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Commons Hansard for 6 November 1978 (Volume 957)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 12.14pm.
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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Wales
Elderly Persons
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Higher Education
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Bodelwyddan District General Hospital
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Severn Bridge
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Clwyd Area Health Authority (Personal Case)
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Snowdonia National Park
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Referendum
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Marginal Land
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Unemployment
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Leasehold Reform Act 1967
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Eglwys Wen Primary School, Whitchurch
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Referendum
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Civil Service
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Open Government
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Trade Unions
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Devolution (Referendums)
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Select Committees
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Iran
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Home Office Affairs
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St Joseph's Junior School, Reddish
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Industry
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British Leyland
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Micro-Electronics
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National Enterprise Board
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British Shipbuilders
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Civil Servants
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Pay Research Unit
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Her Majesty's Stationery Office
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Pay
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Government Departments (Disabled Persons)
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Departmental Role
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Public Appointments
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Wales And Scotland Acts (Referendums)
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Employment
Pay Policy
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Laser Instrumentation Ltd
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Cost Of Living Index
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New Employment
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Weekly Earnings
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Hospital Waiting Lists
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Cannock Chase And Rugeley (Health Provision)
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National Health Service Works Supervisors
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Death Grant
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Mobility Allowance
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Elderly People (White Paper)
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Retirement Pension Increases
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National Health Service Employees (Northern Region)
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Home Department
Airguns
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Aliens
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Drugs
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Crime Prevention Service
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Firearms
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Prisons
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Immigrants
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Doctors (Attendance Fees)
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Football Crazy Club
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European Parliament
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Risley Remand Centre
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Juries
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"Inside Story"
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Rhodesia (Sanctions)
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Trade
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Balance Of Payments
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Japan
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Oil Tankers
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Education And Science
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Teachers
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Eggington School, Bedfordshire
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Examination Results
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Boarding Schools
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School Milk
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School Meals
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National Finance
Double Taxation
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Companies (United States Taxation)
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Productivity
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Sterling Balances (Basle Facility)
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$ Sterling
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Money (Domestic Demand)
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Foreign Currency Debt
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Personal Incomes
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Public Expenditure
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Manufactured Goods
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Environment
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Rents
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British Steel Corporation (Loan)
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Energy
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Coking Coal
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Defence
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