Debate on Child Support Agency

Title

Debate on Child Support Agency

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

29 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:56

Description

Sally Arthy reports on a House of Commons debate on the Government’s proposal to crackdown on parents who refuse to take on the financial responsibility of their children. The White Paper, Children Come First, sets out details of a new Child Support Agency to identify and trace absent parents. Includes statements by Labour spokesman Michael Meacher; Social Security Minister Tony Newton; Clare Short alleging some Conservative MPs might have sired illegitimate children, particularly Jerry Hayes, with reaction to the remark from the Speaker Bernard Weatherill.

Contributors

Michael Meacher; Clare Short; Tony Newton; Bernard Weatherill; Sally Arthy

Keywords

Parliamentary bills; Conservative Party; Illegitimacy; Children (age group); Members of Parliament; Children (family); Social support; Child Benefit; Jerry Hayes

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