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1983 Feb 15 - 1984 Mar 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1311
Manpower (Strategy for industry and employment; reducing the burden of regulation on the economy; Chequers seminar on employment) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 339
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83 Jul 1 Fri Manpower: No.10 minute to MT ("Employment Meeting at Chequers") [commissioning papers; MT concerns about confidentiality of the exercise] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 1 Fri Manpower: Lord Cockfield minute to MT ("A Passport for a Job") [proposed scheme for getting 16/17 year olds into work] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 5 Tue Manpower: No.10 letter to Jenkin PS ("Strategy for Unemployment") [paper for Seminar] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 5 Tue Manpower: No.10 letter to Lord Young ("Strategy for Unemployment") [Young paper 'A Minister for Policy?' submitted in response to No.10 requesting papers for Seminar] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 5 Tue Manpower: No.10 letter to Keith Joseph PS ("Strategy for Unemployment") [letter requesting paper for Seminar & Keith Joseph paper attached] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 5 Tue Manpower: No.10 letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer PS ("Strategy for Unemployment") [letter requesting papers for Seminar & attached papers] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 6 Wed Manpower: No.10 note to Cabinet Office (Chequers Seminar on Employment) [copy of covering letter requesting papers] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 11 Mon Manpower: Stephen Sherbourne minute to Robin Butler (Chequers Seminar on Employment) [papers; attendance] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 11 Mon Manpower: Lord Cockfield minute to MT ("A Scheme To Help Those Starting Up As Self Employed") [paper for Chequers Seminar on Employment] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 18 Mon Manpower: Lord Cockfield minute to MT (Chequers Seminar on Employment) [note on tax system reform proposals] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 25 Mon Manpower: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Competition and Privatisation") [preparing unprofitable companies for privatisation; avoiding bottlenecks in sell-offs] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 27 Wed Manpower: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Cecil Parkinson (changes in the Regional Development Grants system) [legislation; case for modifying system] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Aug 2 Tue Manpower: Tebbit minute to MT ("Strategy for Unemployment") [papers for seminar] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Aug 16 Tue Manpower: Peter Walker minute to MT (Chequers Seminar on Unemployment) [paper] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Aug 26 Fri Manpower: No.10 minute to MT ("Chequers Seminar on Unemployment") [cover minute for papers received to date; note of papers not yet received; MT notes need for "absolute confidentiality" in circulation of papers] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Aug 31 Wed Manpower: Lord Cockfield minute to MT (Chequers Seminar on Employment) ["some observations prompted by the papers"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Sep 1 Thu Manpower: Parkinson PS letter to No.10 (Chequers Seminar on Unemployment) [papers for the seminar] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Sep 2 Fri Manpower: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("A Strategy For Jobs") ["We must reaffirm the basic principles... the reduction of public expenditure"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Sep 2 Fri Manpower: No.10 briefing for MT ("Chequers Seminar on Employment: 6 & 7 September") [attendees; schedule; list of papers] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Sep 2 Fri Manpower: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Chequers Seminar on Unemployment") ["suggestions about handling the discussion and... main issues"] [declassified Jan 2014]