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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1649
Transport (Channel Fixed Link (Channel Tunnel): economic considerations; discussions with the French) (Part 2)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 280
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84 Oct 24 We Major Transport: Ridley minute to MT ("Fixed Link Across the Channel") [market interest & French Government position] [released Dec 2014]
84 Oct 31 We Major Transport: No.10 minute to MT ("Fixed Link Across the Channel") [advice for Ridley on line to take for his meeting with French Transport Minister] [released Dec 2014]
84 Nov 2 Fr Major Transport: Howe minute to MT ("Channel Fixed Link") [advice for Ridley on line to take for his meeting with French Transport Minister] [released Dec 2014]
84 Nov 15 Th Major Transport: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Channel Fixed Link") [main points from joint UK/France communiqué] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 29 Tu Major Transport: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Ridley ("Channel Fixed Link") [assessment of private consortia progress "towards a credible scheme"; Government terms] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 12 Tu Major Transport: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andew Turnbull ("Cross Channel Link") ["comments on various policy issues encountered by the Anglo-French Working Party"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 15 Fr Major Transport: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Ridley ("Channel Fixed Link (CFL)") [Government conditions; defence considerations; competitive pricing; British Rail investment; roads; special tax; French views] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 22 Fr Major Transport: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("A Channel Fixed Link: Guidelines for Promoters") [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 20 We Major Transport: Howe minute to Ridley ("Channel Fixed Link (CFL)") [Ridley meeting with French Ministers: line to take; EC finance; follow-up work to guidelines for promoters; defence/industrial action considerations] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 21 Th Minor Transport: Department of Transport letter to Cabinet Office (Channel Fixed Link) [working group on guidelines for promoters: efforts of the UK component commended] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 28 Th Major Transport: Ridley letter to Howe ("Channel Fixed Link") [guidelines for promoters: publication; deadline for proposals; note of meeting with French Ministers; next steps; consultation; defence/security issues; traffic restrictions] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 29 Fr Major Transport: Ian Stewart PS letter to Ridley PS ("Channel Fixed Link") [comments on draft statement] [released Dec 2014]