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Bankrupt property company to relocate Department of the Environment

Title
Bankrupt property company to relocate Department of the Environment
Genre
News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
TX Date
13 May 1992
Year of production
1992
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Duration
00:03:38
Description
Des Fahy reports on the possible relocation of the Department of the Environment to the Docklands area of London; and the financial state of property company Olympia and York that may be involved in the relocation and effect it’s bankruptcy in Canada could have on the Canary Wharf development which it owns. Labour MPs are outraged taxpayer’s money could be used to bail out the company. Includes Commons speeches by Dennis Skinner MP; Environment Secretary, Michael Howard; shadow Environment Secretary Bryan Gould.
Contributors
Dennis Skinner; Des Fahy; Michael Howard; Bryan Gould
Keywords
London; Canada; Bankruptcy; Canary Wharf; Toronto; London Docklands; Department of the Environment; Olympia and York; Property companies

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