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Commons Hansard for 20 March 1979 (Volume 964)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 2.59pm.
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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Defence
Defence Sales Organisation
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Northern Ireland
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Airfields (Defence Systems)
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Nuclear Capability
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Iran (Arms Contracts)
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Oman
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Dartmoor (Storage Of Dangerous Substances)
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Royal Navy (Defence Capability)
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Military Medal
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Central Treaty Organisation
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Hong Kong
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Frigates (Amazon Class)
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Polaris Missile (Test Firing)
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Queen's Flight
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Nato
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Tuc
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Questions To Ministers
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Statutory Instruments, &C
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Trade Unions (Secret Ballots)
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Orders Of The Day
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Administration Of Justice (Emergency Provisions) (Scotland) Bill
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Clause 5
Arrangements For Court Proceedings During Emergency Period
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Business Of The House
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Administration Of Justice (Emergency Provisions) (Scotland) Bill
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Clause 5
Arrangements For Court Proceedings During Emergency Period
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European Community (Energy Policy)
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Knottingley (General Medical Service)
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Devolution
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Sir Douglas Wass Memorandum (Inquiry)
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Tuc And Cbi
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Middle East
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Cardiff
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Chancellor Of The Duchy Of Lancaster (Speech)
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European Community (Trade)
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Edinburgh
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Havant
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Shetland And Orkney
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Race Relations
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Home Department
Animals (Experiments)
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Police Forces (Establishment)
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Spiritualism (Fraudulent Behaviour)
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Criminal Libel
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Divorce (Maintenance)
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United States Space Station (Sky Lab)
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Peerage Succession
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Children (Damage Compensation)
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District Elections
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Interrogation (Bennett Committee's Recommendations)
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Obscene Publications Act
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Civil Service
Pay
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Public Appointments (Women)
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Central Office Of Information
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Police Forces (Committee Of Inquiry)
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Education And Science
Dyslexia
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Secondary Education (Kingswood)
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Mobile Nursery Classroom Units
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Comprehensive Education (Essex)
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Schools (Book Shortage)
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Defence
Service Widows (Pensions)
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Anglo-German Weapons Convention Unit
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Iran (Chieftain Tanks)
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Defence Sales Organisation
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Service Personnel (Engagement Renewals)
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Central Treaty Organisation
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Expenditure
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Shir Tanks
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China (Harrier Aircraft)
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Service Personnel (Civilian Ambulance Duties)
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North Atlantic Alliance (Turkey)
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Polaris Missile
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Service Personnel (Retirements)
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South Africa
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Naval Ratings (Pay)
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Service Personnel (Electoral Register)
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Eastern Mediterranean
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Kenya
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Polaris Fleet
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Oil Installations (South Africa)
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Noise And Vibration (Inchterf)
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Employment
Standing Commission On Pay Comparability
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Average Earnings (Increase)
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Inflation
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Apprentices
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Environment
Council Houses (Provision Of Chimneys)
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Liverpool (Partnership Committee Meeting)
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Housing And Flats (Damp)
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Sport And Recreation
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Civil Service Grades (Floor Coverings)
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Council House Sales (Ealing)
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Roughtinglinn, Northumberland
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Land Release
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Liverpool (Inner Ring Road)
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Heathrow (Fourth Terminal)
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Vacant Dwellings
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Building Costs
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Dogs
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Trade
Devolution Campaign (Donations)
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Companies House (Industrial Dispute)
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Light Aircraft (Losses)
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Hide And Skin Exports
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Heathrow (Fourth Terminal)
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Unctad V (Common Fund)
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Import Controls
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Fertilisers
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Fisheries Protection
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European Community (Apples)
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Herbicides (2,4,5-T)
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European Community (Intervention Foodstuffs)
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Output
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Lime
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Common Agricultural Policy
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Industry
Northern Region
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Capital Expenditure Statistics (Leasing)
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British Industry (Foreign Control)
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Mineral Exploitation
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European Coal And Steel Community Budget
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National Enterprise Board (Loans)
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Appropriation Accounts (Overpayment Of Grants)
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Departmental Shareholdings
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Copper (Buffer Stock)
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British Leyland
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Meriden Co-Operative
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Manufacturing Industry Output (International Comparisons)
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National Finance
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European Assembly (Elections)
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Unearned Income (Elderly Person)
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Overseas Investment
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Cost Of Living (Increases)
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British Banks (American Acquisitions)
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Pay Policy (Government Action)
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Industrial Growth
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Profit-Sharing And Equity Savings
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Tax Amnesty (Fleet Street Workers)
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Work Expenses
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Childbirth
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St Mary's Hospital (Smallpox Laboratory)
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Operating Theatres (Atmospheric Pollution)
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Pensions And Benefits
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Burnley (Geriatric Care)
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Chemists
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Depo Provera
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Anaesthetists (Health Hazards)
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Primary Care (National Consumer Council Study)
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Mobility Allowance
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Severely Disabled School Leavers (Transport)
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World Veterans Federation (Conference)
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Elderly And Handicapped Persons
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Police Inquiries (Provisional Ira)
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Craigavon Bridge, Londonderry
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Rents
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