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1985 Dec 1 - 1986 Sep 18
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1866
Nationalised Industries (Gas and electricity policy: British Gas privatisation; Gas Bill) (Part 12)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Feb 19
Classification: Secret
Page count: 277
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86 May 13 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office note for the record ("Coal and Electricity Prices") [E(A)86: 12th Meeting: Peter Walker "invited... to encourage the ESI and the NCB to negotiate an interim reduction on coal prices to reflect the fall in oil prices"] [released Feb 2016]
86 May 13 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Peter Walker) [ESI pay negotiations; British Coal/CEGB negotiations over coal prices/supply] [released Feb 2016]
86 May 15 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Threatened Industrial Action by Works in the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI)") [national contingency plans] [released Feb 2016]
86 May 20 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Gas Privatisation") [employee share scheme; disagreement with Peter Walker over customer share scheme] [released Feb 2016]
86 May 20 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("BGC Privatisation") [marketing of the customer share scheme and employee share scheme] [released Feb 2016]
86 May 22 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Peter Walker letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("BGC Privatisation: Selling and Distribution Commission") ["It is vital to motivate all those concerned with the sale"; comparison with BT sale] [released Feb 2016]
86 May 23 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 briefing for MT ("BGC Privatisation") ["meeting with Mr. Walker and the Chancellor to try to resolve the differences between them about the employee and customer share schemes"] [released Feb 2016]
86 May 28 We Major Nationalised Industries: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (BGC Privatisation) [customer share scheme; employee share scheme] [released Feb 2016]
86 May 29 Th Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Peter Walker) ["Gas Privatisation": customer share scheme; employee share scheme] [released Feb 2016]
86 Jun 6 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 minute to MT ("B.G.C.") ["very concerning" recount to No.10 of comments made by Chairman of British Gas Corporation expressing "contempt" for OFGAS regulatory body, post-privatisation] [released Feb 2016]
86 Jun 6 Fr Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("New Norwegian Gas Deal") [analysis of deal with Western European countries; UK interests; defensive lines against possible British Gas Corporation criticism of UK Government blocking original Sleipner deal] [released Feb 2016]
86 Jun 17 Tu Major Nationalised Industries: No.10 Policy Unit minute to David Norgrove ("Gas Privatisation - Financial Package for Flotation") [endorsement of Department of Energy/Treasury efforts; announcement of terms] [released Feb 2016]
86 Jun 25 We Major Nationalised Industries: Peter Walker letter to Lord Hailsham ("Gas Bill: Commencement") ["we shall need to dispense with the usual two month period between Royal Assent and the Bill's coming into effect"] [released Feb 2016]
86 Jul 7 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("BCG Privatisation: Finance Bill") [tax issues] [released Feb 2016]
86 Aug 22 Fr Minor Nationalised Industries: Department of Energy letter to Department of the Environment ("Privatisation of British Gas - Disclosure of Promoters' Interests") [request to Departments for details of any dealings between the Crown, as one of the promoters, and British Gas] [released Feb 2016]
86 Sep 15 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("BGC Privatisation: Customer Mail Shot") [details of the shares offer] [released Feb 2016]
86 Sep 15 Mo Major Nationalised Industries: Peter Walker letter to John MacGregor ("Revision of Electricity Area Board Tariffs: 1 October 1986") [results of Electricity Council review; "[in]sufficient grounds for me to suggest... deferring the intended further price reduction... I shall however make clear... the great importance which the Government attaches to the EFL being met"] [released Feb 2016]
86 Sep 18 Th Major Nationalised Industries: Peter Walker letter to John MacGregor ("ESI's EFL 1986-87: Supplementary Capital Approvals and Tariff Revision from 1 October") [case for approval of additional capital expenditure; ESI assurance that the industry will meet the EFL; Electricity Council announcement of tariffs reductions] [released Feb 2016]