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Commons Hansard for 21 February 1979 (Volume 963)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 2.31pm.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House Of Commons
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Transport
Dipped Headlights
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Commuters
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Humber Bridge
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Road Haulage Association
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M6, Birmingham (Compensation Payments)
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Roads (Maintenance)
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Road Haulage (Dispute)
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Vehicle Excise Duty
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Roads (Gritting And Salting)
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Driving Tests (Exeter)
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European Community (Railways)
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Drivers' Hours (Community Regulations)
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Driving Tests (Cambridgeshire)
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British Railways Board
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British Railways (Dispute)
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Transport And General Workers' Union
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Road Haulage (Charges)
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A6, Leicestershire (Traffic Flows)
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Road Safety
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Humber Ferry
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Bus Services (Revenue Support)
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Questions To Ministers
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Ambulance Service (Industrial Dispute)
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Lytham Hospital (Closure)
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Ambulance Service (London)
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Coal Mining (Subsidence)
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Coal Mining (Subsidence)
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Northern Ireland (Rates)
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Northern Ireland (Judgments Enforcement And Debts Recovery)
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European Communities (Budget)
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Business Of The House
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European Communities (Budget)
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Orders Of The Day
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Customs And Excise Management Bill Lords
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Customs And Excise Duties (General Reliefs) Bill Lords
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Alcoholic Liquor Duties Bill Lords
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Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Bill Lords
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Matches And Mechanical Lighters Duties Bill Lords
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Tobacco Products Duty Bill Lords
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Excise Duties (Surcharges Or Rebates) Bill Lords
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Expenditure
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Fishing Industry (Hull)
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Scotland
Hydatid Disease
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Dundee College Of Education
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Orkney And Shetland
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School Janitors
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Roads (Expenditure)
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Employment
Merseyside And Kirkby
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Minimum Wage
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Manufacturing Industry (Unit Labour Costs)
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John Davies, Factory Inspector (Film)
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Abrasive Wheels Regulations (Leaflets)
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Tyre Fitting Premises
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Health And Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations
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Shop Premises
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Disabled Persons
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Voluntary Redundancy
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Deaf Persons
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National Finance
Tax Rates (International Comparisons)
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Stamp Duty
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Domestic Rates (Tax Relief)
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Public Expenditure
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Surveyors (Pay)
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Tax Thresholds
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National Land Fund
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Minimum Lending Rate
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Company Taxation (International Comparisons)
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Government Expenditure
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Income Tax
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Personal Incomes
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Overtime And Bonus Payments
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Allowances
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Inflation
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Value Added Tax
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Public Servants (Pay)
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Tax Rebates (Industrial Disputes)
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Social Services
Child Benefit (United States Nationals)
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Hospital Waiting Lists
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Perinatal And Infant Mortality
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Secure Units
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Pregnant Women (Vaccination)
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Joint Consultative Committees
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Pregnant Women (Drug Administration)
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Accident And Emergency Departments (North London)
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Perinatal Deaths
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Supplementary Benefit
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Ambulance Drivers (Dispute)
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Environment
Cadmium
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Inmos
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Coastal Protection
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Tenants' Rights
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Local Authorities (Statutory Obligations)
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Transport
European Community (Transport Ministers)
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National Ports Council
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A38 Tamar Bridge—Stoketon Cross
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British Railways
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Railways (Electrification)
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General Council Of British Shipping
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Tachograph
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Lorries (Axle Weights)
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British Railways (Dispute)
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National Bus Company
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Concessionary Fares
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Heavy Lorries (Environmental Damage)
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Driving Tests
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Railway Staff National Tribunal
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Rail And Water Transport
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Didsbury Road, Stockport (Pedestrian Crossings)
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Vehicle Excise Duty
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Port Of London Authority
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Motorways (West Midlands)
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Allestree Link Road, Derby
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National Union Of Railwaymen
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Railways (Freight Haulage)
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Automatic Railway Crossings (Farnham)
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Road Development Schemes
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Roads
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Trans-Pennines Routes
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Car Parks (Control)
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A1—M1 Link, Northamptonshire
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Roads
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M25
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Channel Link
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Council Of Transport Ministers (Meeting)
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Energy
Power Cable (Folkestone—Sangatte)
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Fuel Prices
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New And Renewable Sources (United Nations Conference)
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