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Commons Hansard for 31 October 1983 (Volume 47)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
11 May 2018 at 12.59pm.
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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Wales
Pupil-Teacher Ratios
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Redundancies
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Youth Training Scheme
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National Health Service
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Labour Statistics
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Regional Aid
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School Leavers
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School Meals
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Slate Industry
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Intermediate Nuclear Forces
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Unemployment Statistics
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Research And Development
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British Rail
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European Community Revenue
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Local Authorities (Financial Incentives)
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Nationality Applications
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Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983
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Prison (Mother And Baby Units)
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Overseas Development
Mozambique
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Mr And Mrs Cockwell (Falkland Islands)
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Rates (Dundee)
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Sky Hook
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Expenditure
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"Jane's Fighting Ships" (Correspondence)
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Self-Polishing Paint
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Scott Polar Research Institute
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Container Ship Astronomer
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Hms Antrim
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South Atlantic Fund
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Argentine Firearms
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Wedgenock Range, Warwick
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Gibraltar Dockyard (Royal Fleet Auxiliaries)
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Ulster Defence Regiment
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