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Commons Hansard for 4 December 1978 (Volume 959)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 12.47pm.
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 Toquestions
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Energy
Electricity Supply Industry
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Natural Gas
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North Sea Oil (Refining)
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Coal Industry(Pit Closures)
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Oil Policy
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Energy Conservation
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Cross-Channel Electricity Links
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Fluidised Bed Combustion
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Atomic Energy Authority Police
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European Community(Ministerial Meetings)
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Overseas Development
Developing Countries (Assistance)
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Developing Countries (News)
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India
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European Development Fund
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Malawi (Forestry Project)
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Provincial Journalists(Pay Dispute)
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Bill Presented
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Companies (Disclosure Of Auditors'shareholdings)
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Orders Of The Day
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Public Accounts
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European Assembly(Constituencies)
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Torness (Nuclear Powerstation)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Energy
Electricity Discount Scheme
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Coal Industry (Productivity)
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Central Electricity Generating Board
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Tidal Power
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Severn Barrage Committee
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North Sea Oil (Exploration)
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Hydro-Electric Schemes
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Power Stations (Coal)
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Miners (Early Retirement Scheme)
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Nuclear Energy
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Liquid Petroleum Gas
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Oil Companies
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Organisation Of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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Nuclear Industry
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Energy Sources (European Community Discussions)
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Miners' Pay
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National Coal Board
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Oil Exploration Vessels
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Coal (European Community Imports)
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Employment
Pay Settlements
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Electricity Consumption, South-West England
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Energy Consumption
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Employment Protection Act
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Trade Disputes (Unemployment Benefit)
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Carlisle And Cumbria
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Ford Motor Company(Industrial Dispute)
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Unemployed Persons(Employment Subsidies)
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Low-Paid Workers
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Wages Councils
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Underpayment Of Wages(Prosecutions)
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Health And Safety Executive
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Carlisle And Cumbria
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Building And Construction Projects
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Trade
Oil Pollution
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Court Line
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Press (Royal Commission)
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Snakes
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Hoax Emergency Call (Peterhead)
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Oil Treatment (Orkney And Shetland)
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Paper Machines
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Oil Pollution Treatment Equipment
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Salvage Tugs
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Company Formations (Wales)
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Social Services
Royal Hospital, Richmond
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Benefits Earning Disregard
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Pensions
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Pharmacies
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Fraud
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Hellingly Hospital (Behaviour Modification Treatment)
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Secure Units
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Cystic Fibrosis
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Carlisle And Cumbria
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Royal Marsden Hospital (Social Worker)
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Self-Employed Persons(Reclassification)
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One-Parent Families
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Form Cf90
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Messrs Aubrey, Berry And Campbell (Trial)
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British Citizens (Legal Aid Overseas)
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Civil Service
Retirement Age
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Government Advertising
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Shetland (Seconded Civil Servants)
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Permanent Secretary Posts
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Remote Islands Allowance
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Education And Science
Student Grants
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Public Libraries (Computer-Stored Data)
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Full-Time Students
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Expenditure
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Secondary School Pupils
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Home Department
Remembrance Days (Wreath-Laying Ceremony)
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Departmental Criminal Section (Staff)
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Prisoners (Remission Criteria)
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Mr A R Pearce
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National Finance
Uncollected Taxes
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National Newspapers(Employment And Taxation Arrangements)
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Nationalised Industries (Car Purchases)
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Personal Incomes
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Petrol Tax
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Textiles (Eec Directive)
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Irish Republic (Exchequer Control)
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Value Added Tax Officials(Court Case)
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Earnings
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Elsie Mackay Fund
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Overseas Development
Falkland Islands (Airfield Runway)
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European Community (Audit Board's Report)
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Trades Union Congress (Public Funds)
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Science And Technology For Development (United Nations Conference)
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Charitable Aid
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Crown Agents
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Zambia (Aid Projects)
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Scotland
Forfar Bypass
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Listed Buildings
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Arbroath High School
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Unemployed Teachers, Ayrshire
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Careers Officers (Dispute)
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Scottish Development Agency And Highlands And Islands Development Board
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National Museums And Galleries
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Tenant Farmers
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Food (Lead Content)
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County Council Land Purchases (Smallholdings)
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Somerset Wetlands
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Preservatives In Food Regulations
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Pig Marketing Board(European Court Judgment)
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Common Fund (Lome Negotiations)
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South America (United Kingdom Representation)
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Hong Kong (Narcotics)
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General Agosti (Visit)
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International Anti-Apartheid Year
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India And Pakistan(Immigration Applications)
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Alfred Herbert Group
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Development Aid
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Transport
British Railways (Energy Conservation Discussions)
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Winchester Bypass
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Environment
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Director-General Of Designservices
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Professional And Technology Group
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Property Services Agency
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Rate Support Grant
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Urban Development Services Unit
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Development Commission
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Departmental Staff
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Somerset Wetlands
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Village Ponds
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Local Government Employees
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Agricultural Land (Sewage Sludge)
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Rates
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Northern Ireland
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Perinatal Care
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Remands In Custody
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European Regional Development Fund
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Ford Vehicles
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Commonwealth Games, 1986
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Wales
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Small Firms
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Development Assistance
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