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Commons Hansard for 23 May 1972 (Volume 837)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 10.56am.
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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Private Business
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Whitley Bay Pier (Extension Of Time) Bill Lords
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Greater London Council (Money) Bill
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West Sussex County Council Bill
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Bath Side Bay Development Bill
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British Railways Bill
London Transport Bill
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Thames Conservancy Bill
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Railway Clearing Systems Superannuation Fund Bill Lords
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Thames Barrier And Flood Prevention Bill (By Order)
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Oral Answers To Questions
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National Finance
Inflation And Unemployment
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Value Added Tax
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Purchase Tax
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Pensioners (Taxation)
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Estate Duty
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Reflation
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Graduated Pension Contributions
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Inland Revenue (Staff)
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Income Tax
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Building Societies
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£ Sterling (Purchasing Power)
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Computerised Data Storage Systems
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Balance Of Payments
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Capital Gains Tax
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Consumer Expenditure
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International Monetary Fund (United States Drawings)
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National Loans Fund (Advances To Nationalised Industries)
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Scottish Council (Development And Industry)
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President Nixon
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President Pompidou And Chancellor Brandt
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Graduates (Employment)
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Cup Final, Wembley
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Personal And Confidential Records
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Commonwealth Conference
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Bail
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Rhodesia
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Unoccupied Property (Increase Of Rate)
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Unoccupied Property (Increase Of Rate)
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Orders Of The Day
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Supply
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Steel Industry
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Business Of The House
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Overseas Investment And Export Guarantees Bill
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Clause 1
Investment Overseas: Arrangements For Meeting Non-Commercial Risks
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Hovercraft
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Adjournment
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Scottish Prisons (Industrial Production)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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National Finance
Unemployment
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Mr John Hope Beech
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Beer, Spirits And Wines
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European Economic Community
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World Monetary Conference
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Paye Refunds
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Mortgage Interest Relief
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Surtax
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Cohabitors
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Betterment Levy (Film Companies)
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Trade Union Contributions (Tax Relief)
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National Savings
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Money Supply
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Corporation Tax (Yield)
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Form P11d
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Economy (Growth Rate)
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Pay As You Earn (Computerisation)
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France (Tourist Rate Of Exchange)
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Departmental Staff (Wages)
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Companies (Stamp Duty)
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Value Added Tax
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Investment
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Employment
National Conciliation Agency
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Male Unemployment
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Working Hours
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South Bedfordshire
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Manufacturing Industry (Wages)
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British Lion Films Limited
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Non-Manufacturing Industry (Wages)
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Docks (Container Cargoes)
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Office Workers
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Unemployment Benefit
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Departmental Staff (Wages)
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"Railway Pay Talks"
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Social Services
Disabled Persons (Equipment)
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Scientology
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Spectacle Frames
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Corneal Operations
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Giro (Payment Of Benefit)
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Private Health Schemes
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Cohabitation (Investigations)
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Elderly Persons (Residential Homes)
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Prescription Charges (Ankylosed Spondylitis Patients)
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Children In Care
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Elderly Persons (Residential Homes)
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Stray Cats (Wandsworth)
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General Practitioners (Terms Of Service)
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Siderosis
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Cannabis
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Psychiatric Patients
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National Health Service Patients
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Private Operations (Use Of Nhs Equipment)
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Attendance Allowance
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Disabled Persons (Self-Service Of Goods)
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Visiting Welfare Officers
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Bronchitis And Emphysema
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Ipswich And East Suffolk Hospital
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Supplementary Pensions (Heating Allowance)
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Foetuses (Research)
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Departmental Staff (Wages)
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Cigarettes(Health Hazard Warning)
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European Economic Community
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Food And Drugs Act
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Trade And Industry
Hire Purchase Transactions
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Textile Industry
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Company Profits
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Development Areas
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Civil Aviation
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Local Employment Act (Financial Assistance)
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Tour Operators
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Consumer Council
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Industrial Development Certificates
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Pre-Tax Profits And Losses (Disclosure)
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Concorde
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Government Departments (Co Durham)
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Restrictive Practices (Professional Bodies)
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European Economic Community
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Education And Science
Museums And Galleries (Charges)
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Autistic Children
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Works Of Art (Preservation)
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University Grants Committee
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Secondary School Building (Staffordshire)
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Environment
Housing (Planning Permissions)
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Railway Workers (Pay)
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Housing Finance Bill
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Disabled Persons' Dwellings
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Derelict Land (Nationalised Industries)
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Road Improvements (East Suffolk)
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Green Belt (Building Encroachments)
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Pensioners (Travel Concessions)
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Local Government Employees (Pension Contributions)
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Carsington (Trial Boreholes)
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Regional Planning
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Land Commission Sites (Sale)
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Rainbow Shaw, Essex
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Office Employment (Dispersal)
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Houses (Sale By Local Authorities)
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National House Condition Survey
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Metal Containers (Working Party)
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North Vietnam
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Civil Service, State Boards And Judiciary (Pay)
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Home Department
Urban Programme (Holiday Projects)
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Metropolitan Police (Surplus Uniforms)
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Private Security Forces (Licensing)
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