Sitting of 15 December 1983

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Commons Sitting of 15 December 1983 Series 6 Vol. 50

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1. Preamble 7 words
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2. PRAYERS 5 words
1. PRIVATE BUSINESS
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1. BRITISH RAILWAYS BILL 6 words
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2. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL BILL [Lords] (By Order) 13 words
1. SHREWSBURY AND ATCHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL BILL [Lords] (By Order)
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1. TEES AND HARTLEPOOL PORT AUTHORITY BILL (By Order) 16 words
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1. DARTFORD TUNNEL BILL [Lords] (By Order) 15 words
3. Oral Answers to Questions
1. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
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1. Common Agricultural Policy 799 words
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2. Straw and Stubble Burning 534 words
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3. Milk 512 words
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4. Sheep 377 words
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5. Salmon 672 words
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6. Paté de Fois Gras 285 words
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7. Food Production 434 words
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8. Flood Alleviation Scheme (Lincoln) 144 words
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9. Sugar 353 words
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10. Horticultural Products 261 words
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11. Dairy Farmers 341 words
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12. Fishing Quotas 39 words
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13. Marginal Land 466 words
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14. Milk 171 words
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15. Dairy Products 256 words
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16. Sites of Special Scientific Interest 190 words
2. PRIME MINISTER
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1. Civil Defence 285 words
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2. Engagements 1,964 words
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4. Fisheries Council 3,133 words
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5. Glue Sniffing (Ministerial Statements) 1,992 words
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6. Rate Support Grant (Documents) 616 words
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7. Business of the House 2,948 words
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8. Adjournment Motion (Ballot for Debates) 73 words
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9. Rate Support Grant (Scotland) 4,957 words
10. BILL PRESENTED
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1. LEASEHOLD (SCOTLAND) 57 words
11. Orders of the Day
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1. Telecommunications Bill 7,460 words, 1 division
12. Clause 56
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1. VESTING OF PROPERTY ETC. OF BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN A COMPANY NOMINATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE 96 words
13. Clause 57
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1. INITIAL GOVERNMENT HOLDING IN THE SUCCESSOR COMPANY 14 words
14. Clause 61
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1. TARGET INVESTMENT LIMIT FOR GOVERNMENT SHAREHOLDING 28 words
15. Clause 62
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1. FINANCIAL STRUCTURE OF THE SUCCESSOR COMPANY 21 words
16. Clause 65
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1. DISSOLUTION OF BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS 90 words
17. Clause 67
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1. TAX PROVISIONS 23 words
18. Clause 81
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1. POWER OF SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROMOTE INTERESTS OF DISABLED PERSONS 5,293 words
19. Clause 82
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1. POWER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS PROVISION OF FACILITIES 3,255 words, 1 division
20. Clause 86
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1. POWER OF DIRECTOR TO REQUIRE INFORMATION 21 words
21. Clause 91
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1. GENERAL INTERPRETATION 62 words
22. Clause 94
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1. SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT AND EXTENT 17 words
23. Schedule 2
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1. THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CODE 2,636 words
24. Schedule 5
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1. GENERAL TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND SAVINGS 558 words
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2. TITLE 21,396 words, 1 division
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3. Agricultural and Horticultural Co- operation 4,075 words
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4. Agriculture and Horticulture Grant 8,916 words
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5. Post Office (Barnsley) 3,892 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 15 December 1983 Series 6 Vol. 50

