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1982 Oct 7 - 1983 Apr 25
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1146
Transport (Railway policy) (Part 6)

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Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 184
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82 Oct 7 Thu Transport: Howell PS letter to No.10 ("BR fares") ["You wrote on 30 September recording... [MT] comments on... [BR] proposal for a 10.8% fare increase. In the light of this... [Howell] has discussed with Sir Peter Parker the case for a lower fares increase"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 17 Wed Transport: Policy Unit minute to Scholar ("The Serpell Inquiry") [publication of Report: media handling] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 10 Fri Transport: Howell letter to Brittan (cash limit for payments of grant to British Rail) ["I attach a draft statement to be given in a written answer"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 22 Wed Transport: Howell minute to MT ("Serpell Review of British Rail finances") [Committee reports: analysis & advice on handling pending publication of full reports] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 24 Fri Transport: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Serpell Review") [Committee reports on future of railway finances: analysis & advice on handling of publication & follow-up] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 7 Fri Transport: No.10 minute to MT ("Serpell Report") [Committee reports on future of railway finances: analysis & proposed handling of response to publication] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 12 Wed Transport: Howell minute to MT ("Serpell Report on railway finances") ["my proposals for the publication of the Serpell Committee reports"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 12 Wed Transport: CPRS minute to MT ("First reactions on Serpell") [Committee reports on future of railway finances: analysis & proposed follow-up to findings] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 14 Fri Transport: No.10 note to MT ("Serpell") [Report on railway finances: MT agrees to meeting with key advisers in advance of Prime Minister's Questions] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 17 Mon Transport: No.10 letter to Howell PS ("Serpell Report on railway finances") [details of MT request for revisions to "anodyne" draft statement] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 21 Fri Transport: No.10 minute to MT ("Statement on the Serpell Report") [Howell perceived by No.10 not to have clearly conveyed Government's readiness to consider rail closures] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 31 Mon Transport: Howell minute to MT ("Serpell and the future of the railways") ["my considered views on the Serpell Review and my proposals for further work"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 15 Tue Transport: Howell minute to MT ("British Rail Engineering (BREL) - workshop closures") [BR acceleration of plans for intended closures: details] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 17 Thu Transport: Howell minute to MT ("Serpell and the future of the railways") ["You have convened a meeting on 21 February... my views on the matters with which we now have to deal"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 18 Fri Transport: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Serpell and the future of the railways") [targets to consider in choosing new Chairman of Railways Staff National Tribunal; long-term strategy for reform] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 23 Wed Transport: Howell PS letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer PS ("British Transport Hotels") ["outcome of British Rail's public tender offer for sale of 21 of the 23 British Transport Hotels"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 3 Thu Transport: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Brittan, Howell, Younger, Edwards, Tebbit) ["Serpell and the future of the railways"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 14 Mon Transport: Howell minute to MT ("BR: Railway Staff National Tribunal") [forthcoming Tribunal report's anticipated recommendations; Railways Board response] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 18 Fri Transport: Jenkin letter to Parkinson (Parliamentary Debate on railway workshop closures) [letter from Joel Barnett MP concerning rail employment prospect in his constituency] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Apr 14 Thu Transport: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Howell ("British Rail: Railways Staff National Tribunal") [improving the negotiating machinery; arbitration; Chairmanship of the Tribunal] [declassified Aug 2013]