P325 Teletext 325 Jan22 03:11:22 ———— WESTMINSTER TODAY ————— The Commons: Debates on intensive care bed provision in the NHS, English House condition survey 1991, renegotiation of the US-UK air sjrvjce agreement, unemployment and poverty in Cornwall, family mediation in Scotland. Plus Trade and Industry questions. The Lords: Debate on the economic value of the City of London's international work, debate on industrial action, debate on the Govjrnmjnt's international relations with Cuba. ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Poll Letters Mews day HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Jan22 03:04:42 ———— WESTMINSTER WATCH ————— Peers defeated the Govjrnmjnt over Home Secretary Michael Howard's plans to crack down on handguns. The Lords voted 158-135 to back demands for compensation to gun clubs and associations that are forced to close. The defeat came in the Firearms (Amendment) Bill's committee stage, as Mr Howard was still reeling from Monday's double defeat over his proposals for police surveillance. ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Poll Letters News day HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Jan22 03:11:42 ———— WESTMINSTER WATCH ————— The double defeat suffered bz the Govjrnmjnt in the Lords on Monday had introduced "unsatisfactory" changes to the Police Bill, John Major said. The Prime Minister insisted the Labour and Liberal Democrat amendments over police bugging powers were "contradictory" and needed changing. But hj said ministers would reflect on the views expressed on the need for prior judicial authority for bugging. ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Poll Letters Mews day HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Jan22 03:12:22 ———— WESTMINSTER WATCH ————— The Govjrnmjnt won a crucial Commons vote on the health sjrvjce by sjvjn votes,to the relief of ministers. Potential Tory rebel Sir John Gorst (Hendon N) withdrew his threat to vote against the Govjrnmjnt after gaining assurances from Health S cretary Stephen Dorrell over the future of Edgware's accident and emjrgjncy unit. Voting was 319-312 against the Labour motion voicing concern over the NHS. ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Poll Letters Mews day HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Jan22 03:07:23 ———— WESTMINSTER WATCH ————— The Prime Minister accused Labour of using the health sjrvjce as a "political football", after Opposition claims hundreds of children were being turned away from intensive care units. He clashed on the issue with Labour Ljadjr Tony Blair, who insisted: "There is in some parts of the NHS a crises." But the Prime Minister rejected Labour's report on paediatric intensive care as "alarmist nonsense". ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Poll Letters Vews day HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Jan22 03:12:23 ———— WESTMINSTER WATCH ————— Labour claimed more extra cash should become available for patient care than the £100 million it had targeted in savings from NHS "bureaucracy". Shadow Health Secretary Chris Smith told MPs: "I bjlievj that there will be more available from reducing bureaucracy after that. "But that is the early target and that, I bjlievj, is money that can be better spent on patient care." ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Poll Letters Vews day HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Jan22 03:13:42 ———— WESTMINSTER WATCH ————— Labour's pledge not to increase the basic or top rates of income tax in a full term of govjrnmjnt was ridiculed bz the Prime Minister as "ludicrous". He insisted Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown would not bj able to deliver on his promises. Mr Major taunted Mr Brown in the Commons: "You know that, I think the electorate know that and the faces behind you portray that very clearly." ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Poll Letters News day HeadlinesP325 Teletext 325 Jan22 03:18:22 @ Labour and the Govjrnmjnt successfully njuttalisjd any jmbarrassjng show of strength bz Euro-sceptic MPs. Tory Teresa Gorman had hoped a vote on her UK Membership of the EU (Referendum) Bill would have proved a tall{eng point for Euro-sceptics, as previous such attempts have been. Art opponents of the measure refused to put up the required two tellers in the No lobby when the vote was called. ——————————————————————————————————8/8—— WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Poll Letters News day Headlines