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Commons Hansard for 10 July 1979 (Volume 970)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 4.57pm.
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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Van Diemen's Land Company Bill (Lords)
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British Railways (Selby) Bill (By Order)
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Felixstowe Dock And Railway Bill (By Order)
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Defence
Polaris
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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
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Air Defence
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Nuclear Strategic Force
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Service Women (Pensions)
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Service Personnel (Travel Facilities)
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Pay And Records Office, Exeter
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South Africa (Defence Minister)
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American Service Families (East Anglia)
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Service Personnel (Trade Union Membership)
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Hong Kong
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Fv Type 710 Osprey
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Nuclear Weapons
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Northern Ireland
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Tuc
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Heaton Moor
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Members' Speeches (Official Report)
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Rhodesia
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Statutory Instruments, &C
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Water Services Charges (Rebates)
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Water Service Charges (Rebates)
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Orders Of The Day Finance Bill
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Customs Duty (Personal Reliefs)
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Liverpool Inner Ring Road
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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German Chancellor (Arms Talks)
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Child Benefit
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Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Trades Union Congress
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Northern Region
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Amble
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Rural Areas
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Cabinet Ministers (Appointment)
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Caernarvon
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Burton On Trent
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Suffolk
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North-East Wales
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Early-Day Motions
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Ministry Of Justice
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Student Grants
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Schools (Central Heating)
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After-School Care And Holiday Playschemes
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Under-Fives
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Open University
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Youth Services Forum
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Dyslexia
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Babraham Laboratory, Cambridge
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Prisons (Medical Experiments)
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Prisons (Mental Illness)
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Criminal Offences (Imprisonment)
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Vietnamese Refugees
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Walsall Borough
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Secondary Picketing
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Immigrants
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Dependency Ratio
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Education Authorities (Expenditure)
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Employment (Dundee)
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Disabled Persons (Dundee)
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Queen's Flight
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Service Personnel (Resettlement)
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Tornado Aircraft (Crash)
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Ss20 Missiles
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Cyprus
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Expenditure
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Polaris
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Cruise Missiles
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Staff Dispersal
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Quality Assurance Posts (Dispersal)
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Harrier Aircraft (Sale To China)
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Shapland Report
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Reserve Forces (Bounty Payments)
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Jet Provost Aircraft
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Nuclear Deterrent
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Fighter Aircraft (Joint Development)
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Radar And Air Defence (Industrial Dispute)
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Press Information
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Mind Control Experiments
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Mr Charles A Senseney
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Value Added Tax
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Public Expenditure Cuts
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Disabled Persons
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Homeworking
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Macclesfield
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Standing Commission On Pay Comparability
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Underwater Training Centre
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Non-Home Office Police Forces (Pay)
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Fishing Vessels
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Microprocessors
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Old People's Homes (Fuel Supplies)
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Oil And Gas Development
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J H Sankey Limited
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Horticulturists
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Irish Congress Of Trades Unions
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Betting And Licensing
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Maintained Grammar Schools
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Pigmeat
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European Community (Imports And Exports)
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Lead In Food Regulations 1978
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Fishing Boats (Grants)
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Fishing Boats (Grants)
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Inshore Fishing Fleet
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Hang-Gliding
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National Building Agency
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Boothferry Borough Council
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Historic Buildings And Ancient Monuments
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Local Authorities (Official Cars)
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New Towns (Industrial And Commercial Assets)
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Pensions
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Family Income
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Trades Union Congress
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Personal Incomes
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Income Tax
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Taxation (Objects In Lieu)
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Cash Limits (Wales)
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Motability
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National Income
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Funeral Services
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Value Added Tax
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Pensions
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Children Act 1975
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Migraine Clinic, London Ec1
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Lower Incomes (Royal Commission Report)
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Infant Mortality
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Handicapped Persons
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Sickness Benefit
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Environmental Lead
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Family Impact Statements
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Inverters (Pakistan)
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Energy Conservation
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Steel
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Edgar Allen Balfour (Takeover)
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Motor Vehicle Defects
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A63 (Monk Fryston)
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Diesel Engines (Noise Reduction)
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Infant Mortality
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Test Ban Talks
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Strategic Weapons
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Indian Ocean (Peace Zone)
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International Sea-Bed Authority
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South Lebanon
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India
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