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1983 Jan 4 - 1983 Jun 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1079
Local government (Relations with central government, organisation & finance) (Part 15)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 198
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Date Value Title
83 Jan 13 Th Major Local government: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Capital underspending") [alternative Treasury & Department of Environment proposals] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 13 Th Major Local government: Fowler letter to King ("Local authority capital expenditure") ["Your point about local authorities' anxiety concerning revenue consequences of capital schemes is particularly relevant to the personal social services"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 19 We Major Local government: No.10 letter to Chief Executive of Cunninghame District Council (capital allocations) [MT "believes that the best way your Council could help the construction industry would be to give priority to capital expenditure in future"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 20 Th Major Local government: Lord Cockfield letter to Whitelaw (Report of MISC 79) [new regional airport authorities] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 25 Tu Major Local government: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Handling of further work on Local Government Finance and the Parliamentary Control of Expenditure (Reform) Bill") [proposed memberships of Ministerial sub-committee and Group] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 26 We Major Local government: Channon letter to King (local authority capital expenditure) ["I share Michael [Heseltine]'s reservations about the Policy Unit's analysis and proposals"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 7 Mo Major Local government: No.10 record of conversation (MT, King) ["Local government expenditure and rates reform"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 16 We Major Local government: Younger letter to Brittan ("Local authority capital spending") ["The position in Scotland has been rather different"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 17 Th Major Local government: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Report of the Ministerial Group on Local Government organisation and finance") [summary; main issues; handling] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 21 Mo Major Local government: Howell PS letter to Whitelaw PS (Secretary of State's reply to the Fifth Report of the Commons Transport Committee: 'Transport in London') [copy of the reply] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 24 Th Major Local government: King minute to MT ("Greater London Council and Metropolitan County Councils") [timetable for further work on consequences of abolition; decisions on programme of work] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 6 Fr Major Local government: GLC Leader of the Opposition letter to MT (General election campaign: role of the GLC Conservative group) [request for meeting with MT] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 9 Mo Major Local government: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Abolition of the Greater London Council and the Metropolitan County Councils") [proposals] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 12 Th Major Local government: King letter to Whitelaw ("Local Authorities (Expenditures Powers) Bill") [risk of loss of private investment in inner cities if legislation not passed] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 12 Th Major Local government: Channon letter to King ("Local Government and/or reorganisation of Greater London Council") [Arts funding] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jun 16 Th Major Local government: Jenkin minute to MT ("Abolition of Greater London Council and Metropolitan County Councils") [proposed legislation & draft statement to Parliament for MT] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jun 20 Mo Major Local government: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Abolition of Greater London Council and Metropolitan County Councils, control and reform of rates") [membership of Ministerial Group] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Nov 2 We Major Local government: No.10 letter to Waldegrave PS (abolition of the metropolitan authorities) [arts funding; implication of abolition for Lord Lieutenants] [declassified Aug 2013]