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Commons Hansard for 29 March 1976 (Volume 908)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
11 May 2018 at 1.55pm.
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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Wales
Water Charges
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Housing Stock
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Farm Incomes
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County Hospital, Haverfordwest
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Hospital Building Programme
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National Parks (Countryside Commission)
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Building Societies
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Cemmaes Road (Bypass)
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Industry
Post Office
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Ship And Boat Builders National Federation
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Rolls-Royce Rb401 Engine
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Palace Of Westminster (Joint Committee On Security)
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British Transport Docks (Felixstowe) Bill
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International Carriage Of Perishable Foodstuffs Bill Lords
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Welsh Affairs
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European Assembly (Elections)
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Business Of The House
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Rating (Caravan Sites) Bill Lords
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New Clause 1
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Information For Caravanners About Rating Of Caravan Sites Mentioned In Section 1
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Welsh Grand Committee
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Adjournment
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The Crafts
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Official Report
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Training College (Edinburgh)
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House Of Commons
Select Committee On Procedure
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Devolution
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Palace Of Westminster (Security)
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European Community Membership
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Environment
Norman Shaw North Building
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Housing
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Derelict Land
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Conservation Areas
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Malton, Yorks (Road-Rail Junction)
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Transport Grant (Yorkshire And Humberside)
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Elm Trees
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Rate Support Grant
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Energy
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Nationalised Industries (Land)
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Northern Ireland
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Housing Executive
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Broadcasting (External Services)
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Southampton
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Dock Work Regulation Bill
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Naafi (Sri Lankans)
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North-West Region
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Steel
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Hospital Patients (Weekly Cost)
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Prescription Charges
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Criminal Offenders
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Breast Cancer
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Home Responsibility
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Ministerial Appointees (Payments)
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Hospitals (Length Of Stay)
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Retirement Pensions
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Hospital Projects (Design Consultants' Fees)
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Health Services
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Doctors (Emigration)
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Mental Patients (Thanet)
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Scotland
Beef (Cold Store Facilities)
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Ministerial Appointees (Payments)
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Hospital Family Planning Service
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School Leavers
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Rate Support Grant
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Students (Scottish Universities)
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Countryside Commission (Report)
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Population
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Local Government Services (Grants)
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