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1980 Oct 10 - 1983 Dec 22
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1043
Government machinery (Special advisers; appointment procedure; pay) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 201
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80 Oct 10 Fr Major Appointments: Nott minute to MT (possible appointment of Rodney Lord as No.10 advisor) [declassified 2013]
81 Jun 1 Mo Major Appointments: Howell minute to MT ("Michael Portillo") [declassified 2013]
81 Oct 15 Th Major Appointments: Joseph minute to MT ("Special Advisers") [declassified 2013]
81 Oct 28 We Major Appointments: Jenkin minute to MT ("David Young") [declassified 2013]
82 Jan 15 Fr Major Appointments: Joseph minute to MT ("Special Advisers") [declassified 2013]
82 Jan 21 Th Major Appointments: Department of Employment letter to No.10 ("Appointment of Special Adviser") [appointment of Michael Dobbs] [declassified 2013]
82 Feb 1 Mo Major Appointments: Department of Environment letter to No.10 (Heseltine wishes to appoint ethnic minority special advisers) [MT: "On a voluntary basis I presume"] [declassified 2013]
82 Feb 12 Fr Major Appointments: Heseltine minute to MT ("Race Relations and Sir George Young") [declassified 2013]
82 Mar 4 Th Major Appointments: Jenkin minute to MT (appointment of special adviser) [declassified 2013]
82 Mar 12 Fr Major Appointments: Jenkin minute to MT (appointment of Jeffrey Stirling as special adviser) [declassified 2013]
82 Mar 22 Mo Major Appointments: Fowler minute to MT (appointment of a special adviser) [declassified 2013]
82 May 27 Th Major Appointments: Jenkin minute to MT (appointment of a speech-writer) [declassified 2013]
82 Jun 17 Th Major Appointments: Joseph minute to MT (Oliver Letwin to advise on education) [declassified 2013]
82 Jul 2 Fr Major Appointments: Howell minute to MT (appointment of John Hoskyns as special adviser) [declassified 2013]
82 Aug 4 We Major Appointments: Heseltine minute to MT (appointment of Ed Berman as special adviser) [declassified 2013]
82 Nov 19 Fr Major Appointments: Lawson minute to MT (appointment of Lynda Rouse as special adviser) [MT: "I neither had nor needed an adviser when I was head of a department and I have always regarded the request as a sign of weakness"] [declassified 2013]
82 Nov 22 Mo Major Appointments: Lankester minute to MT ("Nigel Lawson's Special Advisor") [declassified 2013]
83 Feb 10 Th Major Appointments: King minute to MT (reappointment of Robert Cooke as special advisor) [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 17 Th Major Government Machinery: HMT letter to No.10 ("Special Advisors at HM Treasury") [Chancellor minded to appoint William Hague as special advisor; MT: "NO - this is a gimmick and would be deeply resented by many who have financial and economic experience"] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 31 Th Major Appointments: Armstrong minute to MT (Jeffrey Stirling as advisor to Secretary of State for Industry: possible conflict of interest) [declassified 2013]