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Commons Hansard for 31 January 1985 (Volume 72)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 2.41am.
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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Private Business
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Birmingham City Council Bill (By Order)
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Harrogate Stray Bill (By Order)
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Hastings Pier Bill (By Order)
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Scarborough Borough Council Bill (By Order)
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South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Bill (By Order)
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Yorkshire Water Authority Bill (By Order)
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Home Department
Television Licence Fee
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Crime Prevention
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Civil Defence
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Auld Report
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Immigration Procedures (Cre Report)
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Coal Industry Dispute
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Non-Payment Of Fines
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Deportation Statistics
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Licensing Law
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Civil Defence
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Coal Industry Dispute
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Heroin And Cocaine
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Business Of The House
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The Economy
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Adult Education (Wales)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Home Department
Coal Industry Dispute
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Civil Defence
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Crime Prevention
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Prisons
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Television Licence Fee
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Wartime Broadcasting Service
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Entry Clearance (Statistics)
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Visiting Forces Act
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Police And Fire Services
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Drugs (Young Persons)
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Prevention Of Terrorism
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Racial Attacks
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Detention Centres
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Chemical And Biological Weapons
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Schools (Police Visits)
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Public Warning Systems
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Auld Report
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British Broadcasting Corporation
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Hong Kong (Vietnamese Refugees)
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Police (Records)
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Independent Local Radio
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Drugs Abuse
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Police (Surveillance Techniques)
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Rape
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Prisoners (Parole)
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Community Radio
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Police (Special Branch)
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Police Rent Allowance
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Thames Valley Police Force
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Racism (Police Training)
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Immigration Interviews (Tape Recording)
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Metropolitan Police
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Young Offenders
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Prison Rules
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Leeds Prison
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Terrorist Offences (Statistics)
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Criminal Responsibility (Minimum Age)
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Police Joint Boards
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Zeus Security Consultants
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Public Processions
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Mentally Abnormal Offenders
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Local Government Reform
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Assisted Prison Visits Scheme
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Police Manpower
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Joint Fire Authorities
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Unsentenced Prisoners, Winson Green
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Winson Green Prison (Prisoners' Letters)
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Wales
Dairy Industry
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Labour Statistics
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Regional Aid
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Nuclear Attack (Effects)
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Regional Emergency Committee
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Dykes (Grants)
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Marginal Land
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Employment
Employment Trends
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Median Weekly Earnings
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Abbeystead Pumping Station
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Skillcentres
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Youth Training And Employment
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Transport
Buses
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British Rail
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Airports (Passengers)
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Lighthouse Keepers
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Pesticides (Aerial Spraying)
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Marconi Rcmm
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M25 (Warning Signals)
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London Regional Transport
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Pavement Parking
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Road Traffic Law (Review)
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Crash Barriers
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Scotland
Pesticides (Aerial Spraying)
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Dementia
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Nhs (Employment Statistics)
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Scottish Special Housing Association
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Fishing Vessels
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Teachers (Salaries)
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
European Community Institutions
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Islamic Terrorist Squads
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European Council
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Amnesty International
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British Refugee Council (Report)
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Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament
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Falkland Islands (Prospecting)
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Non-Prolefiration Treaty Review Conference
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Diplomatic Relations
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Council Of Ministers
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Ec (Agricultural Expenditure)
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Ec (Agricultural Prices)
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Ec Regulation (Conservation)
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Pesticides
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Development And Research (Expenditure)
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Pests And Diseases (Control)
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Herbicide 2,4,5-T
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Ec (Food Exports)
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Environment
Regional Emergency Committee
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Birds Of Prey
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Rents Acts
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Thames Water Authority
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Public Building
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"A Better Future For The Uplands"
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Prime Minister
Markyate, Hertfordshire
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Coal Industry Dispute
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Falkland Islands (Oil Drilling Rights)
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Chile
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Flight Lieut Richard Thomas
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Greenham Common
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West Midlands Regional Health Authority
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Hypothermia
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Ophthalmic Services
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Abortion
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National Finance
Income Tax
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Economic Competitiveness
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Friendly Societies
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Value Added Tax
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Earnings And Taxation
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Inland Revenue (Forms P11d)
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Public Sector Staff
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Labour Statistics
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Ec (Budget Contributions)
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Capital Transfer Tax
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Investment Income Surcharge
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"Official Report"
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Ec (Expenditure)
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