Thursday 20 February 1986
0830
Hair [Flat]
0900
Questions Briefing Team
0930
Meeting of Ministers [Territorials Formula: Secretaries of State for Scotland [Malcolm Rifkind], Wales [Nicholas Edwards], Environment [Kenneth Baker], Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster [Norman Tebbit], Chief Whip [John Wakeham], Chief Secretary [John MacGregor], Lord Privy Seal [John Biffen], Lord President [Willie Whitelaw], Secretary of State for Northern Ireland [Tom King] + Mr. Unwin and Mr. Wicks [Nigel Wicks]]
1030
Cabinet [Lord President [Willie Whitelaw], Lord Chancellor [Quintin Hailsham], 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 [George Younger], Secretary of State for Wales [Nicholas Edwards], Lord Privy Seal [John Biffen], Secretary of State for Health and Social Services [Norman Fowler], [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], Secretary of State for Scotland [Malcolm Rifkind], Secretary of State for Trade and industry [Paul Channon]; also present - Chief Whip [John Wakeham], [Baroness Janet Young]; Secretariat – Sir Robert Armstrong, David Williamson (items 2-3), Christopher Mallaby (items 2-4), Brian Unwin (item 1), A.J. Wiggins (item 1), R. Watson (item 1), M.J. Eland (item 1)]
After
E(NI) + Mr. Norgrove [David Norgrove]
1300
Lunch and Questions Briefing
1515
Questions H/C
1545
Mr. John Carlisle M.P., Mr. Michael Fallon M.P., and Mr. Alison Mr. Alison [Michael Alison] H/C
1615
Return to No. 10
1630-1800
Meeting of Ministers [Northern Ireland: Lord President [Willie Whitelaw], Secretary of State for Northern Ireland [Tom King], Chief Whip [John Wakeham], Home Secretary [Douglas Hurd], Sir R. Andrew [Sir Robert Andrew], and Mr. Powell [Charles Powell]]
1800
Change
1830-2000
Reception to celebrate 75th Anniversary of Royal National Institute for the Deaf + Mr. Addison [Mark Addison] and Mr. Thatcher
To House of Commons for supper with Mr. Alison Mr. Alison [Michael Alison]
2130c
Chief Whip [John Wakeham]
2200
THREE LINE WHIP
[2210
Mr. Enoch Powell, M.P.] [handwritten diary also has this meeting listed in square brackets]
