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Commons Hansard for 16 December 1981 (Volume 15)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 10.50am.
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
Spain (British Visitors)
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Nuclear Weapons (Negotiations)
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Middle East (Fahd Plan)
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Angola And Namibia
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Middle East Peacekeeping Force
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Middle East (Fahd Plan)
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Shackleton Report (Implementation)
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East-West Relations
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Namibia
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European Community
Political Co-Operation
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British Presidency
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Mandate (Negotiations)
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Europe-Japan Relations
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Electricity Supplies
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Defence Estimates
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Orders Of The Day
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Supply
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Television Licence Fee (Pensioners)
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Council House Rents
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Civil Supplementary Estimates, 1981–82
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Defence Estimates, 1982–83 (Vote On Account)
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Civil Estimates, 1982–83 (Vote On Account)
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Consolidated Fund
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Education (Assisted Places)
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Gipsy Site, Carlisle
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Trade
Upholstered Furniture (Safety) Regulations
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Credit Cards
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Opticians Act 1958
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Norwest Holst Ltd
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Private Cars (Imports)
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Defence
Chatham Dockyard
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Submarine Refits (Welders)
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Ulster Defence Regiment (Decorations)
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Nuclear Submarines
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Hms "Sovereign"
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Trident Bases (Faslane-Coulport)
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"Ocean Safari" (Exercise)
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Royal Air Force (Officer Recruitment)
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Military Communications Satellites
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Purchasing Policy
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Heavyweight Torpedo
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Seychelles
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Hong Kong (Vietnamese Refugees)
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British Visitor's Passports
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Middle East
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Disarmament Talks (Geneva)
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Western Sahara
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Camp David Agreement
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El Salvador (Election Observers)
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School Leavers (Departmental Staff)
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Namibia
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Theatre Nuclear Forces
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Prime Minister (Kuwait Statement)
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El Salvador
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Continental Shelf (Delimitation)
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Jerusalem (Venice Declaration)
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Madrid Conference
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Gibraltar
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Anglo-Soviet Relations
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Malta (Foreign Minister)
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Underground Nuclear Tests
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Poland
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Philippines (Cruelty To Dogs)
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European Community
Foreign Policy
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Future Prospects
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British Membership
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Budgetary Reform
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Associate Status (Applications)
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Foreign Affairs Council
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Attorney-General
Residential Property (Registration)
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Land Registry (Changes Of Ownership)
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Divorce (Financial Consequences)
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Land Charges Register
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Scotland
Prescriptions
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Day Care Centres
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Overseas Students
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Village Halls (Grants)
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Oil-Related Industries
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Loch Doon
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Industry
Investment Loans And Grants
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North-West Region (Subsidies)
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Electricity Boards (Deposits From Small Businesses)
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Industrial Development Certificates (Staff Savings)
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In-Plant Training
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Truck Component Development (Support)
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Small Business Assistance (Finance)
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Regional Preferential Assistance
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Manufacturing Industry (Inter-Regional Movement)
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Yorkshire And Humberside (European Community Aid)
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Bridlington (Comparisons)
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Employment
Industrial Retraining Places
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Handicapped And Disabled Persons
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Dock Work Regulation Scheme (Disputes)
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Leyton And Walthamstow
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Wage Rates
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Maternity Pay Fund
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Employment Protection (Variation Of Limits) Order 1981
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Redundancy Fund
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Average Gross Weekly Earnings
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Unemployment Statistics
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Offshore Survival Courses (Grants And Allowances)
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Northern Ireland
Housing Benefit
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Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 (Arrests)
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United States Deputy Secretary Of State (Talks)
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Industry And Employment
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Ulster Farmers Union
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Agriculture (Industry)
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Integrated Operations Experiment (Belfast)
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Electricity (Supply And Cost)
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Day Care Centres
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Intervention Stocks
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Pigmeat
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Sugar Beet
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Agriculture Ministers (Meeting)
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Transport
Transport Act 1981
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Business Cars (Mileage)
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Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Transport)
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Vehicle Light Bulbs
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Nuclear Waste
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Lorries (Jack-Knifing)
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Social Services
Mr David Woodhouse
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Psychopathic Patients
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Republic Of Ireland (Medical Graduates)
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Mentally Handicapped Persons
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Mental Illness And Unemployment
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St Nicholas Hospital, Plumstead
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Benefits
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Nurses
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Medical Training
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Pharmacists
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Unemployment And Health (Fagin Report)
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Disabled Persons
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Patient Handling Techniques
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"Day Care Centres"
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Blood Plasma
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Neonatal Intensive Care
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Spectacles (Lens Charges)
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Building Societies
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Sterling Exchange Rate
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Purchasing Policy
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Alcoholic Drinks (Excise Duty)
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Capital Allowances
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Public Expenditure
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Gross Domestic Product
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Manufacturing Industry
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Environment
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Handicapped And Disabled Persons
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Palace Of Westminster
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"Day Care Centres"
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Radioactive Waste (Disposal)
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