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1984 Apr 4 - 1985 Nov 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1459
Economic policy (Policy towards privatisation: disposal of public sector assets; contracting out of public sector functions) (Part 11)

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Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 387
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84 Aug 2 Th Major Economic Policy: Ridley letter to Tebbit (1984 programme of nationalised industry references to the Monopolies & Mergers Commission) [case for withdrawal of Scottish bus reference] [released Dec 2014]
84 Aug 29 We Major Economic Policy: Ridley letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Contracting Out of Local Government Services") ["I am anxious that local authority [bus service] operators compete with the private sector on fair and equitable terms"; road construction & maintenance] [released Dec 2014]
84 Sep 12 We Major Economic Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Heseltine ("ROFs: Guarantee for Pensions After Privatisation") [Royal Ordnance Factories: Lawson proposes meeting with Heseltine to address the latter's misgivings about limitations of Government guarantee for ex-civil service staff] [released Dec 2014]
84 Oct 1 Mo Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Contracting-Out in Local Government") [Jenkin legislative proposals: assessment/advice] [released Dec 2014]
84 Oct 18 Th Major Economic Policy: Heseltine letter to Norman Lamont ("Privatisation of Warship Building") ["need for decisions on... [warship and refit] orders to be taken before the sales documents for the warshipbuilding yards can be finalised"] [released Dec 2014]
84 Oct 24 We Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("British Shipbuilders Privatisation and Defence") [Type 22 frigate orders: "Clearly the manner of placing these orders into yards with gross shipbuilding overcapacity and on the point of privatisation is going to be critical"] [released Dec 2014]
84 Nov 6 Tu Major Economic Policy: Patrick Jenkin letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Contracting Out of Local Government Services") [draft announcement of compulsory tendering regime] [released Dec 2014]
84 Nov 14 We Major Economic Policy: Lamont letter to Rees ("Privatisation of Warship Yards") [proposed strategy] [released Dec 2014]
84 Nov 29 Th Major Economic Policy: Lamont letter to Rees (privatisation of warship building: foreign ownership) ["how I propose to handle the question of restrictions"] [released Dec 2014]
84 Dec 4 Tu Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Trustee Savings Bank") [Treasury's White Paper on establishing TSBs as public limited companies owned by private shareholders] [released Dec 2014]
84 Dec 5 We Major Economic Policy: Geoffrey Pattie letter to John Moore ("British Aerospace") [paper from Lazards on options for disposal of Govt's remaining shares] [released Dec 2014]
84 Dec 7 Fr Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Royal Dockyards") ["compulsory redundancies are likely to be required... perhaps... [MT] should encourage... [Heseltine] to bring this overdue matter to collective discussion"] [released Dec 2014]
84 Dec 7 Fr Major Economic Policy: Lamont letter to Heseltine ("Privatisation of Warship Yards") ["I am... concerned about your remarks about the future of Cammell Laird which is of course a matter for collective consideration"] [released Dec 2014]
84 Dec 12 We Major Economic Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Peter Walker ("Britoil") [timing of the disposal of Govt's residual shares] [released Dec 2014]
84 Dec 13 Th Major Economic Policy: Department of Trade & Industry record of conversation ("British Aerospace Flotation") [Geoffrey Pattie, Austin Pearce, Raymond Lygo, Bernard Friend: disposal of Govt's residual shareholding] [released Dec 2014]
84 Dec 13 Th Major Economic Policy: Tim Flesher minute to MT ("Department of Transport letter to MPs") [Govt proposals for introducing competition into local bus transport services: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport accused of favouritism towards Conservative MPs by prioritising responses to concerns raised on behalf of their constituents] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 9 We Major Economic Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tebbit ("British Aerospace") [disposal of Govt's residual shareholding: Lawson keen for sale in current financial year, but MT & Tebbit fearful of potential negative effect on sale] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 14 Mo Major Economic Policy: Tebbit letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("British Aerospace") [proposed details of the sale] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 14 Mo Major Economic Policy: Rees minute to MT ("Using Private Enterprise in Government: Competitive Tendering") [details of "much scope for further progress"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 14 Mo Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Public Sector Infrastructure") [assessment of NEDO report: "a mixture of probable exaggeration and the genuinely useful"] [released Dec 2014]