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Commons Hansard for 20 May 1981 (Volume 5)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 8.03am.
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
Namibia
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Namibia Communiqué Issued By The Foreign Ministers Of The Five, 3 May 1981
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Hong Kong
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Foreign Ministers (Meeting)
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Middle East
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Middle East
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Burma
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Lebanon
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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Meeting)
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Arms Control
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El Salvador
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Middle East
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European Community
Japan
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Ministerial Discussions
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Development (Discussions)
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Integration
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Treaty Of European Union
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Institutions And Procedures
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Control Of Space Invaders And Other Electronic Games
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Trade
Fishing Vessel "Junella"
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Firms (Numbers)
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Petrol Pumps (Prices)
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Television Programmes (Import-Export)
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Company Names (Screening)
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European Trade Marks Registry
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Companies (No 2) Bill
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Central Electricity Generating Board
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Ships (Crew And Equipment Standards)
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Home Department
Prison Rule 47 (12)
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Highpoint Prison, Suffolk
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Prisoners (Mail)
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Prisoners (Movements)
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Jersey (Secretary Of State's Visit)
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Mentally Disordered Offenders
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Brixton Riots (Fines)
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Police (Firearms)
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Industry
Tate And Lyle Ltd (Liverpool)
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Laboratory Of The Government Chemist
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British Leyland
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Liquid Petroleum Gas
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Social Services
Personal Social Services
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Supplementary Benefit Offices (Statistics)
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Supplementary Benefit Review
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School Leavers (Supplementary Benefit)
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Registrar General (Wales)
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Helsinki Review Conference
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Namibia
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Middle East
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Cyprus
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Australia (Prince Of Wales' Visit)
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Gibraltar
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South Africa (Sporting Black List)
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Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
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Nuclear Arms Control
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El Salvador
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Rapid Deployment Force
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Lebanon
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Summit Meeting (Mexico)
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Turkey (Aid)
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Cyprus (Sovereign Base Areas)
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El Salvador
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North Atlantic Assembly (Representation)
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European Parliament
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Foreign Affairs Council
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Reform
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Budget And Common Agricultural Policy
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Employment
Unemployed Persons
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School Leavers (Glasgow)
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Motor Vehicle Industry
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Employment Medical Advisory Service (Fees)
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Contract Cleaning Industry (Wages Council)
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Young Agricultural Workers (Safety)
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Temporary Short-Time Working Compensation Scheme (Northern Region)
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Northern Region
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Northern Region (Unemployment Statistics)
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Manpower Services Commission (General Placing Service)
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Research And Development (Departmental Expenditure)
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Disabled Persons (Hampshire)
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Handicapped Young Persons
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Industrial Training Boards
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Manpower Services Commission
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Education And Science
Male School Leavers
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Student Grants
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State Schools (Modern Languages)
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Public Schools
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Nursery And Primary Education (Northern Region)
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University And Polytechnic Students (Non-Completion Of Courses)
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Youth Service (Review)
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Scotland
Parades And Demonstrations (Strathclyde)
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Thomson Street Primary School, Glasgow
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Local Authorities (House Ownership)
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Beef Cows
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Building Control
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Sheriffs Principal
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Transport
Driver And Vehicle Licensing Centre (Welsh Language)
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Railways (Electrification)
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Orange Badge Scheme
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Road Traffic Law
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Environment
Dams
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Reservoirs
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Sewerage System (Renewal Programme)
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Research And Development
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Public Schools
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Limestone Caverns (Walsall)
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Council Houses
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