1. THE ARTS
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1. Arts Expenditure 76 words
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2. Arts Ministers (Meeting) 53 words
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3. Theatres (Liverpool) 73 words
2. SOLICITOR-GENERAL FOR SCOTLAND
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1. Appointments 85 words
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2. Departmental Staff 52 words
3. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
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1. Food Aid 131 words
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2. Bilateral Aid 98 words
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3. Inter-American Development Bank (Loans) 108 words
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4. World Bank (Loans) 190 words
4. TRANSPORT
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1. Ministerial Accommodation (Removal Costs) 230 words
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2. Port of London Authority (Membership) 82 words
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3. Heavy Lorries (Noise) 400 words
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4. Airlines (Domestic Charges) 97 words
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5. Motorways (Lighting) 48 words
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6. Aerial Advertising 99 words
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7. M63 (Widening) 159 words
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8. British Airways 71 words
5. HOME DEPARTMENT
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1. Civil Defence 196 words
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2. Isle of Man (Banking) 105 words
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3. Immigration Officials (Search Powers) 101 words
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4. Overseas Visitors 241 words
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5. Salmon Poaching 117 words
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6. Greenham Common 365 words
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7. Solvent Abuse 109 words
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8. Television Licences (Refunds) 130 words
6. NATIONAL FINANCE
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1. European Community (Value Added Tax) 107 words
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2. Personal Income and Taxation 601 words
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3. Mortgage Interest 185 words
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4. Textiles and Clothing (Fraudulent Importation) 330 words
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5. Personal Incomes 330 words
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6. Finance Council Meeting 63 words
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7. Value Added Tax 505 words
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8. Petroleum Revenue Tax 223 words
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9. Life Assurance (Taxation) 363 words
7. SCOTLAND
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1. Police (Complaints Procedures) 398 words
8. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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1. European Community (Exports and Imports) 232 words
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2. Export Credits Guarantee Department 114 words
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3. Monopolies and Mergers (Concentration Ratios) 55 words
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4. Consumer Credit 125 words
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5. China (Textiles) 314 words
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6. Clothing (Origin Marking) 51 words
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7. Architects and Surveyors (Services) 231 words
9. EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
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1. Ethnic Minorities 202 words
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2. Polytechnic Students 96 words
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3. Agricultural Research (Wales) 117 words
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4. University Places 63 words
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5. Science Budget 156 words
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6. 16-plus Examinations 126 words
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7. Higher Education (Expenditure) 246 words
10. ENERGY
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1. Electric Lighting 342 words
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2. Energy Prices 58 words
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3. Coal Industry 67 words
11. DEFENCE
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1. Nationalised Industries 116 words
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2. Biological and Chemical Weapons 138 words
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3. Ethnic Survey 71 words
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4. Shipbuilding 338 words
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5. Departmental Policies 41 words
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6. Youth Training Scheme 102 words
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7. Nuclear Tests (Radiation Exposure) 120 words
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8. Censorship 148 words
12. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
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1. Entry Visas 123 words
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2. Henderson Island 65 words
13. PRIME MINISTER
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1. Engagements 974 words
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2. Athens Summit 44 words
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3. Greeness 25 words
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4. Lebanon 56 words
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5. Family Members (Official Hospitality) 95 words
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6. Electric Lighting 77 words
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7. Government Departments (Public contracts) 109 words
14. ENVIRONMENT
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1. Local Government Reform 227 words
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2. Housing Corporation 142 words
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3. Council Houses (Subsidies) 66 words
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4. Foreign Nationals 41 words
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5. Council House Sales 202 words
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6. New Towns 82 words
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7. Local Authorities (Emergency Services) 76 words
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8. Rates 42 words
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9. Fire Service 96 words
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10. Incinerator Plant (Edmonton) 60 words
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11. Methane Gas Plant (Aveley) 78 words
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12. Waste Recycling 104 words
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13. London Regional Transport 98 words
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14. Public Expenditure (London) 58 words
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15. Thames Water Authority 119 words
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16. Enterprise Zones 76 words
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17. Grant-related Expenditure Assessment 194 words
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18. Partnership Schemes 178 words
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19. Hampstead Heath 62 words
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20. Mile End Park 100 words
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21. Sports Council 110 words
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22. Radioactive Waste 136 words
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23. Small Firms (Planning Constraints) 177 words
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24. Richmond Terrace 212 words
15. WALES
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1. Appointments 130 words
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2. Health Authorities (Private Contractors) 100 words
