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Commons Hansard for 1 May 1985 (Volume 78)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 5.25am.
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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Trade And Industry
Government Regulations
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Passenger Cars
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General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade
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Japan
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Manufacturing Industry
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Small Firms Counselling Service
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Steel Scrap
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"Support For Business"
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Departmental Employee (Background)
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Japan
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Small Firms (Marketing Advice)
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Overseas Projects Board
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Steel Industry
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British Aerospace
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Questions To Ministers
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Commercial Rate Limitation (Scotland)
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Public Accounts
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Defence
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Field And Anti-Aircraft Gunners
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Defence Act 1842
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Ex-Gratia Payments
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Pensions
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Departmental Selection And Management Organisation Procedures
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Ex-Senior Civil Servants (Appointments)
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Resignations
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Defence Research And Intra-Mural Research Committee
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Defence Scientific Advisory Council
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Defence Secretariat 17
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Sensitive Information
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Hms Otter
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Army Board (Appeals)
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Falkland Islands
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Raf Trainer Aircraft
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International Fund For Agricultural Development
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Prime Minister
Committees Of Privy Councillors And Committees Of Inquiry
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Agriculture Aid
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Raf Trainer Aircraft
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Leeward Islands Air Transport (Aircraft Purchase)
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Rates
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Transport
Mersey Ferries
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Cruise Ships (Anglo-Soviet Agreement)
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Rail Closures (Strathclyde)
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Ports (Financial Results)
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Driving (Offences)
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Driving Tests
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Mhari L (Loss Inquiry)
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Singapore Airlines (Manchester)
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M40 (Otmoor Section)
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Equal Opportunities
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National Finance
Johnson Matthey Bankers
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Covenants
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Direct Selling (Vat)
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Nationalised Industries
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Home Department
Prisons (Suicides)
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Young Offenders
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Public Disorder (East London)
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Civil Defence
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Prisoners (Police Cells)
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Prisoners (Statistics)
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Prisoners (Temporary Release)
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Flyposting
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Drug Offences (Leeds)
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Community Service Orders
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Departmental Facilities Agreement
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Crime Statistics
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Environment
House Of Commons (Cleaning)
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Improvement Grant System
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House Building
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Housing Stock
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"Decaying Britain"
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Air Pollution
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Northern Regional Industrial Executive
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Development Policy
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Mobile Homes Act 1983
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South London Boroughs
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Comité Euro-International Du Béton
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Asbestos
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Borough Council Employees
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Canal Improvement
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Public Footpaths
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Building Land Reclamation
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Precast Concrete Houses
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System-Built Housing
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Government Purchasing
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Air Pollution (Coal-Fired Power Stations)
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City Action Team Policy
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Rating
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North Sea Gas
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