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Commons Hansard for 15 February 1979 (Volume 962)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 2.11pm.
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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British Railways (No 2) Bill (By Order)
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Oral Answers To Questions
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National Finance
British Broadcasting Corporation
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Inflation
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City Institutions (Wilson Report)
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Budget
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Investment Income
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National Debt
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Tuc
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Value Added Tax
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Public Sector Borrowing Requirement
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European Community (Finance Ministers)
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Pay Norm
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Fuel Tax
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Vehicle Excise Duty
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Tuc
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Business Of The House
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Statutory Instruments, &C
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Vaccine Damage Payments Bill
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Airedale (Trunk Road)
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Adjournment Debates
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Home Department
Parliamentary Constituencies (London)
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Charities
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Elections (Postal Voting)
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Prevention Of Terrorism
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Picketing
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Prison Libraries (Reference Publications)
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Licensed Premises (Exclusion Of Certain Persons) Bill
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Not Guilty Pleas (Acquittals)
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Parliamentary Boundaries (Haringey)
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Police (West Midlands)
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Crimes Of Violence
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Seagull Autos (Green Guide)
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Legal Aid And Supplementary Benefit
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National Finance
Scottish And Welsh Assemblies (Block Grant)
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Borrowing Requirement
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Age Allowance
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Tax Thresholds
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Benefits (Taxation Treatment)
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Inflation
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Small Businesses
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£ Sterling
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Coinage
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Short-Term Benefits (Taxation)
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Incomes Policy
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Wage Settlements
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Government Expenditure
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European Community
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Retirement Pensions
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France And West Germany (Finance Ministers)
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Bank Of England
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Value Added Tax
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Tuc And Cbi
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Isle Of Wight
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Nedc
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Bexleyheath
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Prime Minister (Broadcast)
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High Wycombe
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Glasgow (Visit)
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Scottish Assembly (Campaign)
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Environmental Pollution (Royal Commission Membership)
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Animals (Export)
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Farm Rents
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Milk (Levy)
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Advisory Council For Agriculture And Horticulture
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Agricultural Produce Marketing (Committee Of Inquiry)
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Staff
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Potatoes
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Trade
Tugs (Flotta And Sullom Voe)
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Air Services Agreement (Malaysia)
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Iran
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Motor Cars (Japan)
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Fishermen (Safety)
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Textiles
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Tariffs (Reductions)
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Scotland
European Parliament (Coastguard And Fishery Protection Service)
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Oil Spills (Contingency Arrangements)
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Insulin
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Blood Donors
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Influenza Vaccine
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Electricity Generation
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Royal High School, Edinburgh
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Museums And Galleries (Grants)
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Professional Consultants (Reports)
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Employment
Merseyside And Kirkby
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Manual And Professional Workers (Pay)
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Incomes (Investigations)
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Earnings
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Temporary Employment Subsidy
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Social Services
Hospitals (North-West Thames)
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Drugs
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Health Authorities (Compensation Payments)
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Community Health Councils
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Child Health Computing Committee (Report)
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Hospitals And Community Health
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Invalid Care Allowance
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Middlesex Hospital
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Student Grants
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A-Level Awards
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Education And Science
Open University
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Vandalism
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Nursery Education (Hertfordshire)
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Biotechnological Processes
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Personal Tax Allowances
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National Finance
Duties (Yield)
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Pension (Industrial Deafness)
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Public Bodies (Members' Tax-Free Expenses)
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Taxpayers (Numbers)
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Civil List (Annuities)
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Civil List
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Oecd Countries (Nationalised Industries' Employees)
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Gross National Product (Nationalised Industries)
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Value Added Tax
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Government Expenditure
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Tax Changes And Inland Revenue Staff
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Contingency Reserve
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Cash Limits
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Tax Rebates
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Gross Domestic Product (International Comparisons)
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Prices
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Northern Ireland Capital Taxes Office (Career Prospects)
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Trade
South Africa
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Annex A
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Annex B
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Annex C
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Annex D
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Annex E
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Annex F
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