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Commons Hansard for 24 May 1988 (Volume 134)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 5.20am.
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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Defence
Raf Dishforth
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Cruise Missiles
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Dartmoor (Live Firing)
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Baor
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Nato Nuclear Planning Group
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Maritime Strategy
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Sas
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Departmental Insurance
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Ex-Government Employees (Outside Appointments)
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Weapons Purchasing Policy
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Arms Levels
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Merchant Shipping (Wartime Use)
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Seafreight Freeway (Fire)
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Business Of The House
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Written Answers
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Wales
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Homeless People
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Housing Statistics
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Synthetic Index
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Energy
Electricity (Privatisation)
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Oil-Based Muds
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Liverpool
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North Sea Employees
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Plutonium (Transport)
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Prime Minister
Basingstoke
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Denmark
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Land Statistics
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Northern Region
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Avon
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Engagements
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Home Department
Weapons Control (Ec Proposal)
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Jury Service
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Coach Parking, Westminster
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Entry Clearance Applications
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Immigration
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Education And Science
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Glasgow And Edinburgh Universities (Veterinary Colleges)
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City Technology Colleges
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Trading Standards Officers
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Biwater Project
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Radio Britannia
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Anglo-Soviet Trade
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Turkish Yarn (Imports)
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Barter Deals
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Ealing
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Local Government Superannuation Scheme
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Opencast Mining
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Local Government Finance
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"News On Sunday"
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Palace Of Westminster (Toilets)
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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Disarmament (Verification)
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Maori Warrior's Head (Sale)
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Hong Kong
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Japanese Wartime Signals
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St John's Church, Maseru
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Entry Clearance Applications
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Gibraltar (Shootings)
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Cash Limits
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Scotland
Departmental Staff
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Nurses
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News Releases
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Cairngorms
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East Kilbride (Housing)
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Rating Reform
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Quality Street Housing Association
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New Town Development Corporations
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Ro-Ro Ferries
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House Sales
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Local Authorities (Compensation)
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Defective Housing
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Council House Sales
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Fife Health Board
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Drug Tariff
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Chernobyl (Compensation)
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Employment
Departmental Advertising
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Benefits
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Tourism
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Economic League
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Benefit Fraud (Glasgow)
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Mines And Quarries Act 1954
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Cash Limits
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"Action For Jobs"
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Government Campaigns
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Turkish Yarn (Imports)
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Sheepmeat (Testing)
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Sewage Sludge
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Slimming Products
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Legionnaire's Disease
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Single Payments
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Benefits
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Nato
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Rating Reform
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Defence Spending
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Gibraltar (Incident)
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Bomb Disposal Units (Gibraltar)
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