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Commons Sitting of 28 July 1980 Series 5 Vol. 989

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1. Preamble 7 words
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2. PRAYERS 5 words
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3. PRIVATE BUSINESS 20 words
4. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
1. WALES
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1. Unemployment 944 words
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2. Pupil-Teacher Ratio 117 words
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3. Steel Industry 945 words
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4. Hospital Building 411 words
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5. Unemployment 1,146 words
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6. Development Board for Rural Wales 478 words
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7. Employment (Ogmore) 266 words
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8. British Steel Corporation (Report) 325 words
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9. Short-Time Working 668 words
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10. A55 (Conwy River Crossing) 241 words
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11. Unemployment 583 words
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12. Outward Migration 423 words
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13. Economic Situation 451 words
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14. LIBRARY SERVICES 420 words
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15. ASSOCIATION FOR BUSINESS SPONSORSHIP OF THE ARTS 640 words
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16. LIVE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC (SUPPORT) 280 words
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5. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (SCOTLAND) 3,749 words
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6. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 242 words
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7. SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS (UPRATING) 45,706 words
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8. See Division 430 in col. 1249. 3 words
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9. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 53 words
10. ORDERS OF THE DAY
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11. EMPLOYMENT BILL 11 words
12. Clause 6
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1. DISMISSAL RELATING TO TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP 793 words
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2. See Division 431 in col. 1253 4 words
13. Clause 9
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1. CONTRIBUTION IN RESPECT OF COMPENSATION 10,498 words
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2. See Division 432 in column 1257 6 words
14. Clause 14
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1. ACTION SHORT OF DISMISSAL RELATING TO TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES 539 words
15. Clause 16
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1. SECONDARY ACTION 7,511 words
16. Clause 20
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1. SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT AND EXTENT 1,859 words
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17. EDUCATION (SCOTLAND) BILL [Lords] 345 words
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18. WATER (SCOTLAND) BILL [Lords] 130 words
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19. SOLICITORS (SCOTLAND) BILL [Lords] 158 words
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20. CRIMINAL APPEAL (NORTHERN IRELAND) BILL [Lords] 269 words
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21. HIGHWAYS BILL [Lords] 395 words
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22. STATE SCHOOLS (VOLUNTARY AID SERVICES) 3,958 words
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23. SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT (UPRATING) 2,080 words, 1 division
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24. EMPLOYMENT BILL 3,772 words, 3 divisions

Written Answers (Commons) of 28 July 1980 Series 5 Vol. 989

1. EMPLOYMENT
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1. Kirklees 106 words
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2. Liquid Petroleum Gas Pipeline (Canvey Island) 319 words
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3. Unfair Dismissal (Compensation) 185 words
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4. Unemployment Rates 208 words
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5. Industrial Retraining 155 words
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6. "Fit for Work" Campaign 310 words
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7. Unemployed Persons 468 words
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8. Scaffolders (Training) 53 words
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9. Liverpool Inner Employment Office 46 words
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10. Merseyside 935 words
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11. Disabled Persons 157 words
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12. Construction Workers 109 words
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13. Small Businesses (Closures) 44 words
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14. School leavers (Bolton) 67 words
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15. St. Fergus Gas Terminal 57 words
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16. Graduates (Wages) 69 words
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17. Wage Levels 82 words
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18. Ethnic Minorities (Birmingham) 63 words
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19. Public Enterprise 152 words
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20. Manchester 54 words
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21. Retail Price Index 60 words
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22. Maryport 48 words
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23. Short-time Working 70 words
2. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
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1. St. Helena 128 words
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2. Zambia 91 words
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3. MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (SALARIES) 90 words
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4. OFFICIAL TRAVEL 70 words
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5. MOBILITY OF LABOUR (HOUSING) 163 words
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6. JUTE INDUSTRY (DUNDEE) 102 words
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7. OVERSEAS STUDENTS (FEES) 75 words
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8. PAYE COMPUTER PROJECT (MR. QUAYLE) 48 words
3. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
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1. Diplomatic Immunity 647 words
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2. Gibraltar 88 words
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3. Polisario Front 105 words
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4. Iran (American Hostages) 111 words
