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Commons Hansard for 8 May 1973 (Volume 856)
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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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Social Services
Hospitals (Private Patients)
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Disability Income
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Meals On Wheels
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Family Planning
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Pensioners (Heating Installations)
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Illegal Exploitation
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Home Nursing Service
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Disabled Children (Rowntree Trust)
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Hospital Patients (Consultant Cover)
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Insurance Cards (Casual Workers)
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Cigarette Smoking
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Reserve Pension Scheme Contributions
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Bexhill Hospital (Casualty Unit)
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Homeless Persons (London)
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Mental Health Education
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Private Occupation,Al Pension Schemes
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Abortion Survivors
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Census Returns (Information)
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National Health Service Drugs
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Aid To Industry (Eec Policy)
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Oil Refineries
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Government Departments (Security)
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Pipelines (Control)
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Rhodesia
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Maplin (Civil Aviation Authority's Report)
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Questions To Ministers
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Welsh Affairs
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Statutory Instruments
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Pensions Of Members Of Parliament (Surcharge) Bill
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Orders Of The Day
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Social Security Bill
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Turkey
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Second Reading Committee
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Guardianship Bill Lords
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Social Services
Home Helps
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Rheumatic Diseases
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Unemployed Disabled Persons (Transport)
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Cervical Cancer (Screening)
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Invalid Tricycles
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Scientology (Foster Report)
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Supplementary Benefit (Prisoners' Families)
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Supplementary Benefits (Industrial Disputes)
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Death Grant
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Dentists
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Elderly And Infirm Persons (Care)
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Chronically Sick And Disabled Persons Act
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Abortion (Lane Committee)
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Over-Eighties Pension
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Child Minding (Legislation)
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Disability Income
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Medical Treatment Benefits (Eec Countries)
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Nursing (Briggs Report)
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Diabetics (Syringes And Needles)
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Pensions Claims (Personal Documents)
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National Assistance (Disregards)
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Smallpox
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Heating Allowances (Pensioners)
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Chronically Sick And Disabled Persons Act
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War Widows' Pensions
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Employment
Disabled Persons (Sunderland)
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Shipping (Labour Costs)
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Building Labour (London)
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Industrial Relations Act
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Equal Pay
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Electricity Supply Industry Training Board
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Environment
Sheltered Housing
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Empty Properties
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Single Homeless Persons (Accommodation)
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Radioactive And Toxic Waste
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Signposting (Manchester Area)
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Committees And Working Parties
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Trunk And Principal Roads
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Penryn Industrial Estate
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A6, Clapham, Bedfordshire (Accidents)
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Caravans
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Bricklayers And Carpenters (Apprentices)
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Motorway (Leeds)
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National Coal Board (Grants)
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Planning Applications
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Rates (Empty Properties)
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Provisional Driving Licences
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Devon No 4 District Council
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Compulsory Purchase Orders (Applications)
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Prime Minister (Residential Emoluments)
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Rhodesia
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Albania (Diplomatic Recognition)
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India (British Insurance Companies)
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Passports (Departmental Employees)
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Trade And Industry
Coal Faces (Gravimetric Standards)
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Advance Factories
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Industrial Competition
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Colliery Shale (Aluminium Production)
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Fire Insurance
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Computer Industry
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Trade Agreements
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Industry Act
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South Africa (Imports)
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Hong Kong (Exports)
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Pottery Exports
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Textile Imports
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European Free Trade Area (Exports)
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Stocks (Valuation)
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National Coal Board (Houses)
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Weights And Measures Inspectors
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Industrial Liaison Officers (Universities And Polytechnics)
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Iron Ore Imports
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Maplin (Civil Aviation Authority's Report)
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Greater London Council
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Australian Prime Minister (Talks)
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Economic Affairs (Minister's Speech)
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Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference
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Public Indecency (Petition)
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President Pompidou (Meeting)
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
European Economic Community (Annual Consumer Price Review)
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Warble Fly
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Wheat (Denaturing Premium)
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Brucellosis
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Meat
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Higher Courts (Acquittals)
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Museums And Galleries (Admission Charges)
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Home Department
Court Of Appeal Referrals
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Criminal Injuries (Claims And Awards)
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Easter Day
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Criminal Offences
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National Finance
Handicapped Persons
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Gross National Product
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Gross Domestic Product
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Lump Labour Contractors
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Income Tax (Age Exemption)
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British Petroleum (Government Representation)
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Containers (Customs Inspections)
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Exports, Imports And Investments
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Committee On The Preparation Of Legislation
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Scotland
Rate Support Grant
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Treatment Orders
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Council Houses (Sale)
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Planning Inquiries
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Hunterston
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Sugar Beet
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Steam Power (Use Of Coal)
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