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1982 Jul 26 - 1983 Jan 18
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/988
Economic policy (Privatisation) (Part 6)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 268
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83 Jan 18 Tue Economic policy: Lawson letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Contracting out in the nationalised industries”) [progress report: energy industries] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 17 Mon Economic policy: Howell letter to Biffen (“Offer for sales of shares in Associated British Ports Holdings PLC”) [advises against public statements until flotation completed] [declassified 2013]
83 Jan 17 Mon Economic policy: Baker PS letter to No.10 (“Cable and Wireless PLC: interim results”) [“an example of successful privatisation”] [declassified 2013]
82 Dec 14 Tue Economic policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Using private enterprise in Government”) [Howe proposals in face of “general inhibitions”] [declassified 2013]
82 Dec 3 Fri Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Contracting out”) [reducing size of public sector] [declassified 2013]
82 Nov 23 Tue Economic policy: Howell letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Publicity for Monopolies and Mergers Commission reports”) [declassified 2013]
82 Nov 22 Mon Economic policy: Lord Cockfield letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Contracting out public sector functions”) [potential candidates - “my primary objective is… British Airways”] [declassified 2013]
82 Nov 19 Fri Economic policy: Nott letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (Contracting out public sector functions) [Defence progress report] [declassified 2013]
82 Nov 11 Thu Economic policy: Jenkin letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Contracting out of public sector functions: progress report”) [declassified 2013]
82 Nov 9 Tue Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (Privatisation) [response to MT request for survey of potential candidates] [declassified 2013]
82 Nov 5 Fri Economic policy: Howell letter to Jenkin (“Dispute between the British Steel Corporation and the British Transport Docks Board”) [“privatisation… is the immediate political priority”] [declassified 2013]
82 Nov 5 Fri Economic policy: Lord Hailsham PS letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer PS (“The contracting-out of public sector functions”) [declassified 2013]
82 Nov 4 Thu Economic policy: Baroness Young letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Privatisation and contracting out”) [“very little scope”] [declassified 2013]
82 Nov 3 Wed Economic policy: Prior letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Contracting out”) [progress report] [declassified 2013]
82 Nov 3 Wed Economic policy: Edwards letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“The contracting out of public sector functions”) [progress report] [declassified 2013]
82 Oct 29 Fri Economic policy: Fowler letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Privatisation”) [progress report] [declassified 2013]
82 Oct 28 Thu Economic policy: Whitelaw letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“The contracting out of public sector functions”) [progress report] [declassified 2013]
82 Oct 27 Wed Economic policy: Keith Joseph letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“The contracting out of public sector functions”) [progress report] [declassified 2013]
82 Oct 19 Tue Economic policy: Heseltine letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Privatisation and contracting out”) [progress report] [declassified 2013]
82 Oct 18 Mon Economic policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to Whitelaw PS (“The contracting out of public sector functions”) [lacklustre responses from Departments] [declassified 2013]