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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 wages councils (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Employment Secretary, Gillian Shephard tells Paul Rowley why wages councils add an unnecessary hurdle for employers in a difficult economic climate. She argues against the claim that removing them will...
Gillian Shephard on rising unemployment (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
One in ten people in Britain is now unemployed. Paul Rowley talks to Employment Secretary, Gillian Shephard about increasing levels of unemployment. She talks about measures the Government is taking to help...
Gillian Shephard on job losses at British Aerospace (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Employment Secretary, Gillian Shephard discusses the loss of three thousand jobs from British Aerospace after the announcement that it is closing its factory at Hatfield. Interviewer is Paul Kirby.
Unemployment rises - Gillian Shephard responds (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Employment Secretary, Gillian Shephard on a rise in unemployment figures by almost thirty thousand in 07/92 â the twenty-seventh consecutive monthly rise. More than 2.7 million people or...
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...
EC working hours directive (1992)
- Genre
- 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.
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...