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Commons Hansard for 12 December 1979 (Volume 975)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 7.02pm.
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
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Environment
Leasehold Reform Act
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County Boundaries
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British Lions (Foreign Tours)
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New Towns (Commercial And Industrial Assets)
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Council House Sales
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Local Authorities (Manpower)
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Urban Development Corporations
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Public Sector Housing (Rural Areas)
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Inner City Areas
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Local Authorities (Manpower)
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Opencast Mining (Hindley Green)
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Development Commission
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Tenants (Right Of Purchase)
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Local Authorities (Expenditure)
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Building Regulations
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Local Authorities (Expenditure)
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Housing Investment Programme
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Central Berkshire Structure Plan
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Building Land
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Post Office Board (Industrial Democracy)
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European Community(Agriculture Ministers'meeting)
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Ballot For Notices Of Motions For Friday 18 January
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British Rail (Line Closures)
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Tour Operators (Control)
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Tour Operators (Control)
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Home Department
Prison Service (May Report)
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World Administrative Radio Conference
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Travelling Families
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Latin America (Refugees)
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Employment
Adamson Containers, Stockport
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Wool, Jute And Flax Industry
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Factory Inspectors
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Bentley Colliery (Train Accident)
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Temporary Short Time Working Scheme
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Keighley, Shipley And Bingley
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European Community (Council Of Labour And Social Affairs)
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Sheltered Employment
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National Finance
Tax Allowances
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Mortgage Interest
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School Fees (Tax Relief)
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European Community
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Taxation (Disabled Persons)
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Trade
Polyurethane Foam Furniture
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Coal Imports
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Safety At Sea
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Steel And Steel Products
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British Airways
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Departmental Functions
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Energy
Nuclear Power Stations
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Oil Supplies
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British National Oil Corporation
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Coking Coal
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European Community (Council Of Energy Ministers Meeting)
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Nuclear Installations Inspectorate
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Defence
Royal Air Force
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Aircraft Tyres
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Polyurethane Foam Furniture
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Low-Flying Aircraft (East Aberdeenshire)
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Education And Science
Truancy
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Teachers
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16- To 19-Year-Olds (Kingswood)
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Association Of Polytechnic Teachers
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Tame Valley
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Teachers (Mathematics)
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School Meals
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Polyurethane Foam Furniture
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Educational Disadvantage
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Bingham Report
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Social Services
Disabled Persons (Gas Prices)
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Family Incomes
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Hospital Treatment (Ineligible Persons)
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"Gatecrashers"(Departmental Circular)
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Emergency Treatment
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Patients (Records)
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Emergency Dental Services
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Self-Employed Persons
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Benefits (Payment Delays)
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National Assistance Act 1948
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Supplementary Benefit
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Age Addition
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Rural Pharmacies
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Disabled Persons (Transport)
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Hospital Patients (Sickness Certificates)
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Mobility Allowance
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Nursing Officers (Pay)
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Private Patients
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Drug Rehabilitation Centres
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Health Services Expenditure
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Female Employees (Ante-Natal Care)
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Transport
Severe Weather (Road Clearance)
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National Ports Council
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Tachographs
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Polyurethane Foam Furniture
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Trunk Bypasses
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Drivers (Hours Of Work)
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Cooper And Lybrand (Report)
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Disabled Persons (Orange Badge Scheme)
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Industry
Society For Long Range Planning (Report)
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Hoffman La Roche
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Steel Imports And Exports
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Clothing Exports
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Wales
M4 Motorway
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Derelict Land
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Dinorwig (Unemployment)
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Leasehold Valuation
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A55
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Lamb (Exports)
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Radioactive Waste (Disposal)
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Works Of Art
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Scotland
Student Grants
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Quangos
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Perinatal Care
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Teachers
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Pupil-Teacher Ratios
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Teacher Training
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Education
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Private And Grant-Aided Schools
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Clegg Awards
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Nuclear Sites
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Departmental Circulars
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Waste (Recycling)
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Council Houses (Sale)
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Control Of Pollution Act
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Water Charges
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Local Government Finance
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Bird Deaths (Mersey Estuary)
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Direct Labour
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New Town Development Corporations (Sale Of Assets)
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Local Authority Expenditure
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Inner City Areas
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Rented Property (Access)
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Countryside Commission
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Improvement Grants
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Construction Industry
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Nuclear Waste
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Inner Ring Road, Liverpool
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Development Commission
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Local Authorities (Government Assistance)
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Polyurethane Foam Furniture
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Buildings (Fuel Sources)
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Clearance Programmes
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