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5. Libyan People's Bureau 214 words
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6. New Hebrides 137 words
4. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
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1. European Development 158 words
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2. Resettlement Fund 66 words
5. CIVIL SERVICE
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1. Pay Research Unit 65 words
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2. Departmental Costs 240 words
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3. Civil Servants 128 words
6. NATIONAL FINANCE
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1. Fringe Benefits (Taxation) 123 words
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2. Personal Taxation 529 words
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3. Unemployment Costs 184 words
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4. North Sea Oil (Economic Effect) 113 words
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5. Charities (Disabled Persons) 49 words
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6. Value Added Tax 105 words
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7. Motability (Car Taxation) 176 words
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8. Travel-to-Work Costs 53 words
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9. Married Women (Earnings) 105 words
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10. Company Taxation 44 words
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11. Corporation Tax 124 words
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12. Personal Incomes 57 words
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13. Nationalised Industries 185 words
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14. Investment Funds 122 words
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15. Prices and Money Supply 46 words
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16. Equity Capital 51 words
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17. State Enterprises 46 words
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18. Gross Capital Formation 52 words
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19. NATIONAL MUSEUMS COUNCIL 65 words
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20. ETHNIC ART (GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE) 54 words
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21. RAILWAY ENGINES (BARRY) 72 words
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22. WORKS OF ART (CAPITAL GAINS TAX) 91 words
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23. GALLERIES (EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS) 79 words
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24. DEPARTMENTAL COSTS 222 words
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25. ARTS SPONSORSHIP ADVISORY COMMITTEE 75 words
7. HOUSE OF COMMONS
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1. Refreshment Facilities 54 words
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2. WORKS OF ART (EXPORTS) 203 words
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3. ARTISTS' RESALE RIGHTS 193 words
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4. COUNCIL OF EUROPE (CULTURAL CO-OPERATION) 171 words
8. ENERGY
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1. British Gas Corporation (Deposits) 80 words
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2. North Sea Oil (Supply Vessels) 118 words
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3. Electricity Generation (Orkney and Shetland) 183 words
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4. Coal Production 54 words
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5. North Sea Oil (Licences) 62 words
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6. Oil Production (Hampshire Coastline) 187 words
9. WALES
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1. Factory Building 129 words
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2. National Parks (Access Agreements) 107 words
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3. Local Authority Boundaries 76 words
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4. Neonatal Intensive Care Units 72 words
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5. Elderly Persons (Residential Care) 54 words
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6. Dyfed Health Authority (Revenue) 79 words
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7. A55 518 words
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8. North-East Wales Traffic Study 66 words
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9. Remedial Education 50 words
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10. Mentally Retarded Children 141 words
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11. Ogwr (Referendum) 117 words
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12. PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL 483 words
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13. CONFAIT CASE 32 words
10. INDUSTRY
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1. Steel Industry (Wales) 88 words
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2. Leicester 98 words
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3. Leeds 62 words
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4. Footwear Industry 94 words
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5. Post Office 55 words
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6. National Enterprise Board 39 words
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7. Motor Vehicle Industry 74 words
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8. Companies (Funds) 221 words
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9. Nationalised Industries 46 words
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10. Top 100 Manufacturing Companies 89 words
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11. Car Sales (Loan Charges) 85 words
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12. British Shipbuilders 44 words
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13. North-West Region 68 words
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14. Bankruptcies 79 words
11. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
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1. Portugal and Spain 101 words
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2. Technical Co-operation Programme 102 words
12. HOME DEPARTMENT
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1. Metropolitan Police Stations 62 words
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2. Iranian Nationals 124 words
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3. Foreign Nationals 69 words
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4. BBC (Financing) 65 words
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5. Immigration Offences (Police Raids) 478 words
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6. Vietnamese Refugees 156 words
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7. Prisoners (Suicides) 1,545 words
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8. Crimes of Violence 176 words
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9. Self-Service Stores (Bag Parks) 88 words
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10. Private Security Industry 71 words
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11. Picketing 40 words
