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Commons Hansard for 28 January 1971 (Volume 810)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
1 May 2026 at 4.00pm.
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
Redundancy Payments Act
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Unemployment
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Disabled Persons Employment Acts (Prosecutions)
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Employees (Small Firms)
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Conditions of Employment (Membership of a Trade Union)
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Electricity Supply Industry (Dispute)
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Faversham (Brick Industry)
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Family Incomes Supplement (Workers' Wages)
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Industrial Disputes (Pay)
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Strikes
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Drug Taking (Young People)
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Average Weekly Wage
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Glenrothes
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Retail Food Price Index
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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS (TRANSFER)
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UNITED STATES AND CANADA (PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT)
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DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT (MINISTERS)
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DORSET (PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT)
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THOMAS COOK AND SON
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
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MINISTERIAL AND PRESS STATEMENTS
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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS BILL
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Clause 5
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RIGHTS OF WORKERS IN RESPECT OF TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES
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Clause 6
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PRESSURE ON EMPLOYER TO INFRINGE RIGHTS UNDER S. 5.
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Clause 7
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PRE-ENTRY CLOSED SHOP AGREEMENTS TO BE VOID
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Clause 8
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APPROPRIATE CONTRIBUTIONS TO TRADE UNION IN LIEU OF MEMBERSHIP
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Clause 10
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REFERENCE TO INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL OF DISPUTE RELATING TO CONTRIBUTION
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Clause 11
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AGENCY SHOP AGREEMENT
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Clause 12
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BALLOT AS TO AGENCY SHOP AGREEMENT
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Clause 13
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EFFECT OF BALLOT UNDER S. 12
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Clause 14
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APPLICATION FOR BALLOT ON CONTINU ANCE OF AGENCY SHOP AGREEMENT
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Clause 15
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BALLOT ON APPLICATION UNDER S. 14
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Clause 16
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PRESSURE TO ANTICIPATE RESULT OF BALLOT
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Clause 18
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WRITTEN PARTICULARS OF TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
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Clause 22
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FAIR AND UNFAIR DISMISSAL
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Clause 23
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DISMISSAL IN CONNECTION WITH A LOCK-OUT
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Clause 24
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DISMISSAL IN CONNECTION WITH A STRIKE OR OTHER INDUSTRIAL ACTION
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Clause 25
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UNFAIRLY INDUCING DISMISSAL
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Clause 27
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QUALIFYING PERIOD AND UPPER AGE LIMIT
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Clause 28
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SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS RELATING TO SECTIONS 26 AND 27
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Clause 30
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EXCLUSION IN RESPECT OF PROCEDURE AGREEMENT
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Clause 31
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REVOCATION OF EXCLUSION UNDER SECTION 30
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HOSPITAL FACILITIES (WESTON-SUPER-MARE)
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Clause 25
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Clause 27
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Clause 28
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Clause 30
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Clause 31
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Clause 7
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Clause 8
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Clause 10
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Clause 11
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Clause 12
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Clause 13
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Clause 14
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Clause 15
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Clause 16
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Clause 18
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Clause 22
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Clause 23
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Clause 24
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Clause 25
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Clause 27
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Clause 28
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Clause 30
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Clause 31
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Industrial Training Boards
Power Workers' Dispute
Hairdressing Undertaking (Joint Industrial Council)
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Youth Employment Service
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Foundries (Training Levy)
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Epileptics
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Pension Schemes (Handicapped Persons)
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Public Holidays
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Industrial Relations Bill
