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Commons Hansard for 24 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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Private Business
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Oral Answers To Questions
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National Finance
Gross Domestic Product (Growth Rate)
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Interest Rates
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Tax And Price Index
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Black Economy (Tax Frauds)
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Interest Rates
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Inflation
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Construction Programmes (Expenditure)
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Clearing Bank Profits (Taxation)
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Premium Bonds
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Money Supply
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Enterprise Zones
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Bank Of England
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Retail Price Index
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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International Arms Sales (Brandt Commission Report)
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Questions To Ministers
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Saudi Arabia
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Business Of The House
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Social Security (No 2) Bill
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Local Elections (Government Statements)
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Standing Committees
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European Community (Agriculture Ministers' Meeting)
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Ballot For Notices Of Motions For Monday 12 May
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Dartmoor Commons Bill Lords (By Order)
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Maternity Units (Grampian Region)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Employment
Job Vacancies
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Employee Activity Rates
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Statistics
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Retail Price Index Advisory Committee
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Heavy Weights (Lifting Regulations)
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Energy
Magnox Power Stations
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Plutonium (Handling And Storage Costs)
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National Nuclear Corporation
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Geothermal Energy Project
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Scheduled Offences (Northern Ireland)
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National Finance
Capital Transfer Tax
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Loi Monory
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Inflation
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Widows' Pensions
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Public Expenditure
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Capital Transfer Tax
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Budget Reactions
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Stamp Duty
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Value Added Tax Tribunals
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International Monetary Fund (Substitution Account)
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£ Sterling (Exchange Rate)
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International Organisations (Consolidated Fund Payments)
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Dundee (Inland Revenue Staff)
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European Community (Council Of Finance Ministers)
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Ordinary Share Disposals (Capital Gains Tax)
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Trade
Civil Hydrography
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Esso Petroleum Company (Agents' Contracts)
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National Film Finance Corporation
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Oil Tankers (Inert Gas Systems)
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Scotch Whisky (Exports)
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Textile Industry
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Washington Dc
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London Borough Of Harrow
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Dialysis Units
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Clegg Commission
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Tuc
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Common Market (Referendum)
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National Enterprise Board (Ex-Members)
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Scotland
Quangos
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Unemployment Statistics
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Dental Health
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Tayside Region
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Manufacturing And Non-Manufacturing Industry
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A75 (European Community Aid)
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Work Force (Public And Private Sectors)
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Whooping Cough
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Primary Education (Dundee)
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School Meals (Dundee)
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Home Department
Immigration (Italian And United Kingdom Nationals)
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Detained Persons (Assaults And Deaths)
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Immigration
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Electoral Registers
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Remanded Prisoners
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Offences By Minors (Parental Responsibility)
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Member's Correspondence
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Mrs Evelyn Williams And Mrs Lee Williams
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Casinos (Certificates Of Consent)
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Voluntary Services Unit
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Obscenity And Film Censorship
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Public Order Act 1936
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Special Constabulary
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Industry
Ethane Cracker (Cromarty)
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Sir William Barlow
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Ferranti Limited
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Lucas Aerospace
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Manufacturing Industry
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Social Services
Motability
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National Health Service Reorganisation (Management Costs)
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Fuel Costs
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Shooter Report
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Walsall (Ear, Nose And Throat Treatment)
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Unemployment By Entitlement To Benefit
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Transport
Road Users (Taxation)
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M1
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Commercial Vehicles (Inspectors)
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Motor Cycles (Noise)
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Orange Badge Scheme
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Rail Services (East Anglia)
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Environment
Local Authorities (Purchasing Policy)
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Thames Water Authority
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Anglian Water Authority
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Water Rates
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Domestic Water Meters
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Woolwich Town Centre
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Housebuilding (Labour Requirements)
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Supplementary Rate Demands
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British Waterways Board
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Housing Costs
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Gypsy Caravan Sites
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Housing Statistics
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Dwelling Completions (International Comparisons)
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Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs
Cuban Refugees
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Cyprus (British-Owned Property)
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Iran (Diplomatic Rpresentation)
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Iran (British Businesses)
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Iran (British Citizens)
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Iran (British Embassy Staff)
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Telephones And Mail (Interception)
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British Lions Tour
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Wales
Job Vacancies
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Employment Statistics
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Population Changes
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Employed Persons
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Employee Activity Rates
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Households And Dwellings
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Unfit Houses
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House Building Target
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Leasehold Dwellings
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National Finance
Tobacco And Alcohol Duties
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Coinage
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£ Sterling (Purchasing Power)
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Family Income (Budget Measures)
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Capital Transfer Tax
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Bank Of International Settlements (Charter)
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Customs And Excise Duties
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European Community Budget (United Kingdom Contribution)
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Estate Duty (Property In Lieu)
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Tax Reductions
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Northern Ireland
Departmental Manpower
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Bailed Persons
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Extraditions
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Serious Crimes
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Murder Statistics
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Ammunition, Weapons And Explosives
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Irish Republican Army (Firearms)
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Social Services
Supplementary Benefit
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Income Tax
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Invalidity Benefit
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Beer, Wine And Spirits
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Departmental Investigators
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Tax Thresholds
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