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12. Gaming (Amendment) Act 108 words
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13. Civil Defence 89 words
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14. European Parliament (Travel Allowances) 102 words
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15. Escaped Prisoners (Information) 244 words
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16. Police (Firearms) 352 words
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17. Police (CS Gas) 212 words
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18. Television Licences 88 words
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19. Nationality 30 words
13. TRADE
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1. Footwear Industry 170 words
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2. Italy 202 words
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3. Washing Machines 184 words
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4. Fluoride Powder 75 words
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5. Soviet Union (Motor Cars) 190 words
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6. Wood (Imports) 74 words
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7. Regional Airports 188 words
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8. Electricity Consultative Councils 97 words
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9. Air Travel (Disabled Persons) 58 words
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10. Bicycles 294 words
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11. Canada 152 words
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12. Prato Industries 112 words
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13. Oil Tankers (Navigation Equipment) 99 words
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14. Carpets (United States) 143 words
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15. Gatwick Airport 156 words
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16. Iraq 319 words
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17. Imports and Exports (Own Subsidiaries) 55 words
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18. Visible Trade 138 words
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19. Multi-Fibre Arrangement (United States) 260 words
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20. Clothing and Footwear 167 words
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21. Commercial Agents (Community Directive) 63 words
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22. Textiles 95 words
14. EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
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1. Teachers 90 words
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2. University Technicians (Pay) 101 words
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3. Handicapped Children (Warnock Report) 88 words
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4. Assisted Places Scheme 169 words
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5. Secondary School Pupils (Further Education) 150 words
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6. West Indian Pupils 93 words
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7. Remedial Education 51 words
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8. Overseas Students 120 words
15. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
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1. European Community (Milk) 102 words
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2. Sheepmeat 122 words
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3. Fish Farming 70 words
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4. Fishing Industry 175 words
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5. European Community (Exports to Eastern Bloc Countries) 198 words
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6. Beef Imports (Republic of Ireland) 227 words
16. DEFENCE
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1. "Mary Rose" 124 words
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2. Buccaneer Aircraft 303 words
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3. Gibraltar Dockyard 103 words
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4. Royal Marines (New Hebrides) 53 words
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5. Expenditure 543 words
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6. Special Air Services 65 words
17. ENVIRONMENT
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1. Building Regulations 101 words
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2. Crashed Aircraft (Damage Claims) 222 words
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3. Archaeology 284 words
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4. Whale Products 79 words
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5. Housing Estates (Heating Systems) 84 words
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6. Roadford Reservoir 95 words
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7. Houses (Chimneys) 468 words
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8. Footpath Procedures (Review) 58 words
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9. Housing Loans 42 words
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10. Local Authority and New Town Houses (Sale) 92 words
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11. Publicly-owned Property (Sales) 59 words
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12. National Parks (Access) 158 words
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13. County Boundaries 83 words
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14. Disabled Persons (Access to Buildings) 128 words
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15. Local Authority Staffs 131 words
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16. Local Authority Expenditure 291 words
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17. Water and Sewerage Charges 124 words
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18. Agré ment Board 27 words
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19. Council House Building 115 words
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20. Direct Labour Organisations 152 words
18. TRANSPORT
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1. Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre 187 words
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2. Driving Instructors 161 words
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3. Driving Tests 175 words
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4. Road Improvements (Wirral) 210 words
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5. Road Traffic Act 1974 132 words
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6. Louth (Bypass) 96 words
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7. British Railways (Pensioners) 62 words
19. SOCIAL SERVICES
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1. South West Thames Regional Health Authority 190 words
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2. Hexachlorophene 212 words
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3. Emergency Bed Bureau 95 words
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4. Pornographic Material (Loans) 197 words
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5. Private Health Treatment 170 words
