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Commons Hansard for 19 February 1979 (Volume 963)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 2.30pm.
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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Industry
Private Industry (Financial Assistance)
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Industrial Production (Disruption)
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Capital Returns
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British Steel Corporation
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British Leyland
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Computer Industry
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Investment
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Kirkby Manufacturing And Engineering Company
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British Shipbuilders
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National Enterprise Board
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British Steel Corporation (Investment Projects)
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British Council Of Productivity Associations
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Picketing
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Director Of Public Prosecutions
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Public Documents And Records
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Weather Conditions
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Banaba
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Ambulance Services (Hertfordshire)
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Harrier Aircraft (China)
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Business Of The House
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House Of Commons (Procedure)
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Immigration Procedures
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Industry
Special Steels
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Industrial Strategy
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British Leyland
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International Computers Limited
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Job Creation
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Industrial Output
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British Steel Corporation (Corporate Plan)
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Sector Working Parties (Performance)
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Sir Anthony Part
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Civil Servants (Retirement)
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British Steel Corporation
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Output
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Steel Industry (Import Penetration)
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Lucas Aerospace, Liverpool
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Dunlop Ltd
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Mature Students
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Burnham Committee (Teachers' Panel)
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London Music Colleges (Salaries)
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Chinese Students
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Expenditure
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Minimum Wage
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Maternity Pay
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Training Boards
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Manpower Services Commission
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Youth Opportunities And Special Training
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Manufacturing Industry
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Home Department
Prison Sentences (Suspension)
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Taxis
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County Council Bills (Notice Of Provisions)
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Magistrates' Courts (Committals For Trial)
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Local Government Elections 1980
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" The Governor's Handbook "
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Referendum Voting
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Fly-Fishing (Gwynedd)
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Wales
Tri-Ang Pedigree Limited
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Farms
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Sports Council For Wales (Budget)
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Referendum
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Air Wales
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Road Construction (Expenditure)
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Welsh Museum (Purchase Grants)
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Energy
Electricity Discount Scheme
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Coking Coal
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Coal Production
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Energy Conservation (Bromley)
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Power Stations (Fluidised Bed Combustion)
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Coal Liquefaction
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Hillingdon Law Centre
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Malta (Medical Facilities)
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Iran
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Rhodesia (Mission)
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Northern Ireland (European Assembly Elections)
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Slaughterhouses
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Agricultural Land
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Sugar
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Green Currency
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Tomatoes (Neapolitan Canners)
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National Finance
Banking Bill (Standing Committee Proceedings)
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Lone Parents (Tax Allowances)
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Devolution (Scotland And Wales)
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Inflation Rate
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Tax Rebates (Industrial Disputes)
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Overtime And Bonus Payments
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Government Expenditure
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Retirement Pensions
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Republic Of Ireland
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Internal Affairs
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National Economic Assessment
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Scotland
Referendum
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Expenditure (Strathclyde And Lothian Regions)
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Electroconvulsive Therapy
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Malta
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Textiles
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China
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Motor Cars
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Transport
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Sport
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