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1984 Jan 27 - 1984 May 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1326
Nationalised industries (Shipbuilding policy; prospects for British Shipbuilders) (Part 6)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 275
Themes: Defence (general), Privatized & state industries, Public spending & borrowing, Transport

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Date Value Title
84 Mar 23 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Scott Lithgow") [relative merits of closure versus sale to Trafalgar House in terms of public costs] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 26 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Lamont letter to Rees ("Scott Lithgow") [Trafalgar House purchase: contingent liability for costs incurred by late delivery of Britoil rig] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 27 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Lamont PS letter to No.10 (Statement to Parliament on Scott Lithgow takeover) [Trafalgar House purchase; completion of Britoil contract] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 29 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Tebbit minute to MT ("British Shipbuilders: Objectives) [draft objectives focused on privatisation & reduction of Government support; Chief Executive's bonus] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 6 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Lamont letter to MT ("British Shipbuilders: job losses at Cammell Laird) [imminent announcement; implications for Merseyside of rejecting Cammell Laird bid for Type 22 frigates order] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 10 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Heseltine letter to Tebbit (warshipbuilding: order for Type 22 frigates) [Heseltine/Tebbit dispute over implications for Merseyside of rejecting Cammell Laird bid] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 13 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (warshipbuilding: order for Type 22 frigates) [Heseltine/Tebbit dispute over implications for Merseyside of rejecting Cammell Laird bid] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 18 We Major Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tebbit ("British Shipbuilders: Objectives") [comments on Tebbit's draft objectives submitted to MT on 29 March] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 9 We Major Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Warship building") [excess capacity/shipyard closure; Type 22 frigate orders; privatisation of shipyards] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 10 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Cockfield minute to MT ("Warshipbuilding") [tender to eliminate unsuitable bids; privatisation/sale of shipyards] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 14 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Lamont letter to Jenkin (British Shipbuilders meeting with Shipbuilding Negotiating Committee) [redundancies at Cammell Laird] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 16 We Major Nationalised Industries: Heseltine PS letter to Tebbit PS ("Warshipbuilding") [future orders] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 29 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Lamont letter to Rees (future of the BP rig at Scott Lithgow) [financial basis for British Shipbuilding decision to renegotiate contract] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 30 We Major Nationalised Industries: Sir Walter Salomon letter to No.10 (compensation for shipbuilders: UK Government challenge in European Court) [copies of letters to 'The Times' & 'The Financial Times'] [declassified Jan 2014]