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Commons Hansard for 21 December 1981 (Volume 15)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 10.51am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House Of Commons
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Energy
British National Oil Corporation And British Gas Corporation
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Gas From Coal
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Electricity (Cost)
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Geothermal Energy (Eastleigh)
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European Energy Policy
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Combined Heat And Power
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Industry (Use Of Coal)
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Oil Exports
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Industry (Energy Costs)
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National Coal Board (Chairman)
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Coal Industry (Privatisation)
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Electricity Disconnections (London)
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Electricity (Bulk Users)
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Questions To Ministers
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Information Technology Centres
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Penlee Lifeboat
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Greater London Council (House Of Lords Judgment)
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E Rex Makin And Co
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Sittings Of The House
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Adjournment (Christmas)
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Business Of The House
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Orders Of The Day
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Consolidated Fund Bill
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Her Majesty's Dockyard, Devonport
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Science Policy Formulation And Administration
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Animal Breeding Research Organisation
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County Durham (Unemployment)
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Plutonium (Exchange Agreement)
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Higher Education (Government Policy)
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Rate Support Grant (London)
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Laurence Scott Ltd, Openshaw (Industrial Dispute)
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British Leyland
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Sea Wolf Project
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Nurses (Pay)
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Secretary Of State For The Environment
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Statutory Instruments, &C
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Fish Farming
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Hops Marketing Bill Lords
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Down's Syndrome (Hospital Treatment)
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Home Department
Custodial Detention
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Metropolitan Police District (Criminal Statistics)
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Burglar Alarms
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International Telecommunication Union (Geneva Conference)
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Local Authorities (Grants)
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Hong Kong
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Consular Departments (Tracing Of Children)
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Nato
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Madrid Conference
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Nicaragua
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South Africa
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Afghanistan
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Industry
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Matches And Mechanical Lighters
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Consolidated Bathurst Of Canada
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Selective Financial Assistance
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Job Creation Grants
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Coal-Fired Boiler Scheme
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Manufacturing Output
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Industrial Development Assistance
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British Aerospace
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Courtaulds Active Fabrics, Halstead
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Trade
Carpets
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Electronic Components
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Company Liquidations
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Footwear (Import Deposit Scheme)
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Hearing Aid Council
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Britannia Airways
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Trade Deficit (Manufactures)
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Christmas Tree Lights (Imports)
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Polyurethane Foam-Filled Furniture
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Employment
Youth Opportunities Programme
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Young Persons (Wages)
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Earnings (Statistics)
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Photo-Copying Machines (Health Risks)
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Acas (Cost)
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Unemployment Statistics (Birkenhead)
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Unemployment Statistics
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Barnsley
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Health And Safety Commission (Plan Of Work)
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European Community (Council Of Ministers)
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British Standards
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Bassetlaw
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Ceramics, Glass And Mineral Products Industrial Training Board
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Unemployment Statistics
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Energy
North Sea (Safety)
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Plutonium (Substitution)
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Gas-Gathering System
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Reverse Field Pinch Fusion Experiment
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Conservation Schemes
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Onshore Oilfields
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Nuclear Waste (Imports)
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Social Services
Night Visits
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Prescriptions
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Invalidity Benefit
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Mobility Allowance
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Benefits And Pensions (Holiday Absence)
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Regional Medical Officers
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Unemployment Benefit
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London Borough Of Wandsworth (Disabled Persons)
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Ethnic Minorities (Births)
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Benefits (Bassetlaw)
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Cervical Cytology
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Cyclamates
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Patient Handling Techniques
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Family Income
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Dependent Relative Allowance
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Expenditure
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Common Land
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(id 2c78dc07-b27b-43d6-8dcf-0f2766be8736)
Lowland Fen Areas (Despoliation)
(item number 1)
(id ad7487a5-befc-4bde-b6b2-58897c1966db)
Holiday Homes
(item number 1)
(id 891442d3-da65-4e53-bb38-8abb24dd86bc)
University College, Swansea (Research)
(item number 1)
(id 0197608f-8514-489b-8549-e1f63a735e77)
Ferodo Limited
(item number 1)
(id b884bcf3-7b6d-47b4-b410-d478970b0b37)
Family Practitioner Committees
(item number 1)
(id b486d82d-a919-4f65-b891-b2b551561a63)
Welsh Development Agency And Development Board For Rural Wales
(item number 1)
(id 07cc7ae8-2068-4570-a6fc-e837eeafa4d9)
Education Expenditure
(item number 1)
(id c761ffdf-ab4d-4113-9551-18df94af4e87)
Housing
(item number 1)
(id a996e7f5-d889-402a-9c3c-45291c1bea65)
Rate Support Grant
(item number 1)
(id f2594c21-36de-494b-9d0d-e1163919fed1)
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