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Commons Hansard for 26 April 1978 (Volume 948)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 8.26am.
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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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Neutron Bomb
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Africa (Soviet And Cuban Presence)
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China
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Middle East
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World Commodities Centre
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Hong Kong (Corruption Charges)
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Gibraltar
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Moscow
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Rhodesia
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European Community
Council Of Ministers
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Middle East
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Economic And Social Committee
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President Of The Commission
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Portugal (Membership)
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Armed Forces (Prime Minister's Statement)
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Statutory Instruments, &C
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British Rail Catering
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Orders Of The Day
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Inner Urban Areas Bill
Business Of The House
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Inner Urban Areas Bill
Home Purchase Assistance And Housing Corporation Guarantee Bill
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Community Service By Offenders (Scotland) Bill
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Community Service By Offenders (Scotland) Bill
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Mr Nasri Bouaziz
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Second Reading Committee
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Suppression Of Terrorism Bill Lords
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Sewage (Fertiliser Potential)
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Central Council For Agricultural And Horticultural Co-Operation
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Comptroller And Auditor General
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House Of Commons (Running Costs)
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Employment
Retraining (Allowances)
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Cost Of Living
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Working Week
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Health And Safety
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Trade
Spanish Toilet Tissue
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European Community
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Textiles
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Lucas Aerospace (Exports)
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Waste Paper
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Environment
Community Land
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Embassies (Planning Applications)
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Property Services Agency (Staff Dispersal)
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Scottish Assembly
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Houses (Price)
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Pay Settlements (Government Action)
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Local Government Finance (Capital Expenditure)
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Industry
Hong Kong (Railway Cars)
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Plastics
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Garments (Imports)
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Textiles
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Invest In Britain Bureau
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Education And Science
Teaching Qualifications
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Libraries (Book Purchases)
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School Leavers (Employment)
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Youth Service (Political Education)
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Museums (Indemnities)
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School Milk
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Handicapped Children
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Southern Africa
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Rhodesia
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Cyprus
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Transkei
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Secretary Of State (Overseas Visits)
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United States (Secretary Of State)
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Sri Lanka (Tea And Rubber Plantations)
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Namibia
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Pakistan
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South Africa
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Argentina
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Hong Kong (Governor)
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Diplomatic Service (Cprs Report)
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World Community Centre
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Israel (Foreign Minister)
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Ethiopia
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Middle East
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St Lucia
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Belize
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Zambia (British Subjects)
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Czarist Debts
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Horn Of Africa
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European Community (Political Co-Operation)
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Passports
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Anatoly Shcharansky
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Cyprus
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European Community
European Parliament (Elections)
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Enlargement
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Council Of Ministers
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European Parliament (Site)
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Foreign Ministers
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Africa (Ussr Presence)
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Spain And Greece
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National Finance
European Community (Policy Harmonisation)
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Child Benefit (Students)
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International Organisations
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Disposable Income
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Take-Home Pay
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Expenditure
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Public Expenditure
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Mortgages
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Public Service Pensions (Taxation)
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Women (Taxation)
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Investment Income Surcharge
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Pensions
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Income Tax
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Certificates And Licences (Fees)
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Waste Paper
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Social Services
Health Technology Projects
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Former Civil Servants (Employment)
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Harbour Health District (Expenditure)
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School Milk
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Hospital Beds And Nurses (Basildon And Billericay)
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Hip Replacement
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Dental Health (Children)
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Dental And Optical Treatment (Pensioners)
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Doctors (Post-Graduate Courses)
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Self-Employed Persons (European Community Regulations)
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Births
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Nurses (Yorkshire)
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Birth And Death Certificates
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Scotland
Ministerial Appointments
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Devolution
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Forestry (Thinnings)
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Child Fostering (Boarding-Out Scales)
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Industrial Training Boards
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Electricity Demand
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Terminal Patients
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Sheltered Housing
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Seals
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Northern Ireland
Land, Buildings And Works
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Prisoners (Hygiene)
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Housing Executive
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Unemployed Persons (Belfast)
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Family Income Supplement
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Unemployed Persons
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Unemployment And Supplementary Benefits
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Unemployed Benefit
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Unemployment Benefit
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Defence
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Fleet Air Arm Buccaneer Squadron
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National Service
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Consultative Assembly Of The Council Of Europe (Delegation)
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Chancellor Schmidt (Talks)
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