Sitting of 8 February 1971

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Commons Sitting of 8 February 1971 Series 5 Vol. 811

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1. Preamble 7 words
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2. PRAYERS 5 words
3. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
1. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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1. Prices 418 words
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2. Oil Supplies 406 words
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3. Newburn (New Industry) 109 words
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4. Northern Region (Industrial Locations) 244 words
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5. Regional Policy 936 words
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6. Chain Letter Selling 215 words
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7. Coal (Imports) 160 words
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8. National Coal Board (Chairman) 290 words
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9. Leather Gloves (Imports) 316 words
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10. United States of America (Restrictive Trade Legislation) 233 words
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11. Bishop Auckland, Shildon and Barnard Castle 169 words
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12. Building Firms (Bankruptcy) 373 words
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13. European Economic Community 548 words
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14. Industrial Investment 742 words
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15. Competition in Industry 208 words
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16. Cotton Textiles 283 words
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17. Coal Industry 195 words
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18. Smokeless Fuel 230 words
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19. Nationalised Industries (Pricing Policy) 327 words
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20. Bathgate 115 words
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21. Australia (Trade with the U.K.) 137 words
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22. British Steel Corporation 536 words
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23. Edinburgh, Leith and Portobello (Development Areas Status) 401 words
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24. Public Corporations 327 words
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25. Upper Clyde Shipbuilders 270 words
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26. Eastern Europe (Trade with the U.K.) 361 words
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27. Night Charter Flights 204 words
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28. Developing Countries (Generalised Preferences) 307 words
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29. British Exports (Distribution) 103 words
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30. Western Europe (Trade Expansion) 198 words
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4. QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS 221 words
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5. MIDDLE EAST (OIL) 572 words
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6. NORTHERN IRELAND (SOLDIER'S DEATH) 1,336 words
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7. CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL (DEBATE) 169 words
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8. LAOS 821 words
9. BILL PRESENTED
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1. ROLLS-ROYCE (PURCHASE) 90 words
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2. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED 25,410 words, 1 division
10. ORDERS OF THE DAY
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1. RATING BILL 31,284 words, 1 division
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2. IRON CASTING INDUSTRY (RESEARCH LEVY) 10,124 words
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3. POLICE PENSIONS (REGULATIONS) 6,272 words
4. VEHICLES (EXCISE) BILL [Lords]
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1. HYDROCARBON OIL (CUSTOMS AND EXCISE) BILL [Lords] 13 words
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5. SOCIAL WORK (SCOTLAND) ACT, 1968 3,781 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 8 February 1971 Series 5 Vol. 811

1. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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1. New Zealand (Exports) 41 words
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2. Electricity Industry 64 words
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3. Motor Industry (Tariff Reductions) 29 words
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4. Joint Stock Banks 36 words
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5. Restrictive Trade Practices Legislation 62 words
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6. Pensions 81 words
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7. European Economic Community 217 words
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8. U.S.S.R. (Trade) 830 words
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9. Radio and Television (Purchasers' Rights) 62 words
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10. Airways Corporations (Sexual Discrimination) 28 words
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11. Horticultural Industry 141 words
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12. Coal Industry (1975 Output) 58 words
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13. Greenock and Port Glasgow 69 words
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14. Airport Requirements 122 words
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15. Night Jet Flights 52 words
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16. East Midlands Airport (Complaints) 99 words
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17. Portsmouth 130 words
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18. Electricity Supply Industry 47 words
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19. Electrical Generating Capacity 83 words
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20. Development Areas (Financial Incentives) 387 words
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21. Consumer Interests (Representation) 126 words
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22. Publicly-Owned Industries (Sale) 155 words
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23. Advance Factories 142 words
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24. London Airport (Noise Regulations) 562 words
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25. Civil Air Transport Policy 63 words
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26. Airports (Congestion) 73 words
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27. Trade Descriptions Act, 1968 (Compensation) 65 words
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28. Check Trading 47 words
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29. Thames Estuary (Oil Tankers) 112 words
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30. Tour Operators and Travel Agents (Prosecutions) 118 words
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31. Petrol (Price Increases) 67 words
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32. Gas and Electricity (Maximum Resale Prices) 76 words
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33. Hotel Industry (Assistance) 113 words
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34. Coal (Exports) 68 words
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35. Cardiff Machine Tools Ltd. 81 words
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36. Turnhouse Airport 92 words
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37. Chelmsley Wood 58 words
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38. British Association for Commercial and Industrial Education 92 words
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39. Yorkshire Coalfield (Employment) 101 words
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40. Yorkshire and Merseyside (Employment) 117 words
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41. Romania (Trade) 92 words
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42. Japanese Cutlery (Imports) 119 words
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43. Gas Industry (Production and Investment Programmes) 42 words
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44. Steel Industry (Investment Programme) 79 words
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45. British European Airways Air Tours 94 words
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46. Export Intelligence Service 213 words
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47. Ship-Building Yards (Government Assistance) 73 words
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48. Aid to Industry (Use of Computers) 90 words
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49. Arab Countries (Balance of Trade) 137 words
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50. Northern Region (Industrial Projects) 186 words
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51. Northern Region (Industrial Development Certificates) 80 words
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52. Nottinghamshire (Industrial Development Certificates) 115 words
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53. "Migration, the Brain Drain" (Report) 75 words
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54. Pneumoconiosis 251 words
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55. Industrial Development Certificates 742 words
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56. Development of Tourism Act 104 words
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57. Wales (Grants) 143 words
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58. Food and Feedingstuffs (Overseas Trade Balance) 195 words
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59. Oil 136 words
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60. Holiday Tours (Information) 132 words
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61. Wales (Advance Factories) 72 words
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62. Development Areas 45 words
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63. British Steel Corporation 58 words
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64. Steel (Scrap Metal) 192 words
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65. Research Expenditure 197 words
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66. Wales 103 words
2. POSTS
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1. Post Office (Strike) 273 words
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2. Post Office (Pay) 199 words
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3. Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970 68 words
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4. Radio and Television Services 150 words
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5. Radio Blackburn 52 words
3. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
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1. European Economic Community 497 words
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2. Washington (British Embassy) 100 words
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3. Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft 56 words
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4. Northern Ireland 188 words
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5. Sudan 43 words
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6. Clergy and Ministers of Religion (South Africa) 85 words
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7. South Africa (Rev. Colin Davison) 334 words
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8. Mail (Transmission in Diplomatic Bags) 135 words
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9. Albania (Radio Interference) 94 words
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10. Banana Imports 105 words
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11. Laos 105 words
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12. O.E.C.D. 69 words
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13. Downing Street Building (Staff) 42 words
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14. Official Cars (Use by Members Abroad) 130 words
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15. Republic of Ireland 41 words
4. NATIONAL FINANCE
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1. European Economic Community 61 words
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2. Northern Ireland (Industrial Development) 60 words
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3. Purchase Tax 100 words
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4. Employees (Travelling Expenses) 126 words
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5. Invisible Earnings 66 words
5. SOCIAL SERVICES
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1. Redditch (Hospital) 103 words
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2. Autistic Children 194 words
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3. Retirement Pensions 169 words
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4. Liquid Vitamin Drops 86 words
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5. Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970 136 words
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6. Vasectomy Operations 70 words
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7. Social Security Benefits 205 words
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8. Homelessness (London) 133 words
6. ENVIRONMENT
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1. Road Research Laboratory 33 words
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2. New Cars (Safety Check) 31 words
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3. British Rail (Newcastle-South Shields) 50 words
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4. Postal Strike 63 words
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5. Peterlee (Swimming Bath) 79 words
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6. Skyways Coach Air Ltd. 86 words
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7. Road Traffic Acts (Enforcement) 775 words
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8. Bristol Channel (Port Development) 67 words
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9. North-East (Infrastructure) 146 words
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10. Derelict Land (Clearance) 74 words
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11. Rent Act (Francis Committee's Report) 45 words
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12. Civil Servants (Salaries) 111 words
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13. Dwellings, Westminster (Rateable Value) 64 words
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14. Dwellings, Lambeth (Rateable Value) 65 words
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15. Huddersfield (Government Grants) 150 words
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16. Lambeth (Rate Support Grant) 71 words
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17. Camden (Listed Buildings) 58 words
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18. Statutory Bodies (Annual Reports) 188 words
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19. Huddersfield (Housing) 75 words
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20. Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970 286 words
7. EMPOYMENT
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1. Teesside and District Productivity Association 65 words
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2. Ipswich 162 words
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3. Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970 499 words
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4. Wales 65 words
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5. Strikes 349 words
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6. Tanker Delivery Drivers (Dispute) 69 words
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7. Scotland 168 words
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8. Hairdressing and Allied Services Industry Training Board 183 words
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9. School Leavers (Scotland) 213 words
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10. North Lanarkshire 134 words
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11. Aliens (Work Permits) 192 words
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12. Knitting, Lace and Net Industry Training Board 223 words
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13. Oil 89 words
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14. Government Training Centre, Denton 138 words
8. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
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1. Fowl Pest 148 words
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2. Warfarin-Resistant Rats and Mice 64 words
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3. Packaged Perishable Foods (Date Stamping) 175 words
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4. European Economic Community 73 words
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5. Foot-and-mouth Disease 129 words
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6. Tractors (Second-hand Prices) 52 words
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9. NORTHERN IRELAND 54 words
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10. AERO-ENGINE INDUSTRY 55 words
11. AVIATION SUPPLY
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1. BAC 3–11 and European A-300 Airbus 40 words
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12. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH PROSECUTION 41 words
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13. FATAL ACCIDENTS (WIDOWS' DAMAGES) 102 words
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14. ASSIZE COURTS 87 words
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15. OFFICIAL SECRETS ACTS 188 words
16. HOUSE OF COMMONS
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1. Refreshment Department (Prices) 151 words
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2. Internal Mail 111 words
17. DEFENCE
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1. Dry Dock, Singapore 55 words
18. EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
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1. Business Administration and Management (Research Grants) 93 words
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2. Institute of Contemporary Art 88 words
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3. Smoking 148 words
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4. Computers 1,328 words
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5. Universities (Research and Development Expenditure) 210 words
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6. Research 408 words
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7. Teachers' Superannuation Scheme 153 words
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8. Shorthand and Typewriting (Teachers) 126 words
19. HOME DEPARTMENT
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1. Mr. Vrajlal Kakad (Entry) 94 words
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2. Liquor Licensing Laws (Inquiry) 83 words
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3. Prison Service 109 words
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4. Commonwealth Citizens (Entry Certificates) 76 words
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5. Aliens (Entry Certificates) 75 words
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6. Oath of Allegiance 122 words
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7. London Government Act, 1963 34 words
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8. Camden (Ward Boundaries) 207 words
20. SCOTLAND
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1. Hospitals (Power Supply) 95 words
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2. Command Paper No. 2864 221 words
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3. Public Libraries (Law) 87 words
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4. West Central Scotland (Proposed Development Area) 59 words
21. WALES
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1. Public Expenditure 262 words
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2. Pollution 99 words
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3. Miscellaneous Local Services 55 words
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4. Leagues of Hospital Friends 51 words
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5. Local Radio Stations 33 words
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6. Employment 53 words
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7. Rheumatic Diseases (Consultants) 68 words
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8. M4, Carmarthen 38 words
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9. Developments and Action (Annual Report) 123 words