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Commons Hansard for 27 March 1979 (Volume 965)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 3.26pm.
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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Employment
Disabled Persons
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Overseas Footballers (Work Permits)
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Trades Union Congress
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Unfair Dismissal Claims (Upper Age Limit)
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Closed Shop
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Newspaper Industry (Casual Workers)
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Health And Safety Executive (Planning Applications)
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Unemployment
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Standing Commission On Pay Comparability
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Industrial Disputes
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Trade Unions (Ussr)
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Birmingham And West Midlands
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Unemployment Benefit Office, Knottingley
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Liquefied Gas Storage (Canvey Island)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Cbi And Tuc
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West Midlands
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Open Government
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East Anglia
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West Lothian
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Tamworth
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Nursing Profession
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Rhodesia
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Anglesey
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Messrs Aubrey, Berry And Campbell (Trial)
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Employment
Closed Shop
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Unemployment
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Employed Persons
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Merseyside
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Unemployment And Vacancies
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Job Preservation And Job Creation
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Hospital Theatre Workers (Occupational Risks)
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Trade Union And Labour Relations Act 1974
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Job Release
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Young Persons
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Working Population
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School Leavers
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Wage Settlements
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Work Experience Programme
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Job Subsidy Schemes
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Regional Policy
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Manufacturing Industry (Skill Shortages)
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Health And Safety Commission
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North-West England
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European Community (Council Of Ministers)
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Disabled Persons
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Employment Protection Act
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Tgwu—Waltham Roadways Ltd (Agreement)
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Prices
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Three-Day Working Week
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South Yorkshire
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Work Permits
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Quangos (Members' Allowances)
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Silicosis
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Hereford And Worcester (Social Fund Grants)
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South-West Region
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Disabled Persons (Wales)
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National Theatre (Industrial Dispute)
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Racial Equality
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Health And Safety
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European Community (Employment Ministers' Meeting)
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Contract Cleaning Industry
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Blackburn
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Pay Comparability
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Tachographs
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Environment
Liverpool Street And Broad Street Stations
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Immigrant Populations (Ministerial Visits)
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Rehabilitation Of Dwellings (Acquisitions)
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Community Land Act
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Allotments
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Public And Local Authorities (Employees)
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Housing (Bedfordshire)
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Direct Labour
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Waste Land
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South Africa (Sporting Links)
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Cement (Prices)
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Home Department
Scientologists
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Metropolitan Police Computer (Members Of Parliament)
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Constituencies (Electoral Quotas)
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Immoral Earnings
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Bouncers (Legal Status)
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Prisoner (Winson Green Prison)
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Police Officers (Statements)
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Immigration (Gynaecological Examinations)
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Education And Science
Community Arts
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Teaching Staff (Appointment)
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British Library (Somers Town)
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University Recurrent Grant
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Animals (Experiments)
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Computers
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Solicitors (Law Society Powers)
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Industry
Small Firms (Subcontract Work)
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Microelectronics
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National Enterprise Board
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Tanning Industry
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Meals-On-Wheels Kitchens
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Transport
Motor Vehicles (Registration)
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Vehicle Licence V10 Form
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Northleach Bypass
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Civil Service
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Ministers And Senior Civil Servants (Travel And Subsistence Allowances)
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Quangos (Expenditure)
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Pay
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Social Services
Hospital And Health Services (Teesside)
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In-Patients (Costs)
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Hampshire Area Health Authority
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Equal Rights For Disabled Women Campaign
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Marriages (Statistics)
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Alcoholism
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Paye
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British Petroleum
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Bnoc
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Bennett Report
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Benefits (Deductions)
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Arts Council
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Industrial Estates (Ground Rents)
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Fair Employment
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Industrial Training Centre, West Belfast
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Rents
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