MT Engagement Diary

Monday 31 January 1983

0830

Hair

1000

Media (Chairman absent) [Chairman in USA]

1030

[RB (Robin Butler), MS (Michael Scholar), JV (John Vereker), Messrs Gregson & Goodall [Water Workers Strike]]

1030

Briefing for 1530 meeting

1100

Mr. Mount re Election speeches [see THCR 2/6/2/112 f4]

1130

First meeting for Institute of Directors speech

1200

Chief Whip [Michael Jopling]

1215

Chief Whip [Michael Jopling], Home Secretary [Willie Whitelaw], Lord President [John Biffen] and Chairman [Cecil Parkinson]

1300

Lunch for colleagues

1430

Meeting of Ministers re nuclear weapons and public opinion [FCS (Francis Pym), S/Defence (Michael Heseltine), Chairman (Cecil Parkinson), Mr. Jackling & BI (Bernard Ignham) + Home Secretary (Willie Whitelaw), RTA (Sir Robert Armstrong)]

1530

Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary [Francis Pym] [weekly chat]

1600

S/S Education [Sir Keith Joseph] and Mr. Waldegrave re UGC [via TF (Tim Flesher)]

1630

S/S Industry [Patrick Jenkin] and Sir Alistair Frame re BSC Chairmanship [via MS (Michael Scholar)]

1700

Courtesy call by Canadian High Commissioner

1730

Meeting of Ministers

1730

[Water Workers Dispute (S/Defence [Michael Heseltine], S/Emp [Norman Tebbit], S/Env [Tom King], Home Sec [Willie Whitelaw], Sec/Scot [George Younger], S/Wales [Nicholas Edwards], RTA [Sir Robert Armstrong], Goodall)]

Dined H/C +IG [Ian Gow]

2200

Vote [Two Line]

[PM paired after 2200]