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1980 Jul 1 - 1984 Feb 24
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1276
Industrial policy (National Enterprise Board (NEB); Industry Bill; relations between the NEB and the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC); British Technology Group future role; government research and development capability) (Part 2)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 236
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80 Jul 1 Tue Industrial Policy: Keith Joseph PS letter to No.10 ("Ferranti: Statement by the Secretary of State for Industry, 1 July 1980") [disposal of National Enterprise Board's shareholding] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Jul 25 Fri Industrial Policy: Keith Joseph PS letter to No.10 ("NEB relations with the TUC") [TUC representation on National Enterprise Board] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Aug 6 Wed Industrial Policy: Keith Joseph letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (Industry Bill) [financial limits] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Oct 6 Mon Industrial Policy: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Courtaulds - Compensation for Mr Morris, ex NEB Deputy Chairman") [MT rejects reimbursing company for losses incurred by compensation claim to Morris] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Oct 6 Mon Industrial Policy: Biffen letter to Keith Joseph ("Industry Bill: Finance for Finniston Chartered Body and Industry/Education Activities") [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Oct 24 Fri Industrial Policy: Mark Carlisle letter to Keith Joseph ("Industry Bill") ["specific legislative cover for grants from your Department to cover industry/education activities"] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Oct 30 Thu Industrial Policy: Keith Joseph letter to Lord Hailsham ("Industry Bill: Borrowing Limits") [provision for BL PLC] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Nov 25 Tue Industrial Policy: Briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's Lunch with the NEB, Wednesday 26 November") [background; disposals; relations with the Govt] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Nov 26 Wed Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Sir John King, Alex Dibbs) [Sir Arthur Knight's resignation; future of the National Enterprise Board] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Nov 26 Wed Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, National Enterprise Board) [INMOS company's prospects; NEXOS project; promotion of small companies; NEB/National Research Development Corporation overlap] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Nov 28 Fri Industrial Policy: Conservative Research Department briefing for MT ("Industry Bill") [purposes; British Leyland/Rolls Royce; Finniston Report/new Engineering Authority] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Nov 29 Sat Industrial Policy: Tim Lankester minute to MT ("NEB Chairmanship") [Knight to announce resignation & temporary successor] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Jan 15 Thu Industrial Policy: Department of Industry briefing for MT ("Additional Briefing for PM's Questions") [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Jan 19 Mon Industrial Policy: Keith Joseph letter to MT ("Chairmanship of the National Enterprise Board (NEB): Relations Between the NEB and the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC)") [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 28 Mon Industrial Policy: Jenkin minute to MT ("British Technology Group") [MT: "I don't think we have got BTG right yet. Indeed I doubt whether any such group of people can really comprehend & foresee the potential of various research"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Apr 11 Mon Industrial Policy: Robin Butler minute to Willie Rickett (British Technology Group) [Harold Wilson article in 'Financial Weekly'] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Apr 20 Wed Industrial Policy: Central Policy Review Staff briefing for MT ("British Technology Group") [meeting with Patrick Jenkin] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Apr 21 Thu Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jenkin) [British Technology Group] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 May 9 Mon Industrial Policy: Jenkin minute to MT ("Future Role of the BTG") [British Technology Group: proposals] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 4 Mon Industrial Policy: Parkinson minute to MT ("Future of British Technology Group") [proposals] [declassified Jan 2014]