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Scott Report initial reaction (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Special; Vox pop
Ed Boyle reports on initial reaction to the Scott Report on sale of arms to Iraq and whether heads will roll, particularly those of William Waldegrave and Nicholas Lyell. Includes Prime Minister John Major...
Parliamentary report: Scott Report, Northern Ireland and Sea Empress disaster (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Parliamentary correspondent Robert Allen reports from Westminster, where Tony Blair attacks John Major (both heard) during Prime Minister’s Question Time after Chancellor Kenneth Clarke admitted his...
Close vote on Scott Report (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the close Parliamentary vote on the Scott Report on the sale of arms to Iraq. The speakers include: Ian Lang, President of the Board of Trade; Robin Cook, Shadow Foreign Secretary; Quentin Davies...
Relaxed day in Parliament (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Parliamentary correspondent Robert Allen reports on proceedings in Parliament following yesterday’s narrow vote on the Scott Report into sale of arms to Iraq, won by the government by just one vote. The...
Northern Ireland peace talks (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
London Today’s reporter Malcolm Brown on the setting of a date for all party talks on the future of Northern Ireland amid accusations that the UK Government has been drawn back to the negotiating table by...
Malcolm Rifkind on the European Court of Justice (1996)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Parliamentary speech by UK Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind on the British Government’s proposed changes to the European Court of Justice.
Robin Cook on the Social Chapter (1996)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
House of Commons speech by Labour MP and foreign affairs spokesman Robin Cook, on the European Social Chapter, speaking out against the Conservative Government’s decision to opt-out of the working time...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (1996)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
House of Commons statement by Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell on the findings of a committee set up to analyse the transmission pattern of CJD, which has now struck ten people under 42 years of age within...
Parliament debates BSE (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
There have now been four emergency statements on the BSE crisis since last Wednesday. Parliamentary correspondent Robert Allen reports. Michael Stephen complains of a nanny state; Health Secretary Stephen...
Beef products low-risk (1996)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
House of Commons statement on the BSE crisis, by Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell, on the risks attached to eating beef products, which he says are extremely low.