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Commons Sitting of 2 December 1985 Series 6 Vol. 88

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1. Preamble 7 words
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2. PRAYERS 5 words
3. Oral Answers to Questions
1. TRANSPORT
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1. Rail Investment 1,031 words
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2. British Rail Catering 414 words
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3. Light Dues 204 words
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4. Inter-city Services 471 words
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5. Driving Tests 446 words
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6. Motorways (Fog Warnings) 606 words
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7. Severn Crossing 399 words
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8. Motorways (Lighting) 379 words
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9. Small Businesses 198 words
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10. Local Authority Airports 682 words
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11. Local Transport (Grants) 306 words
2. ATTORNEY-GENERAL
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1. PCW Syndicate 979 words
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2. Anglo-Irish Agreement 211 words
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3. Crown Prosecution Service 462 words
3. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
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1. South Africa 249 words
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2. Ethiopia (RAF Aid) 575 words
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3. International Fund for Agricultural Development 310 words
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4. Famine (Prevention) 215 words
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5. Disasters (Relief Aid) 164 words
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4. Liverpool City Council 2,561 words
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5. Housing (Church of England Report) 674 words
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6. STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS &c. 21 words
7. Orders of the Day
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1. Dockyard Services Bill 45,194 words, 1 division
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2. DOCKYARD SERVICES BILL [MONEY]: 104 words
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8. Sugar and Starch 11,732 words
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9. Forestry 4,270 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 2 December 1985 Series 6 Vol. 88

