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1983 Jan 24 - 1983 Jun 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/984
Economic policy (Public Spending) (Part 22)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 272
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83 Jan 24 Mo Major Economic policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Long-term public expenditure”) [draft MT minute to Ministers on scope for savings] [declassified 2013]
83 Feb 1 Tu Major Economic policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Heseltine, Whitelaw, Howe, Brittan) [“Long-term public expenditure: Defence”] [declassified 2013]
83 Feb 1 Tu Major Economic policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Ingham (“Public expenditure White Paper”) [“We have at last got public expenditure under control”] [declassified 2013]
83 Feb 4 Fr Major Economic policy: MT minute to Ministers (“Long-term public expenditure”) [scope for savings] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 7 Mo Major Economic policy: Lord Hailsham memorandum (“The funding of Law Centres”) [MT: “Yet another public expenditure that we have been able to do without until now”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 10 Th Major Economic policy: Whitelaw letter to Brittan (“Prisons manpower and long term expenditure”) [“substantial increases… will be necessary”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 16 We Major Economic policy: Lord Hailsham minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [response to MT minute on savings] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 17 Th Major Economic policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 (“Forward look: public expenditure survey”) [set to rise “by about 5% in real terms over the 5 year period”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 25 Fr Major Economic policy: Joseph minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure survey”) [response to MT minute on savings: “do not think we can expect to improve significantly on the forecast decline”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 28 Mo Major Economic policy: Brittan minute to MT (“Public expenditure survey 1983”) [draft guidelines] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 29 Tu Major Economic policy: Baroness Young minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [response to MT minute on savings: “I cannot predict any net reduction”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 29 Tu Major Economic policy: Pym minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [response to MT minute on savings: “savings could not be made without damaging our national interests”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We Major Economic policy: Younger minute to MT (Long term public expenditure) [response to MT minute on savings: “I see great difficulty in achieving a radical reduction”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We Major Economic policy: Walker letter to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [response to MT minute on savings: “my programme… only about 1.5% of total public expenditure”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We Major Economic policy: Prior minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [response to MT minute on savings: “no scope for making significant distinct savings”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We Major Economic policy: Lawson minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [response to MT minute on savings: “substantial decline in the longer-term”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We Major Economic policy: Heseltine minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [response to MT minute on savings: “we are committed to the NATO target of 3% real growth”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 30 We Major Economic policy: Edwards minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [response to MT minute on savings: breakdown of costs] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 31 Th Major Economic policy: Tebbit PPS letter to Brittan PS (“Public expenditure survey 1983”) [concerns about draft guidelines] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 31 Th Major Economic policy: Tebbit PPS letter to No.10 (“Long term public expenditure”) [Unemployment Benefit Service] [declassified 2013]