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Commons Hansard for 15 November 1983 (Volume 48)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
11 May 2018 at 1.26pm.
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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Social Services
Poverty (Statistics)
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One-Parent Benefit
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Association Of Professional Ambulance Personnel
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Pension Schemes (Equity Benefits)
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Hospital Closures (London)
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North-East Thames Regional Health Authority
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Seasonal Workers (Benefit)
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Griffiths Report
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Private Hospital Beds
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New Hospital Beds
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Cyprus (Turkish Community)
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Coal Industry Bill
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Coal Industry Bill Money
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Education (Fees And Awards) (Scotland)
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Margaret Livesey
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World Population
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Homeless Persons
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Tobacco Products (Advertising)
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Patient Treatment
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State Pension
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Supplementary Benefit (Pensioners)
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Poor Persons
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Benefits (Office Mergers)
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Single-Handed Fishermen (National Insurance Contributions)
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Kidney Patients
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Southend Health Authority
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Social Workers (Misconduct)
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Specialist Claims Control Units
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Advisory Committees
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District Nurses
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Invalidity Pension
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Health Authorities (Manpower)
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Osmosin
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Benefits
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Social Security Advisory Committee
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Elderly Mentally Ill Persons
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