Thursday 23 May 1985
0900 Questions Briefing Team [Material from handwritten original of the 1985 appointment diary: No.10.]
0930 View presents for Premier Zhao Ziyang
0940 Keep free to read papers (via Andrew Turnbull)
1030 Cabinet [Viscount Whitelaw, Lord Hailsham, Sir Geoffrey Howe, Leon Brittan, Nigel Lawson, Sir Keith Joseph, Peter Walker, Michael Heseltine, George Younger, Nicholas Edwards,
Patrick Jenkin, John Biffen, Norman Fowler, Norman Tebbit, Tom King, Michael Jopling, Peter Rees, Nicholas Ridley, Douglas Hurd, Lord Gowrie, Lord Young of Graffham,
John Wakeham]
After Meeting of Ministers (Review Body Reports. S/S Social Services [Norman Fowler] ; S/S Defence [Michael Heseltine] ; Chancellor [Nigel Lawson] ; S/S Employment [Tom King],
S/S Scotland [George Younger] ; S/S Education [Sir Keith Joseph] ; Sir Robert Armstrong)
1300 Lunch and Questions briefing
1515 Questions
1545-1615 Frank Field MP + Min/State Trade and Industry and Tim Flesher - H/C
Return to No. 10
1630 OD(I)
1730 Meeting of Ministers (BL)
1830 Chancellor of the Exchequer [Nigel Lawson] [Material from handwritten original of the 1985 appointment diary: [Bilateral].]
1930 Supper with Chief Whip [John Wakeham] + Lord President [Willie Whitelaw] and Mr. Butler - No. 12 [CC: to discuss reshuffle - see MT’s papers]
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