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1983 Jul 11 - 1984 Jan 26
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1325
Nationalised industries (Shipbuilding policy; prospects for British Shipbuilders) (Part 5)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 282
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83 Jul 11 Mon Nationalised Industries: Lord Cockfield minute to MT ("British Shipbuilders: 1983 Corporate Plan") [comments on the Plan] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 13 Wed Nationalised Industries: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Michael Scholar ("British Shipbuilders: Corporate Plan 1983") [comments on Cecil Parkinson proposals; alternative recommendations] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 13 Wed Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("British Shipbuilders") [Parkinson's proposals for future of the industry] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 13 Wed Nationalised Industries: Baroness Young letter to Cecil Parkinson ("British Shipbuilders: 1983 Corporate Plan") [European Commission clearance for financial aid] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 26 Tue Nationalised Industries: Central Policy Review Staff minute to MT ("Harland and Wolff") [future of the shipyard] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 26 Tue Nationalised Industries: Lord Cockfield minute to MT ("Harland and Wolff") [Corporate Plan & Report by officials; Blue Star Ships] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 27 Wed Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Harland and Wolff") [options for future of the shipyard] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 28 Thu Nationalised Industries: Lamont PS letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer PS ("British Shipbuilders: Statement") [Government aid] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Aug 9 Tue Nationalised Industries: Howe PS letter to Parkinson PS ("British Shipbuilders Nationalisation Compensation") [European Court] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Sep 14 Wed Nationalised Industries: Parkinson letter to Younger (Clydeside shipbuilding) [closure of Scott Lithgow & other shipyards; potential contracts] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Sep 27 Tue Nationalised Industries: Walker letter to Parkinson (British Shipbuilders: closure of Scott Lithgow shipyard) [concern that precipitate announcement could result in loss of Britoil rig & adversely affect Cammell Laird bid for Sun Oil floating production facility] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Sep 30 Fri Nationalised Industries: Parkinson letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("British Shipbuilders: Borrowing Limits") [legislation to raise limit & question of the amount] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Oct 3 Mon Nationalised Industries: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("British Shipbuilders - Borrowing Limits") [DTI proposal to raise limit; advice to MT should she have to adjudicate between Treasury & DTI] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Oct 4 Tue Nationalised Industries: Heseltine letter to Parkinson (Britoil Contract at Scott Lithgow) [implications, for the Royal Navy's Seabed Operations Vessel, of early closure of shipyard, due to cancellation of Britoil contract] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Oct 28 Fri Nationalised Industries: Tebbit letter to Tom King (British Shipbuilding: pay & redundancies) [negotiations with unions; strike action] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Oct 28 Fri Nationalised Industries: Lamont letter to Rees ("Britoil Contract at Scott Lithgow (SL)") [case for advising SL to renegotiate contract for what would be the shipyard's last order before closure] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Oct 28 Fri Nationalised Industries: Conservative Research Department briefing ("Debate on British Shipbuilders (Borrowing Powers) Bill on Tuesday 1st November 1983") [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 1 Tue Nationalised Industries: Younger letter to Rees ("Britoil Contract at Scott Lithgow") [case for supporting British Shipbuilding to keep shipyard open] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 3 Thu Nationalised Industries: Buchanan-Smith letter to Lamont ("Britoil Contract at Scott Lithgow") ["If Britoil are prepared to negotiate... it would be a mistake not to steer BS into this course of action"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 7 Mon Nationalised Industries: Rees letter to Lamont (Scott Lithgow/Britoil Contract) ["we would be prepared to back... [the Chair] on a decision to terminate"] [declassified Jan 2014]