Close vote on Scott Report

Title

Close vote on Scott Report

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

27 Feb 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:05:09

Description

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 MP; Richard Shepherd MP; Rupert Allason MP; Roger Freeman MP; David Trimble Ulster Unionist leader. Includes announcement of the vote which the government narrowly won. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Robin Cook; Richard Shepherd; Ian Lang; David Trimble; Rupert Allason; Quentin Davies; Roger Freeman

Keywords

Companies; Reports; Government; Exports; UK; Conservative Party; Arms sales; Trials; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Scott Report; Richard Scott; Political scandals; Matrix Churchill

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