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29 results found for '"Parliamentary debates"' in Keywords.
First live radio House of Commons broadcast (1975)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Special
First live broadcast of UK Parliament on radio, 09/06/75. The presenter is Peter Allen. The speakers include Harold Wilson, Prime Minister; Margaret Thatcher, Leader of the Opposition; Jeremy Thorpe, leader...
Public expenditure debate (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Allen interviews Conservative MP Francis Pym on his plans to vote against the Government during a vote tonight to adjourn the annual public expenditure white paper debate.
Protracted Parliament session (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Ed Boyle reports on a session of Parliament that went on until the next day’s session. Looks at the topics that caused the session to run over: devolution, Europe and inflation.
Broadcasts from the House of Commons (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop
Report on the broadcasting of House of Commons debates. Speaker of the House, George Thomas, Lord Chancellor Lord Elwyn Jones, Lord President Michael Foot, and Londoners comment. Also includes archive...
Lord Elwyn Jones on parliamentary broadcasting (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Lord Chancellor Lord Elwyn Jones on the radio broadcasting of debates in the House of Commons. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Ed Boyle).
Gwilym Roberts on devolution and the Welsh language (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Gwilym Roberts, Labour MP for Cannock, on his parliamentary question on devolution and the Welsh language. His question will be broadcast and he expresses some trepidation about the combination of...
John Farr on televising of parliamentary debates (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
John Farr, Conservative MP, on the benefits of televising live parliamentary debates as opposed to broadcasting them on the radio. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Ed Boyle).
Richard Wainwright on Government amendment to Parliamentary steel debate (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Richard Wainwright, Liberal MP for Colne Valley, says his party influenced the Government’s amendment to the Parliamentary steel debate. Male interviewer not identified.
James Kilfedder on low attendance at Northern Ireland debate (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
James Kilfedder, Independent Ulster Unionist MP for North Down, says the Northern Ireland Parliamentary debate achieved nothing. He says only 20 MPs, other than Northern Ireland members, were present at the...
Decision makers (1981)
- Genre
- Documentary; Election coverage; Music; Speech
Decision Makers. A four-part look back at a year of political change in Westminster (1981), presented by Peter Spencer. Foci include the Labour Party’s new rules for choosing a new leader (excerpts of...