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3. Water Charges 66 words
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4. Local Authorities (Expenditure) 71 words
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5. Improvement Grants 131 words
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6. Porth Textiles/A. J. Gooding Group (Closure) 259 words
16. EMPLOYMENT
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1. Labour Statistics 450 words
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2. Enterprise Allowance Scheme 105 words
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3. Community Programme 381 words
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4. Manpower Services Commission 319 words
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5. Cotton and Textiles Industries 180 words
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6. Youth Training and Job Release Schemes 1,087 words
17. NORTHERN IRELAND
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1. Schools (Construction) 2,242 words
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2. Temporary Classrooms 103 words
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3. Imports (Republic of Ireland) 78 words
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4. Maze Prison (Report) 73 words
18. SOCIAL SERVICES
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1. Death Grant 192 words
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2. Radiotherapy (Treatment Costs) 81 words
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3. Supplementary Benefit 125 words
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4. Benefits 318 words
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5. Mentally Handicapped Persons (Treatment Costs) 209 words
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6. Air Ambulance Operators 208 words
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7. NHS (Private Contractors) 341 words
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8. Retirement Option 291 words
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9. National Insurance Fund 285 words
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10. NHS Supply Council 78 words
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11. Aspartame 68 words
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12. Board and Lodging Charges 237 words
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13. Drug Development 70 words
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14. Health and Social Security Bill 87 words
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15. NHS (Staff Sickness) 215 words
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16. International Population Conference, Mexico 133 words
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17. Seat Belts 101 words
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18. Counties (Electorates) 63 words
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19. Contraceptives 85 words
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20. Health Authorities (Information) 81 words
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21. NHS (Dispensing Statistics) 219 words
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22. NHS (Residential Accommodation) 82 words
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23. NHS (Drugs) 103 words
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24. Family Expenditure Survey 112 words
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25. Pharmaceuticals (Exports) 166 words
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26. Pharmaceutical Industry (Investment) 109 words
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27. Kidney Machines (Cost) 112 words
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28. Surgical Inpatient Costs (Huddersfield) 79 words
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29. Health Authorities (Manpower) 70 words
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30. NHS (Capital Expenditure) 149 words
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31. Health Care Expenditure (Hertfordshire) 99 words
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32. Solvent Abuse 1,428 words
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33. Medical Insurers (Code of Practice) 90 words
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34. Hospital Waiting Lists 569 words
19. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
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1. European Community (Management Committee) 53 words
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2. Fisheries (Nuclear Pollution) 23 words
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3. Forest Land 82 words
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4. Common Agricultural Policy 478 words
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5. Members' Correspondence (Agricultural Issues) 53 words
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6. Dried Fruit 84 words
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7. Marginal Land 85 words
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8. Pigs 191 words
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9. Sheep 67 words
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10. Milk 91 words
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11. Manx Board of Agriculture and Fisheries 194 words
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12. Bread and Flour Regulations 55 words
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13. Oils and Fats 54 words
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14. Grain and Milk Producers 236 words
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15. Milk and Cream 182 words
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16. Trees 75 words
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17. Canadian Wheat 127 words
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18. Rural Areas (Designation) 81 words
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19. Raspberries 64 words
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20. Straw and Stubble Burning 101 words
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21. Beef 117 words
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22. Land Settlement Association Tenants 73 words
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23. Common Fisheries Policy 62 words
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24. Salmon 180 words
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25. Agricultural Holdings Bill 49 words
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26. Fish Prices 355 words

Lords Sitting of 15 December 1983 Series 5 Vol. 446

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1. Preamble 29 words
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2. Gas and Electricity: Advertising Costs 1,194 words
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3. Wheel Clamping 1,159 words
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4. Hospitals: Building and Closures 1,481 words
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5. International Development Association: Finance 969 words
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6. Rate Support Grant—Scotland 42 words
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7. Business of the House 70 words
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8. London Docklands Railway Bill 2,732 words
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9. Milford Haven Conservancy Bill 14 words
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10. Restrictive Trade Practices (Stock Exchange) Bill 6,292 words
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11. Rate Support Grant—Scotland 3,522 words
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12. Restrictive Trade Practices (Stock Exchange) Bill 5,125 words
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13. Adjournment 58 words
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14. British Railways Bill 21 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 15 December 1983 Series 5 Vol. 446

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1. LOCUM HOSPITAL DOCTORS: AGE LIMIT 114 words
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2. NATIONAL PARKS: MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS 142 words
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3. SOUTH AFRICA: BRITISH SERVICE PERSONNEL 77 words
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4. HENDERSON ISLAND: PROPOSED LEASE 59 words
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5. COUNCIL OF MINISTERS' MEETINGS: AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES 902 words