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1984 Jun 1 - 1984 Jul 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1306
Local government (Relations with central government, organisation & finance) (Part 21)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 403
Any docs withheld? 2

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84 Jun 1 Fri Local Government: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 (rates legislation) [statistics to support Government’s argument] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 6 Wed Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT (“Abolition of the GLC and MCCs”) [“crucial stage in the propaganda battle”] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 11 Mon Local Government: Nick Ridley letter to Jenkin (Abolition of GLC/MCCs: cost savings) [public transport] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 12 Tue Local Government: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Turnbull (“Rate Limitation”) [extending scheme beyond London] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 13 Wed Local Government: Kinnock letter to MT (Rates Bill: statement in Parliament) [accusation of misleading the House] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 13 Wed Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT (“Liverpool City Council”) [possibility of legal action or legislative measures if LCC fails to set legal rate and budget] [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 18 Mon Local Government: Younger letter to Whitelaw (“Rates Bill: invalid rates and precepts”) [declassified 2014]
84 Jun 28 Thu Local Government: Ingham minute to Whitelaw (“Local government/London Transport”) [abolition of GLC: media campaign to lay ground for White Paper] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 3 Tue Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT (“Local Government (Interim Provisions) Bill - Elections”) [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 10 Tue Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT (“Abolition: Trading Standards and related functions in metropolitan counties”) [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 11 Wed Local Government: Jenkin PS record of conversation (Jenkin, Lord Hailsham, Brittan) [Abolition of GLC/MCC: future arrangements for the probation service] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 12 Thu Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jenkin, Tebbit, Tom King, Ridley, Jopling) [“Abolition: Trading Standards and related functions in metropolitan counties”] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 17 Tue Local Government: Jenkin PS letter to Rees PS (“Local authority capital expenditure”) [Jenkin and Edwards statements to Parliament] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 17 Tue Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT (“Abolition of the GLC and MCCs: presentation”) [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 18 Wed Local Government: Lord Gowrie letter to Jenkin (“Draft response to Select Committee on Education, Science and the Arts on GLC/MCC abolition”) [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 18 Wed Local Government: Brittan letter to Rees (“Local authority expenditure controls and Fire Service resources”) [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 19 Thu Local Government: Whitelaw minute to MT (“English RSG settlement 1985-86”) [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 20 Fri Local Government: Younger letter to Rees (“Scottish local authority expenditure 1985-86”) [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 24 Tue Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jenkin) [“Abolition: Counter Obstruction”] [declassified 2014]
84 Jul 24 Tue Local Government: Jenkin PS letter to Whitelaw PS (“Abolition: Counter Obstruction”) [MT: “[penalties] are too tough. We shall have martyrs”] [declassified 2014]