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PREM19/478
Government machinery (Promotion of efficiency and elimination of waste: the Rayner Scrutiny Programme) (Part 8)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 436
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81 Feb 6 Fr Major Government Machinery: Heseltine minute to MT ("PSA") [repayment of costs by Departments to the Property Services Agency] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 10 Tu Major Government Machinery: Department of Industry letter to No.10 ("Efficiency in Central Government: The Scrutiny Programme 1981") [proposals for 1981 scrutiny] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 19 Th Major Government Machinery: MOD letter to No.10 ("Efficiency in Central Government: Scrutiny Programme 1981") [proposals for 1981 scrutiny] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 4 We Major Government Machinery: Rayner minute to MT ("The Scrutiny Programme 1981: Ministry of Defence") [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 9 Mo Major Government Machinery: No.10 letter to MOD ("Efficiency in Central Government: The Scrutiny Programme 1981") [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 16 Mo Major Government Machinery: Pattison minute to MT (brief for meeting on the Property Services Agency) [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 17 Tu Major Government Machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Heseltine-Rayner-Soames-Armstrong-Kemp) [repayment of current costs by Departments to the PSA] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 18 We Major Government Machinery: Pattison minute to MT (follow-up to meeting on repayment of current costs by Departments to the PSA) [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 18 We Major Government Machinery: Rayner minute to MT ("The Scrutiny Programme 1981") [update] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 18 We Major Government Machinery: Wolfson minute to MT ("The P.S.A. Attribution or Recharging") [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 24 Tu Major Government Machinery: Edwards minute to MT ("The Scrutiny Programme 1981") [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 24 Tu Major Government Machinery: Hayhoe minute to MT ("Scrutiny Programme 1981") [declassified 2011]
81 Apr 2 Th Major Government Machinery: Heseltine minute to MT (estate rationalisation by Government Departments) [declassified 2011]
81 Apr 10 Fr Major Government Machinery: Heseltine minute to MT ("The Scrutiny Programme 1981") [processing of compulsory purchase orders] [declassified 2011]
81 Apr 15 We Major Government Machinery: Rayner minute to MT ("1981 Scrutiny Programme: Validation of National Insurance Contribution Records (DHSS)") [declassified 2011]
81 May 6 We Major Government Machinery: Rayner minute to MT ("Marks and Spencer and the Youth Opportunities Programme") [Manpower Services Commission] [declassified 2011]
81 May 7 Th Major Government Machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (rationalisation of the Government estate) [declassified 2011]
81 May 8 Fr Major Government Machinery: Prior minute to MT ("Cost of Balham Job Centre") [declassified 2011]
81 May 14 Th Major Government Machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Paper on Control of Expenditure: Department Responsibilities") [declassified 2011]
81 May 15 Fr Major Government Machinery: Rickett minute to MT (Chancellor of the Exchequer and Soames' paper on Control of Expenditure: Department Responsibilities) [MT: "This paper will not achieve anything"] [declassified 2011]