British Airways sell off

Title

British Airways sell off

Genre

Parliamentary debate

TX Date

22 Jul 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:03:17

Description

Parliamentary debate with Labour Party trade spokesman John Smith criticising and questioning the new Conservative Government proposal to sell off British Airways. With reply from Secretary of State for Trade and Industry John Nott.

Further information

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1979/jul/20/british-airways-financing#S5CV0970P0_19790720_HOC_21

Contributors

John Nott; John Smith

Keywords

Civil aviation; Politics; Government; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Political manifestos; Privatization; British Airways; Airlines

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