1. HOUSE OF COMMONS
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1. Palace of Westminster (Statistics) 232 words
2. SOCIAL SERVICES
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1. AIDS 448 words
3. DUCHY OF LANCASTER
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1. Bolton Magisterial Panel 182 words
4. PRIME MINISTER
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1. UNESCO 125 words
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2. Industrial Air Pollution Inspectorate 45 words
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3. Asset Sales 245 words
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4. Rating Reform 77 words
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5. The right hon. Harry West 47 words
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6. Labour Statistics 169 words
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7. Fraud 80 words
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8. Hillsborough Summit 85 words
5. ATTORNEY-GENERAL
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1. Pahoomal Family 61 words
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2. PCW Syndicate 136 words
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3. Fraud Investigation Group 50 words
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4. Johnson Matthey Bank 79 words
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5. Societée Générale Surveillance Certificates 165 words
6. ENERGY
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1. Global Warming 73 words
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2. Redundant Mineworkers 294 words
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3. Coal Industry Dispute 36 words
7. EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
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1. Pupil-Teacher Ratios 725 words
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2. Pupil Statistics 574 words
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3. Teachers (Pay) 751 words
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4. Polytechnics (Grants) 280 words
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5. Lunchtime Supervision 259 words
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6. Occupational Therapists 149 words
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7. Open University 188 words
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8. Special Educational Needs 108 words
8. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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1. National Weights and Measures Laboratory 138 words
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2. Citizens Band Radio 122 words
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3. Bankruptcies and Company Liquidations 85 words
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4. South Africa 92 words
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5. Channel Fixed Link 95 words
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6. Johnson Matthey Bank 105 words
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7. Export Credits Guarantee Department 219 words
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8. Textile and Clothing 945 words
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9. Manufacturing Industry (Exports) 47 words
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10. Departmental Appointments 78 words
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11. Advancement of Women 495 words
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12. Esal (Commodities) Ltd. 126 words
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13. Grants (Yorkshire and Humberside) 147 words
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14. Grants (Job Creation) 98 words
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15. Grants and Loans (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) 328 words
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16. Grants (Northern Region) 236 words
9. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
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1. Overseas Students 125 words
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2. United Nations Relief and Works Agency 220 words
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3. World Bank Loans (Environmental Damage) 120 words
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4. Falkland Islands (Hospital) 162 words
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5. Bilateral Aid 168 words
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6. Advancement of Women 564 words
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7. Colombia 93 words
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8. Crown Agents 69 words
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9. Homeless Persons 69 words
10. HOME DEPARTMENT
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1. Tottenham (Disturbances) 257 words
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2. Police and Criminal Evidence Act (Police Practice) 267 words
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3. Immigration 336 words
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4. Drug-related Offences 287 words
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5. Category A Prisoners 372 words
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6. Fraud 228 words
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7. Criminal Statistics 389 words
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8. Prison Statistics 374 words
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9. Civil Defence 231 words
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10. Satellite Broadcasting 248 words
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11. Rape (Anonymity of Defendants) 94 words
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12. Public Houses (Flexible Licensing) 126 words
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13. Stansted Hijacking 328 words
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14. Advancement of Women 543 words
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15. Sexual Offences Act 1985 604 words
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16. Rape Crisis Centres 262 words
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17. Rape Victims (Compensation) 100 words
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18. Equal Opportunities Commission 137 words
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19. Member's Correspondence 61 words
11. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
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1. European Monetary System 102 words
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2. Advancement of Women 285 words
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3. International Institutions (Government Expenditure) 158 words
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4. International Peace Year 93 words
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5. Gibraltar 200 words
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6. Test Ban Treaty 70 words
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7. Achille Lauro 154 words
12. WALES
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1. Drug Addiction 140 words
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2. Literacy Service 59 words
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3. Refuse Disposal (Water Pollution) 121 words
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4. Ambulance Workers (Pay Increases) 151 words
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5. NHS Expenditure 189 words
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6. Welsh Language Development Body 260 words
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7. Felinheli bypass 227 words
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8. Departmental Appointments 102 words
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9. Goat Farmers 106 words
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10. National Health Service Statistics 116 words
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11. Advancement of Women 438 words
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12. National Health Service (Revenue and Expenditure) 238 words
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13. Hospital Development 69 words
13. NORTHERN IRELAND
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1. National Health Service Statistics 42 words
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2. National Health Service Hospitals 145 words
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3. Anglo-Irish Summit (Security) 41 words
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4. Planning Procedures 129 words
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5. National Health Service (Revenue and Expenditure) 220 words
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6. Hospital Development 68 words
14. SCOTLAND
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1. Rail Services (Strathclyde) 94 words
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2. National Health Service Hospitals 531 words
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3. Forestry Commission 899 words
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4. Cemeteries 175 words
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5. Maternity Beds 328 words
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6. Birth Statistics 285 words
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7. Maternity Units 57 words
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8. Health Boards (Consultation) 65 words
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9. Greater Glasgow Health Board 148 words
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10. Students (Module Fees) 102 words
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11. Certificate of Education 71 words
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12. National Health Service (Revenue and Expenditure) 608 words
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13. Hospital Development 57 words
15. ENVIRONMENT
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1. Planning Decisions 92 words
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2. Brixton (Job Creation) 49 words
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3. Local Authority Housing 86 words
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4. Use Classes Order (Review) 281 words
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5. Water Rates 71 words
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6. New Houses 100 words
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7. Rented Properties 432 words
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8. Rent Acts 71 words
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9. Development Proposals 131 words
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10. Inner City Aid 141 words
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11. Yorkshire Water Authority 159 words
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12. Water Authorities 205 words
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13. Glanford and Scunthorpe 69 words
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14. Water Supplies (Nitrate Content) 92 words
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15. Council Houses (Rent Arrears) 154 words
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16. John W. McKay 91 words
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17. Housing Land Price Inflation 197 words
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18. Empty Dwellings 58 words
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19. Departmental Appointments 322 words
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20. Advancement of Women 334 words
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21. Housing Statistics 5,098 words
16. EMPLOYMENT
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1. Labour Statistics 1,449 words
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2. Disabled People 37 words
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3. Employment Protection 46 words
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4. Advancement of Women 890 words
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5. Parental Leave 78 words
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6. Departmental Appointments 703 words
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7. National Communications Union 88 words
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8. Textile and Clothing Industry 280 words
