Abolition of the Price Commission
- Title
- Abolition of the Price Commission
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate
- TX Date
- 22 Oct 1979
- Year of production
- 1979
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- Duration
- 00:04:10
- Description
- Report on a Parliamentary debate on the Conservative Government’s decision to abolish the Price Commission. Includes speeches by Conservative MP Sally Oppenheim; Labour MP Willie Hamilton; Trade Secretary John Nott, who says the Commission added to bureaucracy. Former prime minister James Callaghan also asks when inflation will return to single figures. Trade Minister Cecil Parkinson talks about the Companies Bill which would outlaw insider dealing. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Murphy or Peter Spencer).
- Further information
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1979/oct/22/price-commission-investigations#S5CV0972P0_19791022_HOC_18
- Contributors
- James Callaghan; Sally Oppenheim; John Nott; Cecil Parkinson; Willie Hamilton
- Keywords
- Government; Prices; Inflation; Conservative Party; Price Commission; Price policy
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