Parliamentary debate on Vickers tank order

Title

Parliamentary debate on Vickers tank order

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

21 Dec 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:04:17

Description

Paul Rowley reports from Westminster on a parliamentary debate in which Defence Secretary George Younger announced that the contract to build a new series of tanks for the British Army was to be awarded to the UK company Vickers. Also features excerpts from debate by Scottish MPs on failure to organise a Select Committee on Scottish affairs. Includes speeches by George Younger; Martin O’Neill; Tony Marlow; Michael Jopling; Donald Dewar; Ian Lang.

Contributors

Paul Rowley; Donald Dewar; Tony Marlow; Ian Lang; George Younger; Michael Jopling; Martin O’Neill

Keywords

Government; Armed forces; UK; Great Britain; Scotland; Arms sales; Arms industry; Vickers (engineering company); Tanks

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