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1982 Jul 22 - 1983 Nov 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1357
Prime Minister (Prime Minister's meeting with Group of Eight, representing the construction industry, October 1982; pressure for greater financial assistance from government; complaint about local authority capital underspend)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 188
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81 Nov 23 Mon Prime Minister: Heseltine letter to Owen Luder (problems facing the construction industry) [follow-up to meeting with 'Group of Eight' delegation: Government Departmental public expenditure] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Aug 11 Wed Prime Minister: MT letter to President of the National Federation of Building Trades Employers (problems facing the construction industry) ["I cannot accept that the picture is quite as gloomy as you suggest"] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Sep 10 Fri Prime Minister: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Construction Industry: Group of Eight") [request for meeting to discuss Government financial support] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Oct 11 Mon Prime Minister: Department of the Environment briefing for MT (meeting with 'Group of Eight' construction industry delegation) [Government financial support] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Oct 15 Fri Prime Minister: No.10 record of conversation (MT, John Stanley, 'Group of Eight' construction industry delegation) [Govt financial support; underspend on capital allocations by local authorities and nationalised industries; home improvement grants; local authority overspend on current expenditure; pay increases] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 2 Tue Prime Minister: MT letter to President of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (meeting with the Group of Eight: local authority capital expenditure and the construction industry) ["hope that Scottish local authorities will do all they can to avoid underspending"] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 2 Tue Prime Minister: MT letter to Chairman of the Association of Metropolitan Authorities (meeting with the Group of Eight: local authority capital expenditure and the construction industry) ["urge your members to do all they can to respond the Government's offer"] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 2 Tue Prime Minister: MT letter to Chairman of the Nationalised Industries' Chairmen's Group (meeting with the Group of Eight: shortfall on nationalised industries' planned capital expenditure) ["I would hope that profitable investment is only reduced as a last resort"] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 2 Tue Prime Minister: MT letter to Deputy Leader of Greater London Council (meeting with the Group of Eight: local authority capital expenditure and the construction industry) ["much investment is needed to plan for future economic recovery"] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 2 Tue Prime Minister: MT letter to Chairman of the Association of District Councils (meeting with the Group of Eight: local authority capital expenditure and the construction industry) ["much investment is needed to plan for future economic recovery"] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 2 Tue Prime Minister: MT letter to Chairman of the London Boroughs Association (meeting with the Group of Eight: local authority capital expenditure and the construction industry) ["much investment is needed to plan for future economic recovery"] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 2 Tue Prime Minister: MT letter to Chairman of the Association of County Councils (meeting with the Group of Eight: local authority capital expenditure and the construction industry) ["much investment is needed to plan for future economic recovery"] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 22 Mon Prime Minister: Younger PS letter to No.10 ("Group of Eight") [capital expenditure: letter from President of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 23 Tue Prime Minister: MT letter to Deputy Leader of Greater London Council (local authority capital expenditure) ["I do not share your pessimism about what can be achieved"] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 23 Tue Prime Minister: MT letter to Chairman of the Association of Metropolitan Authorities (local authority capital expenditure) ["still much that authorities can do to promote extra capital investment this year"] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 23 Tue Prime Minister: MT letter to Chairman of the Association of County Councils (local authority capital expenditure) ["I am glad that you expect your members to do their best to respond"] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 23 Tue Prime Minister: MT letter to Chairman of the Association of District Councils (local authority capital expenditure) ["I am glad that you expect your members to do their best to respond"] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Dec 10 Fri Prime Minister: MT letter to President of the National Federation of Building Trades Employers (Government support for the construction industry) [financial intiatives] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 30 Wed Prime Minister: Manchester Society of Architects letter to MT (manipulation of the construction industry) [Manchester Evening News article] [declassified Jan 2014]