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Commons Hansard for 19 May 1980 (Volume 985)

From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated 1 May 2026 at 5.12pm.

Commons Chamber

Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.

House of Commons (item number 1) (id 7a7569ad-46de-4ee6-8bc9-f3ab36ec951c)
PRAYERS (item number 2) (id 5202ea92-1752-4beb-bdbc-70b10f41ca80)

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HOUSING BILL (item number 4) (id cd31f8c2-e648-4422-8612-a07c79ef6a4c)
New Clause 1 (item number 5) (id 5889c754-96ea-4262-a034-a4ddf44c5f0f)
RENT ASSESSMENT PANELS: PENSIONS FOR PRESIDENTS AND VICE-PRESIDENTS (item number 6) (id 80646857-2cb3-41d8-bc0e-3e417f3e13cf)
New Clause 2 (item number 7) (id a9951a3b-b46e-4fbb-95bb-cd3390fbb1ee)
HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION: REVISED PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN OFFENCES (item number 8) (id 81ad033e-c5ac-4b5f-a3b7-4f6522040402)
New Clause 3 (item number 9) (id 8e567272-28d6-40e5-a861-99b9208a675f)
POWER TO COMMUTE TRANSITIONAL TOWN DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDY AND PAYMENTS TO RECEIVING AUTHORITY (item number 10) (id c7161d09-8baf-4ad8-be73-fc06d4d58c78)
New Clause 4 (item number 11) (id 211858c5-c53d-4ebd-91f0-2fa1bb54c729)
DISPOSAL OF LAND BY REGISTERED HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS (item number 12) (id b76dd813-8972-4254-b1b5-9bd812aabe89)
New Clause 5 (item number 13) (id a53a9e31-afd8-418b-bb03-7aaa4840388d)
POWER OF LOCAL AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE REPAIR OF HOUSES (item number 14) (id 58b6fbc5-1c08-40fa-b18a-c2bed0518eea)
New Clause 6 (item number 15) (id 32242611-acee-4286-b3d0-dd327556a2f0)
CONSENT OF HOUSING CORPORATION TO DISPOSALS OF LAND BY HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS AND TRUSTS (item number 16) (id 385da467-11fe-415b-a486-a221eb7a1bd9)
New Clause 7 (item number 17) (id ce07ff6b-1fd0-493b-9f89-506bd836cc56)
EXCLUSION OF SHARED OWNERSHIP TENANCIES FROM LEASEHOLD REFORM ACT 1967 (item number 18) (id 96f48e23-ba5c-4fff-ba98-4e425c2cb109)
New Clause 27 (item number 19) (id d214383f-9fac-40e2-94ae-897ef4c30960)
RENT OFFICERS AND APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF RENT (item number 20) (id ebbe0d96-5c6c-4eb5-aae4-4f73b464264d)
New Clause 30 (item number 21) (id 7141cf86-2c2e-491a-ad1f-8d16162739e4)
DWELLINGS FORMING PART OF CROWN ESTATE OR BELONGING TO DUCHIES (item number 22) (id 2015558c-3577-40ba-aa92-b82cb4535a3b)
New Clause 8 (item number 23) (id 4f8e0ce4-c490-47b6-ba39-60f5f7d72c0d)
RENT ARREARS (item number 24) (id e8c219e1-99da-49ce-a9e0-8621b7333d51)
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New Clause (item number 27) (id e91d1815-7448-450f-839c-ebb8b84ee188)
OVER-OCCUPATION OF HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION (item number 28) (id 017f1f0a-83ec-472a-aa63-ba5b84a9e510)
New Clause 24 (item number 29) (id de9a2fb6-def4-48c6-8661-40f51c825eab)
DWELLINGMOUSES FOR THE ELDERLY (item number 30) (id 8847e596-fce3-4910-b80f-874def7fef40)
Clause 1 (item number 31) (id b416828f-075a-4d0e-bbe3-05a5c5cddcc7)
RIGHT TO ACQUIRE FREEHOLD OR LONG LEASE (item number 32) (id b0973499-e601-4af5-bd1e-ee778880334b)
Clause 5 (item number 33) (id 572e9261-518d-4ebb-8144-9d98f20261b1)
EXERCISE OF RIGHT TO BUY (item number 34) (id cac9c29f-4c6d-47d7-ac86-d609fd92d108)
Clause 7 (item number 35) (id 03792cf8-542c-46e6-a30d-67468b1ac0a2)
DISCOUNT (item number 36) (id 1abf2f25-5ff6-4120-8d4c-b6d1a93bfdd3)
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (DENTAL PROFESSION) (item number 37) (id 9acb4446-11e7-4707-b57b-024a1f4693c6)
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Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (Blind Persons) (item number 1) (id 3aabdf13-eab9-4b51-8710-4c0a95e6c4b9)
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Iran (item number 1) (id 8c0a04a1-d300-46ff-ac12-8ec3336fda96)
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