Narrow government win on pit closures

Title

Narrow government win on pit closures

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

22 Oct 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:06

Description

Mark Phillips reports on a rowdy Parliamentary debate on the future of coal pits. The Government won the Commons vote approving its mine closure programme, after quelling a backbench rebellion. The Labour Party motion for no pits to be shut until after a review was defeated by 320 to 307 - a Conservative majority of just 13. Includes Commons speeches by: shadow trade and industry spokesman Robin Cook; President of the Board of Trade, Michael Heseltine; Dennis Skinner, Labour MP; Winston Churchill, Conservative MP.

Contributors

Michael Heseltine; Robin Cook; Dennis Skinner; Mark Phillips; Winston Churchill (b. 1940)

Keywords

Coal mining; Conservative Party; Political parties; Coal industry; Coal miners; Coal mines; Mine closures

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