Thursday 9 January 1986
0830
Hair [Flat]
0900
Keep free to read briefs
1000
Cabinet [Lord President [Willie Whitelaw], Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary [Sir Geoffrey Howe], Secretary of State for Trade and industry [Leon Brittan], Chancellor of the Exchequer [Nigel Lawson], Home Secretary [Douglas Hurd], Secretary of State for Education and Science [Sir Keith Joseph], Secretary of State for Energy [Peter Walker], Secretary of State for Defence (items 1-2) [Michael Heseltine], Secretary of State for Scotland (items 1-5) then Secretary of State for Defence (items 6-7) [George Younger], Secretary of State for Wales [Nicholas Edwards], Lord Privy Seal [John Biffen], Secretary of State for Health and Social Services [Norman Fowler], Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster [Norman Tebbit], Secretary of State for Northern Ireland [Tom King], Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food [Michael Jopling], Secretary of State for Transport [Nicholas Ridley], Secretary of State for Employment [Lord David Young], Secretary of State for the Environment [Kenneth Baker], Paymaster General [Kenneth Clarke], Chief Secretary Treasury [John MacGregor]; also present - Chief Whip [John Wakeham]; Secretariat – Sir Robert Armstrong, David Williamson, Christopher Mallaby, Brian Unwin, A.J. Langdon]
1300
Lunch for Lord President [Willie Whitelaw], Chief Whip [John Wakeham], Lord Privy Seal [John Biffen], Chairman [Norman Tebbit] and Mr. Wicks [Small Dining Room]
1430
[Meeting of Ministers: Territorial Formula. Secretary of State Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Trade and Industry, Chancellor Duchy of Lancaster, Chief Whip, Lord President, Lord Privy Seal, Chief Secretary & Mr Unwin] [1430 meeting appears only in handwritten diary – probably cancelled]
1530
Meeting of Ministers: Fraud: Solicitor General [Sir Patrick Mayhew], Chancellor of the Exchequer [Nigel Lawson], Attorney General [Sir Michael Havers], Chief Whip [John Wakeham], Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [Leon Brittan], Chairman [Norman Tebbit], Home Secretary [Douglas Hurd], Lord President [Willie Whitelaw], Mr. Unwin and Mr. Norgrove
1645
Lord President [Willie Whitelaw], Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster [Norman Tebbit], Chief Whip [John Wakeham] and Mr. Ingham
1730
Meeting of Ministers: Civil Service Unions and Political Funds: Lord President [Willie Whitelaw], Mr. P. Brooke, Mr. Luce, Mr. Clarke, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster [Norman Tebbit], Chief Whip [John Wakeham], Solicitor General [Sir Patrick Mayhew], Sir Robert Armstrong and Mr. Wicks
1825
Chief Whip [John Wakeham], Sir Robert Armstrong, Messrs Wicks and Powell
Supper in Flat
