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Commons Hansard for 19 June 1979 (Volume 968)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 4.05pm.
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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Private Business
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West Midlands County Council Bill Lords
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Greater London Council (General Powers) Money
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City Of London (Various Powers) Money
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Employment
Standing Commission On Pay Comparability (Staff)
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Job Creation
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Times Newspapers Limited
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Disabled Persons
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Unemployment Statistics
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Jobcentres
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Tuc And Cbi
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Northern Ireland (Terrorist Activities)
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Orders Of The Day
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Education Bill
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Royal Assent
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Education Bill
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European Community (Aircraft Noise)
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Bail Etc (Scotland) Bill
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House Of Commons (Services)
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Beatrice Oilfield
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Industry
Post Office (Accounts)
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Oecd (International And Multinational Investment)
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Co-Operative Enterprises
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Petrochemicals
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Naphtha
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Arts Civil Servants
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Scotland
Job Creation
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Agriculture Industry
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Roads (Expenditure)
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Ewes
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Royal High School, Edinburgh
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Insulation Grants
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Electricity Discount Scheme
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Shotts Prison
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Fishing Industry (Fuel Supplies)
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Dyslexia
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Scottish Development Agency
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Employment (Dundee)
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Environment
Home Ownership
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Planning Inquiries
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Loft Insulation
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Sewers (Renewal)
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Greater Manchester (Dwellings)
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Titanium Dioxide Pollution
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Local Government Reorganisation
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Waste Oil Collection
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Private Tenants
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Westhoughton (Dwellings)
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Inner City Partnership Programme (Birmingham)
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Land And Infrastructure Services (Non-Development Areas)
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Rating Revaluation
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House Building
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Local Government Services
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Peak District National Park
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Public Amenities
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Caravans
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New Towns
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Gipsies
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Palace Of Westminster (Central Heating)
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Employment
Public Holidays
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Job Creation
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Rural Areas (Training Schemes)
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Trades Union Congress
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Industrial Action
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Job Acceptance
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Greater London
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Unemployment (Statistics)
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Industrial Relations
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Advisory, Conciliation And Arbitration Service
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Trade Unions (Political Levy)
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Trade Union Legislation
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Short-Time Working
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Over-Fifties
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Jobcentres
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Industrial Productivity
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Health And Safety Executive
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Manpower Services Commission
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Electrical Equipment (Flammable Atmospheres)
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Development Area Policy
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Asbestos Industry (Simpson Committee)
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Trades Unions (Legal Contracts)
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Job Saving And Employment Creation
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Merseyside (Ministerial Visit)
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Keighley (Job Creation)
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Imi Kynoch Ltd (Witton Factory Fire)
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European Court (Webster And Young)
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Employment Restrictions (Women)
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Salaries (Purchasing Power)
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Home Department
Politicians (Police Protection)
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Sunday Markets
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European Assembly Election
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Electoral Boundaries
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Badgers
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Bedford Prison
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Defence
Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve
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Nato
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Neutron Bomb
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British Shipbuilders (Barrow)
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Energy
North Sea Oil (Service Vessel)
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Fuel Supplies
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Schools (Oil Supplies)
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British National Oil Corporation
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Heating Alternatives
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Petrol (Lead Content)
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North Sea Oil (Pricing Policy)
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Crude Oil Prices
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Coal Mining
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Coal Stocks
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Transport
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Passenger Mileage
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Motor Cyclists
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Vehicle Excise Duty
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Car Ownership
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Road Accidents
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M180 Motorway
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Trade
Textile Agreement (European Community-China)
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Broadcasting (Programme Schedules)
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Sea And Air Transport
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Aircraft Noise
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Beer
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Current Cost Accounting
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Coeliac Disease
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Rabbits
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Northern Ireland Abroad
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Vandalised Property
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Tax Threshold And Benefit Levels
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Tax Allowances And Reliefs (Cost)
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Value Added Tax
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Vietnamese Refugees (Customs Duties)
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Taxation (International Comparisons)
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Currency Circulation
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Trade Union Subscriptions
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Public Expenditure
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Cost Of Living Index
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Minimum Lending Rate (International Comparisons)
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Premium Bonds
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Petrol Prices
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