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1981 Nov 11 - 1983 Feb 9
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1044
Government machinery (Internal audit and financial control in government) (Part 2)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 195
Any docs withheld? 1

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81 Nov 11 Wed Government machinery: Ridley letter to Pym ("Debate on the role of the C & AG") [Comptroller & Auditor General; "we should agree to Joel Barnett's request for his debate on condition that it is delayed long enough to allow us to announce to the House our further proposalson nationalised industries efficiency audit"] [declassified Aug 2013]
81 Nov 24 Tue Government machinery: Brittan letter to Biffen ("Debate on the role of the Comptroller & Auditor General") ["I now attach the terms in which I propose that the Financial Secretary will announce the Government's proposals during the course of the Debate"] [declassified Aug 2013]
81 Dec 17 Thu Government machinery: Brittan PS letter to No.10 ("Role of the C & AG") [Comptroller & Auditor General; note setting out Government position; "There is... now an Early Day motion on the Order paper, sponsored by Mr Du Cann and Mr Barnett, which has over 200 signatures calling for "legislation to allow proper accountability""] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Feb 8 Mon Government machinery: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Role of the Comptroller and Auditor General") ["The Chancellor of the Exchequer makes proposals... on the Government's response to the views put forward during the Debate in the House of Commons on 30 November 1981"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Mar 24 Wed Government machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Role of the Comptroller and Auditor General") [report on meeting with Edward du Cann: "made clear his continued support for the PAC's view that the C&AG should be able to follow public money wherever it goes"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Mar 31 Wed Government machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Parliamentary Affairs") ["We seem to have Parliamentary problems over the role of the Comptroller and Auditor General"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Mar 31 Wed Government machinery: Brittan letter to MT ("Internal audit in Government Departments") ["I undertook to let you have a progress report... enclosed... A useful start has been made in what we know is a long campaign which needs to be sustained"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 15 Mon Government machinery: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (Head of the Government Accountancy Service) [proposed downgrading and transfer of post to Treasury] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 10 Fri Government machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General") [Parliamentary Control of Expenditure (Reform) Bill: paper for Cabinet: "high risk that if we oppose the Bill on Second Reading we will lose the vote... best course is to seek an accommodation... but this does not mean that we have to accept all the recommendations"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 13 Mon Government machinery: No.10 briefing for MT (meeting with the Chancellor of the Exchequer) [handwritten note listing topics for the meeting] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 15 Wed Government machinery: Treasury record of conversation (Howe, Biffen, Jenkin, Brittan, St John-Stevas, Du Cann, Barnett) [Parliamentary Control of Expenditure (Reform) Bill] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 15 Wed Government machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) ["Appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General" - Parliamentary Control of Expenditure (Reform) Bill] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 15 Wed Government machinery: Lawson letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Parliamentary Control of Expenditure (Reform) Bill") ["incompatible with our objective of encouraging commercial behaviour in the nationalised industries"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 15 Wed Government machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Parliamentary Control of Expenditure (Reform) Bill") [attached record & main points of Howe, Jenkin, Biffen, Brittan meeting with St John-Stevas, Barnett & Du Cann] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 15 Wed Government machinery: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General") [Parliamentary Control of Expenditure (Reform) Bill] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 15 Wed Government machinery: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Role of Comptroller and Auditor General: Parliamentary Control of Expenditure (Reform) Bill") [proposals for reaching accommodation with Norman St John-Stevas over his Private Member's Bill] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 20 Mon Government machinery: Norman St John-Stevas MP letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (Parliamentary Control of Expenditure (Reform) Bill) ["sorry that we cannot reach agreement on the Bill's contents. However I am sure our positions are not so far apart as to preclude agreement in the future. In view of the massive support for the principle of the Bill in the House... and the very powerful support in the press... it would be highly desirable to proceed in an agreed and orderly fashion"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 23 Thu Government machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Role of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Civil List audit") [Parliamentary Control of Expenditure (Reform) Bill implications] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 24 Fri Government machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Parliamentary Control of Expenditure (Reform) Bill") ["As you will have seen from the record of the meeting [with St John Stevas and Joel Barnett] I told them that the Bill's proposals on the scope of the audit were unacceptable... The problem now is where we go from there"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 17 Mon Government machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Jenkin ("Parliamentary Control of Expenditure (Reform) Bill") [St John-Stevas Private Member's Bill: Parliamentary tactics and Governments position] [declassified Aug 2013]