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1984 Feb 27 - 1984 Nov 19
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1399
Transport (Inquiry into Archway Road Scheme (North London); withdrawal of nominated inspector Sir Michael Giddings following harassment of him and his family)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 43
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84 Feb 27 Mon Transport: Ridley letter to Lord Hailsham ("Inquiry into the Archway Road Scheme") [Ridley draft announcement to Parliament of Michael Giddings' resignation from Inquiry due to harassment] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 28 Tue Transport: David Barclay minute to MT ("Archway") [report on Ridley announcement to Parliament of Michael Giddings' resignation from Inquiry due to harassment] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 12 Mon Transport: David Barclay minute to MT ("The Archway Inquiry") [MT approves Policy Unit proposal for wider review of inquiry procedure] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 15 Thu Transport: No.10 letter to Jenkin PS ("Inquiry Procedures") ["There is widespread concern, which... [MT] shares, about not only the disruption of major inquiries but also their cost and length of time"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 20 Tue Transport: Ridley letter to Lord Hailsham ("Archway and the Scott Wilson Report") [Parliament Q&A to precede Report's publication, followed by announcement repudiating Report's findings; Archway Inquiry/Regents Park Road improvement withing MT constituency] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 21 Wed Transport: Ridley letter to Margaret Thatcher MP (new traffic surveys to take account of the effect of the M25) [follow-up to point made in Michael Giddings' adjournment statement on his withdrawal from Archway Inquiry] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jun 21 Thu Transport: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 ("Inquiry Procedures") [proposed Code of Practice, pending outcome of review brought about by MT's concerns about cost & length of major inquiries] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Nov 19 Mon Transport: Ridley minute to MT ("Archway: the next steps") [announcement in Parliament that new Inquiry will not be set up until study of East London road problems is completed; GLC decision on proposed lorry ban] [declassified Jan 2014]