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1982 May 11 - 1984 Dec 10
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1280
Industrial policy (Ports: review of policy, industrial action; future of Port of London Authority (PLA)) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 328
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82 May 11 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Study of Industrial Action in the Docks") ["strong case for... a study... immediately"] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 May 18 Tu Minor Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office letter to Treasury ("Withstanding a Docks Strike") [membership of MISC 78 Official Group] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Jun 30 We Major Industrial Policy: Howell letter to Jenkin ("Report of the Interdepartmental Review of Ports Policy") [key points; full report attached] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Jul 12 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Lord Cockfield letter to Jenkin ("Report of the Interdepartmental Review of Ports Policy") ["we should launch a searching enquiry into the dock labour regime"] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Jul 22 Th Major Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Study of Industrial Action in the Docks") [relevance to Review of Ports Policy/National Dock Labour Scheme] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Aug 5 Th Major Industrial Policy: Jenkin minute to MT ("Ports Policy") [timing of the repeal of the National Dock Labour Scheme] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Oct 29 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office minute to Jenkin ("Withstanding a Dock Strike") [report] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jan 25 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Tebbit minute to MT ("1976 Dock Work Regulation Act") [timing of repeal] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 24 Th Major Industrial Policy: Howell minute to MT ("Port of London Authority (PLA) Strike") [risk of strike becoming national; financial risk for Govt] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 29 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Michael Scholar minute to MT ("PLA: Strike") [key points from attached Tebbit, Howell, Brittan record of conversation] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jun 17 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Tom King letter to Tebbit ("Port of London Authority") [industrial action; Dock Work Regulation Bill] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 4 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office letter to Tebbit PS ("Economic Effects of a National Dock Strike") [paper] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 30 We Major Industrial Policy: Ridley minute to MT ("Port of London Authority (PLA)") ["the problems that we face... could soon become urgent"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 6 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Howe minute to Tom King ("National Dock Labour Scheme") [effect on fishing industry] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 13 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Ridley minute to MT ("National Dock Labour Scheme and the Port of London Authority") [request for paper to be considered at next E(A) committee meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 16 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("PLA and National Dock Labour Scheme") [Treasury/Employment opposition to Transport proposal to wind up NDLS] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 16 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Ridley minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Port of London Authority: Dockers' Pay") [ACAS proposal] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 19 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Brittan letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("National Dock Labour Scheme and the future of the Port of London Authority") [opposes repeal of NDLS] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 19 Mo Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("The Port of London Authority and the National Dock Labour Scheme") [backs Treasury opposition to Ridley proposals] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 3 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Ridley letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Port of London Authority: Pay for Registered Dock Workers") [status of negotiations] [declassified Jan 2014]