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Commons Hansard for 21 May 1980 (Volume 985)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
1 May 2026 at 5.14pm.
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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TRANSPORT
Public Transport (Fares)
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Roads (White Paper)
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London Transport (Capital Programmes)
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Traffic Education
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Trunk Road Schemes
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Road Construction Units
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Road Programme Priorities
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Vehicle Excise Duty
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Rail Closures
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British Railways (Staff)
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A564 (Stoke—Derby Link)
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Public Service Vehicles
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Road Accidents (Injury Statistics)
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London Underground (Violence)
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CIVIL SERVICE
Manpower
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Pay Research Unit
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Manpower
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Pension Indexation (Review)
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Staffing Levels
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
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PRISONERS (ACCOMMODATION)
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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (REFERENDUM)
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SOCIAL SECURITY (No. 2) BILL (ALLOCATION OF TIME)
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SOCIAL SECURITY (No. 2) BILL
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Clause 1
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REDUCTION OF COMPULSORY UP-RATING OF CERTAIN BENEFITS
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Clause 3
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ALTERATION OF PERIOD OF INTERRUPTION OF EMPLOYMENT AND OF PERIODS RELATING TO INVALIDITY ALLOWANCE AND UNEMPLOYABILITY SUPPLEMENT.
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Clause 4
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REDUCTION AND ABOLITION OF EARNINGS RELATED SUPPLEMENT AND ADDITION
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Clause 6
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SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT IN CASES AFFECTED BY TRADE DISPUTES
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PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATION
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High Court Attendances (Officers of the House)
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Rampton Hospital
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SHEFFIELD (HOUSING INVESTMENT PROGRAMME)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Register of Members' Interests
Rehabilitation centres
Professional and Executive Register
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Wage Agreements
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Heavy Weights
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Factory Inspectors
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Health and Safety Commission and Executive
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Part-time Workers
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Textile and Clothing Industries
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British Sugar Corporation
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" Pool Fisher " (Loss)
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Textile and Clothing Imports
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Boeing 727 Aircraft Crash (Tenerife)
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Eastman Kodak Ltd.
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Policyholders Protection Act
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Computers
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Manpower
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Government Departments (Leicester)
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Civil Service Pay
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Non-industrial Civil Servants
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Technology
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Day of Action
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North Sea Gas Flaring
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Petrol Supplies
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Charities (Financial Benefit)
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Money Supply
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£ Sterling Deposits
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Investment Income Surcharge
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Family Income
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Value Added Tax
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Trustee Saving Banks (Commercial Lending)
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Custodial Sentences
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Mrs. Evelyn Williams and Mrs. Lee Williams
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Police Houses
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Prison Visitors
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Police Establishment (Warwickshire)
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Prison and Probation Departments (Annual Reports)
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Coroners Rules
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Junior Attendance centres
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Holloway Prison (Statistics)
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Fine Defaulters
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Inner London Education Authority
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Delta Capillary Ltd, Dundee
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Hampden Park Limited
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Fishing Industry
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Planning
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Grant-aided Secondary Schools (Maintenance Grants)
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Church of Scotland Hostels (Alcholic Rehabilitation)
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Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
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Quangos
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Mr. Paddy Meehan
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Redecoration Schemes
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Westminster Hospital and Medical School
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General Practitioners (Appointment Appeals)
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Consultants
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Drugs
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Foetal Development (Abnormality Detection)
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Health Service Units
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National Assistance Act 1948
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Attendance Allowance
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Disability Alliance (Report)
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Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons
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Departmental Leaflets
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Social Security (No. 2) Bill
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Contract Cleaners
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Service Personnel (Morbidity and Mortality Rates)
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Recruitment
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Royal Naval Personnel (Duty-free Tobacco)
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Industrial Assistance Expenditure
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Insulation
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Petrochemical Industry
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Delta Capillary Ltd. (Grants)
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Microprocessor Application Project
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Regional Development Grants
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Dock and Landing Charges (Grant)
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Wheat Imports (Levy)
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Fishing Industry
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Yorkshire Water Authority (River Map)
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Express Coach Services
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Road Programme Manager
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Vehicle Number Plates (Registration)
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Car Sharing (Travel Patterns)
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M23 (Hooley)
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Cyclists
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Road Construction (European Community Funds)
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Seat Belts
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Concessionary Fare Schemes
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British Railways (Management Flexibility)
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Ports (Improved Road Access)
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Rural Bus Services
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Trunk Roads (Expenditure)
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British Railways (External Finance)
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Motorways (Maintenance Costs)
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Departmental Manpower
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Roads (White Paper)
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Historic Towns (Bypasses)
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Driver and Vehicle Licensing centre (Records)
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M6-M61
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International Road Haulage Permits
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London Transport
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Railway Pension Funds
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Railways (Electrification)
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Drinking and Driving
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Bus Lanes
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Roads (Expenditure)
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Road Accidents (Heavy Goods Vehicles)
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Railways (Electrification)
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Driving Instructors
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Advanced Passenger Train
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Motor Vehicles (Fuel Consumption and Pollution)
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Humber Bridge
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British Railways Subsidiaries
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Midland Link Motorways
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Television Components
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Gwynedd
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Unemployment
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A55 (Conwy and Penmaenmawr)
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Young Persons (Dyfed)
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Dogs
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Ceremonial Flagstaffs
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Development Commission and COSIRA
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Rating
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Rate Support Grant
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Planning Appeals
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Local Authorities (Statutory Duties)
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Property Services Agency
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Sports Council
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Domestic Water Consumption
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Butchers Farm Bam, Worsthorne, Lancashire
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Witley Court, Worcestershire
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Porstmouth Ship Shop
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Local Authorities (Dog Warden Service)
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Building Research Establishment
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Norman Shaw South
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Commission for New Towns and New Town Development Corporations (Staff Redundancy Payments)
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Community Service Orders
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Housing (Physically Handicapped Persons)
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Attendance Allowance
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New Hebrides
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Ethiopian Refugees
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Regional Development Fund
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