| Recordings from BBC ParliamentPage 4BBC Parliament has collected some of the best radio pieces relating to womenin parliament from editions of Today in Parliament and Yesterday in Parliament. Click on the audio links to listen to specially edited pieces from the radio archive. Today in Parliament The Liberal Democrat MP Julia Goldsworthy wants to see all students sitting a new GCSE in personal finance. She now has 80 other MPs supporting her. Mark D'Arcy spoke to her.
Today in Parliament The Government has agreed to important reforms to its troubled MentalHealth Bill. The Health Minister, Rosie Winterton MP, responded to theamendment, put down by the Labour MP Chris Bryant to protect people withsevere personality disorders. Keith Macdougal reports.
Today in Parliament Is sending things through the post safe? One Conservative Peer thinks not. Lady Trumpington told how her cheque book went missing. Kristiina Cooper reports.
Today in Parliament Labour Chair of the Transport Committee, Gwyneth Dunwoody, gives her verdict on the Prime Minister's appearances before the powerful Commons Liaison Committee, where alongside other Select Committee Chairs, she has interviewed Tony Blair and held him to account. Mark D'Arcy reports.
Today in Parliament The Home Secretary, John Reid, has outlined new plans for a series of measures to protect children from paedophiles. David Wilby reports.
Today in Parliament Mark D'Arcy has been talking to MPs about how they square their personal and political views when it comes to voting on issues like abortion. He spoke first to Labour's Helen Jones, a Catholic. Lady Thornton, for Labour, introduced a Bill to ban advertising for foods like, fat, salt or sugar on TV before nine at night, but the Conservatives, Lady Buscombe opposed it. Mark D'Arcy reports.
Today in Parliament The Conservative MP Ann Winterton, tried to reform the law on abortion to enforce a seven day cooling off period before an abortion takes place. But the Labour MP, Laura Moffatt, said it would lead to delays and deny every woman seeking an abortion the right to decide when it happened. The move was defeated. Peter Mulligan reports. Click here to listen to more clips from Today in Parliament and Yesterday in Parliament Women in Parliament content from the BBC's Today in Parliament and Yesterday in Parliament can be listened to here. |
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Mark D'Arcy on teenager finance