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Commons Hansard for 18 October 1973 (Volume 861)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
1 May 2026 at 4.25pm.
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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ASHDOWN FOREST BILL [Lords]
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
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AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
Prices
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Cereals (Denaturing Incentives)
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Dried Fruit (Liquid Paraffin Treatment)
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Soft Fruit
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Bacon Imports
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Acetic Acid
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Sugar Refining
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Common Agricultural Policy
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BLACKPOOL
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WHITE HOUSE TAPE RECORDINGS
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POLITICAL POWER (DEVOLUTION)
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
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PENSIONERS' PAYMENTS AND NATIONAL INSURANCE BILL
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PENSIONERS' PAYMENTS AND NATIONAL INSURANCE [MONEY]
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ADJOURNMENT
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MIDDLE EAST
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ADJOURNMENT
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HOSPITAL (SOMERSET)
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Written Answers
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Prices
Icelandic Fisheries
Animals (Export)
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Lard Imports
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Beer
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Cheese (Import Levy)
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Sea Bed Resources
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Pest Control
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Food and Feeding Stuff Imports
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Grain Harvest
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International Sugar Agreement
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Brucellosis Reactor Cattle (Compensation)
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Straw Burning
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Milk (EEC Regulations)
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Horticulture Improvement Scheme
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Tenanted Land
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Commonwealth Sugar
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Production Costs
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Cane Sugar Refining
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New Fish Quay (North Shields)
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Orthophenylphenol
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Fish Prices
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Butter Stocks
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Dressed Poultry
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Government Veterinary Service
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£ Sterling (Value)
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Property Incomes
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Money Supply
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Household Food Consumption
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Charities (Taxation)
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Traders (Government Work)
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Price Increases
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Value Added Tax
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Trade Union Subscriptions
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Dividends
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Savings
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Fixed Capital Formation
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Mortgage Interest
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Profits
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Industrial Products
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Tax Evasion (Outworkers)
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"Operating Surplus"
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Income Distribution
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Pensioners (Income Tax)
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Investment Income Surcharge
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Life Assurance (Tax Relief)
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Capital Gains and Estate Duty
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Extradition (Republic of Ireland)
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Civic Catering Establishments (Licensing)
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Taxi Trade
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Prisoners (Consultations with Solicitors)
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Immigrants (Referee Status)
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Immigrants (Repatriation)
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Langley Oil Depot (Fire)
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Fire Precautions
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Royal Commission on the Constitution
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Miss Hilary Creek
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Prison Officers
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Corn Stubble Burning
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Deodorants
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Marriages of Convenience
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Police (Recruitment)
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Metropolitan Police (Pay)
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Extradition
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Royal Ulster Constabulary
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Police Authority
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Dietetics
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Regional Employment Premium (Wales)
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Cattle Exports
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Concorde
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Industrial Concentration Ratios
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Girvan
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Steel Supplies (Northern Ireland)
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Aircraft Noise (Compensation)
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Textiles and Footwear (Preference Schemes)
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Electricity Generation (Nuclear Plants)
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Rocket Launcher Development
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FOOD PRICES (MINISTER'S SPEECH)
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CBI AND TUC (TALKS)
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PRIME MINISTER (OFFICIAL VISITS)
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COMMONWEALTH PRIME MINISTERS' CONFERENCE
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MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
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RHODESIA
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BLACKPOOL
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SMALL BUSINESSES
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INDONESIA
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Pay
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Housing (Insulation)
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Toll Bridges and Tunnels
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Sewage Discharge
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Pedestrian Footbridges
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Planning Applications (Residential Property)
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Railway Travel Concessions
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Industrial Relations Act
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School Leaving Age
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Rhodesia (Service Personnel)
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Low-flying Aircraft
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Mr. David John Flippance
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Middle East
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Christmas Bonus
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Holiday Centres for Children
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Retirement and Invalidity Pensions
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Pneumoconiosis and Byssinosis
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