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35 results found for '"Gillian Shephard"' in Contributors.
Gillian Shephard promotion to Treasury Minister (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Gillian Shephard speaks of her appointment of Treasury Minister following Prime Minister John Major’s reshuffle after he was criticised for having no women in the cabinet. She gives strong support to Major...
Women in cabinet (1990)
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- Interview; News report; Speech
UK Prime Minister John Major promotes Gillian Shephard to the post of Treasury Minister, the first woman in the department, following pressure to have more women in his cabinet. Includes speech by Major in...
Political views on 1991 budget (1991)
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- Interview; News report
Peter Spencer reports for LBC Newstalk on reaction to the Budget and its reduction in poll tax (community charge) levels which may help the Conservative Party in any upcoming general election, and the...
Gillian Shephard on tackling new drug, ecstasy (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Rowley interviews Gillian Shephard, the Treasury Minister, on progress in tackling the new drug, ecstasy. Interview focuses on Customs and Excise efforts and seizures. The drug is currently being...
Gillian Shephard on new Customs charter (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Customs Minister Gillian Shephard discusses the Government’s new Traveller’s Charter with presenter Emma Howard. Shephard rejects claims from the Customs Union that the changes will make it easier to...
Gillian Shepherd on jobless figures (1992)
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- Interview
James Bays interviews the new Employment Secretary, Gillian Shephard, about the latest unemployment figures which show a dramatic slow-down in the number of people who are out of work. The official number is...
Gillian Shephard on jobless figures (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Rowley interviews Employment Secretary Gillian Shephard about the latest jobless figures which show unemployment at its highest level for four years, up by 43,000 to just under 2.7 million. Shephard...
Unemployment figures rise - Gillian Shephard reaction (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Employment Secretary, Gillian Shephard, following a rise in the unemployment total to 2,716,600 - the first time it has been over 2,700,000 since 1987. She says that although the figures are...
EC working hours directive (1992)
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- Interview
Employment Secretary Gillian Shephard talks to John Fraser about the EC talks in Luxembourg where she has secured the right for British employees to work more than a 48 hour week if they choose.
Gillian Shephard on unemployment rise (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Employment Secretary Gillian Shephard on the latest unemployment figures showing a small rise, unemployment now stands at 9.6 percent or 2.72 million. And on the need for the economy and...