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PREM19/1905
Prime Minister (Meetings with David Clark MP and Don Dixon MP about closure of Plessey factory in South Shields)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Feb 19
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84 Apr 11 We Minor Prime Minister: Department of Trade and Industry briefing for MT (meeting with Dr. David Clark MP to discuss closure of Plessey's South Shields factory) [released Feb 2016]
84 Apr 12 Th Major Prime Minister: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Channon, David Clark MP, Don Dixon MP) [meeting to discuss closure of Plessey's South Shields factory] [released Feb 2016]
84 May 4 Fr Minor Prime Minister: MT letter to Dr. David Clark MP (closure of Plessey's South Shields factory) ["I undertook to follow up the suggestions which you made for preserving some of the employment at Plessey"] [released Feb 2016]
84 Jun 11 Mo Minor Prime Minister: No.10 letter to Chairman/Chief Executive of The Plessey Company PLC (development of Plessey semiconductor business and closure of South Shields factory) [reply to Sir John Clark's business case] [released Feb 2016]
84 Jun 22 Fr Minor Prime Minister: MT letter to Dr. David Clark MP (closure of Plessey South Shields factory) [outlines Plessey business case for closure and notes its potential alternative use for the site; agrees to meet with Clark MP and Dixon MP] [released Feb 2016]
84 Jul 5 Th Major Prime Minister: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Kenneth Baker, David Clark, Don Dixon) [aftermath of Plessey closure in South Shields] [released Feb 2016]
84 Jul 26 Th Minor Prime Minister: Kenneth Baker minute to MT ("Plessey South Shields") ["disappointing" news of Canadian company's decision not to invest in area, following Plessey factory closure] [released Feb 2016]
84 Jul 30 Mo Minor Prime Minister: MT letter to Dr. David Clark MP (Government investment in South Shields) [details of ongoing Government schemes, in wake of Plessey factory closure; "take up of these schemes... is not entirely enouraging"] [released Feb 2016]
84 Aug 1 We Minor Prime Minister: MT letter to Dr. David Clark MP (charges levied by Port of Tyne Authority) [response to point raised by Clark in meeting with MT on 5 July, claiming shipping avoiding Tyne port due to excessive charges] [released Feb 2016]
84 Sep 3 Mo Minor Prime Minister: MT letter to Dr. David Clark MP (grant aid to businesses in South Shields) [clarifies role of the banks in Loan Guarantee Scheme, in response to constituents' complaints about difficulty of obtaining a start-up loan; role of business counsellors & local counselling service] [released Feb 2016]
86 Jun 3 Tu Minor Prime Minister: No.10 minute to MT (closure of Tyne Shiprepair) [request for meeting to discuss implications] [released Feb 2016]