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Commons Hansard for 15 November 1977 (Volume 939)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 3.38am.
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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Employment
School Leavers
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Dismissals
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West Midlands
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Press Charter
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Northern Region
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Job Creation
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British Railways (Dismissals)
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Low-Paid Workers
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Unemployed Persons
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Construction Industry
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Advisory, Conciliation And Arbitration Service
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Chancellor Schmidt
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Secretary Of State For The Environment
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Cbi
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Princess Anne (Birth Of A Son)
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Statutory Instruments, &C
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Fire Service (Dispute)
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Orders Of The Day
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Wales Bill
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Wales Money
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European Community (Seed And Plant Marketing)
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Race Relations And Immigration
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Flood Damage (Ealing)
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Overseas Development
Ministerial Travel
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Mozambique
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East African Pensioners
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Tuc
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Peterborough
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Secretary Of State For Employment
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Governmental Responsibilities
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Cbi
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Pay Guidelines
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President Carter
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Industrial Strategy
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Edinburgh
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Chancellor Schmidt
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Moscow
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Merseyside
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Leicester
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Burntwood
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Prime Minister (Broadcasts)
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Attorney-General
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Devolution
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Industry
Income And Assets
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Merseyside
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Factories
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Computers
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Textiles (Government Aid)
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Waste Recycling
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Pay Settlements
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Society Of Civil And Public Servants
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Post Office Board
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Shipbuilding
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British Steel Corporation
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National Enterprise Board
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British Leyland
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Government Chemist (Laboratory)
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Chrysler United Kingdom Ltd
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Methodology Of Industrial Sector Energy Requirements
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Fuses
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Vandalism (Compensation)
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Unemployed Persons
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District Nurses
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Halton General Hospital
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Invalidity Pension
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Family Planning
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Telephones
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Family Incomes
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Disabled Persons
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National Insurance (Registration)
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Ear Piercing
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Medicines Commission
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St Nicholas Hospital, Plumstead
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Hospital Beds
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Pay Beds (Debts)
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Community Homes (Secure Places)
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Leaflets (Costs)
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Family Allowances
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Disabled Persons (Vehicles)
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Children In Care (Deaths)
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Vaccination (Brain Damage)
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Tuberculin-Positive Children
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Rubella Vaccination
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National Development Team For The Mentally Handicapped
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Pensions Recipients (Canada)
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Pensions Reciprocity (Canada)
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Immunisation Campaign (United States Of America)
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Disabled Persons (Netherlands)
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Mrs L M Maccutchan (Child Benefit Claim)
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Children's Spectacles
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Child Benefit Claims
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Doctors
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Conservation (Committee Of Ministers)
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Plutonium
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Departmental Staff
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Coal Mining
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Selby Coalfield
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Ministry Of Defence Police
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Intervention Stocks
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Food Prices
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Animals (Welfare)
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Food And Drugs Laws
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Tourism
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Exports And Imports
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Respiratory Health (Survey)
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Gce Examinations
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Ministerial Appointments
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Sheep
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Loan Charges
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Government Press Centre
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Footpaths And Bridleways
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Yorkshire
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Housing (Mentally Handicapped Persons)
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Driver And Vehicle Licensing Centre
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Roads (Channel Ports Routes)
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Freights
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London Outer Orbital Road (Hertfordshire)
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Road Projects (Regional Fund Grants)
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School Meals
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School Reports
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University Teachers
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University College, Buckingham
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Departmental Correspondence
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Police (Hours Of Duty)
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Prisons (Costs)
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Police (Cheshire)
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Sexual Offences
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Mr Sun Myung Moon
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Unification Church
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Broadcasting
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Tourists
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Public Services (Pay)
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Sunday Trading
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Fair Play For Children Campaign
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Scientology
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Animals (Experiments)
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Community Service
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Metropolitan Police
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Docks
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School Leavers
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Unemployed Persons
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Employment Protection Act
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Homeworkers
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Dismissals
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May Day
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Bromley
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Job Creation
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Pay Settlements
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Trade Union Membership
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Advisory, Conciliation And Arbitration Service
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Manpower Services Commission
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Cornwall
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Jobcentres
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Disabled Persons
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Small Businesses
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East Midlands
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Berwick-Upon-Tweed
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Industrial Tribunals
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Training Services Agency
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Central Arbitration Committee
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Health And Safety Commission
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Dyestuffs (Health And Safety)
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Family Allowances
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Mortgage Interest Rates
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Tax Deferred
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Income Tax
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Treasury Staff
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Oil Revenue
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Local Government Finance
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Royal Jubilee Appeal Fund
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Finance Houses And Fringe Banks
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Exchange Control
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Civil List
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Social Wage
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Personal Incomes
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Land Acquisition (Compensation)
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Pay As You Earn
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Capital Movements
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Development Land Tax
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Phantom Aircraft
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Allowances And Charges
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Munitions (Sales)
(item number 157)
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Hawk Aircraft
(item number 158)
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Airfields (Central Europe)
(item number 159)
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Sky Flash
(item number 160)
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Sea Wolf Missile
(item number 161)
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Nato (Expenditure)
(item number 162)
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Pay
(item number 163)
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Pensions
(item number 164)
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Meals Services
(item number 166)
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Criminal Injury Compensation
(item number 167)
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Disabled Persons
(item number 168)
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Home Helps
(item number 169)
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Chronically Sick Persons
(item number 170)
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Partially-Sighted Persons
(item number 171)
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Deaf Persons
(item number 172)
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Mater Hospital, Belfast
(item number 173)
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Firearms
(item number 174)
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Murder And Homicide
(item number 175)
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Kneecappings
(item number 176)
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Ambulance Drivers
(item number 177)
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