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Commons Hansard for 18 December 1979 (Volume 976)
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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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Education And Science
Adult Literary
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British Students (Overseas Studies)
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School Transport
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Microelectronics
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Mixed Ability Classes
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School Transport
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Educational Resources (Birmingham)
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Secondary Schools (Survey)
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Skill Provision And Professional Training
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
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Nursery Schools
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A-Level Passes
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Arts Teaching
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Nuclear Security
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Windscale
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Pratts Bottom
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Nuclear Power
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Rhodesia
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New Member
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Adjournment (Christmas)
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Business Of The House
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House Prices (Public Registration)
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House Prices (Public Registration)
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Orders Of The Day
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Consolidated Fund Bill
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Textile Industry
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Health Services (Finance)
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Polaris Missiles
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Fishing Industry
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Joint Centrifuge Project, Almelo
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Director General Of Fair Trading
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Agricultural Chemicals
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Written Answers To Questions
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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East Suffolk
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Tuc
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European Community Budget
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Budget Strategy
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Norway
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Nato
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Moscow
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Security
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National Heritage Fund
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Museums And The Arts
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Trade
Tariff Barriers (Asean States)
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Coal Industry
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Home Safety
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Suits (Imports)
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Uranium Hexafluoride
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Building Societies
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Home Department
Iran
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Overseas Visitors (Overstaying)
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Leicester Prison
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Immigration
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Operation Countryman
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Scientologists
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Police Officers (Arms)
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Mr Jonathan Pollitzer And Kay Douglas-Smith
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Select Committee On Nationalised Industries (Tenth Report)
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Industry
Mechanical Engineering
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Dereliction (Travel-To-Work Areas)
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Motor Cars (Imports)
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Strategic Metals
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Civil Service
House Of Commons (Official Report)
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Private Offices (Staffing)
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Steel (Import Penetration)
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Members Of Parliament (Salaries And Pensions)
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National Finance
Government Borrowing (International Comparisons)
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Statistics
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Currency Reserves
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Mortgage Interest (Tax Relief)
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Taxation
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European Monetary System
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Building Societies
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Public Expenditure (White Paper)
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Registry Of Friendly Societies
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Mortgage Interest (Tax Relief)
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Inflation
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Public Expenditure Cuts
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Public Sector Pensions
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Employment
Special Temporary Employment Programme
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Safety At Sea
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Manufacturing Industry
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Farms (Safety Measures)
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Redundancy Payments
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Young Persons (Grants)
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Employment And Training Activities
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Health And Safety Executive
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Advisory, Conciliation And Arbitration Service
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Engineering Apprenticeships
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Training Opportunities Scheme
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Health And Safety Executive (Inspectors)
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Meccano Limited, Liverpool
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Maternity Leave
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County Durham
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Social Services
Geriatric Hospitals (North-West)
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Squatters (Benefit)
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Scombroid Poisoning
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Accidents In The Home
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Industrial Disputes (Benefits)
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Reception Centres
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Retirement Pensions
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Farringdon House School
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Health Service Ombudsman
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Education And Science
Educational Disadvantage
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Expenditure
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Swinton Fitzwilliam Junior School, Rotherham
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Metrication
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Clegg Commission
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School Curriculum
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16 To 18-Year-Olds
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School Meals And Transport
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Local Education Authorities
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Religious Education
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Microprocessor Technology
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Universities
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Nursery Classes (Oxfordshire)
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The Open University
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Comprehensive Education
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Overseas Students
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Committee Of Vice-Chancellors And Principals
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School Welfare Services
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Disabled Children
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Russian And Slavonic Languages
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Mixed Ability Teaching
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School Meals And Transport
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National Union Of School Students
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Disabled Children (School Access)
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Plant Breeding Station (Transfer)
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Children In Care
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Oil Supplies
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Environment
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House Purchase Finance Review Group
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Sports Council
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Sir Robert Cooke
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Liverpool Exchange Station
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