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Commons Hansard for 20 January 1981 (Volume 997)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 1.37am.
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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Defence
British Army Of The Rhine
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Combat Aircraft
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Nuclear Weapons
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Recruitment
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Careers Information Offices
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Manpower
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Offshore Protection Vessels
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Merchant Navy
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Tornado
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Nuclear Warfare
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Trident
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Defence Expenditure
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Questions To The Prime Minister
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Defence Estimates 1980–81
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Statutory Instruments, &C
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Orders Of The Day
Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Trade
Cargo Sharing
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Manufactured Goods
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Ball Bearing Industry
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Textile Industry
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Employment
Unemployment Statistics
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Companies (Registrations And Closures)
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Companies (Registrations And Deregistrations)
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Paper Industry
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Small Businesses
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Youth Opportunities Programme
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Disabled Persons
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Redundancies
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Companies (Disclosure Of Information)
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Prime Minister (Engagements)
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Rate Support Grant
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Edge Hill
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Cardigan
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Departmental Co-Operation
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Company Directors (Loss Of Office)
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Home Defence
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Science Research Council
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Home Department
Citizens Band Radio
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Police (Radio And Television Broadcasts)
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Cumbria (Electoral Divisions)
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Civil Defence
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Vietnamese Refugees
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Scotland
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
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Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital
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Employment Transfer Scheme (Cumbernauld)
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Rate Income
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Transport
Transport Infrastructure (South Yorkshire)
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Roadside Trading
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Driving Tests (Eyesight Test)
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Heavy Goods Vehicle Testing Stations
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Seaspeed Hovercraft
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Public Service Vehicles
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M25 Motorway
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Road Maintenance
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Environment
Planning Authorities
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Commercial Water Charges
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Rent Assessment Panels
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Urban Deprivation
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Housing (Pimlico)
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Kielder Reservoir
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South Holland District Council
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Local Authority Statistics
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Rates
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Departmental Land, Christchurch
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Liverpool (Ministerial Visit)
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Enterprise Zones
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Energy
Chemical Industry (Energy Charges)
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Domestic Gas (Standing Charges)
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North Sea Gathering Pipeline
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Domestic Gas Appliances
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Brent Field
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Domestic Electricity Supplies (Disconnections)
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Energy Conservation And Fuel Switching
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Fuel Reprocessing Plant (Cap La Hague)
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Defence
Defence Expenditure
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Cruise Missiles
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Royal Naval Ships (Operation Efficiency)
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Chemical Warfare
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Manpower Costs
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Defence Expenditure (International Comparisons)
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Gazelle Observation Aid
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Trident
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Sea Eagle
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Harrier Aircraft (Replacement)
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Royal Ordnance Factories
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Hms "Fisgard"
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Transfer Of Functions
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Defence Expenditure (International Companies)
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Stornoway Airport
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Cruise Missiles
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Civil Service Posts (Plymouth)
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Service Women (Pay)
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Chemical Weapons
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Pressurised Water Reactors
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National Finance
Corporation Tax
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European Community Commissioners (Pensions)
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Committee On Enforcement And Powers Of The Revenue Bodies
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Value Added Tax
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Textile Industry
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Index-Linked Savings Certificates
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Self-Employed Persons And Small Businesses (Subscriptions)
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Income Tax
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European Community
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European Community Budget
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Wine And Beer (Excise Duties)
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Tax Thresholds And Break-Even Points
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European Economic Council (Payments)
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Bankruptcies
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Education And Science
Post-School Education
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Burnham Committee
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Science Budget
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English National Opera
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Industry
Telecommunications Equipment
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Strategic Metals
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Business Statistics Office, Cardiff
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Manufacturing Industry (Robotics)
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Unit Labour Costs
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Redundancies
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British Robot Association (Exhibition)
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Waste Management Advisory Council
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British Telecom (Exhibition)
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Civil Service
Departmental Reports
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Green Papers (Responses)
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Pensions
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Public Servants (Costs)
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Ex-Ministers Of The Crown
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Social Services
National Health Service (General Medical And Pharmaceutical Regulations)
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Office Of Population Censuses And Surveys
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Children (Psychiatric Treatment)
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Mental Illness And Handicap (Expenditure)
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National Insurance (Employers' Contributions)
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Unemployment Benefit
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Farmers' Lung
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Kidney Machines
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Census Enumerators (Pay)
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Housing Estates (Heating Costs)
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Social Security Benefits
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Supplementary Benefit
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Disabled Persons
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United Kingdom Nationals (Benefits)
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Consultants (Establishment)
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Supplementary Benefit (Television Licences)
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Physiotherapists
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Health Service Administrators (Conference Expenses)
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Mr Tom Wilkie (Accident)
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Retirement Pensions
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Retirement
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Down's Syndrome
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Hospital Waiting Lists (Macclesfield)
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Atlantic Salmon Stocks
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Animals (Exports)
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Eggs
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Inland And Inshore Fisheries
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European Community (Food Taxes)
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Green Pound
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Foodstuffs (Prices)
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European Community (Food Levy)
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Northern Ireland
Operations
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Suckler Calves
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Nurses
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Nursing And Secretarial Staff
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Terrorism
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Hospitals (Ward Clerks)
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