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Commons Hansard for 18 February 1981 (Volume 999)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 2.07am.
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
Rhodesia Oil Sanctions (Public Records)
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Middle East
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Namibia
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East-West Relations
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Gibraltar
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South Africa
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Turkey (Council Of Europe Membership)
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Angola And Mozambique
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Helsinki Agreements
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European Community
Foreign Policy
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Institutional Reform
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United Kingdom Presidency
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Passports (Standardisation)
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Greece
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Structural And Policy Reforms
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Johnson And Firth Brown
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Business Of The House
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Statutory Instruments, &C
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European Communities (Amendment)
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Orders Of The Day
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Redundancy Fund Bill
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Redundancy Fund (Money)
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Redundancy Fund Bill
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Iron And Steel (Borrowing Powers) Bill
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Iron And Steel (Borrowing Powers) Money
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Iron And Steel (Borrowing Powers) Bill
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Northern Ireland (Agricultural Trust)
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Northern Ireland (Museums)
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Social Security Claimants (Requests For Information)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Education And Science
University Students
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Dyslectic Children
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Overseas Educational Projects
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Overseas Students
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Handicapped Children
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Overseas Students
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Law Graduates
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Nursery Education
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Schoolchildren (Suspensions)
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
United Kingdom-United States (Political Cooperation)
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Middle East
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Vanuatu (British High Commission)
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South Africa
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Namibia
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Middle East
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Belize
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President Reagan
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Madrid Review Conference
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Afghan Refugee Camps (Pakistan)
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European Community
Member States (Co-Operation)
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Community Institutions (Powers)
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Sugar
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Redundancy Payments
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Home Department
Pentonville Prison (Remanded Persons)
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Prisons (Domestic Visits)
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Prisoners (Use Of Telephone)
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Civil Defence
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Crowd Control (Police Powers)
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Ira Prisoners (Parole)
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Parliamentary Constituencies (Hampshire And Dorset)
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Prison Establishments (Facilities)
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Deportations
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British Nationality Bill
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Police Officers (Personal Accident Insurance)
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Prisoners (Kidney Donation)
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Overseas Residents
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Sunday Trading
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Local Government Elections (Manchester)
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Energy
Gas-Gathering Pipeline
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Gas Flaring
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Ethane
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Coal
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Pit Closures
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Gross National Product (International Comparisons)
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Severn Barrage
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Employment
Engineering Industry
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Unemployed Persons
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Health And Safety At Work
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Aid To Industry
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Employment Statistics
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Industrial Training Boards
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Disabled Persons
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
President Reagan (Meeting)
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Gibraltarian Status
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Disarmament (Madrid Conference)
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South Africa (Oil Embargo)
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Foreign Affairs Council
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Israel
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National Finance
Earned Income And Inflation
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Profits (Outflow Controls)
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Company Taxation
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Value Added Tax
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Unemployment Costs
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Currency (Disabled Persons)
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Cash Limits
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Inspectors Of Taxes
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Investment Income Surcharge
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Wales
Dyslexia
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Government Training Centres
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Skillcentres
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Homes Insulation
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Steel Industry
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Development Board For Rural Wales
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Housing Starts
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Disabled Persons (Job Training Grants)
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Area Health Authorities (Bilingual Forms)
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Welsh Development Agency
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Home Improvements
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Road Schemes
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Council House Sales
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Housing Starts
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Housing Investment Programmes
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Employment Exchange Areas
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Perinatal And Infant Mortality
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Council House Rents
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Vacant Council Houses
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Local Government Expenditure
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Scotland
Agricultural Research
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Barlinnie Special Unit
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Scottish Crop Research Institute
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Land Management (Croft Tenure)
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Dundee
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School Closures
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Post Mortems
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Social Services
Social Security Claim (Member's Correspondence)
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Abortion Services
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Overseas Doctors
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Spectacles
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Poliomyelitis
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Regional Secure Units
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National Health Service (Expenditure)
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Hypothermia
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Pharmacists
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Earnings-Related Supplement
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Unemployed Persons (Supplementary Allowances)
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Secure Accommodation
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Perinatal And Infant Mortality Rates
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Blood Supplies
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Drugs (Side Effects)
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New-Born Infants
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London Hospitals (Acute Beds)
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Chelsea Flower Show (Disabled Persons)
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Members Of Parliament (Public Appointments)
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Magistrates (Religious And Political Opinions)
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Environment
Disabled Persons
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Council House Sales (Sheffield)
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Lambeth
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Insulation Grants
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Rate Support Grant
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Aid To Industry
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Domestic Properties (Insulation)
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Local Authorities (Expenditure)
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Enterprise Zone (Tyne And Wear)
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