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1979 Oct 24 - 1979 Nov 19
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/23
Economic policy (Public Spending) (Part 6)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2009 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 292

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Date Value Title
79 Oct 24 We Major Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Nationalised Industries' Cash Limits (C(79) 48 - and letters of 24th October from Mr. Howell and Mr. Fowler)") [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 24 We Major Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Public Expenditure 1983-83 (C(79) 42, 44 and 49)") [recapitulation] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 24 We Major Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("White Paper on Public Expenditure in 1980-81 (C(79) 46 and Mr Howell's minute of 24th October)") ["tidying up"] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 24 We Major Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Rate Support Grant (C(79) 47)") [report of MISC 21] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 24 We Minor Economy: Labour motion ("The Government's Damaging Expenditure Cuts") ["much as expected"] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 24 We Minor Economy: Stevas minute to MT ("White Paper on Public Expenditure in 1980/81") [should make oral statement on publication] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 25 Th Major Economy: Biffen minute to MT ("Unemployment Assumptions in the Public Expenditure White Paper") [reverse cabinet decision to delete them] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 26 Fr Major Economy: No.10 letter to Treasury (unemployment assumptions in the Public Expenditure White Paper) [MT thinks 1.65m unemployed 1980-81 "unduly pessimistic"] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 27 Sa Major Broadcasting: Sir Ian Gilmour letter to MT (BBC External Service cuts) [cuts reduced by one third] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 27 Sa Major Economy: Gilmour letter to MT ("Public Expenditure Cuts: BBC External Services") [detailed proposals - MT worried at HC reception] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo Major Economy: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Gas and Electricity Prices and Public Expenditure 1981-2 to 1983-4 (E(79) 61)") [return to economic pricing] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 29 Mo Major Economy: Armstrong note to Whitmore (Cabinet to discuss issues on public expenditure 1983-84) [MT wants smaller pre-meeting] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 30 Tu Major Economy: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Public Expenditure") [bilateral agreements may make pre-Cabinet small meeting unnecessary] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 30 Tu Major Economy: Biffen minute to MT ("Public Expenditure White Paper: Disclosure of Unemployment Assumptions") [must reveal if asked; MT agrees] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 31 We Minor Broadcasting: FCO letter to No.10 (BBC External Service cuts) [FCO cuts yet to come] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 31 We Minor Economy: FCO letter to No.10 ("Public Expenditure White Paper") [presentation of BBC external services cuts] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 31 We Major Economy: Gaffin minute for MT (presentation of Public Expenditure White Paper) [press handling] [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 31 We Minor Economy: Le Cheminant briefing for MT ("Nationalised Industries' Cash Limits - Revised brief (C(79) 48 and associated correspondence)") [declassified 2009]
79 Oct 31 We Major Economy: Stevas letter to MT (reduction in funding of Assisted Places Scheme) [Stevas: "a little concerned"] [declassified 2009]
79 Nov 1 Th Major Economy: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Public Expenditure") [1983-84 outstanding issues] [declassified 2009]