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Commons Hansard for 30 January 1979 (Volume 961)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 1.47pm.
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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Aberf An Disaster Fund Bill
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Ipswich Port Authority Bill
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London Transport Bill
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Scottish Equitable Life Assurance Society Bill
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Severn-Trent Water Authority Bill
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Yorkshire Woolien District Transport Bill
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Inverclyde District Council Order Onfirmation Bill
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Solicitors In The Supreme Courts Of Scotland (Amendment) Order Confirmation Bill
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Social Services
National Health Service (Industrial Relations)
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Birmingham
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Tuc
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Questions To Ministers
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First Scottish Standing Committee
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Orders Of The Day
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Countryside Bill
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Countryside Money
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Smoking
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Children Act 1975
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Creaton Hospital, Northamptonshire
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South-East Thames Region (Resource Allocation)
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Public Sector Employees
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Patients' Charter
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Secure Units
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Lambeth, Lewisham And Southwark Area Health Authority
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Mentally Handicapped Persons (Hospital Residence)
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Invalid Tricycle (Replacement)
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Disabled Drivers
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Motability
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Common Waiting Lists
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Benefits (Convicted Persons)
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Trycilic Drugs
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Attendance Allowance
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Butazolidin
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Education And Science
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Eviction
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