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  1. No public inquiry over cash-for-questions row (1994)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

    Report on the decision not to make the official inquiry into the cash-for-questions row made public. Betty Boothroyd, Speaker of the House of Commons, announces the decision. Other speakers are deputy Labour...

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  2. Commons sleaze debate (1995)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

    Parliamentary correspondent Mark Demery reports from the Commons the day after the debate on the disclosure of MPs’ outside earnings and subsequent opposition victory in the sleaze vote. Includes Commons...

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  3. Charges for eye tests and dental care (1987)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Report on white paper with proposed charges for eye tests and dental care. Includes reaction from Ian Hunter, Association of Optometrists; David Watson, BMA; Barney Hayhoe, Conservative MP; Health Minister...

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  4. Sunderland shipyards face closure (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech

    James Mathews reports from Sunderland on the government’s decision announced by Industry Minister Tony Newton in the Commons today to close shipyards on Wearside bringing an end to the industry in the...

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  5. Lottery money to buy Churchill letters (1995)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate

    Political editor Ed Boyle on Question Time in the House of Commons, concerning the controversial purchase of former prime minister Winston Churchill’s wartime letters for the nation with lottery money....

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  6. Pit closures inquiry (1993)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate

    Political correspondent Kevin Murphy reports on the Trade and Industry Select Committee inquiry into the government’s coal mine closure programme which is expected to recommend half or more of the 31 pits...

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  7. Parliament debates Cleveland child abuse cases (1987)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate

    Report on a parliamentary debate relating to the Cleveland child abuse scandal, where 121 cases of suspected child sexual abuse were (possibly mis-) diagnosed by Dr Marietta Higgs and Dr Geoffrey Wyatt,...

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  8. Debate on Child Support Agency (1990)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

    Sally Arthy reports on a House of Commons debate on the Government’s proposal to crackdown on parents who refuse to take on the financial responsibility of their children. The White Paper, Children Come...

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  9. Calls for police to be armed (1993)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate; Press conference; Tribute

    Report on the murder of 44 year-old PC Patrick Dunne and the issue of arming police constables with firearms to protect them against violent crime, drug-related crime may be to blame. Speakers are Ivan...

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  10. Defeat for Government following Nolan Report (1995)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate; Press conference; Speech

    Parliamentary reporter Mark Demery reports back on a humiliating defeat in the House of Commons for the Government over the issue of whether MPs should reveal how much they earn through activities outside...

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