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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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Showing items 21 - 36 of 36

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Date Valuesort descending Title
80 Dec 11 Th Major Local Government: Heseltine minute to MT ("Local Authority Housing: Capital Overspend 1980-81") [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 May 27 We Major Local Government: Heseltine minute to MT ("Local Government Finance") [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 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 May 13 We Major Local Government: Thorneycroft letter to MT ("Policy Options for Local Government Finance") [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 2 Tu Major Local Government: Welsh Office letter to No.10 ("Statement to the House: Local Government Finance - Wales") [Edwards' statement to the House of Commons] [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]
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]
81 May 28 Th Major Local Government: Lankester minute to MT ("Local Government Finance") [comment on Heseltine's 27 May minute to MT] [declassified 2011]
81 May 18 Mo Major Local Government: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Accounts Commission for Local Authority Audit: PAC Aspects (E(81) 59)") [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 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 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]
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 12 Tu Major Local Government: Pym letter to MT (local government finance) ["I want to voice my disquiet about the way in which it is proposed we should handle the two items on local government finance"] [declassified 2011]