New Parliamentary session

Title

New Parliamentary session

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

16 Nov 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:53

Description

Jeff Collins reports on the plans for the next Parliamentary Session after the Queen unveiled 13 bills in her opening speech. The European Communities (Finance) Bill is likely to prove contentious and could even lead to a general election if Conservative Party backbenchers rebel. Includes comment from Conservative Party Chairman Jeremy Hanley and former Chairman Norman Tebbit; excerpt of Queen’s Speech on plans for the Northern Ireland peace process.

Contributors

Norman Tebbit; Queen Elizabeth II; Jeremy Hanley; Jeff Collins

Keywords

Legislation; Parliamentary bills; Northern Ireland; UK; Finance; Royal family; Peacebuilding; Royalty; Europe; EC

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