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Commons Hansard for 21 November 1979 (Volume 974)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 6.27pm.
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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Oral Answers To Questions
Scotland
School Transport
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Rural Areas
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Optical Charges
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Western Isles (Development Programme)
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Town And Country Planning Act 1972
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Geriatric Beds
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Education (Expenditure Cuts)
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School Meals, Milk And Transport
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Fishing Industry
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School Transport
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Planning Controls
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Colleges Of Education
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European Regional Development Fund
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Petrochemical Development
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Rate Support Grant
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Out-Patients (Ambulance Provision)
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Lord Justice General
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Criminal Cases (Statistics)
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Zambia
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National Enterprise Board And Rolls-Royce
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National Enterprise Board
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Mr Anthony Blunt
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Elderly Infirm Persons (Manchester)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Public Security
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Home Department
Prisoners (Costs)
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Criminal Records
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Crime (Staffordshire)
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Prison Officers (Hull)
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Firearms And Shotguns
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Children (Departmental Responsibilities)
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Vietnamese Refugees
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Gaming And Amusement Machines
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Transport
Jubilee Line
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Nuclear Waste (Transport)
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Tachograph
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Buchan Freight Line
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Pupil Costs
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School Meals
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Scottish Universities (Overseas Students)
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Teachers
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Nursery Education
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Employment
Long-Term Unemployment
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Textile Industry
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Weekly Earnings
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Job Creation (West Yorkshire)
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Industrial Disputes
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Retraining
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Health And Safety
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European Community—United Kingdom (Balance Of Trade)
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Escalator Safety
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Short-Time Working Compensation Scheme
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Employment
Wolverhampton
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Small Firms
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Noise Levels
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Special Temporary Employment Programme
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Energy
British National Oil Corporation
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Anthracite And Phurnacite
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North Sea Oil (Equipment Subsidies)
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Wolverhampton
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Council House Building
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First-Time Buyers
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Private House Building
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Housing Corporation
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Homeless Families
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Liverpool Inner City Partnership
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Building Control
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Local Government Finance
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Chiropody
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Trade
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Chieftain Tank
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