Government spending debated

Title

Government spending debated

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:21

Description

Report on Prime Minister’s Question Time after the Public Accounts Committee published a report into government spending and inefficiency with debate on the levels of taxation and what the money is spent on. Includes Commons speeches from Labour Party leader John Smith; Prime Minister John Major; Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown; David Evans repeating views of wife Janice; Speaker Betty Boothroyd calls for order; Agriculture Minister Gillian Shephard.

Contributors

David Evans; Betty Boothroyd; John Major; John Smith; Paddy Ashdown; Gillian Shephard

Keywords

Reports; Taxation; Public expenditure; Government spending; Public service; Janice Evans

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