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Commons Hansard for 19 July 1978 (Volume 954)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 11.10am.
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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Oral Answers To Questions
Scotland
Unemployment
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Primary Schools (Class Sizes)
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A75 (Gretna-Stranraer)
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River Forth (Bridge)
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Dundee Airport (Terminal Buildings)
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Housing Plans
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University Entrants
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Economic Situation
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Devolution (Referendum)
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Local Government Employees (Pay)
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Malaria
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List D Schools
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Friarton Bridge, Perth
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Lewis Offshore Limited
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Business Studies Teachers
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Tertiary Education
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King's Quarry, Croy (Dust Emissions)
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"Not Proven" Verdict
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Law Society Of Scotland
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Crown Office
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Questions To Ministers
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Official Secrets Act
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Northern Ireland (Rents)
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Whittington Hospital, North London
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Wales Bill
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Written Answers To Questions
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Scotland
Hunterston B Reactor (Malfunctioning)
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Rating Revaluation (Argyll)
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Westerton Primary School, Aberdeen
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Housing (Homeless Persons) Act
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Fishing Industry
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Unemployed Persons (Arbroath)
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Mr David Anderson
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Herring Processing
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Sheriff Courts (Summary Cause Procedures)
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Public Appointments
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Overseas Development
Ministerial Appointments
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Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania And Zambia
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Front-Line African States
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Southern Africa (International Red Cross Appeal)
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Northern Ireland
John Boyle (Death)
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Health And Social Services Boards (Professional Representatives)
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Family Income Supplement
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Housing (Loft Insulation)
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Cockcroft Report
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National Health Service (Staff)
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Environment
Gipsies (Peterborough)
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Waterways (Maintenance)
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New Towns Commission (Public Access)
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Housing (Renovation Grants)
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New Towns (Rented Housing)
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New Town Corporations (Housing Assets)
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Non-Domestic Buildings (Energy Saving)
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Sports Councils
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Deep Hayes Reservoir, Leek
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Sport And Recreation
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Centres Of Excellence
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Sports Aid Foundation
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Mobile Homes
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Football Grounds Improvement Trust
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Ministerial Appointments
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Council House Building (Bassetlaw)
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Ribble Estuary
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"A Right To Vote"
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British Steel Corporation (Closures)
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Armenian People
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Motor Vehicles (Statistics)
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Hong Kong
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Indonesia
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Mauritania
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East Timor
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Malta
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Education And Science
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Consultants, Doctors And Nurses (Macclesfield)
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Industrial Disputes (Benefits)
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Child Welfare Officers (Greater Manchester)
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School Dental Service
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Trent Regional Health Authority
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New Hospitals
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Hospital Premises (Political Propaganda)
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Energy
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Dangerous Substances
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Roads (Adjacent Crops)
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Expenditure Allocation
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Civil Servants (Press Leaks)
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Public Appointments
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