Thursday 24 April 1986
0830
Hair
0910
Questions Briefing Team
0935
[0930]
Chancellor of the Exchequer [Nigel Lawson], + Mr. Norgrove [David Norgrove]
Followed by Lord Young [David Young] for five minutes
1030
Cabinet [Lord President [Willie Whitelaw], Lord Chancellor [Quintin Hailsham] Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary [Sir Geoffrey Howe], Chancellor of the Exchequer [Nigel Lawson], , Secretary of State for Education and Science [Sir Keith Joseph], Secretary of State for Defence [George Younger], 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], 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], Minister of State, Home Office, items 1-4 [Giles Shaw]; Secretariat – Sir Robert Armstrong, David Williamson (items 4-5), Christopher Mallaby (items 4-5), Brian Unwin (item 6), A.J. Wiggins (item 6), A.J. Langdon (items 1-3), M.J. Eland (items 1-3)]
1215-1250
[1200]
E(A) + Mr. Norgrove [David Norgrove] [Nigel Lawson, John Biffen, Norman Tebbit, Lord Young, Kenneth Baker, Kenneth Clarke, John MacGregor, Malcolm Rifkind, Paul Channon; Sir Geoffrey Howe, John Wakeham, Alick Buchanan-Smith, Wyn Roberts, Peggy Fenner, Michael Spicer; Sir Robert Armstrong, Brian Unwin, A.J. Wiggins, Dr D.P. Walker]
1300
Lunch and Questions Briefing
1515
Questions H/C
1530
Work on boxes
1545
[Matthew Parris +MA] [Michael Alison] [Possibly cancelled? Typed diary records Parris seeing her on 1 May 1986]
1600
Sir Eldon Griffiths, M.P. [re Police in Northern Ireland] + Mr. Powell [Charles Powell] H/C
1650
Depart House of Commons + Mr. Catford [Robin Catford]
1700
Arrive: met by Lt.-Col. Thompson
1700-1800
Salvation Army Centenary Reception, Church House, + Mr. Catford [THCR6/2/2/138 f4, Addison minute for MT, 7 Apr 1986 lists among prominent guests and speakers Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Thompson, Lord Tonypandy (George Thomas), the Archbishop of Canterbury (Robert Runcie), General Jahl Wahlstrom, Commissioner Eva Burrows, Donald English; further list f26 including MPs - Norman Tebbit, Sir Peter Mills, Bernard Weatherill, Kenneth Clarke, John Blackburn, Ronald Lewis]
Return to No.10
1815
Foreign Secretary [Sir Geoffrey Howe], Permanent Under Secretary [Sir Antony Acland], Mr. Powell [Charles Powell] [Senior appointments in FCO]
Change
1935c
Depart No.10 + DT [Denis Thatcher]
1945
Arrive
2015
Banquet given by King of Spain at 24 Belgrave Sq., (White Tie) + DT [Denis Thatcher]
PAIRED ALL DAY
