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Reform of Industry

Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1927–1983Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1927

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill1927

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Passes legislation which reduces rates for industry

1983

Nigel Lawson9 May 1983

Government / Conservative Party Government

The Energy Act 1983 receives Royal Assent and creates a statutory framework intended to encourage private electricity generation and competition.

Names involved

Nigel LawsonWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Provenance

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