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Commons Hansard for 19 July 1979 (Volume 970)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 5.03pm.
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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National Finance
Value Added Tax
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£ Sterling
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European Community (Council Of Finance Ministers)
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Unemployment Benefits (Taxation)
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Money Supply
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Exchange Control
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Value Added Tax
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Inflation
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Minimum Lending Rate
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Recycled Products
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Oil Prices
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Premium Bonds
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Incomes Policy
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Unemployment Benefits
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Stamp Duty
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Disabled Persons
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Married Women's Incomes
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European Monetary System
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Business Of The House
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National Enterprise Board
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Business Of The House
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National Enterprise Board
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Capital Punishment
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Unemployment, Sickness And Invalidity Benefit
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Child Benefit And Social Security
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Members' Interests
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Heathrow—Gatwick Helicopter Link
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Tuc
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Home Department
West Midlands Police
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Police (Council Of Europe Declaration)
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Immigration (European Community Nationals)
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Equal Opportunities Commission
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Commonwealth Citizens (Registration)
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British Horse Racing Authority
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Deportations
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Immigration
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Petty Sessional Areas (Humberside)
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Short-Stay Visitors
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Trade
White Goods (Imports)
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Heathrow (Customs)
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Prices
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Oil Pollution
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Commodities (Tariff Barriers)
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Third London Airport
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Vietnamese Refugees (Shipping Costs)
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Civil Aviation Policy
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European Community (Maltese Imports)
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Gatwick Airport
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Gatwick-Heathrow Helicopter Link
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Horticultural Workers
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Plant Health Inspectors
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European Community Budget (United Kingdom Contribution)
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Plant Diseases
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National Finance
Widows' Pensions
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Minimum Lending Rate
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Royal Mint
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Value Added Tax
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Inflation
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Cash Limits
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Manufactured Goods (Exports)
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Capital Gains Tax
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Car Tax
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Money Supply
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Exchange Rate
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Premium Bonds
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Exchange Controls
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Companies (Employee Shares)
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Economic Growth
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Board Of Inland Revenue
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£ Sterling
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Scotland
Air Raid Shelters
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Boundary Commission (Recommendations)
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Local Authority (Housing Policy)
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Local Authorities (Car Mileage Allowance)
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Employment
Female Full-Time Earnings
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Closed Shop
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Youth Opportunities
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Assisted Areas (Training Places)
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Training Opportunities Scheme
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Apprenticeships
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Unemployed Persons
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Unemployment Forecasts
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Firms (Number Of Employees)
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Gateshead And Felling
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Environmen
Private Rented Sector
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London Docklands Partnership Area
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Housing Allocation
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Housing Stock
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Home Insulation Grant
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Sport And Community Schemes
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Fluoridation
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Expenditure Cuts (Walsall)
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Derelict Land Clearance
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Council Housing (London Boroughs)
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Local Authorities (Expenditure)
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Somerset Wetlands
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Housing (Basic Amenities)
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Private Dwellings (Rent Control)
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Housing Starts
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Housing Grants
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Mortgages
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Housing (International Comparisons)
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Council Houses (Sale)
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Council Houses (Cost)
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Energy
North Sea Gas (Flaring)
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Windscale
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Paraffin
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Electricity Generation
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Coal Mining
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Coal Industry Act 1977
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Departmental Offices (Heating)
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Oil Imports
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Transport
M25
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Road Fatalities
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Sheffield-Manchester Rail Link
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Dartford Tunnels
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Driving Tests
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National Finance
Libraries (Donation Of Books)
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Value Added Tax (British Bloodstock)
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European Community (Council Of Finance Ministers)
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Luncheon Vouchers
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Gross National Product
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Overseas Debt
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Social Services
Disabled Persons (Access To Buildings)
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Fuel Bonus
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Whiston Hospital (Abortion Incident)
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Adoption
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Disabled Persons (Petrol Allowance)
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Pharmacists
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South Africa (Reciprocal Pension Arrangements)
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Pregnancy Screening
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National Health Insurance (Self-Employed Persons)
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Abortion
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Alcoholism
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Pensions And Family Allowances
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Cancer Services (Children)
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Pendlebury Children's Hospital
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