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Commons Hansard for 19 February 1980 (Volume 979)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 8.57pm.
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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Untitled Debate
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Employment
Redundancies
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Job Release Scheme
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Retirement Schemes
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Job Vacancies
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Pay Comparability
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Picketing Law
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Front-Bench Speeches
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Insurance Policy Holders Protection
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Orders Of The Day Supply
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Benefit Payments (Sub-Post Offices)
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County Of Merseyside Bill Lords
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European Community (Water Pollution)
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Day Nurseries (Blackburn)
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Education And Science
Examinations (16-Plus)
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Unemployment
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West Bromwich
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Armed Forces And Civil Defence Forces (Command Structure)
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Treaty Of Rome
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European Community
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Marine Affairs (Departmental Responsibility)
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Nuclear Installations Inspectorate
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Japan
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Trade Union Representation
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Scottish Tuc
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East Midlands
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Training Schemes
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Northern Region
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Job Release
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Occupational Guidance Unit, Manchester
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Redundancies
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Privacy (Younger Committee Report)
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Trade
European Community (Insurance Services)
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Motor Cars
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Life Assurance Premiums (Tax Relief)
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Personal Incomes
(item number 1)
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Eurobands
(item number 1)
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£ Sterling
(item number 1)
(id a02527d9-2659-46ac-b519-3d2fd7bb4947)
Construction Industry (Tax Deduction Scheme)
(item number 1)
(id c5bcfa21-4a00-4fe9-ab4f-a6c0dfa76b8b)
Northern Ireland
Job Creation And Industrial Development
(item number 1)
(id 3d293abb-be11-4305-a215-f757644641fb)
Public Debt
(item number 1)
(id 64ce598a-89d1-4515-924e-6dbd6543d0b1)
Companies (Registration)
(item number 1)
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Constitutional Conference
(item number 1)
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De Lorean Motor Car Company
(item number 1)
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