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Commons Hansard for 17 April 1978 (Volume 948)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 8.22am.
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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Prices And Consumer Protection
House Purchase
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Unit Pricing
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Departmental Staff
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Bread
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Skateboard Accidents
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National Transport Users' Consultative Committee
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Inflation (Oecd Forecasts)
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Nationalised Industries (Complaints)
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National Consumer Council
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Petrol Prices
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Retail Price Index
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Price Forecasting
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Defective Products (Liability)
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Dry Batteries
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Price Commission
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Small Businesses
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Small Industries
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Milk Imports
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New Members
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Budget Resolutions
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Suppression Of Terrorism Bill Lords
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State Immunity Bill Lords
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Statutory Instruments, &C
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Orders Of The Day
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Budget Resolutions And Economic Situation
2 Cigarettes With Higher Tar Yield
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3 Gaming Licence Duty In Scotland
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4 Anti-Dumping Measures On Ecsc Products
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5 Surcharges And Rebates In Respect Of Revenue Duties
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6 Value Added Tax
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7 Value Added Tax (Cancellation Of Registration)
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8 Income Tax (Charges And Rates For 1978–79)
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9 Income Tax (Lower Rate)
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10 Income Tax (Personal Reliefs)
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11 Child Tax Allowances And Benefits In Respect Of Children (Income Tax)
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12 Relief For Interest (Limit For 1978–79)
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13 Divers And Diving Supervisors (Income Tax)
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14 Corporation Tax (Charges And Rate For Financial Year 1977)
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15 Advance Corporation Tax (Rate For Financial Year 1978)
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16 Corporation Tax (Small Companies)
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17 Commodity Futures (Income Tax And Corporation Tax)
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18 Sale Of Land With Right To Repurchase (Income Tax And Corporation Tax)
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19 Community Land Authorities (Corporation Tax)
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20 Capital Gains Tax
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21 Capital Transfer Tax
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22 Disposals On Trust For Employees (Corporation Tax And Capital Transfer Tax)
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23 Relief From Tax (Incidental And Consequential Charges
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Procedure (Disclosure Of Information Between Tax Authorities Of Member States)
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Procedure (Loans By Public Works Loan Commissioners)
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Procedure (Future Taxation)
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Finance Money
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Finance
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Business Of The House
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Judicature (Northern Ireland) Bill Lords
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Judicature (Northern Ireland) Money
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Domestic Proceedings And Magistrates' Courts Bill Lords
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Domestic Proceedings And Magistrates' Courts Money
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House Of Commons (Administration) Bill
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Craigavon
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Transport
Road Fund Licences (Disc Holders)
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Bromham Bridge, Bedford
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Road Accidents
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M25
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Canals
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M1 (Repair Work)
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A41/ A405 (Hunton Bridge-Waterdale)
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Home Department
Television (Wenvoe Transmitter)
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Police (Complaints)
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Police (Wales)
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Prisons (Mothers And Children)
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Race Relations Prosecutions (Birmingham)
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Trade
Tourist Boards (Overseas Promotion)
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South-West Coast (Standby Emergency Facilities)
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Transatlantic Air Services
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Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited
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Common Fund
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Social Services
Housebound Husband (Personal Case)
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"Health Trends"
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Pensions
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Supplementary Benefit
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Unemployment Benefit
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Population
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Sickness Benefit
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Benefits
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Pharmacists
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Child Benefit
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Hospital Services (Huddersfield)
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"People With Epilepsy"
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Local Government
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Invalidity Pension
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Pensions (Divorcees)
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Retirement Planning Courses
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Secretary Of State (Photographs)
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Commonwealth Year Book
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St Lucia
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Rhodesia
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Industry
Regional Development Grants
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Non-Ferrous Minerals
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British Aerospace
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Assisted Areas (Investment)
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Spillers-French
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Metal (Strategic Stocks)
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Heavy Crude Oil
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Rolls-Royce
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Northern Engineering And Babcock And Wilcox (Merger)
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Telephone Account Debts (Warrant Sales)
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Cornwall Tin Mining Limited
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Industry Act 1972 (Assistance Criteria)
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Scotland
Open University
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Weather Damage (Compensation)
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Immigrants
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Energy
Uranium
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North Sea Oil
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Oil Discoveries
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Face Shields
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Agricultural Safety Inspectorate
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Post Office Users' National Council (Chairman)
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Director General Of Fair Trading
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Northern Ireland
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Armed Forces Pay Review Body
(item number 1)
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Chieftain Tanks
(item number 1)
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Environment
Fluoridation
(item number 1)
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Water Charges
(item number 1)
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Water Charges (Ormskirk And Kirkby)
(item number 1)
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Substandard Housing
(item number 1)
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Listed Buildings
(item number 1)
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