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1984 Apr 2 - 1985 Mar 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1537
Industrial policy (Future of British Leyland: privatisation of UniPart) (Part 8)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 308
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84 Apr 2 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("British Leyland 1984 Corporate Plan: Leyland Trucks: E(A)(84)19)") [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Apr 2 Mo Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Privatisation of Jaguar - E(A) on 4 April") [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Apr 2 Mo Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Leyland Trucks - E(A) on 4 April") [privatisation of Leyland Trucks] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Apr 3 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("The Privatisation of Jaguar (E(A)(84) 18)") [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 1 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Tebbit minute to MT ("Leyland Trucks") [privatisation of Jaguar; British Leyland Corporate Plan; closure of Bathgate plant] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 2 We Major Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Leyland Trucks") [closure of Bathgate plant; Scottish Office opposed to early announcement] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 4 Fr Major Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("British Leyland Trucks") [closure of Bathgate plant; implications for Scotland] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 8 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Leyland Trucks") [closure of Bathgate plant; supports Tebbit's position on early announcement] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 9 We Major Industrial Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Mr. Tebbit and the Chancellor") [British Leyland corporate plan; Jaguar privatisation; closure of Bathgate plant] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 9 We Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("British Leyland - The Residual Corporate Plan") [urges MT to take "a tougher line" on BL reform and privatisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 9 We Major Industrial Policy: Tebbit minute to MT ("BL 1984 Corporate") [British Leyland: prospects for reform and privatisation of Austin-Rover, Unipart, Land Rover, Leyland Trucks] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 10 Th Major Industrial Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Tebbit-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Lamont) ["British Leyland Corporate Plan"; Jaguar privatisation; closure of Bathgate plant and impact on Scotland] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 11 Fr Major Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("BL Trucks") [Tebbit and Younger discuss timing of announcement on Leyland Trucks; closure of Bathgate plant] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 11 Fr Major Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("BL Corporate Plan") [privatisation of British Leyland subsidiaries; MT: "DT is director of Q[uinton] H[azell]...I can't enter into discussion of Unipart at all"] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 15 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("BL 1984 Corporate Plan") [British Leyland, Austin Rover, Unipart and Land Rover privatisations; Leyland Trucks] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 15 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Leyland Trucks: The Timing of Announcements") [closure of Bathgate Plant; Jaguar privatisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 16 We Major Industrial Policy: Cockfield minute to MT ("British Leyland Corporate Plan - Need for Additional Finance") [opposes additional finance] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 21 Mo Major Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT (Leyland Trucks: closure of Bathgate plant) [House of Commons statement] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jun 20 We Major Industrial Policy: No.10 letter to Department of Trade & Industry ("Unipart") [acquisition of Edmunds Walker by Unipart: MT: "I am restricted in what I can say because D.T. is a director of Q[uinton] H[azell]...if I weren't restricted I should be making it quite clear that I am appalled"] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Sep 14 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Redwood minute to MT ("BL") ["The DTI/[British Leyland] approach to the agreed policy of piecemeal privatisation has become lackadaisical"] [declassified Dec 2014]