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Parliamentary bill on prison measures

Title
Parliamentary bill on prison measures
Genre
News report
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1980
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Duration
00:02:15
Description
Report on a Parliamentary bill introduced by Home Secretary, William Whitelaw enabling him to counteract the effects of the current prison officers’ dispute, and on a possible Government rebellion over the introduction of budget cuts by Defence Secretary, Francis Pym. Male reporter not identified.
Contributors
None Identified
Keywords
Budgets; Strikes; Parliamentary bills; Prisons; William Whitelaw; Criminals; Defence policy; Security; Prisoners; Prison services

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