Disabled civil rights bill fails

Title
Disabled civil rights bill fails
Genre
News report; Parliamentary debate
TX Date
20 May 1994
Year of production
1994
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Duration
00:03:30
Description
Rachel Hooper reports from Westminster on the parliamentary debate over a private member’s civil rights for the disabled bill aimed at introducing anti- discrimination legislation, and its subsequent Commons failure. Includes Commons speeches by Labour MP Dennis Skinner; former Labour Minister for the Disabled Alf Morris; Nicholas Scott, minister for the disabled; Tory MP Terry Dicks; Labour spokesman for the Disabled Barry Sherman.
Contributors
Barry Sherman; Dennis Skinner; Nicholas Scott; Terry Dicks; Alf Morris; Rachel Hooper
Keywords
Parliamentary bills; Disabled persons; Discrimination; Rights of the disabled

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