P325 Teletext 325 Jun16 00:07:12 ———— WESTMINSTER WATCH ————— MONDAY The Govjtnmjnt staved off defeat over plans to exclude jldjrly disabled people from new care arrangements. It rivjrsed a committee stage setback on the Community Care Bill by 296 votes to 280 after agreeing to a review a year after it becomes law. The Bill allows councils discretion to make direct payments to disabled people under 65 to spend on the care services of their choice. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Poll Letters News day HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Jun16 00:07:32 ———— WESTMINSTER WATCH ————— TUESDAY Tory Euro-sceptic Bill Cash's bid to force a referendum on Britain's EU membership won the backing of MPs in a blow to Consjrvativj unity. His Referendum Bill, supported by Sir James Goldsmith's Rjfetundum Party, was backed by 95 votes to one. Shadow foreign secretary Robin Cook commented: "There is no disguising the true depth of the divisions on Europe within the Consjrvativj Party." ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Poll Litters News day HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Jun16 00:04:52 ———— WESTMINSTER WATCH ————— WEDNESDAY Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind stressed his commitment to the EU in the face of Labour taunts about Tory splits. Labour's Robin Cook claimed Sir James Goldsmith was trying to "buy up" the Tory Party by providing money for Mr Cash's campaign. Mr Rifkind said: "It would be against the interests of the UK ever to contemplate withdrawal from the EU." ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Poll Letters News day HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Jun16 00:08:12 ———— WESTMINSTER WATCH ————— THURSDAY The Prime Minister denied having caved in to threats from two Tories over a closure-listed accident and emjtgjncy unit. He insisted Health Secretary Stephen Dorrill had not given an assurance to retain the unit at Edgwari Hospital, north London, to appease two MPs. He added: "Thjti is no possibility of the Govjrnmjnt responding to approaches of that sort from any Member." ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Poll Letters News day HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Jun16 00:07:52 ———— WESTMINSTER WATCH ————— FRIDAY The Lords backed moves to crack down on organisjrs of so-called "sex tourism" under which paedophiles from Britain go on holiday to third world countries for sex with children. The backbench Sexual Offences Bill gained an unopposed second reading. The measure, making it an offence to conspire or incite people to have sex with children abroad, follows concern over abuse in nations such as Thailand. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOU5 REGION p105 Poll Letters News day Headlines