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Commons Hansard for 18 July 1979 (Volume 970)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 5.01pm.
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
Material Damage (Insurance)
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British Railways Board
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Concessionary Travel
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Manchester-Sheffield Railway Line
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Fuel Consumption
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Channel Tunnel
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Nuclear Waste (Transportation)
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Commuter Railway Lines
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A39 (Wadebridge Bypass)
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Fuel Supplies
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Rural Transport
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Motor Cycle Training
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French Minister Of Transport
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Roads
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Commuter Travel
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Lorries
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Driving Tests (Metropolitan Area)
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Vietnamese Refugees
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National Health Service (Merrison Report)
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Abortion (Amendment) Bill
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Parliamentary Papers
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Vagrancy (Amendment)
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Vagrancy (Amendment)
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Business Of The House
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Clause 16
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United States Double Taxation Convention
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Council House Rents (Cumbernauld And Kilsyth)
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Sound Broadcasting
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Members' Interests
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Members' Interests
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Nursery Education (Clwyd)
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Idi Amin
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Regina V Deakin
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Home Department
Prison Officers (Injuries)
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Polygamous Marriages
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Gambling
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Equal Opportunities Commission
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Speed Detection Equipment
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Overseas Development
Belize (Banana Industry)
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Caribbean (Aid)
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Uganda
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Industry
British Shipbuilders
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Industrial Assistance
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Departmental Grants And Loans
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Unemployed Persons
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South Yorkshire
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Special Programmes
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Outset Surveys
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National Finance
Exchange Controls
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Income Tax
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Taxpayers
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Government Debt
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Estate Duty And Capital Transfer Tax
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Gross Domestic Product
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Government Stocks (Interest Payments)
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Company Cars
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Public Expenditure (Wales)
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Secondary Banking (Safeguards)
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Premium Bonds
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National Savings
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Wales
A487 (Penygroes)
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Public Expenditure
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Chiropodists
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Perinatal And Infant Mortality
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Wales Tourist Board
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Civil Service
Recruitment
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Institution Of Professional Civil Servants
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Industrial Relations
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Staff (Overseas Duty)
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Senior Staff
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Government Departments (Transfer)
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Independent University, Buckingham
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Social Services
Abortion
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Children Act 1975
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Supplementary Benefits (Contribution Orders)
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Chiropody (Ince)
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Smoking And Drinking
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Broadmoor Hospital
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Energy
Gas Prices
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Transport
Railways (Government Support)
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Private Rail Sidings
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International Permits
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