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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)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 267
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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 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 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 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]
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]
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]
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]
84 May 17 Th Minor Environmental affairs: No.10 note to Cabinet Office ("Environmental Pollution") [Nicholas Edwards register of interest] [declassified Jan 2014]