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Commons Hansard for 8 December 1987 (Volume 124)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 1.16am.
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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Defence
European Fighter Aircraft
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Trident
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Royal Ordnance
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North Atlantic (Naval Strategy)
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Stockholm Document
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Inf Agreement
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World Peace Council
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Falkland Islands (Telephone Calls)
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Inf Agreement
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Exercise Purple Warrior
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Inf Agreement
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Contract Costs
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Nato (Ministerial Meeting)
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European Council (Copenhagen)
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Rate Support Grant (Wales)
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Questions To Ministers
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Points Of Order
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Adjournment (Christmas)
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Sport
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Radioactive Waste Disposal
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Afghanistan
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Rating Reform (Scotland)
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National Health Service
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London Ambulance Service
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Glasgow-Dumfries-Carlisle Railway Line
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Flood Damage (Northern Ireland)
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Copley Marshall And Co Ltd
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Children (Intensive Care)
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Primary Schools (Bus Transport)
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Cleddau Bridge (Tolls)
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Prime Minister
Bradford
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Stourton Coundle
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Engagements
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Trade And Industry
Insurance Companies
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Westminster Property Group Plc
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Fireworks
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Timber
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Export Controls
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Patents
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European Regional Development Fund
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Redundancies
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Religious Education
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Open University
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Polytechnics And Colleges Funding Council
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Oil Exploration Records
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Scotland
Tourism
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Windblow
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Aids
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Trees
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Egg Production
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Raspberries
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Standard And O-Grade Courses
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Scottish Development Agency
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Roads
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Peace Accord (Central America)
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West Bank And Gaza
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Exercise Purple Warrior
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Afghanistan
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Visa Control
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Territorial Limits
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Transport
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M6
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Mersey Tunnel
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Severn Bridge
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Traffic Offences (Vehicle Confiscation)
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Channel Tunnel
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Radioactive Material (Manchester Airport)
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London Underground
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Republic Of Ireland
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Persian Gulf (Naval Deployments)
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Weather Radars
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Nuclear Submarines
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Nato Base, Fairlie
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Qed Design And Development (Contract)
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Mr Frank Turner
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Mr Gordon Harrold
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Sales Contracts
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International Military Services
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Over-The-Horizon Radar
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