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Commission for Industrial Relations
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Forms
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Cornwall Productivity Association (Grant)
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Newburn (Unemployment)
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Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd. (Redundancies)
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Royal Navy Mechanicians
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Average Earnings
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Wool Textile Industry
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Post Office Dispute
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Construction Industry Training Centre
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Construction Industry Training Board
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Employment Exchanges, Bradford Area (Interpreters)
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Factory Safety
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Unemployment, Merseyside
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Glenrothes
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Portsmouth
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Power Station Workers (Wages)
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Electricity Supply Industry, Dispute (Committee of Inquiry)
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Average Earnings
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Strikes (Lost Working Time)
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Stoppages and Disputes
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Unemployment
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Beer
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Electricity Supply Dispute
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Drug-Taking
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I.L.E.A. (Minor Works Programme)
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Windsor Area Schools (Reorganisation)
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Plastics (Research Projects)
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I.L.E.A. Schools (Rebuilding and Modernisation)
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I.L.E.A. Primary Schools (Grant Aid)
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Northern Ireland
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R.A.F. Trades Section (Promotion)
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R.A.F. Strike Command (No. 18 Maritime Group)
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R.A.F. (Civil Servants)
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Licensing Laws (Committee of Inquiry)
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European Economic Community
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Mr. Vrajlal Kakan
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Local Authority Social Service Departments (Probation Officers)
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Police (Suspension)
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Asylum
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Prisoners (Visiting Committees)
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Norwich (Ward Boundaries)
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Carlisle and District State Management Scheme
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Government of Ireland Act, 1920
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The Anarchist's Cook-book
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Totalisator Board
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East Africa (Visit)
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European Economic Community
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Embassy Cars
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Housing Programme (Portsmouth)
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Building Research (Expenditure)
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Courts of Law (St. James's Square)
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Skyways Coach Air
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Abingdon Bypass
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Grant-Aided Passenger Service Railway Lines, Wales
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Tidal Waters Orders
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Improvement Grants
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Concorde
(item number 1)
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Royal Aircraft Establishment, Aberporth
(item number 1)
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CANADA AND UNITED STATES (PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT)
(item number 1)
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ROYAL COMMISSIONS
(item number 1)
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WAGE INCREASES (MINISTERS' SPEECHES)
(item number 1)
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UNITED STATES (TRADE POLICY)
(item number 1)
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NORTH-WEST (MANUFACTURING UNITS)
(item number 1)
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POST OFFICE (DISPUTE)
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Bull, Boar and Stallion Licensing
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Citizens' Homes (Rights of Entry)
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Telephone Kiosks (Non-Smokers)
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Employment
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Children in Care
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Welfare Services (Exemption from Charges)
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Sheffield Regional Hospital Board
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Timber and Processed Timber (Imports)
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Stansted (Training Flights)
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Advance Factories, Wales
(item number 1)
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International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships
(item number 1)
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Electricity Supply Industry, Dispute (Court of Inquiry)
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Employment
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Purchase Tax
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Value-Added Tax
(item number 1)
(id 30787559-7104-457c-9629-78caa5a22bd7)
Rates (Exemption of Agricultural Land)
(item number 1)
(id 00f13409-3e61-4de6-986e-598ec8eade42)
Maintenance Orders (Taxation)
(item number 1)
(id 5fcbb72d-8339-4e78-a73a-6017ed113bf8)
Sterling
(item number 1)
(id 12ba8d22-80a2-42aa-b981-2d2d50684661)
Gross National Product
(item number 1)
(id 489b0376-74cc-488f-9428-e22d662aaaf6)
Greetings Card Industry (Purchase Tax)
(item number 1)
(id 2261e9aa-ea4d-488c-b4f0-76d475172e32)
Prices and Wages
(item number 1)
(id 444688a6-52c9-4d42-bf10-97efaedf417b)
Morriston Hospital, Swansea
(item number 1)
(id 39d39e80-643e-4d4a-b3e3-663f69fb5795)
Local Education Authority Finance
(item number 1)
(id b2e87832-5a22-4d72-b0c9-ee2e9e5962b3)
Glantawe Hospital Board (Finance)
(item number 1)
(id 5106a2fb-c08e-4d2c-97d7-c965c308bc33)
Bilingual Road Signs
(item number 1)
(id 95adaa71-409e-4b45-9ecd-b6483cb602be)
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