Parliament on privatisation and Price Commission

Title

Parliament on privatisation and Price Commission

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

23 Jul 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:06:42

Description

Report on Parliamentary debate on the newly elected Conservative Government’s proposed privatisation of nationalised utilities, in particular the shipbuilding industry and Post Office. Also debated was the proposed abolition of the Price Commission. Speaking are: Industry Secretary Sir Keith Joseph; junior Industry Minister Adam Butler; shadow industry spokesman John Silkin; Trade Secretary John Nott; shadow trade Secretary John Smith; William Clark. Male reporter not identified (poss. Douglas Moffitt or Tom Maddocks).

Further information

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1979/jul/23

Contributors

John Silkin; Keith Joseph; John Nott; John Smith; William Clark; Adam Butler

Keywords

Politics; Industry; Government; Postal services; Prices; Parliamentary bills; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Post Office; Privatization; Price Commission; Shipbuilding industry; Share dealing; Nationalized industries; Shipbuilding industry personnel; Redundancies; Industrial policy

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