10 pits to close, future of 21 in balance
- Title
- 10 pits to close, future of 21 in balance
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
- TX Date
- 19 Oct 1992
- Year of production
- 1992
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- Duration
- 00:03:28
- Description
- Des Fahy reports from Westminster on Commons proceeding where the Government backing down on its plan to close 31 coal pits. British Coal has been told to shut down 10 but must wait until after a statutory consultation period. A decision on the remaining pits is being delayed until the new year. Includes Commons speeches by: President of the Board of Trade, Michael Heseltine; Robin Cook, shadow trade and industry spokesman; Neil Kinnock, Labour MP; Malcolm Bruce, Liberal Democrat MP; Winston Churchill and Elizabeth Peacock, Conservative rebel MPs; Speaker, Betty Boothroyd.
- Contributors
- Michael Heseltine; Robin Cook; Neil Kinnock; Betty Boothroyd; Des Fahy; Malcolm Bruce; Elizabeth Peacock; Winston Churchill (b. 1940)
- Keywords
- Coal mining; Coal industry; Coal miners; Coal mines; Mine closures; British Coal
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