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Commons Hansard for 17 July 1979 (Volume 970)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 5.00pm.
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
North-West
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Young Persons
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Enfield
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Times Newspapers Limited
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Jobcentres
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Tuc
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Statistics
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European Community (Ministerial Meeting)
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Microprocessors
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Industrial Disputes (Finance)
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Statistics
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Society Of Lithographic Artists, Designers And Engravers
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Special Temporary Employment Programme
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Unemployed Persons
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Manpower Services Commission
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Cbi
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Regional Industrial Policy
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Statutory Instruments, &C
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Business Of The House
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Business Of The House (Supply)
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Retirement
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Retirement
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Shotton Steelworks
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Orders Of The Day
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Supply
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Public Services
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Defence And Civil Estimates, 1979–80 (Outstanding Votes)
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Consolidated Fund (Appropriation)
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East Kilbride District Council Bill (By Order)
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London Transport Bill (By Order)
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University College London Bill Lords (By Order)
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Northern Ireland (Pneumoconiosis)
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Northern Ireland (Tattooing Of Minors)
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Sunday Markets
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Written Answers To Questions
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Tuc
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Enfield
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Home Secretary (Speech)
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Macclesfield
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Wolverhampton
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Public Honours System
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Wales
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Gwent
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Northern Region Cbi
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Scottish Cbi And Scottish Tuc
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Gosport
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Social Security And Unemployment Benefit (Abuse)
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Zambia
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Child Benefit
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East Midlands
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Somerset Wetlands
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Orf
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Enzootic Bovine Leukosis
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Police (Pension Increases)
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Immigration
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Capital Punishment
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Affiliation Orders
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Television Licences
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Domestic And Magistrates Courts
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Horserace Totalisator Board
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Tornado Aircraft
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Anthrax (Island Of Gruinard)
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Vietnamese Refugees (Liverpool)
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Industry And Commerce (Pre-University Experience)
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Departmental Grants And Loans
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Gipsy Children
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Special Schools
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Co-Education
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O-Levels
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Teachers (Wolverhampton)
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Selection At 13
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Social Science Research Council
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School Meals
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Future Trends
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School Leavers (Greater London)
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Nottingham " Evening Post "
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Greater London
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Manpower Services Commission
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Industrial Tribunals
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Press Charter
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Shipbuilding And Ship Repairing Industries
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Tuc
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Future Trends
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Disabled Persons
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Unfair Dismissal (Claims)
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Pay Policy
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Inner City Areas
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Statistics
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Handicapped Persons
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Picketing
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Wages, Prices And Output
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Skillcentres
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Northern Region
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Industrial Relations
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St Helens College Of Technology
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Manpower Committee (Isle Of Wight)
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Job Creation (Walsall)
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Trade Union Labour
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Microbiological Hazards
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Outset Surveys
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Oil Prices (Employment Effects)
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Employee Participation
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R W Mcconnachie V Danckarts Woodworking Machinery Limited
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Industrial Training Boards (Grants)
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Occupational Cancers
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Homes Insulation Act
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Rate Support Grant
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Tenants (Compensation)
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Rent Review
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European Co-Operation
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Council Of Europe (Police)
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Rita Nightingale
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Banabans
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Rudolf Hess
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Hong Kong (Expropriation)
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Water Mains (Wayleaves)
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Rating Revaluation
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Housing Associations
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Local Authority Manpower
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Murder
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Expenditure Cuts
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Public Expenditure
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Premium Bonds
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Value Added Tax
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Mortgage Interest
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Income Tax
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Personal Allowance
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Direct Taxation
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Capital Taxation
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Thresholds
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Personal Incomes
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Tax Revenue
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Coal Industry Act 1977
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Deep Duffryn Colliery
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Gas
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Rail And Freight Charges
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Road Fund Licence
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Southern Relief Road
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Regional Industrial Policy
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Post Offices (Closures)
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Industry Act 1972
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Office Of Population Censuses And Surveys
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College Of Speech Therapists
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National Insurance Sickness Claims
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Cancer And Related Diseases
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Child Benefit
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National Cancer Registration Scheme
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General Medical Council (Disciplinary Proceedings)
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Retirement Pensions
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Creaton Hospital
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Medical Certificates
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Tuberculosis
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Drugs
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Fazakerly Hospital, Liverpool
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Nurses (Pay)
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Disabled Persons
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Child Benefit
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Pharmacies (Closure)
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