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Commons Hansard for 31 January 1978 (Volume 943)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 5.59am.
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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Customs Annuity And Benevolent Fund Bill
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Orkney Islands Council Bill (By Order)
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Employment
Young Persons
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Mexborough
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Protective Legislation (Women)
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Working Hours (Reductions)
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Days Lost
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Birmingham
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Employed Persons
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Merseyside
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Training Opportunities Scheme Courses
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Young Persons
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Textile Industry
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Question Of Privilege (Mr Speaker's Ruling)
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Questions To Ministers
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Scottish Highlands (Storm Damage)
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Medicines (Prescription Only) Order
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Written Answers To Questions
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Home Department
Judges' Rules And Administrative Directions
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Prisoner's Letter (Newspaper Publication)
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Mr Mohammed Iqbal
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Banderists
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Myra Hindley And Ian Brady
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Mentally Disturbed Prisoners
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Lord Longford (Prison Visits)
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Prison Visitors
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Public Defender System
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Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited
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Television Licences
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Transport
Bromham Bridge, Bedford
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A1101, Wisbech (Speed Limit)
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Ferries (Charges)
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Driving Instructors
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Environment
Old Farmhouse (Birchington)
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Salford (Housing Action Area)
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Council House Sales
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House Building
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Freehold Houses (Rent Charges)
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Price Rings
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Employment
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Skillcentres
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Youth Opportunities Programme
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Closed Shop
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Pay Settlements
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Working Week, Working Year And Working Life
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Subsidies
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Industrial Training
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Manufacturing Industry
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Bristol
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Employment Promotion Expenditure
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Temporary Employment Subsidy
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Apprenticeship
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Grunwick Processing Laboratories Ltd
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Prices
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Health And Safety
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Homeworkers
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Job Creation Scheme
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Social Services
Unemployment Benefit (Ineligibility)
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Alcoholism
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Expenditure Programmes
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Supplementary Benefit
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Unemployment Benefit
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War Pensions
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Migraine
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Hospital Beds
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Poliomyelitis
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Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry
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Fraud
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Supplementary Benefit
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Stephen Menheniott
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Education And Science
University Teachers (Pay)
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Special Schools
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Science Research Council
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Teacher-Pupil Ratios
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Adult Literacy
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Local Education Authority Staffs (Criminal Convictions)
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National Finance
Unemployed Persons
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National Economic Development Office
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Income Tax
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Personal Allowances
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Interest Payments (Republic Of Ireland)
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Police Provident Benefit Funds
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Price Indices
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Reserves
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Rabies Control
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Badgers
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Energy
Waste Gases
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Oil Refining
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Crude And Refined Oil
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Octane
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British National Oil Corporation
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Fish
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Badgers
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Wales
Vocational Preparation
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Racal Corruption Trial
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Helicopters
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Chilean Armed Forces
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Overseas Development
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Paraguay
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Laos
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Overseas Students
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Lough Neagh
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Schools (Literature)
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