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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)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 387
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85 Jan 14 Mo Major Economic Policy: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("British Aerospace") [case presented, in response to MT hesitation, for Tebbit to proceed with announcement that Govt to dispose of its residual shareholding] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 18 Fr Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("The Future of the Royal Dockyards") [analysis of Heseltine proposals for contracting-out of management; recommendation] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 18 Fr Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Using Private Enterprise in Government") [endorsement of Rees' contracting-out proposals] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 23 We Major Economic Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("The Future of the Royal Dockyards") [Heseltine proposals for contracting-out of management] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 25 Fr Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("The Future of the Royal Dockyards: the Privatisation Option") [case for privatisation] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 30 We Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit record of conversation (MT, Heseltine, E(A) Committee) ["E(A) Discussion: Royal Dockyards"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 4 Mo Major Economic Policy: Heseltine minute to MT ("Using Private Enterprise in Government: Competitive Tendering") [comments on Peter Rees proposals] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 5 Tu Major Economic Policy: Patrick Jenkin letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Competition in the Provision of Local Authority Services") [draft consultation paper] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 6 We Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Contracting-out in Local Government") [MT concurs with advice to endorse Jenkin proposals] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 12 Tu Major Economic Policy: Ridley letter to Patrick Jenkin (contracting-out of local authority services) [comments on draft consultation paper: school transport] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 15 Fr Major Economic Policy: Rees PS letter to Heseltine PS ("British Aerospace Offer For Sale") ["whatever the legal position it would clearly be preferable to avoid active UK Ministerial or international discussions of EFA while the BAe sale is in the market"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 15 Fr Major Economic Policy: Lamont letter to Heseltine ("Privatisation of Warship Building: Foreign Ownership") ["You questioned whether my proposal not to take special measures to control subsequent transfers of ownership was consistent with our commitment on foreign ownership"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 22 Fr Major Economic Policy: John Patten letter to Kenneth Baker ("Abolition and Voluntary Sector") ["[we welcome] your proposals for concessions about grants for voluntary bodies in the Local Government Bill... We have no plans to change significantly the real value of support DHSS gives direct to the voluntary sector"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 26 Tu Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Privatisation Programme") ["time... [for] another push... some inertia creeping into departments"; priorities] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 26 Tu Major Economic Policy: Andrew Turnbull minute to No.10 Policy (Water authorities' sale & leaseback proposals) ["by denying public enterprise access to private finance and by subjecting them to Treasury discipline, we give the managers more incentive to seek a full private sector solution"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 6 We Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (unused land and buildings in the public sector) [response to MT request for details; advice] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 7 Th Major Economic Policy: John Moore PS letter to No.10 ("Water Privatisation") [measures in hand] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 14 Th Major Economic Policy: Ridley letter to Lord Young ("British Airports Authority") [BAA involvement in Docklands STOLPORT; privatisation of BAA] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 20 We Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("The Royal Dockyards: Open Government Document") [options; consultation; draft; recommendations] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 20 We Major Economic Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("The Royal Dockyards - Open Government Document") [case for commercial management proposal vs full privatisation; OGD as basis for consultation; special employment measures; private sector shiprepair work] [released Dec 2014]