Junior ministers received cash for questions

Title

Junior ministers received cash for questions

Genre

Speech

TX Date

20 Oct 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:00:44

Description

Two junior ministers have been accused of receiving payments for tabling Parliamentary questions. Junior Trade and Industry Minister, Neil Hamilton and Junior Northern Ireland Minister, Tim Smith are alleged to have been offered two thousand pounds each. Speaking in the House of Commons, Labour MP, Stuart Bell refers to a report in the Guardian newspaper.

Contributors

Stuart Bell

Keywords

Government; Newspapers; Conservative Party; Members of Parliament; Political corruption; Harrods; Political scandals; Guardian; Mohamed Al-Fayed; Tim Smith; Neil Hamilton; Ian Greer Associates

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