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Commons Hansard for 8 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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Environment
Local Authority Housing
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Archaeology
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Community Land Act
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Building Society Mortgages
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District Councils
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Rates (Staffordshire Moorlands)
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Dawn House, Moseley
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Structure Plans
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Private Rented Accommodation
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Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977
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Rate Support Grant
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House Building
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Underground Pipelines
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Gipsy Caravan Sites
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Rhodesia
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Southern Rhodesia
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Suppression Of Terrorism Act 1978
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Death Grant
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Myoelectric Hands
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Child Benefits
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Education And Science
Preston Polytechnic
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School Milk
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Teachers
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