Rail privatisation and the Commons debate on the Railways Bill
- Title
- Rail privatisation and the Commons debate on the Railways Bill
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate
- TX Date
- 2 Feb 1993
- Year of production
- 1993
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- Duration
- 00:03:24
- Description
- Kevin Murphy reporting on rail privatisation and the Parliamentary debate on the Railways Bill. Includes Transport Secretary, John MacGregor’s announcement of the initial seven rail lines to be privatised. Conservative MP, Nigel Forman seeking reassurance that privatisation will satisfy passengers’ current concerns. Labour Shadow Transport Secretary, John Prescott denouncing the proposals as a cherry-picking charter.
- Contributors
- John Prescott; Nigel Forman; Kevin Murphy
- Keywords
- Transport; Parliamentary bills; British Rail; Railways; Privatization
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LBC/IRN, "Rail privatisation and the Commons debate on the Railways Bill". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0000700316005 (Accessed 31 Jul 2025)