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1981 Jun 5 - 1981 Oct 12
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/544
Nationalised industries (Gas and electricity pricing policy: industrial energy pricing; future of British Gas Corporation's appliance retailing activity) (Part 5)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 241
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81 Jun 9 Tu Major Energy: Ibbs minute to Lankester ("Industrial Electricity Prices") [argues for need to take action to reduce electricity prices] [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 9 Tu Major Energy: Le Cheminant briefing for MT ("Stimulation of Industrial Investment in Energy Conservation (MISC 56(81) 8 and 13)") [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 9 Tu Major Energy: Le Cheminant briefing for MT ("Industrial Energy Prices (MISC 56(81) 6, 9, 11 & 12)") [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 9 Tu Major Energy: Le Cheminant briefing for MT ("Foundry Coke Prices (MISC 56(81) 7)") [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 12 Fr Major Privatisation: Howell minute to MT ("BGC - Retailing of Gas Appliances") [proposed privatisation of British Gas appliance retailing activities] [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 12 Fr Major Privatisation: Department of Trade letter to No.10 ("Supply Day Debate on the Monopolies & Mergers Report on Gas Appliances: 17 June") [MT: "Alas Mrs. Oppenheim cannot go as far as she wishes [in her statement] because the policy has not been agreed"] [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 21 Su Major Privatisation: Joseph minute to MT ("British Gas Corporation: Retailing of Gas Appliances") [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 22 Mo Major Privatisation: Armstrong briefing for MT ("British Gas Corporation: Retailing of Gas Appliances (E(81) 68 and 69)") [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 24 We Major Privatisation: Sir Denis Rooke, Chairman of British Gas, letter to MT (Monopolies & Mergers Commission Report on British Gas: retailing of gas appliances) [privatisation of retailing of gas appliances] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 7 Tu Major Privatisation: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Oppenheim-Pym-Prior-Biffen-Howell-Lawson-Jopling) ["Statement on the Withdrawal of BGC from the Sale of Gas Appliances"] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 8 We Major Privatisation: MT letter to Sir Denis Rooke, Chairman of British Gas (Monopolies & Mergers Commission Report on British Gas: retailing of gas appliances) [privatisation of retailing of gas appliances] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 8 We Major Privatisation: Pattison minute to MT ("Gas Appliances Statement") [Commons statement on privatisation of retailing of gas appliances: "Mrs. Oppenheim had a tough time in the House"] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 15 We Major Privatisation: Howell minute to MT ("Industrial Action in the Gas Industry") [response to privatisation of retailing of gas appliances] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 22 We Major Privatisation: Department of Trade letter to No.10 (news sheet issued by gas industry unions) [response to privatisation of retailing of gas appliances] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 27 Mo Major Energy: Joseph minute to MT ("Industrial Electricity Prices") [action on energy costs] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 28 Tu Major Energy: Armstrong briefing for MT ("British Gas Corporation's Monopoly (E(81) 80)") [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 31 Fr Major Energy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Industrial Energy Prices") [action on energy costs] [declassified 2011]
81 Aug 3 Mo Major Energy: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Industrial Energy Prices") [action on energy costs] [declassified 2011]
81 Aug 3 Mo Major Energy: Ibbs minute to Lankester ("MISC 56 - Industrial Energy Prices") [action on energy costs] [declassified 2011]
81 Aug 5 We Major Privatisation: Howell minute to MT (British Gas Corporation: privatisation of appliance retailing) [need for legislation] [declassified 2011]