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Commons Hansard for 16 July 1979 (Volume 970)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 4.59pm.
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
European Regional Development Fund
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Unemployed Persons (Retraining)
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Seat Belts
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Welsh Language
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Hospital Buildings And Facilities
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Education (Expenditure Cuts)
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Industrial Plants (Closure)
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Expenditure Cuts
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Nursery Education
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Regional Policy
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Oil Shortages (Structure Plans)
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Arts (London)
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Industrial Archaeology
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Nerve Gases (Availability Of Specifications)
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Arts Council Expenditure (Young People)
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Arts (Value Added Tax)
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Performing Arts (Cash Limits)
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Duchy Of Lancaster
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Quangos
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Questions To Ministers
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Parliamentary Papers
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Shotton Steelworks
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Statutory Instruments &C
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European Community (Budget)
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European Assembly (Salaries And Pensions) (Money) (No 2)
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European Assembly (Salaries And Pensions) Bill
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Clause 2
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Grants To Representatives Losing Their Seats
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Clause 4
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Salary For Purpose Of Calculating Pension Benefits
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Clause 6
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Expenses And Receipts
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Interpretation And Orders
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Clause 8
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Short Title And Extent
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New Clause 2
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Allowances
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Title
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Hospital Services (Nottingham)
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Coastguard Service (Seahouses)
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Third London Airport
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British Airways (Gibraltar-Madrid Air Service)
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National Front
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Royal Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth
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Location Of Prisoners
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Female Earnings
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Ld50 Test
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Vietnamese Refugees
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Liquor Licences
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Indo-Chinese Refugees
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Taxi Fares
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Salt Ii
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Poultry Meat (Inspections)
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Aujesky's Disease
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Arts Council
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Welsh Arts Council
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Arts (Private Patronage)
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Vietnamese Refugees
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British Shipbuilders
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National Enterprise Board
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Advance And Nursery Factories (South-West Durham)
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Foundry Industry
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Post Office (Productivity)
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Aircraft Development (Fuel Economy)
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Videotape Recorders
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Robot Technology
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Factory Units
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Postal Services
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Steel Manufacture (International Comparisons)
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Motor Vehicles (Imports)
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Shipbuilding
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Regional Development Grant (Jarrow)
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Regional Development Grant And Aid
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Crocidolite
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Tax Revenue
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Lower Incomes
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Heathrow (Customs)
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Works Of Art (Public Access)
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Luncheon Vouchers
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Economic Forecasts
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Income Tax
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National Savings
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Rating
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Rent And Rate Rebates
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Rate Support Grant
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Housing (Maintenance Grants)
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Local Government Expenditure
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Departmental Grants And Loans
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Council Housing (Security Of Tenure)
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Construction Industry Manpower Board
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Thermal Insulation
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Rate Support Grant (Wales)
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Water Rates
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Rental Purchase Agreements
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Rent Increases
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Mixed Use Properties
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Northcote Road, Walton
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Mixed Use Properties
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Countryside Commission
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School Meals
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Local Authority Expenditure
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Universities (Full-Time Undergraduates)
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Educational Standards
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Computers (Wolverhampton Schools)
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Student Unions
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Public Utilities (Advertising)
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Electricity (Unit Costs)
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Oil Usage
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Power Stations
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Fast Breeder Reactor
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Oil And Petroleum Products (Exports)
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Nuclear Power Stations
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Teversal Colliery
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Coal (Exports)
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Deep Sea Drilling
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Port Of Leith
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Council Houses (Sale)
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Schools (Rebuilding)
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Tenants' Charter
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Rabbits (Damage)
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Departmental Grants And Loans
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Bangor (Training Centre)
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Prince Of Wales Orthopaedic Hospital
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A465 (Glynneath—Aberdulais)
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Forestry Commission
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Petrol (Lead Content)
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Family Planning
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Hospitals (Mentally Iii Patients)
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National Health Service Dentists
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Medical Certificates
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Vehicles For The Disabled
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Health And Personal Services (Coventry)
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Pharmacists (Remuneration)
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Family Allowance Centre, Newcastle
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Earnings Rule
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Children (Employment)
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Departmental Expenditure
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War Pensioners (Car Allowance)
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Area Health Authorities (Expenditure)
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Family Courts
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Training Allowance
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Children (Employment)
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Manpower Services Commission
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International Labour Organisation (Conference)
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Cancer Agents
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Jarrow
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Disabled Persons
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Youth Unemployment
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Occupational Cancers
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Germany
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Kiribati
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Anatoly Shcharansky
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North Sea Oil (Exports)
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Gibraltar
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San Salvador
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British Citizens (Chile)
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Chile
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Council Of Europe
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St Stephen's Press
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Pay (Independent Conciliator)
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Manpower Services Commission
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