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1983 Nov 22 - 1984 Mar 19
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1481
European Policy (European Strategic Research Programme in Information Technology (ESPRIT))

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 76
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Date Value Title
83 Nov 22 Tu Major European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("Esprit") [EC's IT research & development programme: Lawson/Tebbit disagreement on proposed UK finance figure, and on domestic public expenditure implications] [released Dec 2014]
83 Nov 23 We Major European Policy: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("ESPRIT") [upcoming meetings addressing issues] [released Dec 2014]
83 Nov 28 Mo Major European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Esprit") [supports Howe's proposed funding figures; outlines benefits & potential risks of the programme] [released Dec 2014]
83 Nov 30 We Major European Policy: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 ("ESPRIT") [answers to MT questions raised by Howe minute of 22 November] [released Dec 2014]
83 Nov 30 We Major European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("ESPRIT") [Robin Nicholson response to MT questions raised by Howe minute of 22 November] [released Dec 2014]
83 Dec 1 Th Major European Policy: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Esprit") ["UK participation will be significantly above the 22% which we contribute to the costs of the programme"] [released Dec 2014]
83 Dec 9 Fr Major European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to Howe ("ESPRIT") [MT asked to resolve UK line to take for Research Council meeting on 13 December, regarding funding & offsetting savings] [released Dec 2014]
83 Dec 12 Mo Major European Policy: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (ESPRIT) [funding & offsetting savings] [released Dec 2014]
83 Dec 12 Mo Major European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tebbit ("Research Council, 13 December: ESPRIT and other R & D Programmes") [funding & offsetting savings: disagreement between Lawson and Tebbit] [released Dec 2014]
83 Dec 12 Mo Major European Policy: Howe minute to Tebbit ("ESPRIT") [funding & offsetting savings; "We must avoid provoking the European Parliament into taking punitive action against our 1984 budget (including our refunds)"] [released Dec 2014]
83 Dec 21 We Major European Policy: Robin Cook MP letter to Howe (ESPRIT) ["Whilst you are right to claim that funds could be made available without increasing "own resources" if the CAP could be brought under control, I see no reason why the go ahead for ESPRIT cannot now be given as one way of shifting the EEC's near exclusive concern with agriculture"] [released Dec 2014]
84 Feb 6 Mo Major European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to Tebbit PS ("ESPRIT") [record of conversation: Robin Nicholson, Yves Farges: UK position on ESPRIT] [released Dec 2014]
84 Feb 8 We Major European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to Howe ("ESPRIT") ["German proposal for an "envelope" of about 600 mecu a year for R&D programmes"; "public expenditure handling of our contribution to the [ESPRIT] programme"] [released Dec 2014]
84 Feb 10 Fr Major European Policy: Howe minute to MT ("ESPRIT") [line to take on EC R&D] [released Dec 2014]
84 Feb 15 We Major European Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (ESPRIT) [clarification of MT comments to Davignon on 13 February regarding financing] [released Dec 2014]
84 Feb 27 Mo Major European Policy: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("ESPRIT") [Lawson disagreement with Tebbit/Howe over UK contribution to EC R&D budget] [released Dec 2014]
84 Feb 27 Mo Major European Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Tebbit ("ESPRIT") [Lawson disagreement with Tebbit/Howe over UK contribution to EC R&D budget] [released Dec 2014]
84 Feb 27 Mo Major European Policy: Howe minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("ESPRIT") ["I hope you can assure Norman [Tebbit] that if the 1985 budget figure for R and D exceeded 600 mecu but was less than 670 mecu you would be prepared to move the baseline"] [released Dec 2014]
84 Feb 28 Tu Major European Policy: UKRep Brussels telegram 701 to FCO (1155Z) ("Research Council: 28 February 84 ESPRIT") [Kenneth Baker argues for 600m ECU ceiling for EC research & development in Chapter 73] [released Dec 2014]
84 Mar 19 Mo Major European Policy: Conservative Research Department briefing ("European Community Document 7619/83 on Developments in Information Technology (ESPRIT)") [for House of Commons debate on 21 March 84] [released Dec 2014]