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Commons Hansard for 10 December 1980 (Volume 995)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 1.05am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House Of Commons
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Private Business
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Bearsden And Milngavie District Council Order Confirmation
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Cumnock And Doon Valley District Council Order Confirmation
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Dunfermline District Council Order Confirmation
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Churches And Universities (Scotland) Widows' And Orphans' Fund (Amendment) Order Confirmation
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Peterhead Harbours Order Confirmation
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Transport
British Transport Docks Board
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Private Bus Operators (Costs)
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Railways (Investment)
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Railways (Diesel Units)
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Heavy Lorries
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Cyclists (Road Safety)
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Traffic Offences (Totting-Up System)
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British Rail Subsidiaries
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Motorway Service Areas
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Local Bus Services
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Heavy Goods Vehicle Testing Stations
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Regional Highways Traffic Model
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Rail Services (London And The South East)
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British Rail (Financial Limits)
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Civil Service
Terms And Conditions Of Service
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Sir Derek Rayner
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Pay
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Northern Region
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Manpower Reductions
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Questions To Ministers (Points Of Order)
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Northern Ireland (Dublin Talks)
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Questions To Ministers
Northern Ireland (Appropriation)
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Northern Ireland (Financial Provisions)
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Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions)
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Gibraltar
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Trade
Building Societies
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Trinity House (Pilotage Charges)
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Civil Aviation (British Nationality Provisions)
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Shipping (British Nationality Concept)
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Textiles And Clothing
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Victoria And Albert Museum (Art Slide Library)
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Employment
Social Fund
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Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (Guarantee Payments)
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Complaints Procedures
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European Community Council Of Ministers (Labour And Social Affairs)
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Civil Service
Civil Servants (Election To Local Authorities)
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Central Office Of Information
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Statistical Services
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Pay Research Unit
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Efficiency
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Pay
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Manpower
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Working Age
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Catering Costs
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Industrial Civil Servants
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Oaths Of Allegiance
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Senior Civil Servants (Transfers)
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Computer Procurement Policy
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Index-Linked Pensions
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Pensions (Inquiry)
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National Finance
Family Incomes
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Income Tax Payers
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National Insurance Fund
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Interest Rates
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North Sea Oil Revenues
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Retail Price Index
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Wages (International Comparisons)
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Petroleum Revenue Tax (Offset Sales)
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Pensioner Index
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Housing Expenditure
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Money Supply
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North Sea Oil And Gas
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Death Grants
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Transport
Road Casualties (Drunken Driving)
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Public Service Vehicles
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Disabled Drivers
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British Railways (Pay)
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A259 (Dymchurch)
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Children (Safety In Cars)
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South-East Commuter Services
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Tachographs
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Vehicle Licensing
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Rail Exports
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Cambridge Line (Electrification)
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High Speed Trains
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Vehicle Licensing Office (Sterling)
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Port Of Liverpool
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Concessionary Fare Schemes
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Transport Supplementary Grant
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British Railways (European Community Aid)
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Vehicle Testing
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Lorry Weights
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Railways (Investment)
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Departmental Staff
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Home Department
Mentally Disordered Offenders
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Marches (Police Costs)
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Church Commissioners (Exhibition)
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Pop Festivals (Drugs)
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Immigration Act
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Political Asylum
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Oaths Of Allegiance
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Television Licence Fee (Retirement Pensioners)
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Shotgun Certificates
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Immigration
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Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Fees)
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Horserace Totalisator Board
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European Parliament Members (Widows' And Dependants' Benefits)
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Council House Sales (Repayment Costs)
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Education Budget
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Sheltered Housing
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Local Authority Housing
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Depo Provera
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Psychosurgery
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Post Office (Financial Returns)
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Aircraft And Shipbuilding Industries
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United States Forces
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Right To Buy
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Walsall
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Rate Support Grant
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Vehicle Licensing
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Car Sharing
(item number 1)
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M25 (Swanley-Sevenoaks)
(item number 1)
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A6 (Stockport Bypass)
(item number 1)
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Roads (Winter Maintenance)
(item number 1)
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British Rail Subsidiaries
(item number 1)
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Trunk Roads
(item number 1)
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Driver And Vehicle Licensing Centre
(item number 1)
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Seat Belts
(item number 1)
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Driving Tests
(item number 1)
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Dock Charges
(item number 1)
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British Railways Board
(item number 1)
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Railway Electrification
(item number 1)
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Road Widening (Steeton Top, Keighley)
(item number 1)
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Tyre Tread Depths
(item number 1)
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European Community (Council Of Transport Ministers)
(item number 1)
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Railway Systems (Subsidies)
(item number 1)
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