Lord defeat for rail privatisation bill

Title

Lord defeat for rail privatisation bill

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

6 Jul 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:32

Description

Kevin Murphy reports on the Government being unexpectedly defeated in the House of Lords over part of the bill privatising rail services. The Lords want amendments to allow British Rail to bid for the franchises. Includes Lords speeches by Lord Peyton of Yeovil (John Peyton) and Transport Minister Lord Caithness (Malcolm Sinclair); interviews with shadow Transport Secretary John Prescott and Transport Secretary John MacGregor who explains why he doesn’t want BR to be able to bid. Sound is in mono.

Contributors

John Peyton; John Prescott; John MacGregor; Kevin Murphy; Malcolm Sinclair

Keywords

Parliamentary bills; British Rail; Railways; Privatization; Railway management; Franchise; Railway companies

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