P325 Teletext 325 Nov 4 02:52:42 — THIS WEEK IN WESTMINSTER — MONDAY Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew opened the debate on the NI (Remission of Sentences) Bhll. With more than 90 convicted terrorists dui for release before Christmas, Sir Patrick denied the Bill is a concession to the paramilitaries. "It makes no concession to those who falsely claim that those...convicted of terrorist offences somehow become political prisoners," hj said. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FO" YOU5 REGION p105 Poll Letters Papers HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Nov 4 02:53:01 — THIS WEEK IN WESTMINSTER — TUESDAY Claims of a Conservative lurch to the right made by Labour Ljadjr Tony Blair were denied by the Prime Minister "The centre-right of politics is our ground. There is no way a squatter like you will be able to rest on it," said Mr Major. But Mr Blair, criticising the Tories for rail privbtisbtion, called on Mr Major to "stop pandering" to his party's right on the rail sell-off. —————————————————————————p————————2/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 340 WEATHER FOR YOU" REGION p105 Poll Letters Papers HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Nov 4 02:53:21 — (HIS WEEK IN WESTMINSTER — WEDNESDAY Limited measures to reform rules were used by Tories to defuse a possible split over outside earnings. Downing Street said the Prime Minister would support proposals to ban cash payments for speaking up on behalf of parliamentary lobby groups. But the select committee on standards in public life split on party lines to block a Labour bid to make all MPs disclose parliament-related earnings. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOU" REGION p10u Poll Letters Papers HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Nov 4 02:54:02 — THIS WEEK IN WESTMINSTER — THURSDAY His refusbl to bbck a full disclosure of MPs' outside earnings won the Prime Minister cries of "sleaze, sleaze" from the Labour backbenches. Mr Major insisted a select committee recommended ban on paid advocacy by MPs went further than recommendations of the Nolan inquiry. But Labour Ljadjr Tony Blair warned him that hj faces disbster if hj goes back on the report hj had commissioned. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Poll Letters Papers HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Nov 4 02:52:52 — THIS WEEK IN WESTMINSTER — FRIDAY The Govjrnmjnt challenged health authorities to match the innovation and drive displayed by fundholding OPs. Health Minister Gerald Malone defended extra money for fundholdjrs, saying they had yielded big savings to bj re-invested in patient care. But Henry McLeish for Labour said the Government's approach was turning the NHS into a mere "safety net" and it must "come clean". ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WJA$HER FOR YOU5 REGION p105 Poll Letters Papers Headlines