Sitting of 26 July 1978

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Commons Sitting of 26 July 1978 Series 5 Vol. 954

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1. Preamble 7 words
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2. PRAYERS 5 words
3. PRIVATE BUSINESS
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1. PRIVATE BILLS [Lords](SUSPENSION) 202 words
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2. BRITISH RAILWAYS (SELBY) BILL 280 words
4. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
1. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
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1. Washington, DC 429 words
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2. New York 464 words
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3. Zaire 500 words
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4. Rhodesia 415 words
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5. Belize 325 words
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6. Middle East (Peace Talks) 800 words
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7. Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions 735 words
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8. Indonesia (Mr. W. S. Rendra) 610 words
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9. Diplomatic Bags 241 words
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10. Passports 609 words
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11. USSR (Dissidents' Trials) 472 words
2. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
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1. 1978 Programme 489 words
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2. Common Agricultural Policy 681 words
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3. European Parliament 527 words
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4. Council of Foreign Ministers 1,315 words
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5. Harmonisation 238 words
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6. President of the European Commission 961 words
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5. BROADCASTING 10,538 words
6. BILL PRESENTED
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1. NATIONAL LAND FUND 126 words
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7. INDEPENDENT BROADCASTING AUTHORITY (LOCAL AND COMMUNITY RADIO) 1,182 words
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1. INDEPENDENT BROADCASTING AUTHORITY (LOCAL AND COMMUNITY RADIO): 62 words
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8. SCOTLAND BILL 16 words
1. Clause 20
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1. THE SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE 17,158 words, 1 division
2. New Clause A
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1. VOTING OF SCOTTISH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT 10,986 words, 1 division
3. Clause 67
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1. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY 2,228 words, 1 division
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9. WALES BILL 16 words
1. Clause 12
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1. REVIEW OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE 12,999 words
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1. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 26 words
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10. WALES BILL 10,724 words, 1 division
1. Clause 37
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1. INDUSTRIAL AND ECONOMIC GUIDELINES 2,725 words, 1 division
2. Clause 15
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1. STANDING ORDERS 112 words
3. Schedule 9
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1. INTERVENTION BY SECRETARY OF STATE IN PLANNING MATTERS 143 words
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11. PARLIAMENTARY PENSIONS BILL 3 words
1. New Clause A
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1. WIDOWERS' PENSIONS 1,158 words
2. Clause 8
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1. CHILDREN'S PENSIONS 78 words
3. Clause 11
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1. RECKONABLE SERVICE 4,754 words
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12. TOURISM 3,904 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 26 July 1978 Series 5 Vol. 954

