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On Tuesday, Prime Minister Major answered questions on the annual budget which was announced less than an hour later and the poll tax report just released. The Persian Gulf war and future de…

Prime Minister John Major answered questions about the aftermath of the Persian Gulf war, the poll tax report due to be released on Thursday, policies about the European Community, and his m…

On the day following President George HW Bush’s announcement of a cease-fire in the Persian Gulf war, British Prime Minister John Major addressed the House of Commons on the resolution of th…

At the end of Tuesday’s question time, Prime Minister Major made a statement about the allied suspension of the ground offensive in the Persian Gulf effective that morning. The cease-fire wa…

The members discussion focused on the status of the Persian Gulf war and whether Iraq would comply with the Security Council resolution now that the ground war has begun. Tom King, British S…

On Tuesday, the topics of discussion were the severe winter weather which has created a need for disbursement of cold weather payments to social security recipients. Concern over the economy…

Question Time was dominated by military questions and concern about support for the allied forces from Germany and Japan in the Persian Gulf. There was discussed over the lack of a strong un…

The British House of Commons' January 21 session centered around a debate over a government-supported resolution expressing support for British troops in the Persian Gulf, and an amendment t…

British Prime Minister Major responded to issues relating to the Persian Gulf war, including what would constitute an Iraqi retreat and cease fire, the need to voice support of the troops, c…

In the House of Commons, discussion centered on reactions to war with Iraq and voicing support of the British troops.

The British House of Commons conducted an adjournment debate on the British government’s support of the United Nations Security Council’s resolutions concerning Iraqi occupation of Kuwait. P…

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 British House of Commons was recalled from recess by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to debate the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq and other developments in the Persian Gulf. This portion of…