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Parliamentary proceeding on Wednesday, 2 November 1994, in the House of Commons, led by David Wilshire. The answering member was Lord Newton of Braintree.

Debate on a motion that the alleged action of The Guardian newspaper in representing that a letter sent by it to the Ritz hotel, Paris, was sent in the name of a Member be referred to Committee of Privileges

Debate on a motion that the alleged action of The Guardian newspaper in representing that a letter sent by it to the Ritz hotel, Paris, was sent in the name of a Member be referred to Committee of Privileges. Agreed to on division (313 to 38).

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
248 c1568-605;248 c1570-607 
Session
1993-94
Department
Leader of the House of Commons
Procedure
Parliamentary privilege
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
House of Commons Journalism Newspaper press Stationery The Guardian Committee of Privileges Parliamentary privilege Aitken, Jonathan Preston, Peter