Thursday 2 July 1981
0915
Messrs. Gow, [Derek] Howe, Ingham and Pattison
1000
Cabinet [Willie Whitelaw, Lord Hailsham, Lord Carrington, Sir Geoffrey Howe, Sir Keith Joseph, Francis Pym, Lord Soames, Jim Prior, John Nott, Sir Ian Gilmour, Peter Walker, Michael Heseltine, George Younger, Nicholas Edwards, Humphrey Atkins, Patrick Jenkin, John Biffen, David Howell, Mark Carlisle, Norman Fowler, Leon Brittan, Michael Jopling]
1045
E [Willie Whitelaw, Lord Carrington, Sir Geoffrey Howe, Sir Keith Joseph, Lord Soames, Jim Prior, John Nott, Peter Walker, Michael Heseltine, John Biffen, David Howell, Leon Brittan]
1300
Lunch and Questions briefing
1515
Questions
1545
Secretary of State for Wales [Nicholas Edwards] re Welsh Development Agency: Deputy Chairman
and Chancellor
1615
Delegation of Indian MPs + photographer
1700
Officers of Backbench Committees (Finance, Industry, Small Businesses and Trade) [the following will have been invited: Finance – William Clark (chairman), Ralph Howell, William Waldegrave (vice-chairmen), Stephen Dorrell, Timothy Eggar (hon. secretaries); Industry – Michael Grylls (chairman), Keith Wickenden (vice-chairman), Richard Page, Richard Shepherd (hon. secretaries); Smaller Businesses – John Loveridge (chairman), Richard Page, Graham Bright (vice-chairmen), Michael Colvin (hon. secretaries); Trade – Anthony Grant (chairman), Bowen Wells, Robin Squire (vice-chairmen), Kenneth Carlisle, Tony Marlow (hon. secretaries); confirmed as coming were Sir Geoffrey Howe, Sir Keith Joseph, John Biffen, John MacGregor: see Stephens minute to Gow, 19 May 1981 THCR 2/1/4/49 f52]
1800
Meeting of Ministers on CS pay
1830
Ronnie Grierson
Supper in flat
Paired all day
