Parliament debates Budget

Title

Parliament debates Budget

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

13 Mar 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:58

Description

Des Fahy reports on debate in the House of Commons today over the Budget and employment. With speeches from Employment Secretary Michael Howard; shadow Trade and Industry Secretary Gordon Brown; Liberal Democrat employment spokesman Jim Wallace; Labour MP Frank Haynes; Chancellor Norman Lamont (agreeing to televised debate with John Smith); shadow Chancellor John Smith. Earlier Prime Minister John Major refused calls from Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock to have a live televised debate on the general election.

Contributors

Norman Lamont; John Smith; Frank Haynes; Des Fahy; Michael Howard; Gordon Brown; Jim Wallace

Keywords

Budgets; Elections; Politics; Television; Unemployment; Employment; Economic policy; National budgets; Economic recovery; General elections; Neil Kinnock; John Major

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