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Commons Hansard for 19 December 1979 (Volume 976)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 7.31pm.
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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Untitled Debate
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Scotland
Scottish Fishermen's Federation
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Health Boards
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Fishing Industry
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Rates
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Scottish Development Agency
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Sir William Gray
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Cbi And Tuc
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Lord Justice General
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Education And Science
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Overseas Students
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Centre For Information And Advice On Educational Disadvantage
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Universities
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House Of Commons
Parliamentary Questions
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Forestry
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National Land Fund
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Pay-As-You-Earn
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Gias Uddin
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Immigration Rules
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Operation Otis
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Iranian Nationals
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Wales
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Road And Transport Budget
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Scotland
Scottish Development Agency
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Trawling (Otter Board)
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Scottish Tuc
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