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6. Benefits 911 words
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7. Mobility Allowance 537 words
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8. Disabled Persons 117 words
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9. Dentists and Opticians (Code of Practice) 151 words
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10. Prescription Charges 116 words
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11. Disabled Persons 156 words
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12. Acute Beds 101 words
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13. Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Persons 401 words
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14. Family Income Supplement 95 words
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15. Supplementary Allowance and Pension 192 words
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16. Homoeopathic Medicines 61 words
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17. National Insurance Fund 142 words
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18. Essex (Day Centres) 189 words
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19. Fluoridation 352 words
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20. Retirement Pension 66 words
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21. Mentally Retarded Children 84 words
20. NORTHERN IRELAND
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1. Electricity Generation 120 words
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2. Sport and Physical Recreation 669 words
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3. Western Health and Social Services Board 267 words
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4. Gas Exploration 83 words
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5. Gas Supplies 133 words
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6. Prisoners (Suicides) 67 words
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7. Service Personnel (Imprisonment) 65 words
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8. Children (Remedial Education) 43 words
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9. Harland and Wolff 168 words
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10. Mentally Retarded Children 89 words
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11. Homosexuality 61 words
21. SCOTLAND
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1. Local Authority Housing Estates (Heating Systems) 84 words
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2. Roadworks 137 words
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3. Municipal Swimming Pools 146 words
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4. Housing Standards 187 words
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5. District General Hospitals 214 words
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6. Industrial Development Sites 91 words
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7. Environmental Improvement 213 words
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8. Unemployment Statistics 244 words
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9. Fishing Fleet (Fuel Consumption) 141 words
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10. Rates 71 words
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11. Council Tenancies 77 words
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12. Tourist Industry (Grants) 308 words
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13. Hotels and Boarding Houses (Fire Precautions) 108 words
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14. Inshore Waters (Pollution) 63 words
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15. Crimes of Violence 370 words
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16. Herring 125 words
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17. A74—M74 159 words
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18. Fishing Industry 695 words
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19. Inner Urban Areas 964 words
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20. Remedial Education 34 words
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21. Matrimonial Home and Domestic Violence (Legislation) 68 words
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22. Prisoners (Suicides) 393 words
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23. Youth Employment 178 words
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24. Mentally Retarded Children 105 words
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25. Unemployment (Dundee) 525 words
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26. Ministerial Meetings 137 words
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27. Doctors and Dentists 94 words
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28. School Leavers ("O" Grades) 201 words
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29. Teachers 54 words
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30. Dundee ("West End Smell") 82 words
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31. Mr. James Campbell Hogg 42 words
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32. Police (CS Gas) 205 words
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33. Police (Firearms) 234 words

Lords Sitting of 28 July 1980 Series 5 Vol. 412

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1. Preamble 27 words
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2. HOLIDAY FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN 525 words
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3. UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: SPECIAL SESSION 601 words
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4. NHS: SHORTAGE OF CHIROPODISTS 446 words
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5. INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION MEETING: POLICY 919 words
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6. THE SUMMER RECESS 1,418 words
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7. PIER AND HARBOUR ORDER (GREAT YARMOUTH WELLINGTON PIER) CONFIRMATION BILL 1,427 words
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8. DEER BILL 68 words
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9. HEALTH SERVICES BILL 13,114 words, 2 divisions
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10. MAGISTRATES' COURTS BILL [H.L.] 6 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 28 July 1980 Series 5 Vol. 412

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1. THE COMMUNITY ROOTS RESOURCE CENTRE 112 words
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2. YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT: ETHNIC MINORITIES 63 words
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3. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND THE AVOIDANCE OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION 169 words
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4. TRAINING AND JOB CREATION: YOUNG BLACK PEOPLE 214 words
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5. COMMUNITY INDUSTRY: COST OF EMPLOYING YOUNG PEOPLE 149 words
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6. YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAMME: COSTS 204 words
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7. HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS: MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1959 212 words