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Commons Hansard for 20 December 1985 (Volume 89)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 10.25am.
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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Petitions
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Chief Inspector Brian Woollard
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Social Security Reform
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Consumer Protection
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Afghanistan
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Gartcosh
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Homelessness (London)
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Urban Regeneration
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Housing (Leyton And Leytonstone)
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Oluronke Owoseja
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Armed Forces Bill
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Housing Co-Operatives
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Trade And Industry
Timber
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Police
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Immigration
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Visas
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Martina Anderson And Ella O'dwyer
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French Girls (Arrest)
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Prime Minister
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Spirits Duty
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Iran
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Torture
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Treaties
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Council Of Ministers
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European Act (Preamble)
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Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
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British Embassy (Moscow)
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"Lifting The Burden"
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Procurement Programme
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Footpath 43, Menwith With Darley
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Signals Regiment
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Fox Hunting
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