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Commons Hansard for 6 February 1979 (Volume 962)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 2.08pm.
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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Education And Science
The Arts
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Professional Association Of Teachers
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Universities And Polytechnics (Overseas Students)
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Educational Maintenance Allowances
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School Charities
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School Transport
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General Teaching Council
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Research (Safety Provisions)
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Open University (Local Authority Grants)
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Secondary Education (Retford)
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"Higher Education Into The 1990S"
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Syllabuses
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Language Tuition
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Tuc
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European Monetary System
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Mr Bhutto
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Public Service Employees (Scotland)
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Water Industry (Pay)
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Early-Day Motion 213
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Statutory Instruments &C
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Early-Day Motion 223
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Picketing
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Picketing
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Orders Of The Day
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Supply
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Education (Industrial Dispute)
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West Midlands County Council Bill Lords (By Order)
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Business Of The House
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Skillcentre (Ashford)
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Secretary Of State For Employment
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Tuc And Cbi
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Torpoint
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Ladywood
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Castor
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Chief Secretary To The Treasury (Speech)
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Harrow
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Wyre Piddle, Worcestershire
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Macclesfield
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Hovercraft
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North Reddish
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Home Department
Traffic Wardens (London)
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Freedom Of Information Bill
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Unruly Children
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Illegal Immigrants
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Motor Vehicles (Offences)
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Police Negotiating Machinery(Edmund-Davies Report)
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Bbc (Funding)
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Public Service Workers (Industrial Dispute)
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Criminal Law Act 1977
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National Lottery For Good Causes
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Rhodesian Nationals
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Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 (Prosecutions)
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Eviction
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Employment
London
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Construction Workers (Greater London Area)
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Walsall (Job Creation)
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Restrictive Practices
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Varroa Jacobsonii
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Prosecutions (Northern Ireland)
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Messrs Jim Taylor And John Boyle
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Computers
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Industry
Mail (Sunday Collection)
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Industrial Investment
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Private Firms (Profits)
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Robot Technology
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Shipbuilding
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British Shipbuilders (Corporate Plan)
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Engineering Industry
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Meriden Co-Operative
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Education And Science
Mathematics And Science Teachers
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Universities And Polytechnics (Admissions)
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Half-Term Movement
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Public Service Employees(Industrial Dispute)
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School Leavers (Unemployment)
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Basic Skills
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Nursery Education
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Voluntary Schools
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Local Education Authorities (Statutory Obligations)
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Comprehensive Schools
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School Closures
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Open University (Local Authority Grants)
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Mandatory Grants
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16-Plus Examinations
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Denominational Schools
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National Heritage
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Speech Difficulties
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Comprehensive Education (Kent)
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Secondary Schools (Liverpool)
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Parental Choice
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Engineering Courses
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Children's School Records (Parental Access)
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Overseas Students (Financial Aid)
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Educational Maintenance Allowances
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Independent Schools
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City Councils (Education Powers)
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Higher Education
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School Children (Transport)
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16-Year-Olds (Work Experience)
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Grants
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Education Staff (Negotiating Machinery)
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School Parties (Old Mine Workings)
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Physical Education
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Environment
Lead Pollution
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House Purchase
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Transport
Regional Highway Traffic Model
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National Economic Development Committee (Transport)
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Road Construction
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Seat Belts
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Rail Tunnel (Woolwich)
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Roads (South Humberside)
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Trunk Road Assessment (Report)
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European Community (Control Of Vehicles)
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Scotland
Food And Agriculture Research
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Bovine Rhinotracheitis
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Food Science Research
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Epilepsy
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Mental Illness
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Death Grant
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Disabled Persons (Pension Schemes)
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Internal Debt
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North Sea Oil And Gas
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Employment Income
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Iran
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Pay And Pensions
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Expenditure
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Mentally Handicapped Persons
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