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Commons Hansard for 20 November 1985 (Volume 87)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 9.22am.
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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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Middle East
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Chile
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Namibia
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South Africa
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Chile
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South Africa
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
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South Africa
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Ec Intergovernmental Conference
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South Africa
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Ec Draft Directives
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South Africa
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
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Questions To Ministers
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Ballot For Notices Of Motions For Friday 6 December
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Televising Of The House
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Board And Lodging (Social Security Rules)
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Statutory Instruments, &C
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Legal Aid And Advice (Scotland)
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Legal Aid And Advice
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Dentists
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Terms And Conditions Of Employment
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Unemployment (Alyn And Deeside)
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Home Department
Drunkenness
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Bailiff (Powers Of Arrest)
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Immigration Officers
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Prisoners (Police Cells)
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Dr Mark Patterson
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Civil Defence
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Gatwick Airport
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Animals (Experiments)
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Hm Prison, Brixton
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Mr Miah (Member's Correspondence)
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Mentally Ill And Handicapped Prisoners
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West Midlands Police
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Attorney-General
Juries (Hotel Costs)
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Prison Officers (Assaults)
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Social Security Appeals Tribunals
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Social Security Commissioners (Hearings)
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Education And Science
International Youth Year
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Speech Science
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Student Loans
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Swann Report
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Student Grants
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Teachers (Courses)
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Teachers' Dispute
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Employment
Labour Statistics
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Explosives Legislation
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Wage Costs
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Community Programme
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Unemployment Statistics (London)
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Job Vacancies And Training (London)
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Trade And Industry
South Africa
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Information Technology
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Australia (Investment)
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America (Foreign Technicians)
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Estate Agents (Declaration Of Interest)
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Manufacturing Investment
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British Steel Corporation
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Selective Financial Assistance
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Export Credits Guarantee Department
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National Finance
Self-Employment (Taxation)
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Taxation
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Vat (Staff Disciplinary Procedures)
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Vat
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Departmental Files
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Transport
Planning Inquiries
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M25 (Traffic Flows)
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A127 (Safety Standards)
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Dartford Tunnel
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Folkestone-Honiton Trunk Route
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Heavy Goods Vehicles
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Hurn Airport
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Defence
Research And Development Budget (University Sector)
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Technology Transfer
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Nimrod
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Procurement
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Bases And Facilities
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Hms Otter And Euryalus (Refit Costs)
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Gurkhas (Hong Kong)
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Host Nation Support
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Ptarmigan Project
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Central America (War On Want Delegation)
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Israel
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Third World Debts
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Ec Intergovernmental Conference
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Cyprus
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Argentina
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South Africa
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African National Congress
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Falkland Islands (United Nations Debate)
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Nigeria (British Prisoners)
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Central America
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Jordan
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Pakistan
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Qatar
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Ec (Priority Objectives)
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Ec (Trade Barriers)
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Multilateral Disarmament
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Ec Reform
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Lebanon (Kidnappings)
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Foreign Ministers (Ec And Central America)
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Latin America (Debt)
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Falkland Islands Fishery Zone
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Ec (Development)
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South Africa (Delegation)
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Geneva Arms Talks
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Extradition
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Ec (Home Market Integration)
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Gibraltar
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Battlefield Nuclear Weapons
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Fylingdales (Facilities)
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South Africa (Air Defence System)
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Palestine Liberation Organisation (Policy)
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Latin America
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Saudi Arabia
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East-West Relations
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Zimbabwe
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Middle East
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Guatemala
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Budgetary Discipline
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Soviet Jewry
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Anglo-American Relations
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Moscow
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President Reagan-Mr Gorbachev (Meeting)
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Soviet Foreign Minister
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Palestine
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Namibia
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Portugal
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Nicaragua
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British Embassy, Moscow
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Soviet Embassy, London
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United Nations
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Israel (Torture Allegations)
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Disability Allowances
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Benefits
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Community Care
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Health Authorities
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Drugs
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Hospital Closures
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Social Security Appeal Tribunals
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Sea Defences And Land Drainage
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Pesticides
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Council Of Agriculture Ministers
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Environment
South Africa (Rugby Matches)
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Renovation Grants
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Ec Grants (Textiles)
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Rating Reform
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Housing Programme Allocation
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