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Commons Hansard for 24 January 1979 (Volume 961)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 1.45pm.
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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Transport
European Community (Transport Ministers)
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British Railways
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Aslef
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British Railways (Investment)
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Departmental Property (Calderdale)
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Roads (Improvement)
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Vehicle Excise Duty
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Coaches (Safety Provisions)
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Speed Limits (Bedfordshire)
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Lorry Drivers (Working Conditions)
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Heavy Lorries (Access To City Centres)
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Tachograph (European Court Judgment)
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Kirkhamgate-Dishforth Trunk Road
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Roads (White Paper)
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Rural Railways
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Ports (Public Ownership)
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Statements By Ministers
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Business Of The House
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Essential Supplies And Services
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Smallpox (Birmingham)
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Sub Judice Rule
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Grave Diggers And Crematorium Attendants (Liverpool)
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Steel Industry (Employment)
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National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) (Amendment)
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National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) (Amendment)
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Orders Of The Day
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Overseas Development
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Chloride Metals Limited, Thorpe
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Second Reading Committee
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Forestry Bill Lords
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Education And Science
School Costs (Parental Contributions)
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Nursery Education (Macclesfield)
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Museums And Art Galleries
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Council For National Academic Awards
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School Milk
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School Dinners
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School Meals
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Soft Drinks
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"Food From Our Own Resources"
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Tractors (Directives)
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Farm Buildings
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Picketing
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Home Department
Ian Brady And Myra Hindley
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Illegal Entrants
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Deportation
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Arrested Persons
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Rev J P Haldane-Stevenson
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Prisoners
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Swinfen Hall Prison
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Immigration Detainees
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Mr Anthony Ledger
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Animals (Experiments)
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Travellers
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Mr Raj Mal Jain
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Children (Court Appearances)
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Juvenile Courts
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Cigarettes (Television Advertising)
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Licensing Act 1964 (Compensation Fund)
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Victims Of Violence (Compensation)
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Heavy Goods Vehicles (Competent Voluntary Drivers)
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Police Authorities (Notice Of Processions)
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Indo-China (Immigrants)
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Juvenile Court Magistrates
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Prices And Consumer Protection
Food Subsidies
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Company Prices
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Private Clinics (Operations)
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Retail Price Index
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Industry
Product And Process Development Scheme
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Treaty Of Rome
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Space Activities
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Industrial Disputes
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Spanish Steel, Shipbuilding And Motor Vehicle Industries
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British Steel Corporation
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Motor Car Industry
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Cutlery Industry
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Small Businesses
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British Steel (Industries) Ltd
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Industry Act 1972 (Section 8 Assistance)
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Steel
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Copper Tubing
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Shipbuilding (Redundancy Payments)
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National Enterprise Board
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National Finance
Personal Incomes (International Comparisons)
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Unrecovered Debt (Liquidation)
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National Land Fund
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£ Sterling
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Public Expenditure
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Gross Domestic Product (International Comparisons)
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Employment
Pneumoconiosis And Silicosis
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Government Grants (Merseyside)
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Job Creation
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Professional Consultants (Reports)
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Average Earnings
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Pay
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Social Services
Smallpox Virus (Shooter Report)
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Menières Disease And Tinnitus
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Greaves Hall Hospital, Ormskirk
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Family Planning
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War Disability Pensions (Disregard)
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Health Clinic (Birmingham)
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Hospital Waiting Lists (Greenwich And Bexley)
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Pharmaceutical Prices
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Mentally-Disordered Offenders
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Benefits (Industrial Dispute)
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Nurses (Pension Scheme)
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Secure Accommodation
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Scotland
Unemployment
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Tayside Health Board
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Administrative Jobs (Edinburgh)
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Hill And Upland Farming
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Local Authority Services
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Environment
Canals
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Royal Family Establishments (Maintenance Costs)
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Sports Council (Research Projects)
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Water Services
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Environmental Lead Survey
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Transport
Overseas Railways (Development)
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Seat Belts
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Lorries
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Kempley Road Bridge
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Roads (Expenditure)
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Train Service (Gatwick-Victoria)
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Motorways (Accidents)
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Transport
Rail And Bus Services
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Motorways (Accidents)
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Motor Cyclists
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Roads (White Paper)
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National Ports Council (Report)
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British Railways
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Pedal Cyclists
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Port Of London Authority
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Beverley (Bypass)
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Estuarial Crossings (Tolls)
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Road Conditions (Information)
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Road Haulage Association
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Tyne And Wear Metro
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Pedestrian Safety Barriers
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Driving Tests
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Petrol (Storage And Transportation)
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Essential Supplies (Picketing)
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Defence
Red Flag Exercise
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Officers
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Heavy Goods Vehicles (Service Drivers)
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Ambulances
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