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Commons Hansard for 16 December 1987 (Volume 124)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 1.19am.
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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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
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Soviet Union (Human Rights)
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Vienna Conference
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South Africa (Front-Line States)
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East-West Relations
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Sri Lanka
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Horn Of Africa
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European Community
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Afghanistan
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Middle East
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El Salvador
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Guatemala
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Aids
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Mr Charles Powell
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Commonwealth Conference
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East-West Relations
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Health Authority (Financial Allocations)
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Britoil
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Points Of Order
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Orders Of The Day
Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Scotland
National No-Smoking Day
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Civil Defence
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Sheltered Employment
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Midwives
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Social Work Authorities
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School Management
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Chief Inspector Of Prisons (Report)
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Fishing Industry
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Nhs (Commercial Contractors)
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Social Work (Scotland) Act
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Parole
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Energy
Disconnections
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Fuel Prices
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Subsidies
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Easington
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Fast Reactors (Exhibition)
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Nuclear Waste
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Plutonium
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Magnox Reactors
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Environment
Rating Reform
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Consultative Council On Local Government Finance
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Unleaded Petrol
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Small Business Tenancies
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Local Government Reform
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Home Department
Firearms
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Boundary Commission (Report)
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Prisoners (Statistics)
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Pornography And Crime
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Electoral Registers
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Passport Office
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False Passports
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Aids
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Prisoners (Compassionate Release)
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Prison Accommodation
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Overseas Development
Women
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United Nations Children's Fund (Exhibition)
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Ethiopia
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Commonwealth Distance Education Initiative
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Transport
Commuter Services
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Headphones
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London Traffic
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London Underground
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London Regional Transport
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Drink-Related Accidents
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Train Accidents
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Heathrow (Sewage Works)
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Airports (Expenditure Allocations)
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Stansted Airport (Noise)
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Defence
Exercise Firemen's Revenge
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Aids
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Chemical Weapons
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Alarm
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International Military Services
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Overseas Territories (British Troops)
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Trade And Industry
South Africa
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Barnsley
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Electronics
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Estate Agents Act 1979
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Mergers (Control Procedures)
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Textiles (Turkey)
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Credit Cards
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Doorstep Selling
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Unfair Trade Unit
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Inner City Task Force
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Gulf War
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E1 Salvador
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Soviet Union (Foreign Minister)
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Bophuthatswana
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Afghanistan
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Kenya
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Ec (Deregulation)
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Unesco
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Arms Control
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South-East Asia
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Greece
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Iran
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South Africa (Diplomats)
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Latin America
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Mr Gorbachev (Visit)
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Iran-Iraq War
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Chile
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Inf Treaty
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Arms Reductions
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Bangladesh
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Mozambique
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Federal Republic Of Germany
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Heads Of Government Meeting (Copenhagen)
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President Of The European Commission
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Soviet Union (Human Rights)
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Soviet Union
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Western European Union
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South Africa
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Terrorism
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Southern Africa
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Fiji
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Gulf (Navigation Rights)
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East-West Relations
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Sharpeville Six
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Ec (Single Market)
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European Foreign Policies
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Anglo-Egyptian Relations
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Conventional Forces (Europe)
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West Bank And Gaza
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Anglo-Argentinian Relations
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Falkland Islands
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United Nations
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Eastern Europe
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Anglo-French Relations
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Nuclear Bases (Inspection)
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Cyprus
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Pakistan
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Anglo-Soviet Relations
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Arab-Israeli Dispute
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Gibraltar
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Poland (Radio Broadcasts)
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Soviet Jewry
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Mr Ronald Li
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Hong Kong Securities Review Committee (Report)
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Anglo-Usa Meeting
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United Nations
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Foreign Affairs Council
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Employment
Labour Statistics
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Availability For Work
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Noise Levels
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Unemployed People (Training)
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Northern Ireland
National No-Smoking Day
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Social Fund
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Kimberley Carlile
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Social Fund
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Nurses (Overtime)
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Rpi (Computer Error)
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Nurses (Outside Income)
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Heating Bills
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Cold Weather (Advice To Elderly)
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Doctors' Records
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Rating Reform
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Spectacles
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Agency Nurses
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Joint Civil/Military Medical Planning
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Mortality
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