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Commons Hansard for 26 February 1980 (Volume 979)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 9.00pm.
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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Private Business
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Stevenage Development Authority Bill (By Order)
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Greater London Council (General Powers) (No 2) Bill (By Order)
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London Transport (No 2) Bill (By Order)
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British Railways Bill (By Order)
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Social Services
Family Income
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Child Benefit
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Pensions (Life Expectancy)
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Shawbury Community School
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Hospitals (Derbyshire)
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Mr A J Gardham
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Retirement Pension
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Hospital Waiting Lists (Staffordshire)
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Flowers Report
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Medical Education
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Lambeth, Southwark And Lewisham Area Health Authority
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Orders Of The Day
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Written Answers To Questions
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Home Department
Custody
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Subversive Acts
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Overseas Development
Jamaica
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Pakistan
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Turkey
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Turks And Caicos Islands
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Rhodesia
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Child-To-Child Programme
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Trade
British Airports Authority
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Manufactures
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Textiles (Imports)
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Art Exports
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Arsnic Trichloride Canisters
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Ss "Tozeur"
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Defence
Main Battle Tank
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Anti-Tank Missiles
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Insulation Grants
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Recruitment Policy
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Colonels (Pay And Pensions)
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Employment
Industrial Accidents
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Disabled Persons
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Nuclear Installations Inspectorate
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Licensed Nuclear Installations
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Incomes
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Mines And Quarries Legislation
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Nuclear Installations Inspectorate
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Job Release Scheme
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Industrial Disputes
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Industry
British Steel Corporation
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Office Machinery
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Post Office
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Unpaid Telephone Accounts
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Microprocessor Surveys
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Aircraft And Shipbuilding (Compensation Settlements)
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West Glamorgan (Development Area Status)
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Co-Operative Development Agency
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Microprocessor Application Project
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Steel Consumption
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Sealed Lead Acid Batteries
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National Finance
Tax Thresholds
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Interest Rates
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Income Tax
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Stamp Duty
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Stock Relief
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Capital Transfer Tax
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Textiles (Imports)
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Value Added Tax
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Trade Union Officials (Expenses)
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Tax Frauds
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Senior Civil Servants
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Capital Outflow
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Transport
Departmental Publications
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British Railways Track
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Dipped Headlights
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Trunk Road Schemes
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Social Services
Benefits (Payment)
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Arthritis
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Children In Care
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Lambeth, Southwark And Lewisham Area Health Authority
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1981 Census Of Population
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National Health Service (Administrative Bodies)
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Old People's Homes
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Dental Services
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Family Planning Clinics
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Industrial Disputes (Benefit)
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Retirement Pensions
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Children Act 1975
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Death Grant
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Drugs
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