Thursday 31 July 1986
0830
Hair
0900
OD + Mr. Powell [Charles Powell]
1000
Cabinet
Lord President of the Council [Willie Whitelaw], Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [Sir Geoffrey Howe], Chancellor of the Exchequer [Nigel Lawson], Secretary of State for the Home Department [Douglas Hurd], Secretary of State for Energy [Peter Walker], Secretary of State for Defence [George Younger], Lord Privy Seal [John Biffen], Secretary of State for Social Services [Norman Fowler], Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster [Norman Tebbit], Secretary of State for Northern Ireland [Tom King], Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food [Michael Jopling], Secretary of State for the Environment [Nicholas Ridley], Secretary of State for Employment [David Young], Secretary of State for Education and Science [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], Secretary of State for Transport [John Moore], Attorney General [Sir Michael Havers] (Items 2-4), Parliamentary Secretary, Treasury [John Wakeham] (also present)
Secretariat: Sir R. Armstrong [Sir Robert Armstrong], Mr D F Williamson [David Williamson] (Items 2 and 4), Mr C L G Mallaby [Christopher Mallaby] (Items 2 and 4), Mr A J Langdon (Items 1 and 3), Mr M J Eland [Michael Eland] (Items 1 and 3)
1145
Home Secretary [Douglas Hurd], Secretary of State for Northern Ireland [Tom King], Attorney General [Sir Michael Havers], and Mr. Powell [Charles Powell] [re Stalker]
1230
Lord Young [David Young]
Lunch with Private Secretaries
1400
[ Sir Ian Percival + SS] [Stephen Sherbourne]
1430
John Selwyn Gummer MP
[If PM in study between 1500 & 1600 pl. tell Ann Clack]
1545
Depart for Edinburgh + Mr. Thatcher [Denis Thatcher]
1820-1920
Sports Aid Reception, Caledonian Hotel
1920
Depart for Holyroodhouse: Change
2015
Dinner
Overnight at Holyroodhouse