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1980 Sep 29 - 1981 Jun 2
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/514
Local government (Relations with central government, organisation & finance) (Part 4)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 235
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80 Oct 6 Mo Major Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Wyn Roberts) [Local Government Bill, capital expenditure controls, Amlwch Oil Terminal] [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 14 Tu Major Local Government: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Local Authority Current Expenditure in Scotland in 1980-81 (E(80) 107)") [Local Government Bill, capital expenditure controls, Amlwch Oil Terminal] [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 23 Th Major Local Government: Pattison note to MT (Housing Investment Programme 1980/81) ["The moratorium on new council housing starts is attracting a lot of attention"] [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 27 Mo Major Local Government: Edwards letter to MT (Local Government Bill, capital expenditure controls, and Amlwch Oil Terminal) [unable to allow Ynys Mon Borough Council to fund capital expenditure from Amlwch Oil Terminal income] [declassified 2011]
80 Oct 28 Tu Major Local Government: MT letter to Councillor Keith Evans (Local Government Bill, capital expenditure controls, and Amlwch Oil Terminal) ["I should like to be able to help, but I am afraid I have concluded that I cannot do so"] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 12 We Major Local Government: Department of Environment letter to No.10 (consultation with local authorities on new housing subsidy system) [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 17 Mo Major Local Government: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Local Authority Housing Capital Overspend 1980-81 (England) (E(80) 130)") [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 24 Mo Major Local Government: Lankester minute to MT ("Mr. Heseltine's Statement on Housing Overspend") [dispute between Heseltine and the Treasury] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 25 Tu Major Local Government: Biffen minute to MT ("Council House Subsidies and Rents: Mr Heseltine's Speech") [dispute between Heseltine and the Treasury over housing spend] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 25 Tu Major Local Government: No.10 letter to HMT ("Council House Subsidies and Rents: Rate Support Grant") [MT sides with Heseltine in Environment/Treasury dispute] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 25 Tu Major Local Government: Department of Environment press release ("Standstill on Local Authority New Housing Projects in England to Continue for the Time Being") [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 5 Fr Major Local Government: Department of Environment letter to No.10 ( Guardian article on housing association expenditure) [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 5 Fr Major Local Government: Pattison minute to MT ("Housing Association Schemes") [moratorium on new housing association approvals] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 11 Th Major Local Government: Heseltine minute to MT ("Local Authority Housing: Capital Overspend 1980-81") [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 5 Th Major Local Government: Armstrong minute to Whitmore ("Local Government Finance") [possible alternatives to the rates] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 6 Fr Major Local Government: Heseltine minute to MT ("Rates") [rate settlements] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 6 Fr Major Local Government: No.10 letter to Department of Environment ("Local Government Finance") [MT "takes a very close interest" in Heseltine's review of local government finance] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 3 Tu Major Local Government: Department of Environment letter to No.10 ("Future of Rating") [review of local government finance] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 4 We Major Local Government: Heseltine minute to MT (local government finance: Barnet experiment) [declassified 2011]
81 May 12 Tu Major Local Government: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Local Authority Expenditure: Reform of Rates: Accounts Commission (E(81) 53 and 54)") [declassified 2011]