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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)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 235
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81 May 18 Mo Major Local Government: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Accounts Commission for Local Authority Audit: PAC Aspects (E(81) 59)") [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]
81 May 12 Tu Major Local Government: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Local Authority Expenditure - 1981-82 (E(81) 52 and 56)") [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]
80 Nov 17 Mo Major Local Government: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Local Authority Housing Capital Overspend 1980-81 (England) (E(80) 130)") [declassified 2011]
81 May 18 Mo Major Local Government: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Local Government Expenditure (E(81) 55, 56, 59 and 60)") [declassified 2011]
81 May 18 Mo Major Local Government: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Local Government Expenditure 1981-82: Scotland (E(81) 55)") [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 5 Th Major Local Government: Armstrong minute to Whitmore ("Local Government Finance") [possible alternatives to the rates] [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]
81 May 29 Fr Major Local Government: Brittan letter to Younger ("Local Government Finance") [reducing the rate support grant in Scotland: "I am afraid that I too find your proposed response weaker than the very poor expenditure prospect in Scotland warrants"] [declassified 2011]
81 May 27 We Major Local Government: Cabinet Office note to No.10 ("Ministerial Committee on Economic Strategy: Local Government Finance") ["Most Confidential Record" of discussion referred to] [declassified 2011]
81 May 29 Fr Major Local Government: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster's Office letter to No.10 ("Local Government Finance") [Pym objects to giving commitments to legislation at this stage] [declassified 2011]
81 May 28 Th Major Local Government: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Local Government Finance") [Howe and Brittan endorse Heseltine's strategy as set out in his 27 May minute to MT] [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 Jun 2 Tu Major Local Government: Department of Environment letter to No.10 ("Local Authority Current Expenditure") [Heseltine's statement to the House of Commons] [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 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 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 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 Dec 11 Th Major Local Government: Heseltine minute to MT ("Local Authority Housing: Capital Overspend 1980-81") [declassified 2011]