▁from ▁the ▁government , ▁G ow ▁became ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁Conserv ative ▁back ben ch ▁committee ▁on ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁leading ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁any ▁comprom ise ▁with ▁republic ans ▁and ▁his ▁tact ics ▁in ▁this ▁regard ▁caused ▁concern ▁to ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Secretary ▁Jim ▁Prior ▁and ▁other ▁MP s ▁- ▁“ He ▁[ G ow ] ▁co - ordin ated ▁the ▁T ory ▁back ben ch ▁opposition ▁to ▁Mr ▁Prior ' s ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Assembly ▁bill ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁His ▁activities ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁start led ▁other ▁T ory ▁MP s ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁compla int ▁from ▁an ▁en rag ed ▁Mr ▁Prior ▁to ▁Mrs ▁Th atch er .” ▁▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁broadcast ing ▁of ▁Parliament ary ▁deb ates , ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁he ▁never theless ▁delivered ▁the ▁first ▁tele vised ▁speech ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁television ▁cam eras ▁did ▁not ▁show ▁proceed ings ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons , ▁although ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁discussed ▁eight ▁times ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁MP s ▁back ed ▁an ▁experiment ▁with ▁cam eras ▁in ▁the ▁chamber , ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Commons ▁proceed ings ▁were ▁tele vised ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁November . ▁Techn ically , ▁G ow ▁was