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1984 Aug 1 - 1984 Nov 20
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1252
Government machinery (Promotion of efficiency and elimination of waste: the Scrutiny Programme; review of government purchasing) (Part 16)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 387
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84 Nov 7 We Major Government machinery: Lord Gowrie minute to MT ("Government Purchasing") [foreword to report; publication] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 13 Tu Major Government machinery: David Barclay minute to Robin Butler ("Seminars on Efficiency") [views on usefulness of the seminars] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 14 We Major Government machinery: No.10 record of conversation ("Efficiency: Discussion with Sir Robin Ibbs") [Robin Butler, Robin Ibbs] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 19 Mo Major Government machinery: Lord Gowrie minute to MT ("Supporting Services for Administrative Work") [final report; key findings] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 19 Mo Major Government machinery: Lord Gowrie letter to Jopling ("Government Purchasing") [multi-Department review recommendations] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 19 Mo Major Government machinery: Lord Gowrie letter to Ridley ("Government Purchasing") [multi-Department review recommendations; roads programme] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 19 Mo Major Government machinery: Lord Gowrie letter to Rees ("Government Purchasing") [multi-Department review recommendations: implementation] [declassified Jan 2014]