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Commons Hansard for 25 February 1980 (Volume 979)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 8.59pm.
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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Industry
Tuc
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Steel Industry (Productivity)
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Inner Cities
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National Girobank
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Manufacturing Industry
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Post Office
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South Yorkshire
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Industrial Progress
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Steel Industry
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Petrochemical Complexes
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British Steel Corporation
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Post Office
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Productivity
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Steel Industry
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Director Of Public Prosecutions
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Master Of The Rolls
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Lambeth, Southwark And Lewisham Area Health Authority
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Energy Needs
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Small Businesses
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Social Security Bill (Allocation Of Time)
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Bicycles (Carriage By Rail)
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Home Department
Anarchist Trial (Jurors)
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Telephone Tapping
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Custody
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Parole
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Charities
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Metropolitan Police (Suspensions)
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Data Protection (Lindop Committee Report)
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Local Government Grants (Ethnic Groups) Bill
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Television Licence Fee
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Uranium Plant, Capenhurst
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Traffic Wardens (London)
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Detained Persons
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Gin Traps
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Rhodesia
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Sentencing
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Director Of Public Prosecutions
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Welsh Language
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Crown Court Centres
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Trade
Man-Made Fibres
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Tufted Carpets
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Tanzania
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Libraries Of Copyright And Deposit
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Gelatine Imports
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Lead Acid Batteries
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Furness Withy
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Employment
Male Employees (Productivity)
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Industrial Processes (Cadmium)
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Disabled Persons
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Closed Shop Agreements
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Industrial Tribunals
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Redundancies
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Nuclear Installation Inspectorate
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Unemployed Persons
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Unfair Dismissals
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Clegg Commission
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Lomé Convention
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Employed Persons (Purchasing Power)
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Labour Force (Lancashire)
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Health And Safety (Agriculture Industry)
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Disabled Persons
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Scotland
Housing Standards
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Tutorial Nursing Staff (Pay)
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Kirkcaldy District Council (Rate Support Grant)
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Microelectronics Industry
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Textile Industry
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Social Work Services (Tayside)
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Training Opportunities Programme And Community Industry Service
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Dundee Crematorium
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Local Authorities (Expenditure)
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Educational Institutions
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Wales
Welsh Development Agency
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Health Services
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Llanelli Skilcentre
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Unemployment
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Local Government (Expenditure)
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Job Vacancies
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Employment (Deeside Area)
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Reclamation Scheme (Greenfield Valley)
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Lead Acid Batteries
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Civil Service
Senior Staff (Employment Costs)
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Welsh Language
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Nuclear Power (Costs)
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Electricity Industry
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Miners (Pay)
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Gas Distribution
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Uranium
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Uranium Plant, Capenhurst
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Uranium Enrichment Plant (Lifespan)
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Urenco
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Uranium Carrying Vessels (Safety)
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Oil Recovery
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Nuclear Installations Inspectorate
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Cellular Waste (Oil Production)
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National Finance
British Petroleum
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Nationalised Industries
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Income Tax
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European Community
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Export Promotion
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Value Added Tax
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Education And Science
Multiple Sclerosis
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Huntington's Chorea
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Gce Examination Results
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"Sir Frederick Russell" (Refit)
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Student Numbers
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Industry
East Midlands
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De-Industrialisation
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Steel Industry
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National Enterprise Board
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Welsh Language
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Exceptional Needs Payments
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Sickness Benefit
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Prisoners' Wives (Prison Visits)
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Mentally Handicapped Persons
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Handicapped Persons
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Private Children's Homes
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Homeless Persons
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