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Commons Hansard for 21 February 1985 (Volume 73)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 3.21am.
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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Oral Answers To Questions
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National Finance
Medium-Term Financial Strategy
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Imports
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Infrastructure
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Job Creation
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Public Expenditure
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Economic Growth
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Manufacturing Output
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Value Added Tax
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Job Creation
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North Sea Oil
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Value Added Tax
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Coal Industry Dispute
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Business Of The House
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Prime Minister's Question Time
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Limited List Prescribing
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Skillcentres
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"20:20 Vision" Programme
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Royal Air Force
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Terrorism
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Exports
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Soviet Union
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Port Powers (Report)
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Parole
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Young People (Training)
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Prime Minister
West Balgrochan
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Defence
Falkland Islands
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Nerve Gases
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South Atlantic Campaign
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Cadet Force Officers
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Gateway House Hotel, Brize Norton
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Transport
Seat Belts
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Departmental Responsibilities
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Education And Science
Education Expenditure
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Engineering Undergraduates
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Higher Education
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Secondary Education (Rochdale)
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Primary Schools
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School Closures, Staffordshire
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Manchester (Education Capital Allowance)
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Environment
National Heritage
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West Midlands (Industrial Land)
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Northern Ireland
Scheduled Offences
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Human Rights
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Terrorism
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National Finance
Customs And Excise (Staff)
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Public Expenditure And Taxation
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General Practitioners (Over-Prescribing)
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(id 74403fd1-1d31-4c4a-b957-d26334bc8408)
National Staff Committee For Nurses And Midwives
(item number 1)
(id 86b4f3f9-2ef6-49c5-9cc4-0704e883ab85)
Sex Education
(item number 1)
(id f3dd0770-19e9-4ba1-b160-ff9985656168)
Hospital Services (East Anglia)
(item number 1)
(id c51d4f49-04c8-4407-9a71-0c671502bd9b)
Nhs (Administrators)
(item number 1)
(id 37b02dca-32b1-4a80-bb9a-8f002355a309)
Pharmaceutical Companies (Return On Investment)
(item number 1)
(id fb40cebc-a9b6-4fc5-be70-2a5d6afffa24)
Aids
(item number 1)
(id 7220dd84-4984-47c4-b919-7fc7f251294b)
Inequalities In Health
(item number 1)
(id 3ebb9f85-bae2-44af-bea9-9d747fd9f770)
Nhs (Administrative Costs)
(item number 1)
(id e3ab7fff-21a0-4738-bec8-99f4d359c339)
Wheelchairs
(item number 1)
(id e3425ed4-acb2-4128-85f5-df015fb5653e)
Child Benefit
(item number 1)
(id 35156a3f-aa49-43f8-88b5-5e69da6cde8f)
Hexafluorosilic Acid
(item number 1)
(id 4fdde8f8-d002-4954-93d8-ac32cdc9eb0d)
Aluminium
(item number 1)
(id b7ab39e2-aa5c-46d9-b06f-be8b68e3ac17)
Organophosphorous Warblecides
(item number 1)
(id 050c5112-daab-4e5a-a122-11d5fe9a3c4c)
Pesticides
(item number 1)
(id a416cc01-ea72-418c-9b26-d1a8edfb0f36)
Nhs (Ancillary Services)
(item number 1)
(id df2292b5-3163-44a7-8dd8-4517e14fbeb9)
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