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1981 Apr 1 - 1981 Oct 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/805
Industrial policy (Information technology (IT): appointment of IT Advisory Panel and establishment of IT Unit in Cabinet Office; Kenneth Baker's role as Minister for IT) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Restricted
Page count: 158
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Date Value Title
81 Apr 1 We Minor Industrial Policy: No.10 note to MT (Kenneth Baker in Las Vegas) [declassified 2012]
81 Apr 3 Fr Minor Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office minute to MT (“Information Technology”) [proposed Government IT Advisory Panel] [declassified 2012]
81 May 26 Tu Minor Industrial Policy: Baker PS letter to No.10 (“Information Technology in 1982”) [major Government conference] [declassified 2012]
81 Jun 5 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Information Technology”) [MT: Do not like announcing Cabinet Office responsibilities”] [declassified 2012]
81 Jun 22 Mo Minor Industrial Policy: MT letter to Colin Southgate (Information Technology Advisory Panel) [invitation to sit on the panel] [declassified 2012]
81 Jun 30 Tu Minor Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Information Technology Advisers”) [new panel of IT Advisers to Government] [declassified 2012]
81 Jul 23 Th Minor Industrial Policy: Baker PS briefing for MT (‘Information Technology - the sunrise industries’: speech on 27th July) [declassified 2012]
81 Jul 31 Fr Minor Industrial Policy: Baker minute to MT (“Response to ACARD Report on Information Technology”) [declassified 2012]
81 Aug 25 Tu Minor Industrial Policy: Baker minute to MT (“BBC/TV series on computer literacy”) [declassified 2012]
81 Sep 29 Tu Minor Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Data Protection Legislation”) [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 7 We Minor Industrial Policy: Jenkin letter to MT (“Information Technology Year 1982: message from the Prime Minister”) [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 14 We Minor Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (Government input to Prestel) [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 16 Fr Minor Industrial Policy: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 (“Information Technology Year 1982: message from the Prime Minister”) [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 16 Fr Minor Industrial Policy: Baker letter to Whitelaw (“Information Technology Year 1982: demonstration projects”) [declassified 2012]