House of Commons proceedings

Title

House of Commons proceedings

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

6 Dec 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:42

Description

Parliamentary correspondent Mark Demery reports on proceedings in the House of Commons with an attempt by David Winnick to order an emergency debate on cold weather payments for pensioners during the recent severe conditions. Speakers include: David Winnick; Dennis Canavan; Ian Lang, President of the Board of Trade; Nicholas Winterton; Sir Irvine Patnick; Gerry Bermingham; Speaker Betty Boothroyd.

Contributors

Nicholas Winterton; Betty Boothroyd; Dennis Canavan; Mark Demery; Ian Lang; David Winnick; Irvine Patnick; Gerry Bermingham

Keywords

Politics; Weather; Government; Labour Party; Social security; Parliament; Conservative Party; Political parties; House of Commons; Party politics; Pensioners (older people)

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