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Ian Lang on Scott Report

Title
Ian Lang on Scott Report
Genre
Parliamentary debate
TX Date
15 Feb 1996
Year of production
1996
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Duration
00:00:40
Description
House of Commons statement by President of the Board of Trade, Ian Lang, in which he claims that the findings of the Scott Report into the sale of weaponry to Iraq during the Gulf War absolves the Conservative Government of any wrongdoing. He does acknowledge Sir Richard Scott’s criticisms over the government’s lack of openness between departments over the sale of arms to Iraq in his report. Information available could have prevented trial of Matrix Churchill export company as a licence would not have been granted to them for export.
Contributors
Ian Lang
Keywords
Companies; Reports; Government; Exports; UK; Conservative Party; Arms sales; Trials; Iraq; Scott Report; Richard Scott; Political scandals; Matrix Churchill

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