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1980 Oct 28 - 1981 Mar 31
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PREM19/555
Parliament (Legislative programme, 1980-1981 and 1981-1982) (Part 6)

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Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 196
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80 Nov 21 Fri Parliament: Soames and Stevas letter to Whitelaw ("Legislative Programme 1980/81") [Sanders: "This is an important attempt to restrain the Cabinet from getting us into real difficulties with the legislative programme next year"] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 3 Wed Parliament: Sanders minute to MT ("Parliamentary Affairs") ["Next week's business will be difficult, because of the problem of getting the Social Security (Contributions) Bill through the House", MPs' pay] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 5 Fri Parliament: Heseltine letter to Stevas (announcement of decisions on major issues; local authority budgets) [Sanders: "There is lots of scope for trouble here"] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 10 Wed Parliament: Sanders minute to MT ("Parliamentary Affairs") ["Monday and Tuesday next week may be difficult"; Social Security (Contributions) Bill] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 11 Thu Parliament: Sanders minute to MT ("Statements Next Week") [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 20 Tue Parliament: Whitelaw minute to MT ("Legislative Programme 1980/1981") [meeting of QL Committee on legislative programme] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 21 Wed Parliament: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Parliamentary Affairs: Legislative Programme 1980-81") [Companies Bill, social security, oil] [declassified 2011]
81 Jan 21 Wed Parliament: Sanders minute to MT ("Parliamentary Affairs") [next week's business, legislative programme] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 2 Mon Defence: Nott minute to MT ("Trident: Public Attitudes") ["we are losing the defence/deterrence argument at present"] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 5 Thu Privatisation: Heseltine letter to Soames ("Legislation on Privatisation Etc") [Heseltine calls for "general enabling legislation in the field of privatisation"] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 5 Thu Defence: No.10 letter to MOD ("Trident: Public Attitudes") ["the Prime Minister has commented that it really should be possible for two Defence Ministers to master the strategic options and the philosophical arguments affecting Trident"] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 12 Thu Privatisation: Pym letter to Heseltine (Heseltine proposes general enabling legislation on privatisation) [Pym opposes: complicated, controversial, and it "would create a highly undesirable precedent for future Administrations of different persuasions from our own"] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 20 Fri Privatisation: Soames letter to Heseltine ("Legislation on Privatisation Etc") [Soames expresses doubts about general enabling legislation on privatisation] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 24 Tue Defence: Jock Bruce-Gardyne letter to Nott (Trident) ["I remain profoundly sceptical about our ability to absorb the cost of purchasing Trident"] [declassified 2011]
81 Feb 27 Fri Defence: Nott letter to Jock Bruce-Gardyne (Trident) ["Trident is by far the most cost-effective choice"] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 5 Thu Privatisation: Whitelaw letter to Heseltine ("Legislation on Privatisation Etc") [Whitelaw expresses doubts about general enabling legislation on privatisation] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 13 Fri Parliament: Sanders minute to MT ("Next Year's Legislative Programme") ["there is little in next year's programme which will generate any fresh enthusiasm"] [declassified 2011]
81 Mar 13 Fri Parliament: Sanders minute to Duguid ("Legislative Programme 1981/82") [legislation next session on Trade Union reform: "The Department of Employment have not put in a bid...on this matter"] [declassified 2011]