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9. Clothing and Footwear 202 words
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10. Glanford and Scunthorpe 408 words
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11. "The Sex Discrimination Act and European Community Legislation" 245 words
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12. Childcare Services 120 words
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13. Industrial Tribunals 60 words
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14. Racial Discrimination 339 words
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15. Unemployment Benefit 381 words
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16. Coal Industry 583 words
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17. Local Enterprise Agency Funding Scheme 453 words
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18. Enterprise Allowance Scheme 216 words
17. DEFENCE
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1. School Leavers 40 words
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2. Nuclear Tests (Cancer) 143 words
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3. Defence Contracts 1,245 words
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4. Ashford Training Centre 746 words
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5. Interrogation Resistance (Training Centres) 74 words
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6. Service Police (Training) 120 words
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7. Trident 384 words
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8. Strategic Defence Initiative 127 words
18. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
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1. Deputy Secretaries 252 words
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2. Badger Control 66 words
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3. Bovine Tuberculosis 47 words
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4. Brucellosis 39 words
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5. Agricultural Development and Advisory Service 171 words
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6. Severe Weather Payments 98 words
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7. Waste Disposal 99 words
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8. Suckler Cow Premium Scheme 406 words
19. NATIONAL FINANCE
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1. Greece (Economic Measures) 223 words
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2. Public Sector Borrowing Requirement 434 words
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3. Asset Sales 424 words
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4. Esal Commodities Ltd. 149 words
20. THE ARTS
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1. Advancement of Women 94 words
21. TRANSPORT
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1. Speed Limits 86 words
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2. Channel Link 244 words
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3. Buses and Lorries (Speed Limits) 77 words
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4. Dartford Crossing 55 words
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5. Rail Electrification 86 words
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6. British Rail (Corporate Plan) 42 words
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7. Metropolitan Areas 47 words
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8. Air Transport 71 words
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9. Cyclists 178 words
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10. Docklands Light Railway 150 words
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11. Metropolitan Areas 103 words
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12. Public Transport (Grants) 83 words
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13. Midlands Links Motorway 47 words
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14. Bus Lanes (London) 71 words
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15. British Rail (Manning Levels) 44 words
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16. Locomotive Maintenance and Construction 52 words
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17. Rail Services (Standards) 77 words
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18. Motor Cycles 217 words
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19. EC Shipping Policy 94 words
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20. Settle-Carlisle Railway 88 words
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21. London Regional Transport 52 words
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22. Air Fares (Europe) 63 words
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23. St. Pancras-Sheffield Line 54 words
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24. Local Transport (Grants) 64 words
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25. Coaches (Safety) 104 words
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26. Infrastructure (Private Finance) 160 words
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27. British Airways 273 words
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28. Tyre Tread Depths 86 words
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29. Dartford Tunnels 60 words
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30. Road Spray 94 words
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31. Motorway Fatalities 146 words
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32. Derby Road, Bootle 78 words
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33. Kingsway Roundabout Flyover 58 words
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34. Motorway Hazards 89 words
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35. Drink-Driving Campaign 72 words
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36. Highway Expenditure 1,619 words
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37. Advancement of Women 85 words
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38. Fuel Consumption 60 words
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39. Traffic Statistics 183 words
22. SOCIAL SERVICES
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1. Prescription Charges 42 words
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2. Smoking 458 words
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3. Regional Secure Units 701 words
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4. NHS (Overseas Visitors) 2,610 words
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5. Blood and Blood Products 174 words
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6. HTLV III Virus 61 words
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7. TBWA 135 words
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8. Nurses (Recruitment) 29 words
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9. AIDS 84 words
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10. Exceptional Needs Payments 60 words
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11. One-parent Families 173 words
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12. Furniture Grants 156 words
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13. National Health Service (Industrial Relations) 40 words
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14. Sick Leave 90 words
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15. Hypercholesterolaemia 97 words
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16. Hospital Closures 219 words
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17. Board and Lodging 606 words
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18. Infant Mortality (Leeds) 216 words
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19. Benefits 76 words
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20. School Leavers (Benefits) 423 words
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21. Supplementary Benefits 73 words
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22. Housing Benefit 82 words
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23. National Health Service (Vacant Posts) 79 words
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24. Benefits (Dietary Guidelines) 151 words
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25. Dental Fillings (Amalgam) 148 words
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26. Departmental Grants 110 words
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27. National Health Service Hospitals 73 words
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28. Supplementary Benefit (Camden) 164 words
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29. Road Accidents (Hampshire) 109 words
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30. Hypothermia 94 words
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31. Kidney Transplants (Hampshire) 106 words
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32. Pharmaceutical Services 59 words
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33. Severe Weather Payments 64 words
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34. Tuberculosis (Hampshire) 500 words
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35. Speech Therapists 259 words
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36. Family Practitioners 93 words
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37. Pensions 345 words
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38. Occupational Therapists 1,640 words
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39. Tuberculosis 299 words
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40. Overseas Visitors (Social Security Payments) 128 words
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41. Hospital Services (Privatisation) 69 words
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42. Hospital Development 64 words
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43. National Health Service (Revenue and Expenditure) 70 words
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44. Private Homes (Fees) 148 words
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45. National Health Service (Annual Report) 181 words
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46. National Health Service (Surplus Property) 104 words
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47. Mentally-ill Persons 799 words
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48. Psychiatric Hospitals 157 words
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49. Personal Social Services Research Unit, Kent 1,689 words
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50. Hospital Pharmacy Service 77 words
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51. Advancement of Women 146 words
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52. Geriatric Beds (Hampshire) 1,882 words

Lords Sitting of 2 December 1985 Series 5 Vol. 468

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1. Preamble 22 words
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2. Krugerrands: Importation 660 words
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3. Universities and Freedom of Speech 1,466 words
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4. Anti-Competitive Practices: Regulatory Machinery 1,532 words
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5. Business 59 words
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6. Shops Bill [H.L.] 7,165 words
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7. Liverpool City Council: Financial Arrangements 1,788 words
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8. Shops Bill [H.L.] 55,845 words, 1 division

Written Answers (Lords) of 2 December 1985 Series 5 Vol. 468

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1. PUBLIC TRUSTEE RULES 202 words
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2. OVERSEAS TRADE: COMMAND PAPER 86 words
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3. SUCKLER COW PREMIUM SCHEME 401 words
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4. SSSIs: ACID RAIN 114 words
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5. UNITED KINGDOM COASTAL ZONE: SOVIET INTELLIGENCE 62 words
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6. UN MARITIME UNIVERSITY: BRITISH PARTICIPATION 126 words
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7. THE UNEMPLOYED: QUALIFICATIONS 282 words
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8. DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES REGULATIONS: MOORED VESSELS 107 words
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9. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTRES: FUNDING 140 words