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1983 Dec 5 - 1984 Feb 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1190
Economic policy (Public Spending) (Part 26)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 281
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83 Dec 5 Mo Major Public spending: Andrew Turnbull minute to Whitelaw PS ("Public Expenditure Survey") [MT wants increased spending on programmes to be kept to a minimum] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Dec 6 Tu Major Public spending: Andrew Turnbull note to MT (public expenditure since 1975/76) [areas of increased spending] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Dec 6 Tu Major Public spending: Andrew Turnbull note to MT (latest proposals) [possible savings, DHSS changes] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Dec 22 Th Major Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Reviews: Urban Programme") [should look at objectives of a spending programme to see if "we can devote substantially less resources to it"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Dec 23 Fr Major Public spending: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Public Exependiture Review") [MT note: "we can't go on like this"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 3 Tu Major Public spending: Andrew Turnbull minute to Rees PS ("Public Expenditure Reviews") [options for savings; NHS contractor arrangements; territorial programmes] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 10 Tu Major Public spending: Rees PS minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Public Expenditure White Paper - Part 1") [changes to reserves, provision for programmes] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 10 Tu Major Public spending: Rees PS minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Public Expenditure White Paper 1984") [programmes and policy objectives, manpower planning] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 10 Tu Major Public spending: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("NHS Drugs Bill") [savings from more generic prescribing] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 11 We Major Public spending: Andrew Turnbull note to MT (ratio of public expenditure to GDP) [ratio has begun to decline] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 12 Th Major Public spending: Andrew Turnbull note to MT (Public Expenditure White Paper) [draft of part 1] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 13 Fr Major Public spending: Lord Cockfield minute to Peter Rees (Public Expenditure White Paper) [presentation of capital spending] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 13 Fr Major Public spending: Younger PS minute to Rees PS ("Public Expenditure White Paper 1984") [comparisons betewen England, Scotland and Wales] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 13 Fr Major Public spending: David Barclay note to MT (chemists' pay) [meeting in favour of legislation] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 16 Mo Major Public spending: Peter Rees minute to Geoffrey Howe (Public Expenditure White Paper) [capital expenditure] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 18 We Major Public spending: Patrick Jenkin minute to Peter Rees (Public Expenditure White Paper) [presentation of capital spending] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 19 Th Major Public spending: Treasury minute ("Ratios of Expenditure to GDP") [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 20 Fr Major Public spending: Peter Rees minute to Patrick Jenkin ("Public Expenditure Reviews: Urban Programme") [how to measure cost effectiveness] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 20 Fr Major Public spending: Rees PS minute to David Barclay ("Publication of 1984 Public Expenditure White Paper") [arrangements] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 20 Fr Major Public spending: Andrew Turnbull note to MT (chemists' pay) [applicability of principle to other NHS contractors] [declassified Jan 2014]