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1981 Jun 4 - 1981 Sep 8
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/515
Local government (Relations with central government, organisation & finance) (Part 5)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 229
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81 Jun 5 Fr Major Local Government: Heseltine minute to MT ("Local Authority Expenditure: PESC Options") [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 6 Sa Major Local Government: Scottish Office letter to No.10 ("Local Government Current Expenditure: Scotland") [statement to the House of Commons] [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 10 We Major Local Government: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Local Authority Current Expenditure: Public Expenditure Survey Options (C(81) 28)") [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 12 Fr Major Local Government: Heseltine minute to MT ("Local Government Finance and Structure") [alternatives to domestic rates] [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 18 Th Major Local Government: Ibbs minute to Lankester ("Local Government Finance and Structure") [alternatives to domestic rates] [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 18 Th Major Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Heseltine-King-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Whitelaw-Brittan) ["Local Government Finance: Medium- and Long-Term Measures"] [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 23 Tu Major Local Government: Edwards minute to MT ("Local Government Finance and Structure") [alternatives to domestic rates] [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 24 We Major Local Government: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Local Government Finance (E(81) 70 and 71)") [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 8 We Major Local Government: Whitelaw letter to Heseltine (Toxteth riots) [local authority spending cuts creating "a real risk to public order and the administration of justice"] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 17 Fr Major Local Government: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Cabinet on 23 July: Local Authority Current Expenditure 1982-83") [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 22 We Major Local Government: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Local Authorities' Current Expenditure 1982-83 (C(81) 38, C(81) 40)") [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 27 Mo Major Local Government: King minute to MT ("Rating - Long Term Strategy") [alternatives to domestic rates] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 28 Tu Major Transport: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Controlling Public Transport Subsidies (E(81) 82)") [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 28 Tu Major Local Government: Edwards minute to MT ("Rating - Long Term Strategy") [alternatives to domestic rates] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 29 We Major Local Government: Pattison minute to MT (King's statement to the House of Commons on local government audit in England and Wales) [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 30 Th Major Transport: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Controlling Public Transports Subsidies (E(81) 82)") [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 30 Th Major Local Government: Younger minute to MT ("Rating - Long Term Strategy") [alternatives to domestic rates] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 31 Fr Major Local Government: Brittan minute to MT ("Local Authority Current Expenditure 1982-83") [declassified 2011]
81 Sep 1 Tu Major Local Government: Pattison minute to MT (disagreement between Heseltine and Brittan on withholding of grant from local authorities) [declassified 2011]
81 Sep 2 We Major Local Government: Department of Environment letter to No.10 ("Local Authority Current Expenditure 1981-82: Revised Budgets") [holdback of grant] [declassified 2011]