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Commons Hansard for 5 February 1979 (Volume 962)

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Commons Chamber

Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.

House Of Commons

Prayers

Written Answers

Content for Written Answers.

Written Answers To Questions

Home Department

Immigrants (Gynaecological Examination)

Immigration Laws (Prosecutions)

Licensing Laws

Local Government Elections

Liquor Licences (Carlisle)

Picketers (Arrest By Metropolitan Police)

Overseas Development

European Community (Commissioners)

Falkland Islands (Airport)

Ex-Colonial Civil Servants (Pensions)

Directorate Of Overseas Surveys

Zambia

Year Of The Child

Civil Service

Open Government (Overseas Experience)

Computers (Preferential Procurement Policy)

Glue Sniffing

Wales

Referendum (Poll Staff)

Small Firms

Building Societies (Loans)

County Councils (Expenditure)

Economic And Industrial Problems

Hospitals (Industrial Disputes)

Trade

Films (Exhibitors' Quota)

Gatwick (Scheduled Air Services)

Comecon

European Community

Direct Elections

Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs

Lomé Convention

Expenditure

Departmental Documents

Agriculture, Fisheries And Food

Afforestation

Thames Flood Barrier

European Community (Commodity Surpluses)

Employment

British Approval Service (Electrical Equipment)

Industrial Relations

Enforcement And Prosecution (Crown Immunity)

Small Firms

Homeworkers Advisory Committee

Vacancies (Notification)

Construction Industry (Greater London)

Central Arbitration Committee

Job Creation

Picketing

Law Of Nuisance

Mr John Boyle And Mr Jim Taylor

Industry

Seel House Printing Company

Naphtha And Polymers

Microelectronics

Microprocessor Production (Wales)

Software Skills

British Shipbuilders Limited

Burndept Electronics Limited

International Computers Limited

Kirkby Manufacturing (Engineering) Co Ltd

European Regional Development Grants

Energy

Oil Rigs (Security)

Energy Conservation

Inert Gas Systems (Tankers)

National Coal Board (Grants And Subsidies)

Stirlingshire—Clackmannan Coalfield

European Community (Fusion Programme)

Construction Site, Portavadie

Coal Industry (South Wales)

Coal Output

Gas Cookers

Coal (Production And Consumption)

Coal Mining

Oil (Continental Shelf)

Petrol Consumption (Test Procedures)

Secretary Of State (Discussions)

Nuclear Power Station (Druridge Bay, Northumberland)

Education And Science

Students

16 To 19-Year-Olds (Grant)

Grants (Parental Contribution)

University College, Buckingham

Software Skills

University Of Birmingham

University Grants Committee

Universities (Industrial Democracy)

Cheshire

Legislative Programme

European Community (Direct Elections)

Referendum Campaigns

National Finance

Capital Transfer Tax

Taxation And National Insurance Contributions

Corporation And Income Tax

Child Tax Allowances

Financial Institutions (Channel Islands And Isle Of Man)

Industrial Innovation

Tax Allowances And Reliefs

Tax Relief (Business Expenses)

Inflation And Exchange Rates

Isle Of Man

Self-Employed Persons

Taxation (International Comparisons)

Stock Relief

Government Expenditure (Departmental Breakdown)

Personal Allowances

Social Services

Supplementary Benefit (Scotland)

Leukaemia

Cancer (Adrenal Gland)

Cancer

Ambulance Service

Supplementary Benefit

Poverty Trap

National Health Service Employees (Pay Structure And Negotiating Machinery)

Mentally Iii And Mentally Handicapped (Cornwall)

Maternity Homes (Hull)

Ambulance Drivers

Hospital Beds (Carlisle)

Perinatal And Neonatal Mortality Rates (Cheshire)

Year Of The Child

Nurses (Pay)

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Family Incomes

Seasonal Workers (Unemployment Benefit)

Death Grant

Cigarette Packets (Health Warning)

Prices And Consumer Protection

Water Charges

Regional Price Variations

Scotland

Petrochemicals

Woodlands

Employment

Less Favoured Areas (Livestock Compensatory Amounts)

Glue Sniffing

Environment

Oil (Onshore Extraction)

House Building (Resource Allocation)

West Cross Route (Access To Papers)

Public Inquiries (Papers)

A283

Cleansing Services (Croydon)

Land Use Planning

Palace Of Westminster (Heating)

Refuse Disposal (Greater London Council)

Transport

Oil Tankers

Railway Crossing Barriers

A436 Bypass, Cheltenham

Level Crossings (Accidents)

M25 (Beaconsfield)

British Railways Board (Company Holding)

Defence

New Frigate (Gosport)

Pay And Pensions

Biological And Virological Research

Ulster Defence Regiment

Military Personnel (Civil Tasks)

Iran

Northern Ireland

Valuations (Dwellings)

Distributive And Allied Trades

Electricity (Disconnections)

Planning Applications

Cockcroft Report

Disabled Civil Servants

Population Figures

Tenants (Access To Rent Tribunals)

Electricity Payments(Overdue Bills)

Council Housing (Sales)

Mentally Handicapped Persons (Carrickfergus)

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Commons Hansard for 5 February 1979 (Volume 962)

Commons Chamber

Oral Answers To Questions

Energy

Overseas Development

Bill Presented

Orders Of The Day

Petition

Written Answers

Home Department

Overseas Development

Civil Service

Wales

Trade

European Community

Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs

Agriculture, Fisheries And Food

Employment

Industry

Energy

Education And Science

National Finance

Social Services

Prices And Consumer Protection

Scotland

Environment

Transport

Defence

Northern Ireland

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