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Commons Hansard for 21 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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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Hong Kong
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Cambodia
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Information Services (North America)
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Gibraltar
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Namibia
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Falkland Islands
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Madrid Conference
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Palestine Liberation Organisation
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European Community
Foreign Affairs Council
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Foreign Policy
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Community Policies
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Foreign Affairs Council
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Japan
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Orders Of The Day
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Supply
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Energy Policy
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Rate Support Grant (Scotland)
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Housing Support Grant (Scotland)
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Criminal Procedure (Royal Commission's Report)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Trade
Exports
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Indian Cotton Dresses
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Computer-Controlled Machine Tools (Japanese Imports)
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Yugoslavia
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European Community (Trade Deficit)
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Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital
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Business Vote
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Education And Science
Schoolchildren (Health Monitoring)
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Teacher Training Colleges
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Assisted Places Scheme
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Teachers (Salaries)
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Local Education Authorities (Capital Project Allocations)
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Overseas Students
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European Community
Spain And Portugal
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Heads Of Government Meeting
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Soviet Union
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Foreign Affairs Council
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Council Of Ministers
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Home Department
Violent Crime
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Prisoners (Petitions)
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Crime Prevention
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Metropolitan Police (Powers)
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Female Prisoners
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Home Office Research Unit
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Metropolitan Police ("Stops")
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Middle East
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Cyprus
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North-South Summit Meeting
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Belize
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Gulf Area And Nuclear Weapons
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Namibia
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South-West Africa
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Saudi Arabia (Detained British Nationals)
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Departmental Staff
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Chile
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Industry
United Kingdom (Investment)
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Secondments
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Civil Servants (Work Experience)
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Textile Machinery
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Redundant Steel Workers
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Redundancies
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National Finance
European Community Budget
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Value Added Tax
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Wives (Incapacity Allowance)
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Incapacity (Definition)
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Inland Revenue Report
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North Sea Oil
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Taxable Income (Stoppages)
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Bank Profits
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Whisky, Cigarettes And Wine (Prices)
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Income Tax
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Scotland
Prisoners
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Firearms And Shotguns
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Perinatal And Infant Mortality Rates
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Perinatal Mortality And Handicap Rates
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Social Services
Perinatal Mortality And Handicap Rates
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Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital
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National Insurance Pensions
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Cervical Screening
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Non-Contributory Invalidity Pension
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Private Children's Homes
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Occupational Asthma
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Disabled Persons
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Steel Industry
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Wales
Unemployed Persons
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Business Premises (Bridgend)
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Committee On Welsh Affairs
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Housing Associations
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Housing Waiting Lists
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"Arcade"
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Teaching Posts
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Perinatal Mortality And Handicap Rates
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Shotton And Buckley
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Trawscambria Service
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Northern Ireland
Pigs
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Student Unions
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Perinatal Mortality And Handicap Rates
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Teacher Training
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Suckler Calves
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Transport
Railways (North Wales)
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St Neots (Southern Bypass)
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Roads And Transport Policy
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Railway Communications
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British Railways Board
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Wheat Sales
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Butter, Butter Oil And Beef
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Foodstuffs
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Fisheries
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Common Agricultural Policy
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Annual Review
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Employment
Non-Working Spouses
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Work Experience Schemes
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Equal Pay
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Youth Opportunities Programme
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Disabled Persons
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Paper And Board Industry (Macclesfield)
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Small Businesses
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Environment
Council House Sales
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Block Grant
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Housing (Capital Spending)
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Council Rents (Male Manual Earnings)
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Kirkby (Ministerial Visit)
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Derelict Land (Staffordshire)
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Allotments
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Empty Council Houses
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