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Commons Hansard for 15 July 1985 (Volume 83)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 7.40am.
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
C-Poultry Company Limited Bill
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Alexandra Park And Palace Bill
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Plymouth Marine Events Base Bill
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Birmingham City Council Bill
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British Railways Bill
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Durham City Council Bill Lords
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Energy
Scottish Coalfield (Employment)
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Electricity Consumption (Remote Meter Reading)
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British Gas
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National Coal Board
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Wind Turbines
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Energy Efficiency Year
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Polkemmet Colliery
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Energy Saving (Capital Investment)
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National Coal Board
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Straw
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Coal Industry Dispute
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Alternative Energy Sources
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Famine Relief
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Trustee Savings Banks (Ownership)
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Environment
Sports Grounds (Safety)
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Local Government Ombudsman
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Social Security Review
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Vehicle Exhaust Emissions
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Nature Conservancy Council (Minister's Speech)
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Willenhall (Deputation)
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Conservation
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Members' Correspondence
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Housing (Expenditure)
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Discontinuance Orders (Compensation)
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Planning Control
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Water Supplies (Quality)
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North Pennines (Local Inquiry)
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Government Contracts
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Trade And Industry
Alvey Programme
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Engineering Companies (Rhyl)
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Vehicle Exhaust Emission
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New Businesses
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Hall Russell Shipyard, Aberdeen
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Members' Correspondence
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European Community (Internal Market)
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Inmos Plant, Newport
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Employment
Work Permits
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Youth Training Scheme
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Labour Statistics
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Liverpool
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Unions (Political Levy)
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Employment
Members' Correspondence
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Job Creation
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Enterprise Allowance Scheme
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Training Organisations
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Home Department
Air Weapons
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Citizenship
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Victim Support Schemes
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Prison Service (Chaplains)
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Vietnamese Refugees
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Police (Training)
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Drugs (Rapid Testing Equipment)
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Independent Local Radio
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Members' Correspondence
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Immigration
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Police Act 1964 (Reports)
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Philip Rapier (Inquest)
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Opinion Polls
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Strangeways Prison
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Drug Trafficking
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Overseas Development
Rms St Helena (Replacement)
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Food Aid
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Tropical Forests
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Unesco
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West Indies
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Organisation Of East Caribbean States
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Surplus Potato Stocks
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St Helena
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Broadleaved Woods
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New Potatoes
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Common Agricultural Policy
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Grain Storage
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International Whaling Conference
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Potato Marketing Board
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Transport
M6
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Buses (Annual Inspections)
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M5–A30
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Drink-And-Drive Campaign
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Dartford Tunnel
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East London River Crossing
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Members' Correspondence
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Leeds And Liverpool Canal
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Energy
Electricity Generation Costs
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Deep-Mined Coal
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Efficiency And Conservation
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Coal Mining Industry (Employees Participation)
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Cross-Channel Cable Link
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National Coal Board (Chairman)
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National Working Miners Committee
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Blidworth Colliery, Notts
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Offshore Oilfields
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Coal Sales
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Energy Efficiency Office (Budget)
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Scotland (Coal Mining)
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Gas Industry (Privatisation)
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Energy Efficiency Year
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Energy Secretary (Usa)
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Electricity Supply Industry (Privatisation)
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Coal Imports
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Energy Study Competition
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Insulation Programmes
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Plutonium
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Members' Correspondence
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Miners (Redundancy)
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Dismissed Miners
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Education And Science
Education Committees
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Members' Correspond
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Higher Education (Expenditure)
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Higher Education
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Scotland
Judges
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Ross Hall Hospital
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Forestry Commission (Meetings)
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Peterhead-Aberdeen Trunk Road
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National Finance
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Russian Speakers
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Pensions
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South West Africa People's Organisation
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Non-Proliferation Treaty
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Ministers (Overseas Visits)
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Falkland Islands
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Ec (Foreign Policy)
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Members' Correspondence
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National Insurance
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Health Authorities (Crown Immunity)
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Medical Information
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Housing Benefit
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Family Income Supplement
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