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1984 Mar 1 - 1984 Jul 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1251
Government machinery (Promotion of efficiency and elimination of waste: the Scrutiny Programme) (Part 15)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 349
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84 May 9 We Major Government machinery: Brittan letter to Rees ("Audit Commission: Value for Money") [Home Office Inspectorates] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 May 10 Th Major Government machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Ibbs, Cabinet Ministers) ["Presentation on Value for Money"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 7 Th Major Government machinery: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Value for Money") [seminars: objectives/attendees] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 12 Tu Major Government machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Value for Money") [seminar for 10 July: candidates to give presentations: Home Office/DTI] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 20 We Major Government machinery: Tebbit letter to Lord Gowrie ("Multi-Departmental Review of Accommodation") ["happy to agree to this... a worthwhile topic"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 20 We Major Government machinery: Howe minute to Rees ("Development of the Property Repayment Services System (PRS)") [Inter-Departmental Committee recommendations & funding of maintenance] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 6 Fr Major Government machinery: No.10 briefing for MT ("Value for Money Seminars: Tuesday 10 July") [key aims/questions; handling; briefing notes on Home Office & DTI] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 9 Mo Major Government machinery: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Efficiency Meeting, Home Office") [Immigration Dept; Inspectorates] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 9 Mo Major Government machinery: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Efficiency Meeting, DTI") ["an endless stream of losses"; key questions] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 10 Tu Major Government machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Brittan, Tebbit, Brian Cubbon, Brian Hayes, Anthony Rawlinson, Robin Ibbs, Robert Armstrong) ["Efficiency Seminars: Home Office"; Brittan presentation on law & order; Tebbit on trade & industry] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 13 Fr Major Government machinery: Fowler minute to MT ("NHS Rayner Scrutiny of Residential Accommodation") [publication of report; draft press notice; potential for substantial savings] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 26 Th Major Government machinery: Barclay minute to Ryder ("DTI Efficiency Presentation") [scheduling] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 30 Mo Major Government machinery: Rees minute to MT ("1983-84 Scrutiny of Departmental Running Costs") [full report] [declassified Jan 2014]