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Commons Hansard for 20 June 1979 (Volume 968)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 4.06pm.
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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Transport
Heavy Lorries
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Traffic Commissioner Licensing System
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National Freight Corporation
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British Railways
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Rural Transport Services
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Stoke-Derby Road
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British Railways (Productivity)
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Jubilee Line
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Railway Electrification
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Dc10 Aircraft
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Ballot For Notices Of Motions For Friday 6 July
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Scotland Act 1978 (Repeal)
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Efficiency
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Hong Kong
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Air Guns
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Channel Tunnel
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National Freight Corporation
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British Transport Docks Board
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Hull
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"Free Wheeling"
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Energy
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Regional Education Departments
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Industry Act Assistance
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Infant Mortality
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Tuberculosis
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Life Expectancy
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National Health Service
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Private Tenants (House Purchase)
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Education
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School Meals
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Oil Platform Construction Yards
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Elderly Persons
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Nursery Education
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Departmental Organisation
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Nuclear Dumping
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Public Expenditure
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Small Businesses
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Fisheries
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Teacher Training
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