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County Agricultural Executive Committee, Cumberland
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Forestry Commission
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Dessert Apples
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Grey Seals, Fame Islands
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Agricultural Holdings, Northern Ireland
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