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1985 Jun 3 - 1985 Nov 27
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1583
Nationalised Industries (Gas and electricity policy: gas industry privatisation; industrial energy policy) (Part 11)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 231
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85 Oct 2 We Major Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to No.10 ("North Sea Gas Prices and Jobs") [comments on Department of Energy letter on BGC's gas procurement policy] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Oct 4 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 letter to Department of Energy ("Electricity and Gas EFLs") [MT concerned about overshoots of External Financing Limits for electricity supply industry and British Gas] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Oct 14 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Department of Energy letter to No.10 ("Electricity and Gas EFLs") [overshoots of External Financing Limits for electricity supply industry and British Gas attributable to coal strike] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Oct 16 We Major Nationalised Industries: Walker minute to MT (gas purchase negotiations and gas privatisation) ['I believe your office's suggestion...that you should write to Denis Rooke...is misconceived'] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 11 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to MT ("BGC Privatisation - Meeting with Peter Walker") ['you might like to probe the balance that is being struck between consumer and investor. Could it be said that the Government has been captured by Denis Rooke?'] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 12 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Gas Privatisation") [state of play: Department of Energy and HM Treasury positions on gas privatisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 13 We Major Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Gas Industry Privatisation (E(A) (85) 65)") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 13 We Major Nationalised Industries: Norgrove minute to MT ("Gas Industry Privatisation") [dispute between HM Treasury and Walker] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 13 We Major Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to MT ("BGC Privatisation") [assessment of Walker's privatisation package] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 19 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Walker minute to MT ("Gas Industry Privatisation") [regulatory regime for gas industry following privatisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 21 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Norgrove minute to MT ("Gas Privatisation") [regulatory regime for gas following privatisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 22 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Gas Privatisation") ['We should not be overawed by...Walker's assertion that we are "already well beyond the point (the BGC Board) consider reasonable"'] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 22 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to No.10 ("Gas Privatisation - Restrictive Trade Practices Act") [BGC's gas purchase agreements contravene the Act; suggested response] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 22 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Walker minute to MT ("Gas Privatisation") [regulatory regime for gas industry after privatisation] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 25 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Brittan minute to MT ("Gas Privatisation") ['I am afraid that I cannot agree that [Walker's] proposals provide an acceptable package'] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 25 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Moore minute to MT ("Gas Privatisation") ['I share [Brittan's] reservations' about Walker's proposed privatisation package'] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 25 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Norgrove minute to MT ("Gas Privatisation") [disagreement between Walker and Brittan over gas privatisation package; MT annotation: 'I am afraid we shall have to go along with Mr Walker'] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 26 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 letter to Department of Energy ("Gas Privatisation") [disagreement between Walker and Brittan over gas privatisation package; MT 'prepared to go along' with Walker's proposal] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 27 We Major Nationalised Industries: Ridley minute to MT ("Gas Privatisation") [disagreement between Walker and Brittan over gas privatisation package; Ridley opposed to Walker's proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]