Conservative plans for shipbuilding

Title

Conservative plans for shipbuilding

Genre

Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

24 Jul 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:09

Description

Parliamentary speech by Labour industry spokesman, John Silkin, replying to an announcement by junior Industry Minister Adam Butler, laying out Conservative Government plans for the future of the British shipbuilding industry including drastically reducing the numbers of staff and subsidy.

Contributors

John Silkin

Keywords

Government; Cost reduction; Conservative Party; Public finance; Unemployment; Shipbuilding industry; Shipbuilding industry personnel; Industrial policy

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