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1979 Sep 4 - 1984 May 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1216
Environmental affairs (Environmental policy: reports of Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution; industrial pollution and acid rain; possible British initiative) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 267
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79 Sep 17 Mo Major Environmental Affairs: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 (Royal Commission for Environmental Pollution: Seventh Report) ['agriculture & pollution'; publication arrangements] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Nov 28 Fr Major Environmental Affairs: MT letter to Chair of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (financial responsibility for Royal Commissions) ["The change which is contemplated is one of Vote responsibility only"] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Oct 12 Mo Major Environmental Affairs: No.10 letter to Chair of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (Eight Report of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution) [oil pollution of the sea; "I will bring this to... [MT's] attention"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 18 We Major Environmental Affairs: No.10 minute to MT (Environmental Pollution) ["handling of pollution issues has been deficient... [Cabinet Secretary] endorses the suggestion for an additional sub-committee of E, with a meeting of Ministers to be held to set the scene"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 20 Mo Major Environmental Affairs: No.10 minute (internal): Policy Unit to Barclay ("Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution: Tenth Report") ["plenty of scope to embarrass the Government... need to review both our policy and its presentation"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 23 Th Major Environmental Affairs: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Prime Minister's discussion with Sir John Mason") [summary of the key points made by Sir John on acid deposition] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 5 Mo Major Environmental Affairs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Environmental Pollution") [report on first meeting of the Official Committee on Environmental Protection; advice to confirm date for Ministerial meeting in order to galvanise the work of the Committee] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 30 Fr Major Environmental Affairs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Environmental Pollution") ["We are rapidly losing public confidence and we must take steps to regain the initiative"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 30 Fr Major Environmental Affairs: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Environmental Pollution") [Official Committee on Environmental Protection report] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 3 Tu Major Environmental Affairs: No.10 briefing for MT ("Environmental Pollution") [main issues; general policy & presentation; timing of major presentational initiatives; specific issues; next steps; handling] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 5 Th Major Environmental Affairs: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Jenkin, Tom King, Tebbit, Walker, Younger, Ridley, Jopling, Rees, Waldegrave) ["Environmental Pollution"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Apr 5 Th Major Environmental Affairs: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Environmental Pollution") [follow-up to "MT's two questions at this morning's meeting which I was unable to answer fully"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 3 Th Major Environmental Affairs: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Keith Joseph, Robin Nicholson, David Phillips, John Kingman, officials) ["Science Budget"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 8 Tu Major Environmental Affairs: Howe minute to MT ("London Summit: Possible British Initiative on the Environment") ["we still have a largely undeserved reputation... A Summit initiative in this field would be an excellent opportunity to correct this impression"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 8 Tu Major Environmental Affairs: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Acid Rain - Chancellor Kohl") [correction to record of conversation with MT] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 11 Fr Major Environmental Affairs: No.10 minute to MT (UK record on Acid Rain) [Parliamentary Answer] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 14 Mo Major Environmental affairs: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Environmental Pollution: A Positive Approach") ["Jenkin's... programme is needed to regain the political initiative and to restore public confidence in pollution matters... However, further work is required before detailed policies... can be agreed"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 14 Mo Major Environmental affairs: Jenkin minute to MT ("Environmental Pollution: A Positive Approach") ["a package of positive and cost effective measures": environmental impact of nuclear power; air pollution; coutryside/wildlife conservation; freedom of information] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 15 Tu Major Environmental affairs: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("London Summit: possible British initiative on the environment") ["I have considerable misgivings about this [Howe] proposal"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 16 We Major Environmental affairs: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Environmental Pollution - meeting on 17 May") ["[Patrick Jenkin] is absolutely right in saying that... the 'do nothing' option would be a political and economic disaster"] [declassified Jan 2014]