1. EMPLOYMENT
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1. Employment Protection 144 words
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2. Industrial Tribunals 612 words
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3. Small Firms (Industrial Tribunal Decisions) 137 words
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4. ELECTORAL REGISTRATION 101 words
2. HOME DEPARTMENT
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1. Bail Hostels 158 words
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2. Crime Victims (Assistance) 114 words
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3. Banned Organisations 133 words
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4. Pentonville Prison (Visitors' Centre) 124 words
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5. Prisoners (Pre-release Courses) 95 words
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6. Television Reception (Clwyd) 214 words
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7. Terrorism 421 words
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8. Entry Applications 125 words
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9. Sex Discrimination 65 words
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10. Lodging Houses and Hostels (Fire risk) 72 words
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11. Identikit Pictures 130 words
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12. Firearms Certificates 56 words
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13. Legal Aid 137 words
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14. Immigrants (Strathclyde) 116 words
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15. Animals (Experiments) 69 words
3. CIVIL SERVICE
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1. Public Appointments 88 words
4. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
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1. Nigeria 166 words
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2. China (Sale of Computers) 71 words
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3. USSR 164 words
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4. Southern Africa 63 words
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5. Namibia 89 words
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6. Cyprus 90 words
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7. British Information Services, New York 71 words
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8. Rhodesia 405 words
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9. United Nations 90 words
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10. Armenian People 63 words
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11. France (Vehicle Entry) 116 words
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12. Malta 94 words
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13. Brasilia 36 words
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14. European Security and Co-operation (Conference) 114 words
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15. Portugal 36 words
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16. Turkey 54 words
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17. Civil and Political Rights (United Nations Covenant) 71 words
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18. Helsinki Final Act 71 words
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19. International Commodity Centre 100 words
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20. BBC Overseas Service (USSR) 81 words
5. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
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1. Brussels 27 words
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2. Ministerial Meeting 110 words
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3. Middle East 65 words
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4. Monetary Proposals 132 words
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5. USSR 85 words
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6. Enlargement 84 words
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7. Foreign Ministers 33 words
6. SCOTLAND
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1. "Let the People Know" (Report) 61 words
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2. Rate Support Grant 575 words
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3. Seals 450 words
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4. Glasgow (Immigrants) 109 words
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5. Water Rates (Church Halls) 63 words
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6. Councillors (Attendance Allowances) 117 words
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7. Travelling Folk (Sites) 169 words
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8. Rate Yield 96 words
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9. Water Services Revenue 40 words
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10. Rate Fund Services (Expenditure) 188 words
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11. Derelict Land 233 words
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12. Rates 177 words
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13. Local Authorities (Staff) 150 words
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14. Local Government Expenditure 170 words
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15. New Towns (Housing) 90 words
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16. Water Supply and Sewage Disposal 67 words
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17. Septic Tanks 70 words
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18. Scottish Development Agency 138 words
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19. Fisheries Protection 83 words
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20. OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS (30-YEARS RULE) 106 words
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21. LEGAL AID 94 words
7. INDUSTRY
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1. Microelectronics 330 words
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2. Agricultural Machinery 58 words
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3. Chrysler UK Ltd. 253 words
8. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
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1. European Community Council of Fisheries Ministers 349 words
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2. European Community Council Agriculture Ministers 305 words
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3. Bulls (Veterinary and Genetic Standards) 598 words
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4. Small Woods Scheme 57 words
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5. Tree Planting 127 words
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6. Intervention Stocks 135 words
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7. Feeding Stuffs (Copper Additives) 217 words
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8. Coresponsibility Levy 88 words
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9. Fishery Industry (Discarding at Sea) 64 words
9. ENVIRONMENT
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1. Seismograph Limited (Planning Decision) 108 words
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2. Shetland (Visit) 93 words
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3. Local Authorities (Expenditure) 64 words
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4. Rate Fund (Revenue Expenditure) 83 words
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5. Flagpoles (State Occasions) 194 words
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6. Superannuation Funds (Expenditure) 104 words
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7. New Town Development Corporations (Assets) 154 words
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8. Green Belt Land 89 words
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9. Detergents and Allied Products (Scrutiny Group) 148 words
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10. Water Storage (Local Authorities) 140 words
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11. Agrément Board 405 words
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12. Construction Industry Manpower Board 120 words
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13. Radioactive Waste (Dumping) 407 words
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14. Construction Exports 253 words
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15. Northern Region (Strategy Team's Report) 77 words
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16. Commercial and Industrial Property 317 words
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17. Housing Land 148 words
10. TRANSPORT
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1. Motorway (London) 342 words
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2. Accidents (Roundabouts and Road Junctions) 56 words
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3. Motorways (Heavy Vehicles) 58 words
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4. Pedestrian Crossing Accidents 163 words
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5. Tachographs 90 words
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6. Hazardous Substances 189 words
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7. Accidents (Cyclist Involvement) 319 words
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8. Roads (Safety Barriers) 168 words
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9. Level Crossings 125 words
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10. Rail Passenger Business 223 words
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11. Dangerous Substances 248 words
11. PRICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
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1. Consumer Advice Centres (Scotland) 154 words
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2. Prices 268 words
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3. Consumer and Food Prices (International Comparisons) 1,962 words
12. EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
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1. Workers' Educational Association 721 words
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2. School Meals 473 words
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3. Disabled Students (Access to Buildings) 96 words
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4. Teachers 216 words
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5. School Leavers 82 words
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6. Deputations 62 words
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7. Schools (Catchment Areas) 208 words
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8. Tracey Ali and Karen O'Malley 108 words
13. TRADE
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1. Nuclear Power (Equipment Exports) 70 words
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2. Air Services (Delays) 111 words
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3. Shirts (Imports) 115 words
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4. Japan 148 words
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5. Construction Exports 405 words
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6. United States Anti-boycott Legislation 51 words
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7. Concorde 45 words
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8. Animals (Export) 210 words
14. NATIONAL FINANCE
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1. European Community 89 words
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2. Value Added Tax 97 words
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3. Value Added Tax Tribunal Chairmen (Pay) 74 words
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4. Bank Current Accounts (Notional Interest) 62 words
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5. Double Taxation Convention 108 words
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6. Employment, Prices and Productivity 455 words
15. ENERGY
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1. Electricity Discount Scheme 290 words
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2. Electricity (Domestic Consumption) 86 words
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3. North Sea Oil 74 words
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4. Venezuela Report 110 words
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5. Sullom Voe Installations 106 words
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6. Continental Shelf (Area Designation) 179 words
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7. Statutory Instruments 314 words
16. DEFENCE
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1. Wellington Barracks, Westminster 47 words
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2. Guards Museum 67 words
17. WALES
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1. Lands Tribunal (Written References) 163 words
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2. Nursery Education 372 words
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3. Derelict Land 130 words
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4. Sport and Leisure Facilities 34 words
18. SOCIAL SERVICES
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1. Free Prescriptions 80 words
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2. Retirement 324 words
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3. Northampton General Hospital (Waiting List) 64 words
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4. Benefits 48 words
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5. Sterilisation 133 words
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6. Emphysema and Bronchitis 134 words
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7. Abortion and Sterilisation 171 words
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8. Social Security Contributions (Married Women) 184 words
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9. Rubella (Vaccination) 140 words
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10. Development Team for the Mentally Handicapped 158 words
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11. Invalid Care Allowance 73 words
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12. Health Services Board 82 words
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13. Child Benefit 64 words
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14. Lower Income Households 216 words
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15. Benefits (Industrial Disputes) 84 words
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16. Hospital Treatment 49 words
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17. Cataract Operations 53 words
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18. Geriatric Accommodation 75 words
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19. Constant Attendance Allowance 71 words
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20. Retinitis Pigmentosa (Overseas Treatment) 146 words
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21. Kidney Machines 153 words
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22. Ambulancemen 93 words
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23. Area Health Authorities (Contingency Funds) 485 words
19. EMPLOYMENT
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1. Employed Persons 90 words
20. HOME DEPARTMENT
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1. European Court of Justice 136 words
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2. Industrial Tribunals 122 words
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3. Equal Pay 97 words
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4. Contracts (Fair Wages Clause) 152 words
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5. Share Fishermen 61 words
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6. Disabled Persons (Coventry) 90 words
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7. Fishing Ports (Dockside Facilities) 312 words
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8. Pensioners (Domestic Heating) 172 words
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9. Construction Industry 97 words
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10. Mobility of Labour 487 words
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11. Pneumoconiosis and Silicosis 391 words
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12. Unemployment 520 words
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13. School Leavers 100 words
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14. Temporary Employment Subsidy 51 words
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15. Community Industry Schemes 81 words
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16. Job Introduction Scheme 134 words
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17. Training Services Agency 152 words
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18. Small Firms Employment Subsidy 139 words
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19. Job Release Scheme 118 words
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20. Job Creation Programme 77 words
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21. Youth Employment Subsidy 84 words
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22. Fishermen (Accidental Deaths) 163 words
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23. Work Experience Programme 120 words
21. NORTHERN IRELAND
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1. Supreme Court of Judicature (Bank Account) 73 words
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2. Public Bodies (Trade Union Membership) 249 words
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3. Statutory Boards (Appointments) 69 words
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4. CONSTRUCTION EXPORTS 67 words
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5. Royal Ulster Constabulary 232 words
22. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
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1. Disarmament 729 words
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2. Embassies 1,071 words
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3. Ascension, St. Helena and Falkland Islands (Fishing Limits) 84 words
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4. Cannabis Offences (British Citizens) 116 words
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5. Kenya (Resettlement Funds) 93 words
23. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
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1. Council of Foreign Ministers 51 words

