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PREM19/1115
Regional policy (Review of regional policy, creation of Enterprise Zones) (Part 4)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 215
Themes: Economic policy - theory and process, Employment, Industry, Pay, Public spending & borrowing, Taxation, Trade, Trade unions, Conservatism

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Date Value Title
81 Jun 30 Tu Major Regional Policy: Nott letter to Heseltine ("Royal Dockyards") [Enterprise Zone proposal] [declassified Aug 2013]
81 Jul 7 Tu Major Regional Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Heseltine) ["Merseyside": Urban Development Corporation] [declassified Aug 2013]
81 Jul 8 We Major Regional Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Liverpool") [MT proposal to visit the area] [declassified Aug 2013]
81 Nov 10 Tu Major Regional Policy: Jenkin letter to Younger ("IDC policy") ['Industrial Development Certificate': "my view is that the IDC system has outlived its usefulness and that we should bring it to an end"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Feb 15 Mo Major Regional Policy: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 (John Prescott visits to English regions, Scotland and Northern Ireland) [Heseltine request for Prescott to be met by Department's Regional Directors] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Apr 7 We Major Regional Policy: Heseltine letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (additional Enterprise Zones) ["have to make a decision on whether we wish to see any more... within the lifetime of this Parliament"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Apr 15 Th Major Regional Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Review of Regional Economic Policy") ["arrangements and terms of reference"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 May 6 Th Major Regional Policy: Heseltine letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Additional Enterprise Zones") ["it would be helpful to have some views from our consultants on the explanations of different rates of progress between the zones"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 May 25 Tu Major Regional Policy: Walters letter to Lamont ("E(EA)(82)13: Review of Assisted Areas") ["One particular idea I would like to suggest to you... an explicit regional labour assistance funded by the Community"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Jun 1 Tu Major Regional Policy: Walters minute to Mr. Smith ("Regional Policy - national insurance documents") [note about working party] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Jun 10 Th Major Regional Policy: Heseltine letter to Younger ("Additional enterprise zones") [pilot study] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Jun 18 Fr Major Regional Policy: Jenkin minute to MT ("Assisted Area map review") [Parliamentary statement & background for Debate] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Jun 22 Tu Major Regional Policy: Heseltine letter to Peter Blaker ("Additional enterprise zones") [Chatham/Medway Towns] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Jul 2 Fr Major Regional Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Enterprise zones") ["additional group of zones... In a perfect world it might be best to wait for clearer evidence of success. But we felt that powerful political arguments militated against delay"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 2 Tu Major Regional Policy: Heseltine letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Additional enterprise zones") [summary of responses & criteria for successful bids] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 12 Fr Major Regional Policy: Edwards letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (enterprise zone designations) [announcement for Wales] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 26 Fr Major Regional Policy: Heseltine letter to Lamont (employment on Merseyside) ["wire rod producers... over 300 jobs... reprieved... [but] an industry burdened with over-capacity"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 2 Th Major Regional Policy: Younger letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Additional Enterprise Zones") ["I would like to keep open the possibility of designating a further new zone in Scotland"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 14 Tu Major Regional Policy: Peter Blaker letter to Heseltine ("Chatham: Enterprise Zone") ["welcome your helpful offer... that consideration will be given in 1984 to the inclusion of part of the dockyard in the EZ"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 30 Th Major Regional Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Review of Regional Economic Policy") [interdepartmental working group report: "unexciting"; No.10 annotation: "I suspect it is more politically sensitive than this minute suggests"] [declassified Aug 2013]