Thursday 6 March 1986
0830
Hair [Flat]
0900
Questions Briefing Team
0930
MISC 126 + Mr. Norgrove [David Norgrove]
1045
Cabinet [Lord President [Willie Whitelaw], Lord Chancellor [Quintin Hailsham] Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary [Sir Geoffrey Howe], 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 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]; Secretariat – Sir Robert Armstrong, David Williamson (items 3 and 4), Christopher Mallaby (items 3 and 4), Brian Unwin (item 5), A.J. Wiggins (item 5), A.J. Langdon (items 1 and 2), R. Watson (items 1 and 2)]
1200
E(A) [Harland and Wolff] [attendees listed in CAB134/4949 f37: Secretary of State for Energy [Peter Walker], Secretary of State for Wales [Nicholas Edwards], Lord Privy Seal [John Biffen], Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster [Norman Tebbit], [Tom King], Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food [Michael Jopling], [Nick Ridley], Secretary of State for Employment [Lord David Young], Secretary of State for the Environment [Ken Baker], [Ken Clarke], Chief Secretary, Treasury [John MacGregor], Secretary of State for Scotland [Malcolm Rifkind], Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [Paul Channon]; [John Wakeham], Minister of State Defence Procurement [Norman Lamont]; Robert Armstrong, J.B. Unwin, A.J. Wiggins, Dr D.P. Walker]
1300
Lunch and Questions Briefing
1515
Questions
1545
Keep free for briefing + Mr. Major [John Major] and Mr. Simpson H/C
1600
National Pensioners Convention + Messrs Norgrove [David Norgrove] and Addison [Mark Addison] H/C
1700
[Sir Ian Percival MP – Merseyside Rates +MA +TF] [Michael Alison, Tim Flesher - in handwritten diary but perhaps cancelled?]
1730
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland [Tom King], Mr. Cushnahan [John Cushnahan MP] and Mr. Powell [Charles Powell] H/C
1830
Meeting of Ministers [Lindop: Secretaries of State for Education [Sir Keith Joseph], Scotland [Malcolm Rifkind], Wales [Nicholas Edwards] + Mr. Addison [Mark Addison]] H/C
1900
TWO LINE WHIP H/C
1945c
Look in (if possible) at Richard Page's Constituency Dinner + Mr. Alison, Dining Room C H/C
Supper +Mr. Alison H/C [Michael Alison]