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Commons Hansard for 8 February 1989 (Volume 146)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 9.40am.
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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Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
Palestine Liberation Organisation
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Nelson Mandela
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Turkey
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Vietnamese Refugees
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E1 Salvador
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South Africa
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Nicaragua
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Unita
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United States Secretary Of State
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Middle East
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East Germany
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North Atlantic Council
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Afghanistan
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Public Libraries
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Hospital Closures (Leicestershire)
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Land Registry (Reform)
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Broadcasting
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Inner London Education Authority
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Mr Alan Rees
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Home Department
Isle Of Man
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Services For Deaf People
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Economic League
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Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
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Custody Time Limits
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Probation Officers
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Football Matches (Arrests)
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Police Surgeons
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Scotland
Lennox Castle Hospital
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Training Schemes
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Housing
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Scottish Trades Union Congress (Health Matters)
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Cervical/Cytology
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Glasgow Royal Infirmary
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Pharmacists
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Blood Products
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Water Orders
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Deaf People (Services)
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Greater Glasgow Health Board
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Nhs (Market Research)
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Southern General Hospital
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Forestry
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Health
Irradiated Rodent Corpses
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National Health Service Costs
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Leighton Hospital, Crewe
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Ambulance Service
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General Practitioners
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Hospitals (Management)
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Regrading
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Aplastic Anaemia
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Cook-Chill Food
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Defence
Soviet Union (Defence Cuts)
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Nato
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Nevada Test Site
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Potton Island, Essex
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Atomic Weapons Establishments
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Comecon (Travel)
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Channel Tunnel
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Education And Science
Handicapped Children
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Universities (Funding)
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Vat
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Southwark Director Of Education
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International Organisations
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Energy
Research Projects
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Nuclear Reprocessing
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Wind Energy
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Sizewell
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Nuclear Power
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Nuclear Accidents
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Plutonium
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Contracts
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Trade And Industry
Industry Act 1975
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Key Guns
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Telephone Monitoring
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Supermarkets (Charging Practices)
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North East Shipbuilders
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Ford Motor Company
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Rolls-Royce
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Wales
Higher Education
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Consultants
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Water Pollution
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Services For Deaf People
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Rates
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Winvest
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Transport
Motorists (Eyesight)
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Barnstaple Downstream Bridge
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Central London Rail Study
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International Organisations
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King's Cross (Fire)
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Roads (Construction And Maintenance)
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Bridge Heights
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M2 And A2 (Traffic Counts)
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London To Dover Journey Times
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Dial-A-Ride
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London Regional Transport (Assaults)
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Pelican Crossings
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Road Traffic Law
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Channel Tunnel
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Bus Fares (Merseyside)
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Traffic Speed In Cities
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Settle-Carlisle Line
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British Rail (North West)
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Motor Taxation
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Safety Plans
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Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
Whales
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International Organisations
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Goats Milk
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Beef And Veal
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Milk
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Beef
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Leukaemia
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Social Security
Social Security Fraud
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Insulation Grants
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Loans And Grants
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Income Support
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Radioactive Waste
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Cuba
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Chile
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United States Of America
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Southern Africa
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Cambodia
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Spain
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Kurdish People
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Israeli Foreign Minister
(item number 1)
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Cyprus
(item number 1)
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Foreign Affairs Council
(item number 1)
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Palestine Liberation Organisation
(item number 1)
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Leonid Lubman
(item number 1)
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Philippines (Political Prisoners)
(item number 1)
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Spain (British Residents)
(item number 21)
(id 958984b4-4ae7-4ddd-b4c7-91be855a673f)
Soviet Unions (Exit Visas)
(item number 22)
(id aa0a1397-6d01-4b95-bb82-7c7ebd8a0db5)
Baby Seal Products
(item number 23)
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Iran
(item number 24)
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East Timor
(item number 25)
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