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Commons Hansard for 7 December 1988 (Volume 143)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 8.24am.
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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Private Business
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Oral Answerw To Questions
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Business Of The House
Closure And Allocation Of Time
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Delegated Legislation
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Private Bills And Private Business
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Public Bills
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Sittings Of The House
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Special Procedure Orders
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Standing Committees
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Select Committees
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Trade And Industry
Household Domestic Appliances
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Rolls-Royce 211-524L Engine
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Investment Media
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Regional Assistance
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British Engineering
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World Trade
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Hotol
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1992 Hotline
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Airbus Industrie
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House Prices
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Cbi (Merger Policy)
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Shorts Of Belfast
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Enterprise Initiative
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North East Shipbuilders Ltd
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North East Shipbuilders Ltd
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Ss Mediterran Frigo
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Ministerial Statements
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Civil Servant (Letter)
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Defence
United States Chemical Munitions
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Argentina
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Vat
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Aldermaston And Burghfield
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Trident
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Non-Nuclear Defence Research Establishments
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Defence Statistics Organisation
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Contractors
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Transport
Lorries
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Roads And Pavements (Reinstatement)
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Manchester Airport
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Wales
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Education And Science
Free School Transport
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Teachers
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Science And Engineering Research Council
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Trade And Industry
Inner-City Task Forces
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Takeovers
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Ec (Trade Balance)
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Information Technology (Research)
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Civil Research And Development
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Competitiveness
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Departmental Official History
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Cbi
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Company Headquarters
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Ec (Trade Deficit)
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Ec (Research And Development)
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Barlow Clowes
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Contract Industrial Research
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Action For Cities Campaign
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Merger Policy
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Single Market
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British Coal (Accounts)
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Ussr
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Interest Rates
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Hotol
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Steel Industry
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Latin America And The Caribbean
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Small Businesses
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Overseas Companies
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European Community (Monopolies, Mergers And Restrictive Practices)
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British Petroleum (Kuwait Investment Office)
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Disabled Persons (Staff)
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Data Protection Act
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Companies Act 1985
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Multi-Fibre Arrangement
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Nissan Vehicles
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Shares (Disclosure Of Interests)
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Health
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Hypothermia
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Radon
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