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Commons Hansard for 16 May 1978 (Volume 950)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 9.15am.
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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Death Of A Member
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Private Business
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London Transport Bill
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Greater London Council (General Powers) Bill (By Order)
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Kendal Market Bill Lords
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Christ Church Woburn Square And Saint Matthew Oakley Square Bill Lords
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Education And Science
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National Association Of Schoolmasters And Union Of Women Teachers
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Public Schools
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Comprehensive Education
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Teheran
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Queen's Regulations
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Zaire (British Subjects)
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital
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Government Contracts
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Government Contracts
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Home Department
One-Way Working
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Official Secrets Act (Prosecutions)
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Police (Recruitment)
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Metropolitan Police (Divisional Crime Squads)
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Equal Opportunities Commission
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Crime (Staffordshire)
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British Broadcasting Corporation
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Criminal Law Act 1977
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Parliamentary Constituencies
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Advisory Bodies
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Education And Science
Victoria And Albert Museum
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Further Education (Handicapped Persons)
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Comprehensive Reorganisation
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School Inspections
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Illiteracy (Unesco Campaign)
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Cardinal Wiseman School, Ealing
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Student Grants
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Corporal Punishment
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Gifted Children
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Road Safety
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Secondary School Pupils
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Special Education
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Works Of Art
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Open University Students
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Broadcasting (Education Functions)
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Pre-1900 Schools
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Chancellor Of The Duchy Of Lancaster
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Marine Pollution
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Aylesbury
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High Court Judges
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Health And Safety
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