Archive

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 Jul 4 We Major Government machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Efficiency Unit (Value for Money) [government policy; target for running costs; seminars] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 1 We Major Government machinery: Rees letter to Fowler ("NHS Recruitment Advertising") [annual savings; job register proposal] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 1 We Major Government machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Tebbit, Ibbs, Rawlinson, Hayes) ["Value for Money Seminar: Department of Trade and Industry": 10 July & 1 August] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 2 Th Major Government machinery: Jenkin letter to Rees ("Development of the PRS System") [Property Repayment System] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 3 Fr Major Government machinery: Efficiency Unit note to No.10 ("CIR Report") [copy of Consultancy, Inspection and Review Services in Government Departments Report] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 3 Fr Major Government machinery: David Barclay minute to MT ("1983/84 Scrutiny of Departmental Running Costs") ["lack of progress"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 3 Fr Major Government machinery: Lord Gowrie minute to MT ("Government Purchasing") [scrutiny of contract & procurement procedures] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 6 Mo Major Government machinery: Efficiency Unit letter to David Trippier ("Scrutiny of Administrative and Legislative Burdens") ["writing to confirm how I see the way forward"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 6 Mo Major Government machinery: Home Office letter to No.10 ("Efficiency Seminar: Home Office") [MT "asked about the size of the central administration... dealing with the Prison Service"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Sep 21 Fr Major Government machinery: Tom King letter to MT ("The Future Development of the Jobcentre Network") ["main elements of the strategy and why the Government is backing it"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 5 Fr Major Government machinery: Permanent Secretary to the Treasury letter to Rees ("Value for Money") [outline of concerns about Government strategy] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 8 Mo Major Government machinery: Efficiency Unit minute to MT ("Value for Money Seminars") [Scottish Office] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 12 Fr Major Government machinery: Efficiency Unit minute to MT ("The Urban Programme") [advice on Jenkin proposals, and on papers, for forthcoming MISC 104 meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 15 Mo Major Government machinery: Lord Gowrie minute to MT (Implementation of Improvements in the Financial Management of Advisory and Other Public Bodies) [asks MT to issue minute to Ministers to emphasise her personal backing] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 15 Mo Major Government machinery: Lord Gowrie minute to MT (Review of the Financial Management of Advisory and Other Public Bodies) [progress & next steps] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 23 Tu Major Government machinery: Gowrie minute to MT ("Review of Support Services for Research and Development: Progress Report") [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 25 Th Major Government machinery: MT minute to Ministers in Charge of Departments (Implementation of Improvements in the Financial Management of Advisory and Other Public Bodies) [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 26 Fr Major Government machinery: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (Government Purchasing) [papers; proposals; issues; main points for discussion; handling] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 29 Mo Major Government machinery: Rees PS letter to No.10 ("1983-84 Scrutiny of Running Costs") [PQ; publication] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Oct 29 Mo Major Government machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Gowrie, Heseltine, Jenkin, Ridley, Rees, Lamont, Raison, Ibbs, Baroness Young, Tony Newton, David Waddington) ["Government Purchasing"] [declassified Jan 2014]