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1984 Apr 4 - 1985 Nov 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1459
Economic policy (Policy towards privatisation: disposal of public sector assets; contracting out of public sector functions) (Part 11)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 387
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84 Dec 13 Th Major Economic Policy: Tim Flesher minute to MT ("Department of Transport letter to MPs") [Govt proposals for introducing competition into local bus transport services: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport accused of favouritism towards Conservative MPs by prioritising responses to concerns raised on behalf of their constituents] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 21 Th Major Economic Policy: Tebbit letter to Heseltine ("Privatisation of the Warship Yards: The Submarine Facilities Project at Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd") [case for retaining public ownership] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 14 Mo Major Economic Policy: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("British Aerospace") [proposed details of the sale] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 22 Fr Major Economic Policy: Ridley minute to MT ("Airports Policy") [summary of papers on airport development in the South East & structure/ownership of airports, in advance of MT meeting with Ridley, Gow, Wakeham and Biffen] [released Dec 2014]
84 Aug 2 Th Major Economic Policy: Ridley letter to Tebbit (1984 programme of nationalised industry references to the Monopolies & Mergers Commission) [case for withdrawal of Scottish bus reference] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 12 Tu Major Economic Policy: Ridley letter to Patrick Jenkin (contracting-out of local authority services) [comments on draft consultation paper: school transport] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 14 Th Major Economic Policy: Ridley letter to Lord Young ("British Airports Authority") [BAA involvement in Docklands STOLPORT; privatisation of BAA] [released Dec 2014]
84 Aug 29 We Major Economic Policy: Ridley letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Contracting Out of Local Government Services") ["I am anxious that local authority [bus service] operators compete with the private sector on fair and equitable terms"; road construction & maintenance] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 15 Fr Major Economic Policy: Rees PS letter to Heseltine PS ("British Aerospace Offer For Sale") ["whatever the legal position it would clearly be preferable to avoid active UK Ministerial or international discussions of EFA while the BAe sale is in the market"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 14 Mo Major Economic Policy: Rees minute to MT ("Using Private Enterprise in Government: Competitive Tendering") [details of "much scope for further progress"] [released Dec 2014]
84 Nov 6 Tu Major Economic Policy: Patrick Jenkin letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Contracting Out of Local Government Services") [draft announcement of compulsory tendering regime] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 5 Tu Major Economic Policy: Patrick Jenkin letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Competition in the Provision of Local Authority Services") [draft consultation paper] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 27 We Major Economic Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Ridley, Biffen, Wakeham, Gow) ["Airports Policy": development of Heathrow, Stansted, Manchester; privatisation of BAA & major municipal airports; Govt regulation of airports] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 30 We Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit record of conversation (MT, Heseltine, E(A) Committee) ["E(A) Discussion: Royal Dockyards"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 6 We Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (unused land and buildings in the public sector) [response to MT request for details; advice] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 18 Fr Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Using Private Enterprise in Government") [endorsement of Rees' contracting-out proposals] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 25 Fr Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("The Future of the Royal Dockyards: the Privatisation Option") [case for privatisation] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 18 Fr Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("The Future of the Royal Dockyards") [analysis of Heseltine proposals for contracting-out of management; recommendation] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 14 Mo Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Public Sector Infrastructure") [assessment of NEDO report: "a mixture of probable exaggeration and the genuinely useful"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 26 Tu Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Privatisation Programme") ["time... [for] another push... some inertia creeping into departments"; priorities] [released Dec 2014]