David Howell Conservative MP Of Railway Laws 1980s Hand Signed Letter

CHAU3159  A vintage 1980 hand signed official letter from 1980s Conservative MP David Howell who was the Secretary of State in Margaret Thatcher's government - This is his House Of Commons letter on headed paper personally autographed and (bar folded where posted) in absolute mint condition.

"...When Margaret Thatcher was elected in 1979, she made Howell her first Secretary of State for Energy and then moved him to Transport in the reshuffle of September 1981 and until 1983. His time at the Ministry of Transport saw the commissioning and publication of the highly controversial Serpell Report into Britain's Railways. The report which emerged included proposals which would have greatly reduced the rail network in Britain and met with an extremely hostile reaction. Although these proposals were not pursued the episode caused considerable political problems for the Government and contributed to Thatcher dropping Howell from the Cabinet..."