Criminal Justice Bill debate

Title

Criminal Justice Bill debate

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:04:02

Description

Report on the House of Commons debate on the new Criminal Justice Bill and its proposals for greater stop-and-search powers and longer prison sentences for firearms offences. Includes speeches by Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd; SDP leader David Owen; Shadow Home Secretary, Gerald Kaufman, on compensation for injured police officers and Labour’s support of some measures in the bill; Liberal MP, Alex Carlile. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

David Owen; Gerald Kaufman; Douglas Hurd; Alex Carlile

Keywords

Politics; Legislation; Crime; Parliamentary bills; Police; Compensation; Penal sanctions; Weapons; Firearms; Criminal justice legislation

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