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1984 Apr 3 - 1984 May 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1305
Local government (Relations with central government, organisation & finance) (Part 20)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 232
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84 Apr 3 Tu Major Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT (“Abolition of Greater London Council and Metropolitan County Councils”) [declassified 2014]
84 Apr 4 We Major Local Government: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Abolition of the Greater London Council and Metropolitan County Councils: MISC 95 report”) [declassified 2014]
84 Apr 6 Fr Major Local Government: Lawson letter to Ridley (“London Regional Transport”) [retention of GLC-appointed Chief Exec] [declassified 2014]
84 Apr 6 Fr Major Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT (malpractices in local government in England) [Labour “using local government… to attack… national government”] [declassified 2014]
84 Apr 9 Mo Major Local Government: Whitelaw minute to MT (“Abolition of the Greater London Council and the Metropolitan County Councils: the Arts”) [declassified 2014]
84 Apr 10 Tu Major Local Government: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 (“Local Government spending: Policy Unit proposals”) [“search for economy and effectiveness”] [declassified 2014]
84 Apr 16 Mo Major Local Government: No.10 letter to Jenkin PS (abolition of the GLC and the MCCs) [MT&#58 “Excellent - we must push ahead vigorously”] [declassified 2014]
84 Apr 16 Mo Major Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT (“Association of London Authorities”) [GLC association with ALA unlawful] [declassified 2014]
84 Apr 16 Mo Major Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT (“Rates Bill: exclusions from operation of general rate limitation scheme”) [“political trouble” if mishandled] [declassified 2014]
84 Apr 18 We Major Local Government: No.10 minute to MT (“Children in Care”) [MT rejects independent boarding schools proposal] [declassified 2014]
84 Apr 27 Fr Major Local Government: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (Liverpool: Commissioners Bill) [MT: “I should be very reluctant to use the legislation at all”] [declassified 2014]
84 Apr 27 Fr Major Local Government: Jenkin record of conversation (Jenkin, Waldegrave, Whitelaw, Rees, Bertie Denham) [“Rates Bill: exclusions from the operation of general rate limitation”] [declassified 2014]
84 May 1 Tu Major Local Government: Younger minute to MT (“Rates Bill: exclusions from operation of general Rate Limitation Scheme: Scottish implications”) [declassified 2014]
84 May 4 Fr Major Local Government: No.10 Policy Unit record of conversation (Policy Unit, Patrick Jenkin) [Rates Bill; abolition of MMCs] [declassified 2014]
84 May 8 Tu Major Local Government: Tebbit letter to Whitelaw (Public Transport) [declassified 2014]
84 May 9 We Major Local Government: No.10 minute to MT (‘London Grand Committee’ proposal) [“[needs] much closer scrutiny”] [declassified 2014]
84 May 9 We Major Local Government: No.10 briefing for MT (“Direct Elections to ILEA”) [“will provide just the platform which the GLC Labour Group are seeking”] [declassified 2014]
84 May 10 Th Major Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Whitelaw, Biffen, Joseph, Jopling, Waldegrave) [“Direct Elections to ILEA”] [declassified 2014]
84 May 14 Mo Major Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jenkin, Whitelaw, Biffen, Jopling, Gummer) [‘London Grand Committee’ proposal] [declassified 2014]
84 May 17 Th Major Local Government: Michael Ancram letter to Whitelaw (“Rating and Valuation (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill”) [declassified 2014]