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Commons Hansard for 17 April 1956 (Volume 551)
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12 May 2018 at 6.46am.
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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Trade And Commerce
United States Tariffs
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Tobacco And Whisky
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Anglo-Japanese Trade
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Textile Labelling (Laundering Instructions)
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Petrol Distribution
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Motor Industry
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Wheat Imports
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Baskets
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Arab Boycott
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Mining Lease, Hemerdon (Wolfram Production)
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Scrap Metals And Waste Paper (Salvage)
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Exports To China
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Oeec Agreement (Artificial Aids To Exporters)
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United Kingdom—Mombasa Shipments
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Coal Production, West Fife
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Hong Kong Imports
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Lettuces (Import Duties)
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Exports To Indonesia
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Gramophone Records
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Eastern European Countries
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Commonwealth Rubber Industry
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National Finance
Wages And Salaries
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Suggestion Schemes
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Cinema And Theatres (Entertainments Duty)
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Property Income (Overseas Payments)
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Nationalised Industries (Loans)
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Local Authorities (Loans)
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Coins (4D Pieces)
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£ Sterling (Value)
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National Trust, Wales (Transferred Properties)
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Double Taxation Agreement (India)
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Tax Evasion (Covenants)
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Civil Service Pay (London Boundaries)
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Imperial Institute
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Mr Bulganin And Mr Khrushchev (Visit)
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Cyprus (Archbishop Makarios)
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Local Government
Suggestions Schemes
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Synthetic Detergents (Report)
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Rating Valuations (Repairs Allowances)
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Rural Water And Sewerage Schemes
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Miners' Houses, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
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Housing Programmes
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Hostel Accommodation (Old People)
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Orders Of The Day
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Ways And Means
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Budget Proposals
Balance Of Payments
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Internal Situation
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Monetary Policy
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Exchequer Out-Turn 1955–56
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National Debt
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Exchequer Prospects 1956–57
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Balance Above The Line
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Below The Line
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Finance For The Nationalised Industries
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Economic Prospects 1956–57
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Savings
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Savings Certificates And Defence Bond
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Savings Bank Deposits
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Retirement Provisions Of The Self-Employed
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Stamp Duty On Conveyances
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Premium Bonds
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Government Expenditure
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Changes In The Tax Code
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Major Taxation Changes
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Customs And Excise
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Purchase Tax
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Income Tax
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Profits Tax
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Estate Duty
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Stamp Duty
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General
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Adjournment
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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National Finance
Exchequer Expenditure (Roads)
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Road Fund Licences (Receipts)
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Purchase Tax (Pressure Cookers)
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£ Sterling (Purchasing Power)
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Public Service Pensioners
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Public Service (Elderly Persons)
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Balance Of Payments White Paper
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Cost Of Living
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Scotland
Road Programme
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Fish (Air Transport)
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Dundee Technical College (Accommodation)
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Municipal Elections (Rejected Nomination Papers)
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Higher Education (Students And Grants)
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Gairloch And Ullapool (Port Category)
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Local Government Finance
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Agricultural Land (Building Sites)
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Housing
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Forth Road Crossing (Report)
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British Army
Troops, Phrenaros (Investigations)
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London Assembly Centre
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Air Compressor Machines (Sales)
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British Propaganda (Presentation)
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Disarmament Sub-Committee (White Paper)
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