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1984 Jun 4 - 1985 Jan 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1584
Nationalised Industries (Nationalised industry legislation: investment and financing review; privatisation; report on state monopolies) (Part 9)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 299
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84 Sep 5 We Major Nationalised Industries: Rees minute to MT ("Harland and Wolff Ltd (H&W)") [opposes Prior's request for H&W to take orders from BP and British Steel] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 23 We Major Nationalised Industries: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Type 22 Frigates (C(85) 3)") [Cabinet discussion of Heseltine proposal to award Frigate contract to Cammell Laird] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 18 We Major Nationalised Industries: Tebbit minute to MT ("British Shipbuilders' Corporate Plan") [Select Committee on Trade and Industry orders Chairman of British Shipbuilders to divulge Corporate Plan documents] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 24 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Armstrong minute to MT ("Orders for Frigates") [record of proposal agreed at Cabinet: frigate orders to Swan Hunter and additional help for Cammell Laird] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 25 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Butler minute to Armstrong ("Orders for Frigates") [amendments to Armstrong's record of proposal agreed at Cabinet] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jun 19 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Department of Trade & Industry letter to No.10 ("Warshipbuilding Privatisation - E(A), 20 June") [views of Graham Day, Chairman of British Shipbuilders on Cammell Laird] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 25 We Major Nationalised Industries: Lamont letter to MT (report on financial position of the Shiprepairing Division of British Shipbuilding) [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 4 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to No.10 ("Type 22 Frigates") ['Heseltine would like to give one of the two orders as a sop to Cammell Laird...This makes no sense'] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 21 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Tebbit minute to MT ("Cammell Laird and Type 22 Frigates") [opposes Heseltine's position on proposed award of Frigate contract to Cammell Laird] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 22 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Tebbit minute to MT ("Austin and Pickersgill") [British Shipbuilding to make 675 Austin and Pickersgill workers redundant] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Sep 17 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Harland and Wolff Limited (E(NI) (84) 11)") [Prior's request for H&W to take orders from BP and British Steel] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Sep 14 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to No.10 ("Harland & Wolff - Orders from BP and BSC: E(NI), 18 September 1984") [response to Prior's request for H&W to take orders from BP and British Steel] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 19 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Privy Council Office letter to No.10 ("Select Committee on Trade and Industry: BS Corporate Plan") [Select Committee on Trade and Industry orders Chairman of British Shipbuilders to divulge Corporate Plan documents; form of words for MT to use at Prime Minister's Questions] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 16 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Department of Trade & Industry letter to No.10 ("British Shipbuilders: Disposal of Brooke Marine") [comment on risk of strike action if minority stake sold to Omani Government] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 18 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Type 22 Frigates") [arrangements for Cabinet discussion of Heseltine's proposal to award Frigate contract to Cammell Laird] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Oct 9 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: MOD letter to No.10 ("British Shipbuilders: Disposal of Brooke Marine") [MOD opposes sale of majority stake to Omani Government] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Oct 15 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 letter to Department of Trade & Industry ("British Shipbuilders: Disposal of Brooke Marine") [MT agrees 'that the Omani Government should be allowed to acquire a minority stake in Brooke Marine'] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 26 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Policy Unit minute to No.10 ("Prospective Orders for British Shipbuilders: C.Y. Tung for Govan; B.U.E for Smith's Dock") [MT 'may have to break the deadlock' between Ministers] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Sep 20 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Department of Trade & Industry letter to No.10 ("British Shipbuilders: Disposal of Brooke Marine") [DTI opposes sale of majority stake to Omani Government] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jun 18 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Warship Building: E(A) (84) 23, 24 and 32") [future of Cammell Laird and warship building capacity] [declassified Dec 2014]