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Commons Hansard for 11 December 1978 (Volume 960)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 1.12pm.
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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Public Services
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Interest Rates
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Perinatal Mortality
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Mortgage Interest Rates
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Coal Industry
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Vehicle Excise Duty
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Civilian Labour Force
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Industry
Sector Working Parties
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Kirkby Workers' Co-Operative
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Northern Ireland (Recruitment)
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Members' Salaries
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Members' Duties
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Devolution
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Referendums
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Oil Supplies And Prices
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Northern Ireland(Appropriation)
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Northern Ireland (Shops)
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Agoraphobia
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Home Department
Electoral Law (Mr Speaker'sconference)
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Latin American Refugees
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Police
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Extradition Agreement (West Germany)
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Prisons (Drugs Supplies)
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Political Parties(Broadcasting)
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House Of Commons
European Community Legislation
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Wales And Scotland(Referendums)
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Legislation
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Education And Science
Private Schools (Free Milk)
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Advanced Further Education
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Shortage Subjects (Retraining Ofteachers)
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English Language Ability
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Science Budget
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Employment
Employment Transfer Scheme
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Retail Food Trades (Wages Councilaward)
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Redundancy Payments (Employers'rebate)
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Times Newspapers Limited (Dispute)
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Provincial Newspapers (Dispute)
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Micro-Processing
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Trades Union Congress (Paysettlement)
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Technology And Employment(Consultants' Reports)
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North-West England (Skill Training)
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Trade Union Membership
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Cheshire (Employment Creationschemes)
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West Of Scotland (Wage Rates)
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Wages Councils
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Minimum Wages (Enforcement)
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Wages Inspectorate
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Microwave Ovens
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Farmer's Lung
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European Community (Social Fund)
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Energy
Chemical Companies
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North Sea Gas (Pipeline)
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British Gas Corporation(Gas Supply)
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Fuel Economy (Motor Transport)
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Nuclear Power Plants
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Fissile Materials
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Fissile Materials(European Court's Ruling)
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Civil Service
Dispersal
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Organisation And Methods
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Natural Wastage
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Pay Research Unit
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Divorced Wives(Maintenance)
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Divorces
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Family Courts
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Environment
Rate Support Grant
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Government Contracts
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Departmental Sites (Land Commissionpurchase)
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Betterment Levy
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Departmental Land Purchases
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Asket Hill, Leeds
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Pay Settlements (Government Action)
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Overseas Development
Tanzania
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Crown Agents
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Falkland Islands (Airport)
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East African High Commissions(Pensions)
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Trade
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Ever Ready Company (South Africanemployees)
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Business Names (Registration)
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Unctad (Common Fund)
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Agreements
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Leather (Dumping)
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Medical And Dental Officers(Armed Forces)
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Microelectronics
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National Finance
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Debt Interest
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National Institute For Economic Andsocial Research (Financial Assistance)
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Wales (Devolution Expenditure)
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Dieldrin
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Foreign And Commonwealthaffairs
Middle East (Peace Proposals)
(item number 1)
(id 4736d216-fbb0-469d-bc57-0e1720ee0a60)
Argentina
(item number 1)
(id 6b071847-d8f3-4223-a86a-b13a71dea70d)
Refugees
(item number 1)
(id 588a6495-04a8-42c0-a584-d7fa0f1f0e30)
Ussr Misha Voikhansky
(item number 1)
(id 5c3f2e7d-62d5-41e1-a316-16c61eb381fb)
Ussr (Nikolai Ivanovich Breslavsky)
(item number 1)
(id 5d155eeb-19d1-4589-8429-55a1461074d7)
Universal Declaration Of Human Rights
(item number 1)
(id 8c092d9e-fc90-4ba2-bf80-5a96cb383fd0)
Botswana, Lesotho And Swaziland
(item number 1)
(id 73f07730-ffe7-4064-a7e4-82f02dbe07fe)
Human Rights
(item number 1)
(id 929d3c8b-52b8-406e-877b-747d0a01441e)
South Africa (Weapons Andammunition)
(item number 1)
(id e0ae275a-65b9-49bd-ac78-8594b5d595c0)
South Africa (Political Prisoners)
(item number 1)
(id 87d05bba-2555-4996-a8ea-2a8a335273b8)
Indonesia (Military Aircraft)
(item number 1)
(id 73932524-e2b9-4598-b723-ea60981a1287)
European Community
Atomic Energy Non-Proliferationtreaty (United Kingdom Adherence)
(item number 1)
(id 622892fe-a8fa-45c2-bc27-6197519231e5)
South Africa (Ever Ready Company Employment Policy)
(item number 1)
(id aac8af0a-e47d-4648-aa67-b15a68925002)
Chile
(item number 1)
(id 6941be20-3d89-4ece-803b-55cdb3c59457)
United Nations (Disarmament Project Fund)
(item number 1)
(id 8aa0339e-5a51-4e15-954f-4363f7bd9641)
Munition Depots (Security)
(item number 1)
(id 97c797e2-a60a-4b70-9902-9ca54ae3f12e)
Cuba
(item number 1)
(id afe03fcd-b787-4765-b3fa-e398181db9cb)
Chinese People's Republic (Defence Equipment)
(item number 1)
(id 10d03d7d-269f-4c39-a8c1-49cc8b4cf168)
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