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Commons Hansard for 13 December 1978 (Volume 960)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 1.13pm.
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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Scotland
Housing (Condensation)
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Careers Officers (Dispute)
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Murder And Violent Crime(Convicted Persons)
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Feral Mink
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Road Traffic Laws (Breath Tests)
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Vehicle Excise Duty
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Secondary School Teachers
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Overseas Footballers
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Aliment And Periodical Allowances
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Scottish Assembly
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Domestic Rates
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Carse Of Gowrie
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Hospital Waiting Lists
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A92 (South Angus)
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Royal High School, Edinburgh
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Caravan Site Licences
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Sheriff Court Facilities
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Procurator Fiscal, Oban
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Warrant Sales (Lawcommission Report)
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Criminal Charges(Procedure)
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Trawler "Acacia Wood "(Loss)
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Criminal Justice Act 1967(Amendment)
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Counter-Inflation Policy
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European Monetarysystem
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Common Agriculturalpolicy
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Bristol East Loop Road
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Scotland
Animal Welfare And Conservation
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Concessionary Fares
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Planning Applications (Privateproperty)
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Council Houses (Sale)
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Local Authority Staff (Pay)
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Education
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Fishing Industry
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Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977
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Economic Activity
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Prison Service
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Tenants' Rights
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Lime
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Orkney And Shetland(Freight Charges)
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Unemployment
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Nuclear Power Plants(Decommissioning)
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Brodie Castle, Morayshire
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Secondary Schools (Staffing)
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Employment
Work Permits
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Hotel And Catering
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Resident Domestic Workers And Nursing Auxiliaries
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Special Commonwealth Quotas
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Chemical Industry
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Remploy (Hartlepool)
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Microelectronics (Joint Study)
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May Day Public Holiday
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British Rail Engineering Ltd (Asbestosis)
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Asbestos Advisory Committee (Report)
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Pneumoconiosis
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Pay Settlements (Government Action)
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Wages Councils Awards
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Community Industry
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Major Wigglesworth
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Banabans
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Cocom Countries
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Newly Industrialised Countries
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Transport
Sunderland (Port)
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Railways (Expenditure)
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Rate Support Grant
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Concessionary Fares
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Accidents (Statistical Returns)
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Railways (Electrification)
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Motor Cycles (Noise Levels)
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Courts (Glasgow)
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Agriculture, Fisheries Andfood
European Community(Monetary Compensatory Amounts)
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Fish Farming
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Biotechnology
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Potatoes (Marketing)
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Land Ownership(Wyre Forest)
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Energy
National Coal Board (Pay Andproductivity)
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Biotechnology
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Oil And Petrochemical Industries
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Cardigan Bay (Well Drilling)
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Fuel Bills (Payment)
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Home Department
Manslaughter
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Soliciting (Prison Sentences)
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Imprisoned Persons (Non-Criminalcategories)
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Vagrancy
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Sex Offenders (Hormone Treatment)
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Detained Persons (Costs)
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Prisoners
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Motor Cycles (Noise Level)
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Television Licences
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British Broadcasting Association(Parliamentary Broadcasting)
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Television Advertising
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Electoral Register (Working Partyreport)
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General Elections (Postal Votes)
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Metropolitan Police Areas(Arrests)
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Northern Ireland
Infant Mortality, Childbirth And Rubella
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Statutory Bodies (Appointments)
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Houses (Net Annual Value)
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Employment Transfer Scheme
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Trade
Third World Countries
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European Common Fund
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Newly Industrialised Countries
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China
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Social Services
Maternity Grant
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Benefits
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Spectacles (Children)
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Eraldin
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Drugs (Adverse Reactions)
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Fluoridation
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Hospital Waiting Lists (Cheshire)
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University College Hospital, London
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Overseas Countries (Reciprocity)
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Hospital Beds
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Canada (Reciprocity)
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Family Income Supplement(Departmental Staff)
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School Leavers (Supplementary Benefitentitlement)
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Lead Pollution (Inner City Areas)
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Biotechnology
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Contraceptive Injections
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Dentists
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King's Lynn (District General Hospital)
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Pensioners (Christmas Bonus)
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Dental Charges
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Special Hospitals (Patients' Transfers)
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Vitamin Drops And Tablets
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Industry
European Investment Bank(Project Finance)
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Assisted Areas (Finance)
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Intermediate Areas (Europeaninvestment Bank Finance)
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Biotechnology
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Manufacturing Industry(World Competitiveness)
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Microelectronics
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Machine Tool Industry Scheme
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National Finance
Capital Transfer Tax
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Public Expenditure
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European Community (Funds)
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Small Firms (Equity Investment)
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Government Contracts
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Members' Of Parliament(Taxfree Expenses)
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Education And Science
Esperanto And Amharic Slovene
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Trade Union Officials (Training)
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St Osyth Primary School(New School Room)
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Biotechnology
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Microelectronics
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Environment
Leasehold Enfranchisement
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Empty Houses (London)
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Dorset (Oil And Natural Gasdevelopment)
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Havering
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Overseas Development
Expenditure
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Council On International Development
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Bilateral Aid Programme
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Developing Countries (United Kingdominterdependence)
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Third World Countries(Industrial Developments)
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European Community(Economic And Socialcommittee)
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Royal Commissions (Officialsecrets Act)
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