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Commons Hansard for 20 December 1955 (Volume 547)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 4.58am.
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
Wages And Earnings
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Foreign Workers
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Factory, Cardiff (Redundancy)
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Radioactivity (Safety Regulations)
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Remploy Factory, Abertillery
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Cost Of Living
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Education, Scotland
Swimming Instruction
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Transport Fares
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Secondary Schools (Selection Of Pupils)
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University Students (Bursaries)
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Scotland
Tourist Industry (Canadian And Usa Visitors)
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Glenrothes
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Herrings (Filleting Machines)
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Water Supply, Leven
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Houston
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Herring Season
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South Of Scotland Electricity Board
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Load Spreading
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Licensing Laws (Sundays)
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Tuberculosis Treatment, Lanarkshire
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Slum Properties
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Housing Association, Dundee
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Crimes Of Violence
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Snow Clearance
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Peterhead Prison
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River Purification Boards
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Sewerage Works, Maybole
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Temporary Houses, Cumnock And Holmhead
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Arab States And Israel
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Nuclear Weapon Tests
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United States Air Bases (United Kingdom)
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Territorial Army, Reserve Forces And Home Guard
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Convicted Prisoners (Report)
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Business Of The House
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Sudan (Declaration Of Independence)
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Select Committee On Elections (Report)
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Privilege (Complaint)
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Sittings Of The House
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Adjournment (Christmas)
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Civil Aviation
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Sunday Cinematograph Entertainments
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Scotland
Education And Housing, Midlothian
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Depopulation, North Isles, Orkney (Petition)
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Day-Release Classes
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Local Authorities (Capital Payments)
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Teachers (Superannuation) Bill (Protests)
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Mental Illness (White Paper)
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Ministry Of Works
Avebury
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Brick Output, Northern Region
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Atomic Energy Authority (Development Efforts)
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Radioactive Waste
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Fire, Admiralty
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Royal Commissions
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British Army
Officers (Resignation Applications)
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National Service Men
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Cadet Force (Cost)
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Public House Sign, Heaton
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Boys (Service, Cyprus)
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Travelling Expenses
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Trade And Commerce
Exports To Latin-America
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Blaenavon
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Monopolies Commission (Inquiries)
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Board Of Trade (Staff)
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Imported Strawberry Pulp
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Pottery Industry
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Japanese Canned Salmon
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Premises, Cardiff (Reallocation)
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Export Of Goods (Control) Order, No 518
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Typewriter Keyboards (Us Tests)
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National Finance
Public Services (Retirement Pensions)
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Income Tax
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Purchase Tax
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Retirement Provisions (Taxation Recommendations)
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Electronic Computers
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Bank Advances
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Penny Coins
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Goods And Services (Price Increases)
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British Overseas Airways Corporation (Stock Issue)
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Local Government
Compensation Claims (Personal Case)
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River Thames (Pollution Survey)
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Sewerage Scheme, Brixworth (Grants)
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Sewage Effluents (Analysis)
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Private Streets (Repairs)
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Licensed Premises, Cwmbran
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Shropshire Union Canal (Amenities)
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New Towns (Ex-London Residents)
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St Paul's Cathedral (Area Replanning)
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Housing
Dwellings, Tottenham (Purchase)
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Expanded Town Tenancies (Subsidy)
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Furnished Tenancies (Evictions)
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Hutted Camp, Great Bromley
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New Town Tenancies
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Administrative Tribunals (Committee)
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Colorado Beetle (Spraying Campaign)
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Fowl Pest
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Mid-Wales Investigation (Report)
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Cereal Deficiency Payments
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Colonial Territories
Vacant Posts (Age Limit Stipulation)
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Medical Attention (Cost)
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Public Servants (Pay Differentials)
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Racial Discrimination
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Education Facilities
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