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Commons Hansard for 3 December 1980 (Volume 995)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 1.04am.
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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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
North-South Summit
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Korea
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British North America Act
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Afghanistan
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Iraq
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Madrid Review Conference
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Afghanistan
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Iran (British Subjects)
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Palestine
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Namibia
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European Community
United Kingdom Membership
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Heads Of Government Meeting
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Political Co-Operation
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Greece (Accession)
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European Council (Luxembourg Meeting)
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Select Committees (Evidence)
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Unemployment (Merseyside)
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Orders Of The Day
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European Assembly Elections Bill
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European Community (Shipbuilding)
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European Community (Excise Duties)
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Legal Aid (Care Proceedings)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
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Employment
Greater London
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European Communities Act (Legislation)
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Employment Statistics
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Disabled Persons (Quota)
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West Yorkshire
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Unemployed Persons
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Frizington Benefit Office
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Basildon (Job Programmes)
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Youth Unemployment
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Job Creation (Development Areas)
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Propane Gas (Storage)
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Keighley
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Consett
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Apprenticeships
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Calderdale
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Special Programmes
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Craft Apprenticeship Training
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Family Incomes
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National Minimum Wage
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Retail Price Index
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Divorce
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Trade
Sanitary Tampons
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Manufactures (Exports)
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Export-Import Ratios
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Origin Marking
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Quangos (Report)
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Energy
Electricity (Industrial Consumption)
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Nationalised Industries (Purchasing Policy)
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North Sea Oil
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Nuclear Waste
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Home Department
Police Authorities (Reports)
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Suicides
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Holloway Prison (Visiting Hours)
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Metropolitan Police (Purchasing Policy)
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Detention Centre Releases (Reconvictions)
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Trinity Crescent, Tooting
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Prisoners (Correspondence)
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Political Asylum
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Prison Discipline
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Mufti Squad
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Wormwood Scrubs (Inquiry)
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Firemen
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Mr Abdul Kahar
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Corporal Punishment (Isle Of Man)
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East Kent (Radio Station)
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Middle East
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Madrid Review Conference
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Palestine Liberation Organisation
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European Commission Of Human Rights (Right Of Individual Petition)
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Kampuchea
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Iraq-Iran Situation
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Mr Paul Stephenson
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Cyprus
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British North America Act
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Namibia
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Gibraltar
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Southern Africa (Transnational Corporations)
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Hong Kong
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Lebanon
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President-Elect Reagan
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Passports
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Zimbabwe
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International Convention On Torture
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North-South Dialogue
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National Finance
Charities (Budget Effects)
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Sterling M3
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North Sea Oil
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Taxation
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Gold And Currency Reserves
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Exchange Rate
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Companies
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Economic Policy
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Petroleum And Oil Products
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Currency
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Public Sector Borrowing Requirement
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National Insurance Contributions
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European Community Budget (United Kingdom Contribution)
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Social Services
Psychiatric Patients
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Pharmacists
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Prescriptions
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Blind Persons (British Talking Book Service)
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Deodorant Tampons (Health Hazards)
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Pensions And Benefits
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General Practitioners
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Vaccine-Damaged Children
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National Health Service (Royal Commission Report)
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Disabled Persons (Telephones)
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Perinatal And Neonatal Mortality
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Public Expenditure Programmes (Report)
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Industry
Gas-Gathering Pipelines
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Post Office And British Telecommunications (Equipment And Services)
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British Telecommunications Bill (Crown Office Facilities)
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Departmental Reports
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Canadian Constitution
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Taiwan Students
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Claire Wilson
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International Year Of Disabled Persons
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Hong Kong Students
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Indonesia
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East Timor
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European Security Review Conference
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Northern Ireland
Regional Councils
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Ulster Defence Association
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Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973
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Terrorism
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Departmental Reports
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Intervention Board For Agricultural Produce
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Marginal Land
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Grants And Subsidies
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Environment
Housing Priority Groups
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House Building
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Pollutants
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National Building Agency
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Tyne-Wear Structure Plan
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Water Industry (Surplus Property)
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Military Developments (Objections)
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Camping And Caravanning Sites
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Council House Sales
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Housing Investment Programme
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Public And Private Projects (Environmental Effects)
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Local Authorities (Private Sector Purchases)
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Housing Development Directorate
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Areas Of Special Scientific Interest
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Insulation Grants
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Stansted Airport
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Local Authorities (Sales Schemes)
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Transport
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British Railways (Equipment And Services)
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Motorways (Repairs)
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British Railways (Electrification)
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European Community Budget
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