Waldegrave on lying to Commons

Title

Waldegrave on lying to Commons

Genre

News report; Interview; Special

TX Date

9 Mar 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:28

Description

William Waldegrave, minister responsible for open government, has been questioned by the Treasury and Civil Service Select Committee on comments made by cabinet secretary Sir Robin Butler during the Scott inquiry into the arms-to-Iraq affair. Waldegrave has told the inquiry that in exceptional circumstances it is acceptable for an MP to mislead the House of Commons. Peter Russell reports from Westminster including questioning of Waldegrave by committee members Quentin Davies MP and Giles Radice MP; interviews with Waldegrave and Labour MP Michael Meacher.

Contributors

Michael Meacher; William Waldegrave; Giles Radice; Quentin Davies; Peter Russell

Keywords

Politics; Right to information; House of Commons; Ethics; Members of Parliament; Committees; Cabinet ministers; Information dissemination; Resignation (politicial); Robin Butler; Parliamentary procedure

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