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Commons Hansard for 21 April 1980 (Volume 983)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 10.06pm.
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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Wales
Economic Activity
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Enterprise Zones
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New Firms
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Pedestrian Crossings
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Welsh Language
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Council House Sales
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Mobility Of Industry
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Job Creation
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West Glamorgan
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Council For The Principality
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Self-Employed Persons And Small Firms
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The Arts In Wales
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National Heritage Fund
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Works Of Art (Sales)
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Northern Ireland (Security)
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Orders Of The Day
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Supply
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North-West England
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Yorkshire
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Criminal Justice (Scotland) Money
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Olympic Games
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Employment
Numeracy And Literacy Courses (Yorkshire And Humberside Region)
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Sheffield
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Wage Settlements
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Heavy Weights
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Employment Exchanges (Manchester)
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Tyre Industry
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Short-Time Working Compensation Scheme (Grimsby)
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North Sea Oilfields (Safety Committees)
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Licensed Nuclear Site Employees (Medical And Blood Examinations)
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Earnings-Related Supplement
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Clegg Commission
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Home Department
Police Forces (Ethnic Composition)
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Motor Cyclists (Crash Helmets)
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Sunday Racing
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Metropolitan Police (Beat Duty)
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Police Recruitment
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Departmental Manpower
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Badgers
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Personal Privacy
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Immigration
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St Paul's Area, Bristol
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Scarborough (Civil Disturbance)
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Police Forces (Community Relations Officers)
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Video Cassette Recorders (Licences)
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Television Licence Fee (Commercial Premises)
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European Community (Right Of Residence)
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Sound Broadcasting (Licence Fee)
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Court Procedures
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National Finance
Petrol Tax
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Payment Of Workers
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Privately-Owned Housing
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Pension Funds
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Cash Limits
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European Court Judgment
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Duty Deferment Facilities
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European Community
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North Sea Oil And Gas Revenues
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European Community Budget (United Kingdom Contribution)
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Treasury Long Tap Stock
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Indexation
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Retail Price Index
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Henry W Williamson (Literary Papers)
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House Of Commons
Refreshment Department
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Library Closures (Appeals)
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Area Museum Councils
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Local Authority Library Services
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Trade
Biggin Hill Airport
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Civil Aviation Authority (New Radar System)
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Departmental Manpower
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Estate Agents
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Postal Telecommunications Equipment Industry
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Car Tyres
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Manufactured Goods (Trade Trends)
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Development Of Tourism
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Energy
Coal And Oil Stocks
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Use Of Waste Heat
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Petrol Prices
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Electricity Prices
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Power Stations (Coal Burn)
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Electricity Supplies (Disconnections)
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Fossil-Fuelled Power Stations
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Nuclear Accident Risks (Costs)
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Bristol Channel And Western Approaches (Oil And Gas Sites)
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North Sea (Floating Structures)
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" Alexander Kielland " Inquiry (British Representation)
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Energy Conservation
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Irish Republican Army (American Arms Supplies)
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Paraplegic Games
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Olympic Games
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Central Africa (Meetings With Soviet Leaders)
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International Legislation (Application To United Kingdom)
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Industry
Departmental Manpower
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Steel Industry Dispute (Financial Payments)
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Regional Industrial Development Boards
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Northern Industrial Development Board
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Energy Conservation
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Postal Telecommunications Equipment
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Automated Small-Batch Production Project
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Grimsby
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Tyre Industry
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Fish Processing Plants
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Airbus
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Transport
Motorways
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Wrexham-Birkenhead Railway Line
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Pelican Crossings
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M40 (Birmingham-Oxford)
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Heavy Goods Vehicles (Mudflaps)
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Ports
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Social Services
Unemployed Persons
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Drugs
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Hospital Patients (Travelling Costs)
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Prescriptions
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Health Education Council
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Self-Employed Persons
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Communicable Diseases Report
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" Patients First"
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Child Benefit Centre
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Alcoholics (Hostel Accommodation)
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Social Security (No 2) Bill
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Kidney Machines
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Invalidity Benefit
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Child Benefit
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Defence
Garret Airesearch Turboprop Engines
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Turboprop-Powered Aircraft
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Ballistic Missiles (Warheads)
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Tornado Aircraft (Crash)
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Scotland
"Sea Transport To The Scottish Islands "
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Citizens' Arrests
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Disabled Persons (Employment)
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Local Councillors (Republic Of Ireland Citizens)
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Schoolteachers (Strathclyde Region)
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Longmore Hospital (Deaths)
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Hampden Park
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Environment
Select Committee Rooms (Renovation And Furnishing)
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Building And Construction Industries (West Midlands)
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Homelessness
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Private House Building (Land Supply)
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Water Industry
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Land Compensation (Home And Farm Loss Payments)
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Water Authorities
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New Towns (Sale Of Houses)
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Water Consultative Council
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Rescue Archaeology
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Housing Mobility
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Wales
M4 Motorway
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Tuberculosis
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Dogs (Cyst Disease)
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Council House Sales
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Second Homes
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Jobs
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Employment
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Serious Crimes
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