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Commons Hansard for 13 November 1979 (Volume 973)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 5.57pm.
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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Social Services
Unemployment Relief
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Child Benefit
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Sir Lancelot Mallalieu
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M11
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Social Security
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Petrol (Lead Content)
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Medical Herbalism
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Gynaecologists
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Poor Persons
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