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1980 Jan 29 - 1980 Feb 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/165
Economic policy (Public Spending) (Part 8)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2010 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 176
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Date Value Title
80 Jan 28 Mo Major Economy: Biffen letter to Howell ("Electricity Council's External Financing Limits") [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 30 We Major Economy: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Public Expenditure (C(80) 9)") [results of negotiations with Ministers] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 30 We Major Economy: Carlisle letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (education expenditure) [Carlisle: Further reduction "would not be possible without severe damage to education"] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 31 Th Major Economy: Carlisle letter to MT (education expenditure) [further reductions unacceptable] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 31 Th Major Economy: Lankester minute to MT ("Prescription Charges") [MT: "we have got to get economies"] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 1 Fr Major Economy: Heseltine letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Public Expenditure: PSA") [additional cut] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 1 Fr Major Economy: No.10 letter to Department of Education (education expenditure) [MT agrees that further reductions "should not be pursued"] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 4 Mo Major Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [announcement of public expenditure decisions] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 6 We Major Economy: Jenkin letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Public Expenditure Decisions - Social Security") [announcement timing] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 7 Th Major Economy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer) [announcement of public expenditure decisions] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 8 Fr Major Economy: Heseltine minute to MT ("Housing Public Expenditure 1980/81") [announcement timing] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 12 Tu Major Economy: Jenkin letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Supplementary Benefit Children's Rates") [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 13 We Major Economy: Edwards minute to Biffen ("Welsh Office PES and Vote Structure") [Welsh expenditure] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 13 We Major Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Announcements - Social Security and Housing") [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 14 Th Major Economy: Lankester minute to MT ("Housing Announcement") [Heseltine draft answer] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 15 Fr Major Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Announcements: Social Security") [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 20 We Major Economy: No.10 letter to Treasury ("Public Expenditure Announcements: Social Security") [timing of publication of White Paper] [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 21 Th Major Economy: Department of Environment letter to Treasury ("Housing Statement") [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 26 Tu Major Economy: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Cash Limits and Civil Service Pay (C(80) 14, 15 and 16)") [declassified 2010]
80 Feb 26 Tu Major Economy: Biffen minute to MT ("Public Expenditure White Paper") [declassified 2010]