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Commons Hansard for 17 December 1970 (Volume 808)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 2.10am.
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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Royal Assent
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Education And Science
Polytechnics (Students)
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Adult Education (Russell Report)
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Higher Education (Courses)
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Youth Service
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Children (Home-School Transport Supervision)
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School Meals
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Teaching Council
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Open University
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Museums And Galleries
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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (Grants)
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Religious Instruction
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School Building Programme
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Birmingham (Immigrant Children)
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Student Unions (Use Of Public Funds)
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Nursery Schools
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High-Energy Physics (Research Expenditure)
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Space Research (Expenditure)
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Students (Bed Degrees)
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Schools (Fire Precautions)
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Libraries (Public Lending Rights)
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Assistance To Industry (Minister's Speech)
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Hackney
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Disabled Persons' Aids (Exhibition)
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New Zealand
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Civil List
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South Africa (Arms Supply)
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Inflation (Minister's Speech)
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British Indian Ocean Territory
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Public Corporations (Crichel Down Rule)
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Marine Oil Rig (Visit)
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Economic Incentives (Prime Minister's Speech)
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Questions To Ministers
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Business Of The House
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Monopolies Commission
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Personal Statement
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Orders Of The Day
Atomic Energy Authority Bill
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Atomic Energy Authority Money
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Farm Amalgamations And Boundary Changes
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Homeless Families (London)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Education And Science
Non-Vocational Education
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School Building Programme
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Education (Expenditure)
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Drugs
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School-Leaving Age
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Bradford (Medical School)
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Arts Council And Phoenix Opera Company
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Students (Residence And Meals Charges)
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Students (Grants)
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St Helens (Schools)
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Hms "Belfast"
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School Meals
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Historical Manuscripts (Export)
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Computer Education
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National Gallery (Purchase Grant)
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School Toilet Facilities, London
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University Places
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Failsworth Schools (Official Visit)
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Central Advisory Council For Education
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Head Teachers (Dismissals)
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Sex Education
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Direct-Grant Schools
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Museums And Galleries
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Urban Aid Programme
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Old Schools, Derbyshire
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Primary Schools, Northern Region
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Bio-Degradable Plastic
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Educationally Sub-Normal Schoolchildren
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European Economic Community
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Migraine
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School Books (Primary Schools)
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Teacher/Pupil Ratio
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Teacher Training (Inquiry)
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Polytechnics
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Citizens (Legal Rights)
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Minor Works Programme, Leicestershire
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Medical Examination Rooms, Schools
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Non-Vocational Education
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Defence
Voters Roll (Serving Personnel)
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Deserters
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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
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Singapore
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Diego Garcia Base
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Royal Navy And Royal Marines (Period Of Engagement)
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Raf (Aircraft Purchases)
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Army Command Structure (United Kingdom)
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Northern Ireland
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Army Officer Cadet Training Unit, Mons
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Raf Volunteer Reserve
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Raf, Church Fenton
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Nato Air Defence Ground Environment Network
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Hms "Centaur"
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Hms "Lion"
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Home Department
Police (Pay)
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Emergency Voluntary Services
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Prisoner 654761, Armley Gaol
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Household Cleaning Agents (Carbon Tetrachloride)
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Public Services (Emergency Committee)
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Race Relations Act, 1965
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Member's Letter
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Motorways (Rescue Helicopters)
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Employment
Disabled Persons, Durham
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Furnishings (Inflammable Foam)
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Earnings (Purchasing Power)
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Wool Industry Training Board
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Yorkshire And Humberside
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Soft Toys (Flame Retardent Filling)
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Social Services
Nurses (Union Badges)
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Strip-Tease Clubs (Set)
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Unemployment Benefit
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Homeless Families (Greater London)
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Live Foetuses (Allegations)
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Special Discretionary Benefits (Retirement Pensioners)
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War Pension (Communtation)
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Retirement Pension (Purchasing Power)
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Prescription Charges
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Mass X-Ray Service
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Drug Addicts (Rehabilitation)
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Venereal Disease
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Mentally Handicapped (Adult Training Centres)
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Cigarette Smoking
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Chronically Sick And Disabled Persons Act
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Rhodesia House
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Rhodesian Airways
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Hijacking
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Council Of Europe Committee Of Ministers (Speech)
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Diego Garcia Base
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Ussr (Treatment Of Jews)
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Trade And Industry
Consumer Council
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Price Freeze
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Steel Industry
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Agricultural And Horticultural Imports (Romania)
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Tidal Power (Dee And Severn Estuaries)
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Fishing Fleet (Iceland Waters)
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British Steel Corporation, Wales
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Petroleum Gas (Exploration)
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National Finance
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Decimalisation
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Wales
North Wales Hospital
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Bus Services
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Transport Functions (Minister's Advisers)
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Paediatricians
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Historic Buildings And Ancient Monuments
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Welsh Language
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Roads (Expenditure)
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European Economic Community
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Bank Of Wales
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Educationally Subnormal Children
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Environment
Community Centres, Easington
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Chesterfield Borough Council (Home Improvement Grants)
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Mersey Docks And Harbour Board (Appointments)
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Nottingham-Derby Coalfield Intermediate Area
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Rock Ferry Bypass
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Slum Clearance
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Local Authority Rents
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Security Of Tenure (Advertising Campaign)
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Evictions (Unsupported Mothers)
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Heathrow Airport (Noise)
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Scotland
Public Local Inquiries
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Klebsiella Aerogenes (Killearn Hospital)
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Development Applications
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Hunterston
(item number 1)
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Ayr Bypass
(item number 1)
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West Central Scotland Steering Plan Committee
(item number 1)
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Road Building, Ayrshire
(item number 1)
(id 2f6c774b-bec5-48e7-9808-d320ac3a30b8)
Specialist Maternity Hospitals, Glasgow
(item number 1)
(id 86ab1a17-8ec9-446e-b850-45a558410497)
Rate Fund Subsidy
(item number 1)
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Jordanhill College School
(item number 1)
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East Pakistan
(item number 13)
(id 275188fd-7f22-483f-827c-9a21cfd4acde)
President Of Brazil (Talks)
(item number 14)
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Burton-On-Trent (Visit)
(item number 15)
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Central Capability Unit
(item number 16)
(id ed1bc335-1d78-4d04-a26a-e7ff2a89af02)
European Economic Community
(item number 17)
(id 5f236939-bd79-4f70-9707-db8dc3780be2)
Race Relations Act, 1965
(item number 18)
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Marine Environment
(item number 19)
(id 35d3535c-8e1f-46a1-9a96-51df5efdafc6)
India (Prime Minister's Visit)
(item number 20)
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