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1984 Jan 9 - 1984 Aug 15
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1328
Nationalised industries (Gas and electricity pricing policy; gas industry privatisation; Sleipner gas) (Part 9)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 250
Themes: Parliament, Northern Ireland, Energy, Privatized & state industries, Public spending & borrowing, Trade

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Date Value Title
84 Jun 18 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Sleipner Gas") [new UK export regime] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 19 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Sir Peter Walters) ["Sleipner Gas"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 2 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 minute to MT ("Kinsale Gas") [renegotiation/cancellation] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 2 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Department of Energy briefing for MT ("Prime Minister's meeting with Exxon - 3 July") [Sleipner deal with Norway] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 3 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (electricity prices) [local authority capital overspend; miners' strike; CEGB costs/price increase] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 2 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("Electricity: Next Financial Target") ["we should tackle [industry] costs before beginning any discussion on prices"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 7 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Adam Butler letter to Peter Walker (electricity tariffs in Northern Ireland as a result of the current miners' dispute) [price rise due to coal shortage; timing to coincide with price rises in rest of UK] [declassified Jan 2014]