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1979 Jul 6 - 1985 Mar 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1422
Broadcasting (Television licence fees: finances of BBC; pay in the BBC; review of external services) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 407
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Date Value Title
79 Jul 6 Fr Major Broadcasting: Willie Whitelaw minute to Geoffrey Howe ("Telvision Licence Fees") [timing and size of increases] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Jul 10 Tu Major Broadcasting: John Hoskyns minute to MT ("Telvision Licence Fees") [probably better to do fees on an annual basis] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Jul 10 Tu Major Broadcasting: Willie Whitelaw minute to MT ("Telvision Licence Fees") [proposal for part funding from advertising would be controversial] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Jul 18 We Major Broadcasting: Geoffrey Howe minute to Willie Whitelaw (TV licence fee) [proposed timing of increase] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Sep 26 We Major Broadcasting: Willie Whitelaw minute to Geoffrey Howe ("Telvision Licence Fees") [timing and size of fee increase] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Sep 28 Fr Major Broadcasting: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw) [MT concern at extravagence of some of BBC's spending] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Oct 17 We Major Broadcasting: Tim Lankester minute to MT ("Meeting with the Chancellor - Thursday 18 October, 0845") [cash limit, licences, NEDC membership] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Oct 19 Fr Major Broadcasting: Geoffrey Howe minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Telvision Licence Fees") [effects of a fee increase on RPI] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Oct 31 We Major Broadcasting: Willie Whitelaw minute to MT ("Telvision Licence Fees") [increases of this size can only be justified if they last for at least two years] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Oct 31 We Major Broadcasting: Whitelaw PS note to Tim Lankester (BBC) [coverage of licence fee] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Nov 5 Mo Major Broadcasting: Bernard Ingham minute to Tim Lankester ("TV Licence, etc.") [possibility of advertising on the BBC] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Nov 6 Tu Major Broadcasting: Tim Lankester minute to Whitelaw PS ("Telvision Licence Fees") [shouldn't raise possibility of advertising with BBC at this time] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Nov 20 Tu Major Broadcasting: Willie Whitelaw minute to Geoffrey Howe ("Telvision Licence Fees") [announcement of fee increase] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 Nov 20 Tu Major Broadcasting: Geoffrey Howe minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Telvision Licence Fees") [date for announcement on fee increase] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 Jan 8 Th Major Broadcasting: Home Office briefing (meeting with BBC chairman) [BBC charter, finance, efficiency] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 Jun 29 Mo Major Broadcasting: Willie Whitelaw minute to MT ("B.B.C. Finance") [licence fee increase, efficiency] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 Jun 30 Tu Major Broadcasting: MT letter to Lord Vaizey (BBC finances) ["there is room for some improvement"] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 Jul 1 We Major Broadcasting: Michael Pattison minute to Whitelaw PS (BBC finances) [consider all options before government is met with demands for licence fee increases] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 Jul 31 Fr Major Broadcasting: Whitelaw PS letter to Michael Pattison (BBC finances) [medium term financing, licence fee increases] [declassified Dec 2014]
81 Aug 6 Th Major Broadcasting: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Howe) [level and timing of BBC licence fee increases] [declassified Dec 2014]