Lords Sitting of 26 July 1978 Series 5 Vol. 395

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1. Preamble 22 words
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2. LORD SMITH 33 words
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3. GERMANY: TELEVISION FILM BIAS 309 words
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4. PRICE COMMISSION REPORT: INFLATION RATE 1,244 words
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5. TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN CITIES 1,354 words
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6. EDINBURGH: OUTER BY-PASS 796 words
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7. FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL 545 words
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8. TAMAR BRIDGE BILL 10 words
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9. TYNE AND WEAR PASSENGER TRANSPORT BILL 162 words
10. BRITISH RAILWAYS BILL
11. TAMAR BRIDGE BILL
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12. SHEFFIELD GENERAL CEMETERY BILL 269 words
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13. EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES) ORDER 1978 1,956 words
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14. EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (DEFINITION OF TREATIES) (No. 6) (INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION) ORDER 1978 2,696 words
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15. EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (DEFINITION OF TREATIES) (No. 7) (INTERNATIONAL WHEAT AGREEMENT) ORDER 1978 41 words
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16. BROADCASTING: FUTURE POLICY 4,040 words
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17. COMMUNITY ROAD TRANSPORT RULES (EXEMPTIONS) REGULATIONS 1978 4,686 words
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18. DRIVER'S HOURS (HARMONISA- TION WITH COMMUNITY RULES) REGULATIONS 1978 41 words
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19. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT 1963 (COFFEE EXTRACTS AND CHICORY EXTRACTS) ORDER 1978 2,509 words
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20. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT (VARIOUS GOODS) (TERMINATION OF IMPERIAL QUANTITIES) ORDER 1978 53 words
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21. LANCASHIRE POLICE: DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY 8,625 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 26 July 1978 Series 5 Vol. 395

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1. BRUNEI: INDEPENDENCE AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS 101 words
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2. MUTUAL BALANCED FORCE REDUCTIONS: VIENNA TALKS 83 words