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Commons Hansard for 24 October 1979 (Volume 972)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 5.31pm.
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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Scotland
Herring Industry Board
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Council House Sales
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Scottish Development Agency
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Peripheral Housing Schemes (Glasgow)
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Scottish Development Agency (Investment Policy)
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South Of Scotland Electricity Board
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Ex-Police Sergeant Jamieson
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Industrial And Commercial Development
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Girvan Employment Area
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European Community (Council Of Ministers)
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Mentally Handicapped Children (Residential Care)
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Fishing Industry
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Scottish Tuc And Cbi
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Unemployment
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Islands (Ferry Charges)
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Scottish Law Commission
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Contempt Of Court
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Rhodesia
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Education Act 1944 (Amendment)
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Orders Of The Day
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Supply
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Government Expenditure
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Paraffin
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Duchess Of York Hospital, Manchester
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Home Department
Fire Authorities (Employees)
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Police (Firearms)
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Local Government Boundaries
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South African Rugby Team
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Police Officers (Duties)
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Prisoners
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Prisons (Medicine And Drugs)
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Scientologists
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Civil Service
Staff
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Lord President Of The Court Of Session
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Lord Justice-General
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Custody Orders
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Education And Science
Pupil-Teacher Ratios
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Nursery Education
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Redundant Staff
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Public Appointments
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Scotland
Tourism
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Scottish Development Agency
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Council Houses (Sale)
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Strathclyde Region
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Devolution
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Hill Farming (Review)
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Cattle And Beef Industry
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Moss Morran
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Prison Officers
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Planning Regulations
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Health Boards
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Rural Rail Services
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Fishing Licences
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Farming Industry (Aid)
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Peterhead Prison
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Local Authorities (Planning Departments)
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Caledonian Retirement Homes Association Ltd
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Colostomy Products
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Elderly Persons (Accommodation)
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Albania (Sporting Links)
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Ayrshire (Rail Electrification)
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Geriatric Beds
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Industry
Black Country
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"Trade And Industry" (Article)
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Wool Textile And Clothing Industry
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Raw Materials (Supplies)
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Energy
Electricity Generation
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Coal Mining
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Nuclear Power Stations
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Gas And Electricity Disconnections
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British National Oil Corporation
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Plutonium Nitrate
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Rhodesia
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British Embassy, Jordan
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Public Record Office
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Spain—Gibraltar (Border)
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United States Of America (Visas)
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British Passports (Terrorists)
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Environment
Inland Waterways
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Rural Areas
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London Dockland (Land Acquisition)
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Community Land Act
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Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee
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Inner Urban Areas
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Advisory Committee On Co-Operatives
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17 Bloomsbury Square
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Ussr (Sports Teams)
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Barbarians Rugby Team
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Local Authorities (Staff)
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Petrol (Lead Content)
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National Finance
European Community (Cane Sugar Imports)
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Luncheon Vouchers
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Money Supply And Productivity
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Personal Incomes
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Manufacturing Industry
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Day Care Charges (Tax Relief)
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Capital Taxes
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Value Added Tax
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European Community (Finance Council)
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Northern Ireland
Boundary Commission
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Harland And Wolff Ltd
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Belfast City Commission
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Irish Republic (Papal Visit)
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Tattooing Of Minors
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Social Services
Homeless Persons
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Maternity Grant
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Departmental Staff
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Census (Ethnic Question)
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Vaccine Damage Payments
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Regional Health Authorities (Works Staff)
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Hospital Treatment (Pension Deductions)
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Supplementary Benefits (Prisoners' Families)
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Sickness And Unemployment Benefit
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Retirement Age
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Free Medical And Dental Care (Aliens)
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Medical Treatment (Italian Citizens)
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Population Estimates
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Disabled Persons (Telephone Rentals)
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Charing Cross Hospital (Child Development Centre)
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Heating Bills
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Population (Age Structure)
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Housewives' Non-Contributory Invalidity Pension
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Poor Persons
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Rheumatic And Arthritic Complaints
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Supplementary Benefit
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Common Fisheries Policy
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New Zealand Agricultural Produce
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Intervention Buying
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Common Agricultural Policy
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Employment
Redundancy Payments
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Early Retirement
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Elderly Persons
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Working Population
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Wool Textile Industry
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Advisory Committee On Asbestos (Report)
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Incomes And Wealth (Royal Commission Report)
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Standard Industrial Classification
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