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Commons Hansard for 21 December 1972 (Volume 848)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 2.10pm.
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
Secondary Schools
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London Allowance
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Nursery Education
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Nursery Nurses
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Grammar Schools
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Universities (Quinquennial Grants)
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Fitzwilliam Junior Mixed School, Mexborough
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Museums And Galleries (Admission Charges)
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Polytechnic Students
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St John's Primary School, Kingston
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Teaching Profession
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Totally Deprived Schools
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Minor Works Allocation
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Schools Reorganisation (Goole)
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Special Education
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Rome
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Alimony
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Divorce Laws
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Small Businesses
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Questions To Ministers
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Northern Ireland (Incidents)
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Steel Industry (Modernisation)
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Coal Industry Money
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Business Of The House
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Non-Metropolitan Districts
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Northern Ireland (Water And Sewerage Services)
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European Community Secondary Legislation
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Adjournment
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Industrial Disputes (Supplementary Benefit Payments)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Education And Science
School Building (Cost Limits)
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Historic Documents (Export)
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Teacher Supply
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Nursery School Facilities (Portsmouth)
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Fanfare For Europe Service
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Gifted Children
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Drugs
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Institut Max Von Laue-Paul Langevin, Grenoble
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Romney Portrait
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Home Department
London Traffic
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Police (Press Information)
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Young Offenders (Sentencing And Treatment)
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Tied Houses
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Obscene Advertisements And Publications
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Telephone Tapping
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Toys (Safety)
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Immigration And Nationality Branch
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Fire Precautions (Hotels)
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Ugandan Asians
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State-Owned Licensed Premises (Sale)
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Police (Constituent's Allegations)
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Dangerous Drugs (Theft From Lorry)
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Overseas Adoptions
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Gartree Prison
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Scotland
Scottish Assembly
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Housing Finance Legislation
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Housing (South Angus)
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A9
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Special Schools
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Hunterston (Oil Refinery Application)
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Employment
Wage Claims
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Picketing
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Leek
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Handicapped Children
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Loddon Bridge
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Environment
Rent Assessment Boards (Membership)
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Planning Appeal Inspectors
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Roads (Central Refuges)
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Water And Sewerage Services (London)
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Industrial Process Water (Discharge)
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Planning Appeals (Mr Shaw, Whimple)
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Roads (Faringdon)
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Non-Metropolitan Districts
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Roads (Landscaping And Crossing Facilities)
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Planning Appeals (London)
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Sheffield And South Yorkshire Canal
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British Rail (Finances)
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Roads (Expenditure)
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Road Traffic
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Selnec Passenger Transport Executive
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Local Government Reorganisation (Publicity)
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Spoil Heaps
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Advisory Committee On Aggregates
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Trade And Industry
Steel (Public Investment)
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Heathrow Airport
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Coal Industry
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Micro-Electronics Industry
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Ship Repairing
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House Of Commons
Telephone System
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Members' Expense Allowances
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Parliamentary Questions
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Stationery
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Social Service
Deceased Person (Thoracic Organs)
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Acne Creams (Prices)
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Battered Babies
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Alcoholism And Drug Taking
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Hypothermia
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Family Income Supplement
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School Milk
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Retirement Pensions (Qualifying Age)
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Chronically Sick And Disabled Persons
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Medical Profession (Inquiry)
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National Finance
Thalidomide Children
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Value Added Tax
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Sterling Funds (Restriction)
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Overseas Service (Duty-Free Concessions)
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Parliamentary Candidates
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Apples
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Lime Subsidy
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European Economic Community
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Poultry And Hatching Eggs
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Bacon Prices
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Straw Burning
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Rent Charges
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
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Chile
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European Economic Community
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Mountain Accidents
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