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Commons Hansard for 16 December 1959 (Volume 615)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 5.35pm.
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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Wireless And Television
Ita (Programmes)
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Television (Third Programme)
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Vhf Service, Sheffield
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Northern Ireland (Reception)
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Bbc Charter
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Leicester (Television Studio)
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Western Isles
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Broadcasting (Future)
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Post Office
Bentley Estate, Darlaston
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Longbenton Estate, Newcastle
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Sub-Postmasters (Salaries)
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Bank Holiday Deliveries And Charges
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Hill Top Estate, Edlington
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Charges
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Letter Sorting And Date Stamping
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Telephone Calls And Letters (Interception)
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Offices, Aberdeen (Old-Age Pension Payments)
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Sub-Offices (Location)
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Mail Deliveries, Maidenhead
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Craigton
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Little London, Andover (Sub-Office)
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Corstorphine
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Royal Air Force
Married Quarters (Personal Case)
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Land, Gloucester
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Senior Officers
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Aden
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Satellites
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Cornwall (Rocket Bases)
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St Eval
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New School, Aden
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United States Aircraft, United Kingdom Bases
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Germany (Supply Of Arms)
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Republic Of Ireland
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Questions To Ministers
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Hon Member For Walthamstow, East
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Business Of The House
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Police (Royal Commission)
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Procedure (Private Members' Time And Select Committee's Recommendations)
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Sittings Of The House
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Adjournment (Christmas)
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Traffic Control (Temporary Provisions)
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Traffic Control (Temporary Provisions)
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Local Government (General Grant)
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Telephone Tapping
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Orders Of The Day
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Highlands And Islands Shipping Services Bill
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Highlands And Islands Shipping Services Money
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House Of Commons Members' Fund
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Housing, Tottenham
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Shipping
Flag Discrimination
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New Cunard Liners
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Nuclear Propulsion
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Gale Warnings
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Shipbuilding Orders
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Roads
Street Numbers
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Whitchurch By-Pass
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M1 Motorway
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Tower Bridge (Traffic Congestion)
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Street Lighting (Report)
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A40 Road
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Cromwell Road Extension
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Road Safety (Tyres)
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Accidents, Wellington
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Schemes
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Newbury By-Pass
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South-West Region
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Hyde Park Corner
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Thorne By-Pass
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Hatfield, Doncaster
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Cycle Tracks (Mopeds)
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Swindon
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Bath Road (London Airport)
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Dawley By-Pass
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Hadley Road Scheme, Wellington
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New Roads
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Road Accidents
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Expenditure
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Off-Street Parking Facilities
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Cullompton, Plympton And Chudleigh By-Passes
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Transport
Transport Services, Rutland And Lincolnshire
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Driving Tests
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Motor Vehicles (Lights)
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British Transport Commission (Accounts)
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Light Goods Vehicles (Speed Limit)
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Land
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Form Rf 1A
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Lorry Drivers (Payment By Results)
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Pensions
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Second-Hand Cars
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Driving Ability (Effects Of Alcohol)
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Motor Cars (Safety Equipment)
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Rural Bus Services
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Rural Transport Committee
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Road Accident, Brighton (Boy's Death)
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Motor Insurance (Convention)
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Traffic Engineers
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Provisional Licences
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Railways
Accidents
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Time-Table Alterations (Publicity)
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Pensions
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Hotels (Modernisation)
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London Bridge Station (Bridge)
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Ministry Of Defence
Senior Officers (Public Statements)
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West German Defence Minister (Discussions)
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West Germany (Ballistic Missiles)
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Defence Policy (Press Statement)
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Anglo-German Co-Operation
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Testing Grounds And Ranges
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Military Aircraft Production (West German Firms)
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Stornoway (Nato Base)
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Units, Aden (Recreational Facilities)
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Recruits, County Durham
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Israel (Arab Refugees)
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United Nations (Items Of Domestic Jurisdiction)
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Conference On Law Of The Sea
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Somaliland (Tribal Incidents)
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Western European Union
Brussels Treaty
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Paris Meeting (Report)
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Germany (Armaments)
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Nato (Conference Of Parliamentarians)
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Employment
Keadby
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Steel Industry, Lanarkshire
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Ayrshire
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Kilmarnock And Newmilns
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Fife
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Greenock
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Western Isles
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Newcastle-Under-Lyme (Clayton)
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