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14 results found for '"Department of Trade"' in Keywords.
Falklands war - use of merchant ships (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Stan Holness, Department of Trade’s Shipping and Policy Division, about the use of UK civilian and merchant ships including SS Canberra, as troop carriers in the Falklands war between...
IRA Brighton bombing - Norman Tebbit recovers (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Trade and Industry Secretary Norman Tebbit, who is recovering in hospital after the IRA bombing in Brighton. Tebbit speaks about his wife, Margaret’s condition, and says he is in contact...
Radio Jackie last hour on air (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News bulletin; Special; Speech; Vox pop
The last hour before Radio Jackie, the land based pirate station serving South West London, goes off the air following raids by the Department of Trade and Industry and action by Radio Mercury. Programme...
Michael Heseltine’s resignation press conference (1986)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference in which Defence Secretary, Michael Heseltine explains the reasons behind his resignation this morning over the Westland Helicopters affair. Journalists posing questions include Peter Snow...
Lord Young on economics - Europe and Barlow Clowes (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Prior to the Conservative Party Conference, Secretary of Trade and Industry, Lord Young (David Young) speaks on a number of topics including the probability of there being an end to border controls in Europe...
Lord Young on Barlow Clowes crash (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Nici Marx interviews Trade and Industry Secretary Lord Young (David Young), about the collapse of the Barlow Clowes investment group. He says the Government won’t give any cash to help the investors who...
NatWest resignations follow Blue Arrow affair (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
James Matthews reports on the failure of County NatWest and the report made by the government which concluded senior members of the NatWest group had failed to carry out lawful conduct of business during the...
Donald Trelford on leaked Harrods report (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Observer editor Donald Trelford on the leaked Harrods report that found its way to his newspaper, but which he cannot publish because of an injunction. He says anyone would have published it. Female...
Leaked Harrods report (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Linda Duffin reports on how Lonrho was refused permission by the High Court to give MPs copies of the confidential government report on the Harrods takeover. Lonrho director Paul Spicer calls it outrageous;...
Lord Young on leaked Harrods report (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Trade Secretary Lord Young (David Young) talks about the leaked Harrods report: how there are a few thousand copies around, whether they can get an unbiased jury, the possibility of a prosecution, whether...