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1982 Nov 2 - 1983 Feb 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1042
Government machinery (Promotion of efficiency and elimination of waste: the Rayner Scrutiny Programme 1982/83) (Part 13)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 386
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82 Nov 5 Fr Major Government machinery: No.10 (Efficiency Unit, internal) minute to Rickett (Edward du Cann/Sir Derek Rayner correspondence) [copies of letters] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 26 We Major Government machinery: No.10 letter to Cabinet Office (Centrally Co-ordinated Efficiency Exercises 1983: the Scrutiny Programme) [reponsibility for identifying scrutinies of particular interest to MT] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 25 Fr Major Government machinery: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office (copying of papers to Departments) [efficiency & security concerns] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 4 Th Major Government machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("HMI Reports") [difference of views over proposed announcement] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 11 Fr Trivial Government machinery: No.10 note (internal) to Butler (Centrally Co-ordinated Efficiency Exercises 1983: the Scrutiny Programme) [administration] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 15 Mo Major Government machinery: Nott minute to MT ("Financial Management in the Ministry of Defence") [progress report on commissioned study] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 4 Fr Major Government machinery: Parkinson PS letter to No.10 ("1983 Scrutiny Programme") [response notifying non-participation in 1983] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 10 Th Major Government machinery: Prior letter to No.10 ("Centrally Co-ordinated Efficiency Exercises 1983: the Scrutiny Programme") [Northern Ireland proposals] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 4 Th Major Government machinery: Pym minute to MT ("Transfer of Ministerial Responsibility for Staff of the Directorate of Overseas Surveys") [request for approval of proposals, to be announced by reply to arranged Parliamentary Question] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 14 Mo Major Government machinery: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("The Scrutiny Programme") [Foreign Office proposals] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 16 We Major Government machinery: Tebbit PS letter to No.10 ("Centrally Co-ordinated Efficiency Exercises 1983 - the Scrutiny Programme") [Employment proposals] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 11 Fr Major Government machinery: Walker letter to MT ("Centrally Co-ordinated Efficiency Exercises 1983: the Scrutiny Programme") [Agriculture proposals] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 11 Fr Major Government machinery: Whitelaw PS letter to No.10 ("Centrally Co-ordinated Efficiency Exercises 1983: the Scrutiny Programme") [Home Office proposals] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 8 Tu Major Government machinery: Younger letter to MT ("Scrutiny of HM Inspectorate of Schools in Scotland") [written reply to Parliamentary Question; MT request for redraft] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 10 Th Major Government machinery: Younger PS letter to No.10 ("Centrally Co-ordinated Efficiency Exercise 1983") [Scottish Office proposals] [declassified Aug 2013]