LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

UK shipping changes

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

19 Sep 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:04:04

Description

Defence correspondent Paul Maurice reports on proposals by Transport Secretary, Cecil Parkinson, to make sweeping new changes in the rules which govern British shipping. Includes interview with Cecil Parkinson; John Newman, merchant officers union (NUMAST); President of the General Council for British Shipping, Sir Jeffrey Sterling.

Contributors

Cecil Parkinson; Paul Maurice; John Newman; Jeffrey Sterling

Keywords

Legislation; UK; Great Britain; Shipping; Merchant navy; Merchant seamen; NUMAST; Merchant shipping; General Council for British Shipping

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