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The prime minister answered members questions on a variety of economic topics including housing costs, unemployment and interest rates.

John Major spoke to the British House of Commons about his recent trip to Rome for the European Community Summit. Major talked about issues including single European currency and the “princi…

Prime Minister Major responded to questions about utility privatization, the Persian Gulf and the European Parliament. He also addressed the problem of hemophiliacs who have contracted AIDS …

On the previous Tuesday, the government announced a direct payment totalling 80 million dollars to be paid directly to the hemophiliacs who contracted AIDS as a result of contaminated blood …

Earlier in the week it had been announced that Prime Minister John Major would make his first trip to the United States as Prime Minister later in December. The Prime Minister responded to q…

The Prime Minister responded to questions about the poll tax and the upcoming general election, AIDS contamination of National Health Service blood supplies and changing the hours for the Ho…

During his first Question Time as Prime Minister, Mr. Major answered members' questions on his policies concerning the poll tax, the European Union, the number of women in his cabinet, and…

In her last appearance at Question Time, Prime Minister Thatcher answered questions concerning past policies and the poll tax. She received many laudatory farewell speeches from members of a…

Mr. MacGregor, leader of the House of Commons, took questions in place of Prime Minister Thatcher who is in Paris for European Community meetings. Some remarks were addressed to Michael Hese…

The House of Commons debated the call for a “no confidence vote” on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Sir Geoffrey Howe resigned as British Deputy Prime Minister and spoke at the British House of Commons on his concerns that Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was reluctant to commit to the eco…

The first prime minister’s question time of the new parliamentary session occurred amidst speculation as to whether or not former Defense Secretary Michael Heseltine would challenge Prime Mi…

On November 14, Michael Heseltine announced that he will challenge Mrs. Thatcher for leadership of the Conservative Party and for the prime ministership. Although members did not question t…

The prime minister and parliamentary leaders debated the speech given by Queen Elizabeth II on November 6 to open Parliament. The speech, written by members of the majority party, set out th…

The ceremonial state opening of Parliament began with the Queen’s procession leaving Buckingham Palace, passing Whitehall Palace, and arriving at the Old Palace Yard of Westminster. The Quee…

Leaders of the twelve European Community countries met in Rome on October 27 and 28, 1990. The main point of discussion of the conference was a timetable for the Monetary Union of the Europe…

The prime minister Margaret Thatcher answered members' questions on a variety of topics, including the Persian Gulf crisis and the televised statements by Deputy Prime Minister Geoffrey Howe…

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher answered House of Commons members' questions about the poll tax, welfare benefits, and the Persian Gulf crisis.

The prime minister dealt with questions on Edward Heath’s visit to Iraq. Heath, a Labour Party member in the House of Commons and former prime minister, met with President Saddam Hussein in …

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher received questions on various subjects but focused on the October 8 announcement that the British pound will join the Western European exchange rate mechanis…