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Commons Hansard for 26 March 1979 (Volume 965)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 3.25pm.
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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Wales
Referendum
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Job Creation
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House Building
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Marginal Land
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Welsh Office (Organisation)
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Schools (Foreign Language Teaching)
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Rates
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Hospitals (Gwent And Mid-Glamorgan)
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Royal Gwent Hospital
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Advance Factories
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Freight Traffic
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Sports Teams (Visits To South Africa)
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Scotland (Devolution)
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Referendums
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Select Committee On Procedure (Recommendations)
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Offshore Oil Licensing (Sixth Round)
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Employment (Kirkby And Merseyside)
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Statutory Instruments, &C
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House Of Commons (Refreshment Facilities)
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Defence
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Business Of The House
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European Community (Energy Policy)
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Coal Industry
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Dunlop Plant, Speke (Closure)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Home Department
Schoolbys (Unruly Certificates)
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Prisoners
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Air Weapons
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Rape
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Constituencies (Electoral Quotas)
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Immigrants (Arranged Marriages)
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Fire Authorities (Powers)
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Television Licences
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Local Elections (Cost)
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Winson Green Prison
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Hostel Wardens (Salaries)
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Firemen (Accident Insurance Cover)
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Radiac Instruments
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Immigration Statistics
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Procurators Fiscal
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European Community (Ministerial Meetings)
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University College, Bangor
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Lord President Of The Council (Staff)
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Barristers' Fees (Taxation)
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Civil Service
Departmental Staff (Birmingham)
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Pay
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Work Experience
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Scottish Office (Staff Suspensions)
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Secretary Of State For Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs (Speech)
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Rhodesia
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Sir Douglas Wass (Memorandum)
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Education And Science
Immigration Populations (Ministerial Visas)
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Microprocessors (School Study)
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Education Act 1944
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Teacher Supply And Training
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Quangos (Expenditure)
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Employment
Income Policies (Expenditure)
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Pay Comparability
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Contract Cleaning Industry
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Blackburn
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Slate Quarrymen (Dust Disease)
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Disabled Persons
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Wales
Development Board For Rural Wales
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North Wales Council On Alcoholism
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Tourism
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Rail Freight Facilities
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Job Creation
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Rates
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Unemployment
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Nominated Bodies
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Social Services
Immigrant Populations (Ministerial Visits)
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Retirement Age
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Departmental Employees (Salaries And Expenses)
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Elderly Persons (Accommodation)
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Food Shops (Cleanliness)
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Retirement Pension (International Comparisons)
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Nhs Spectacle Frames
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Health Service Responsibilities
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Supplementary Benefits Commission
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Private Practice
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Hospital Development (Cannock Chase)
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Deaf And Blind Persons
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Speakman Committee Report
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Chemist Contractors
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Industry
Hs146 And A310
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Small Firms
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Paper And Board Industry
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64K Ram
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Microelectronics
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British Steel Corporation
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British Shipbuilders (Corporate Plan)
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National Coal Board And British Steel Corporation
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Shipyards
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Companies (Departmental Shareholdings)
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Blackburn (Industrial Assistance)
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Meriden Workers' Co-Operative
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Ford Motor Company Limited (Lorraine Site)
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Investment Grants (Overpayments)
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Merseyside Special Development Area
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Energy
Fuel Utilisation
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Pneumoconiosis (Compensation Scheme)
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Coal Mines
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Electricity Generation
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Fuel Oil Supplies (North-West England)
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Quangos (Expenditure)
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Nuclear Power Station (Denver, Norfolk)
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National Finance
Income Tax (Indexation)
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European Community (Vat Constraints)
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Income Tax Relief
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Isle Of Man (Financial Contribution)
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Incomes, Profits And Government Expenditure
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Taxpayers
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Luncheon Vouchers
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Textile Companies (Special Assistance)
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Pay Settlements (Government Action)
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Capital Taxes Office
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Productivity
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Charities
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Northern Ireland Capital Taxes Office
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Scotland
Roads (Repairs And Maintenance)
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Microprocessors
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Hackney Carriages (Hamilton)
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River Teviot (Road Bridge)
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A7 (Hawick-Carlisle)
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Free School Milk
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Quangos (Expenditure)
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Farming Businesses
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Defence
Gallantry Awards
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Expenditure (Scotland)
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Chieftain Tanks
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Research And Development
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Service Personnel (Resignations)
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Northern Ireland (Service Men's Flours)
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Expenditure
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Northern Ireland
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Seadart And Seawolf
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Baor (Pay)
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Defence Research And Intramural Resources Committee
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International Military Services Limited
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Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve
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Service Personnel (Electoral Register)
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Nato Countries (Defence Budgets)
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Environment
Coal Exchange, Cardiff
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Second Chance Education
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Council Houses
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Housing Expenditure
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Compulsory Purchase Orders
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Refuse Collection And Disposal
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Rate Support Grant (London And Essex)
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Solon Housing Association
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Roads (Macclesfield)
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Northgate House, Derby
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House Building (Gloucestershire)
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Mortgage Interest (Tax Relief)
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Local Authority Investment
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Northern Ireland
House Improvement Grants
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Alcohol
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Politicians (Police Protection)
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European Community
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Provisional Irish Republican Army (Chief Of Staff)
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Madams Bank Bridge
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Rents
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