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1984 Dec 17 - 1985 Apr 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1452
Economic policy (Public Spending) (Part 31)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 330
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84 Nov 7 Wed Public spending: No.10 Lobby Briefing (publications, Yugoslavia, environment/local government debate, US elections) [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 14 Fri Public spending: Michael Heseltine minute to MT ("1985 Public Expenditure White Paper") [MoD manpower figures] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 17 Mon Public spending: Patrick Jenkin minute to Peter Rees ("Public Expenditure White Paper: Capital Spending") [when to publish figures] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 17 Mon Public spending: Lawson PS minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Monthly Note on Public Sector Borrowing") [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 17 Mon Public spending: Ridley PS minute to Rees PS ("Public Expenditure White Paper: Capital Spending") [period to be covered by projections] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 17 Mon Public spending: PS minute to Rees PS ("Public Expenditure White Paper 1985") [publication of figures] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 19 Wed Public spending: Younger PS minute to Rees PS ("Public Expenditure White Paper: Capital Spending") [period to be covered by projections] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 21 Fri Public spending: Rees PS minute to Turnbull ("1985 Public Expenditure White Paper") [capital spending figures] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 27 Thu Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("1985 Public Expenditure White Paper") [defence manpower and capital] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 28 Fri Public spending: Howe PS minute to Rees PS ("FCO Expenditure: Sterling and Overseas Inflation") [Howe does not accept he shoudl start implementing reductions in programmes] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 31 Mon Public spending: David Barclay note to Andrew Turnbull (Public Expenditure Survey) ["MT does not wish to intervene - yet"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 3 Thu Public spending: Peter Rees minute to Keith Joseph ("Agricultural R and D Expenditure") [possible redundancies] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 7 Mon Public spending: Bernard Ingham minute to Robin Butler ("Public Expenditure - Presentation") [publication "brings together most, if not all, of the bad news about the working out of Government policy"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 9 Wed Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey: Review") ["our policy is to keep public expenditure broadly stable in real terms"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 9 Wed Public spending: Bernard Ingham minute to Brian Mower (speaking note for ministers) [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 10 Thu Public spending: Andrew Turnbull note to MT (PEWP publication arrangements) [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 10 Thu Public spending: Rees PS minute to Whitelaw PS ("1985 Public Expenditure White Paper") [need to present plans positively] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 10 Thu Public spending: Robin Butler minute to MT ("Public Expenditure - Presentation") ["It is desirable to bring together decisions about expenditure and taxes"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 10 Thu Public spending: Willie Whitelaw minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey") [should aim for a shorter period between public spending survey and the Budget] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 10 Thu Public spending: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Public expenditure survey - lessons for the future") [difficult 1984 Survey, prospects for 1985] [declassified Dec 2014]