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Commons Hansard for 7 December 1978 (Volume 959)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 12.49pm.
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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Trade
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Northern Ireland
Terrorist Incidents
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Home Ownership
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Areas Of Need (Belfast)
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Local Government Powers
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United States Of America(Secretary Of State's Visit)
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De Lorean Motor Company
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Bombing Incidents
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Homeless Persons
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Harland And Wolff
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Natural Gas
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Cement
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Royal Ulster Constabulary
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Nationalised Industries
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Prime Minister(Engagements)
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European Communitystatement (Supplementaryanswer)>
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Hospital Services(London)
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Business Of The House
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Bill Presented
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Business Of The House(Supply)
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Supply
Civil Estimates, 1979–80 (Voteon Account)
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Civil Estimates (Class Xiii A),1979–80 (Vote On Account)
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Civil Supplementaryestimates, 1978–79
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Defence Estimates, 1979–80(Vote On Account)
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Defence Supplementaryestimates, 1978–79
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Consolidated Fund
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Business Of The House
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Agriculture
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Pay Policy
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Jurors (Translation Facilities)
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Home Department
Children (Protection)
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Non-Violent Offenders (Prison Sentences)
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Gingerbread (Grant)
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Metropolitan Police (Pensions And Commutations)
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Traffic Wardens(Industrial Dispute)
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Mr Richard Milhous Nixon (Police Protection)
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Pakistan Nationals (Registration Of Minors)
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Missing Children
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Equal Opportunities Commission
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Mr Fahad Mihyi
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House Of Commons
Parliamentary Questions
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Tea Room And Smoking Room (Newspapers)
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Microelectronics
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Tuc And Cbi
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New York
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President Brezhnev
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Rome
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Isle Of Ely
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Hove
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Scottish Tuc
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European Monetary System
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Sidcup
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Investment Potential (Report)
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Parliamentary Questions
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Northern Ireland
Short Brothers Ltd
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Electricity Service (Accounts)
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Security
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Social Democratic And Labour Party
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Site Meetings
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Political Situation
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Infant Mortality
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International Sporting Events
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Prisons (Smuggling)
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Blind Persons (Free Travel)
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
European Community (Butter Sales)
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Milk Products (Intervention Stocks)
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Bread And Flour
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Farm Buildings
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Common Agricultural Policy
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Seed Potatoes (Certification)
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Fishing Industry
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Employment
Textile Industry (Byssinosis)
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Journalists (Wage Claim)
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Training Opportunities Scheme
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Chemical Projects (Construction Costs)
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Industry
Textiles
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Regional Policy
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Capital Returns
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Airbus (Equipment Changes)
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Common Ownership (Grants And Loans)
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South Africa (British Companies)
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National Finance
Pensions (War Widows)
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Dependent Relative Allowance
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Capital Taxes Office, Shepherds Bush
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Travelling Expenses
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Pay Settlements (Government Action)
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Ford Motor Company
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Industrial Investment
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Value Added Tax Officials (Court Case)
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Inland Revenue Prosecution (Leeds Crown Court)
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Petrochemical Companies (Investment Incentives)
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Trade
Construction Exports
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South Africa (British Companies)
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Shipping Lanes(English Channel)
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Air Fares
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Wales
Trees And Woodland
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Mid-Wales (Economic State)
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Development Board For Rural Wales
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Tolls
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Social Services
Cancer
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Giro Cheques
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Disabled Persons (Day Centres)
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Renal Dialysis And Transplantation
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Haemophilia
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Hospital Admissions
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Joint Financing
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Retirement Pensions
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Family Planning Association
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital
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Association For Spina Bifida And Hydrocephalus
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One-Parent Families
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Environment
Local Authority Representatives
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Rates
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Fluoridation
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Air Pollution Control (Grants)
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Sports Council Grants
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Local Authorities (Housing)
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Rate Support Grant
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Standing Committee On Exports
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Transport
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Nuclear Waste
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Railways (Labour Costs)
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Road Construction (Contracts)
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Railways (Electrification)
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M5, Exminster (Site Restoration)
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Dangerous Loads (Spillages)
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Road Schemes (Northwich)
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Concessionary Fares
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