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53 results found for '"Parliamentary process"' in Keywords.

  • No confidence vote (1977)

    Genre
    News report

    Ed Boyle reports from the House of Commons on a no confidence vote in the Government. Labour, with Liberal Party support, defeated the motion by 322 votes to 298 - a majority of 24.

  • Tony Benn on new electricity legislation (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Labour MP and energy minister Tony Benn on new legislation on electricity which would see a centralisation of management. Male interviewer not identified.

  • 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).

  • Bertram Bowyer on reform in House of Lords (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Conservative Whip in the House of Lords, Bertram Bowyer (Lord Denham) on rules inside the House of Lords and the possibility of future reform. He adds that the House of Lords is more civilised than the House...

  • Conservative win for motion of no confidence (1979)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate

    Prue Keely reports on a motion of no confidence (in the Labour Government) tendered by Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher. Includes excerpts from parliamentary debate with speakers including...

  • David Steel and Norman St John-Stevas on vote of no confidence (1979)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report including interviews with Liberal Party leader David Steel and Conservative MP, Norman St John-Stevas following the vote of no confidence in the Labour Government. Includes views on the impending...

  • David Alton MP on Liberal Party resurgence (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    David Alton, new Liberal MP for Liverpool Edge Hill, on last night’s by-election victory (29/03/79) and his views on the upcoming general election. Male interviewer not identified.

  • David Alton on MPs and election (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    David Alton, new Liberal MP for Liverpool Edge Hill, on his new position and his views on the upcoming election. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Reg Prentice accuses Labour of undemocratic practices (1979)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Conservative election candidate Reg Prentice (formerly a Labour Party member) gives his views on a Labour meeting at Newham. He says the Labour Party is circumventing the democratic process of candidates...