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Commons debates capital punishment (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Peter Spencer reports on a Parliamentary debate prior to a House of Commons vote on the issue of capital punishment particularly with regards to Northern Ireland terrorists (13/07/83). Speaking are: motion...
Franks Report into Falklands war (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Report on background to the Franks Report on the events leading up to the Falklands War, prior to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s Commons address this afternoon. Covers MPs’ concern over inaction when...
Attempts to bring Commons to order (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Report on Speaker George Thomas’ House of Commons order that MPs keep questions brief and reduce the noise level at Prime Minister’s Question Time. Includes speeches by Thomas; Labour MP Andrew Faulds;...
PM Question Time disorder (1983)
- Genre
- Speech; Parliamentary debate
Speaker George Thomas reporting to the House of Commons on last night’s all party discussions on unreasonable noise and dominance of the open question at Prime Minister’s Question Time.
Health services privatisation row (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on proposed changes to education, health and social services in the UK under the Conservative Government, including the privatisation of some departments. Speakers are Prime Minister Margaret...
Commons debates water strike and Northern Ireland (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on Parliamentary debate over the water workers strike with speeches by Labour Party leader Michael Foot and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Followed by statement by Northern Ireland Secretary Jim...
Lords debate on railways (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on a House of Lords debate on the future of the railways in Britain following publication of the Serpell Report. Speaking are: Lord Marsh (Richard Marsh); Lord Ezra (Derek Ezra); Bishop of Durham...
Commons on unemployment, Ian MacGregor, nuclear warfare (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Peter Spencer reports on Parliamentary reaction to the March unemployment figures, rumoured appointment of Ian MacGregor as head of the National Coal Board (NCB), and to a BMA report on effects of nuclear...
Car and shipbuilding disputes (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on a strike at British Leyland’s Cowley plant and a settlement at the Ford Halewood factory agreed between unions and management via ACAS. Also report from a British Shipbuilders dispute in...
Falklands war - Belgrano sinking (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech; Interview
Report on reaction to the sinking of the Argentine warship General Belgrano after its torpedoing by British forces during the Falklands war in 1982. Speaking are: UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Labour...