Robin Cook on the Social Chapter

Title

Robin Cook on the Social Chapter

Genre

Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

12 Mar 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:00:51

Description

House of Commons speech by Labour MP and foreign affairs spokesman Robin Cook, on the European Social Chapter, speaking out against the Conservative Government’s decision to opt-out of the working time directive.

Contributors

Robin Cook

Keywords

Treaties; Labour relations; UK; European union; Labour law; Government policy; Working time; Maastricht Treaty; European Working Time Directive

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