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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

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

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 330
Themes: Public spending & borrowing, Media, Executive

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Date Value Title
85 Feb 18 Mo Major Public spending: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Asset Sales and Public Expenditure") [local authority housing] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 18 Mo Major Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("Public Expenditure and the Fiscal Stance") [proposed schemes for asset sales becoming more complex] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 25 Mo Major Public spending: Peter Rees minute to Ian Gow ("Sale and Leaseback and Interest Swaps Water Authorities") [water authorities' wish to act commercially] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 21 Th Major Public spending: John Redwood minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [examples of waste and mismanagement] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 22 Fr Major Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey: Gas Prices") [MT does not think proposed study would achieve anything] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 25 Mo Major Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("1985 Survey Guidelines") [facing "another tough Survey"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 25 Mo Major Public spending: John Redwood minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey: Gas Prices") [Treasury wants to put prices up] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 25 Mo Major Public spending: Nigel Lawson minute to MT ("Running Costs Targets") [aim of applying a progressive squeeze] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 26 Tu Major Public spending: John Redwood minute to MT (1985 Public Expenditure Survey) [departments should be dissuaded from putting forward damaging cuts] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 27 We Major Public spending: David Willetts minute to MT ("Running Costs Targets") ["pretty pathetic that Government running costs have risen faster than inflation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 28 Th Major Public spending: Timothy Flesher minute to Lawson PS (Running Costs Targets) [MT's concern at rising running costs despite success in reducing manpower] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 1 Mo Major Public spending: Lawson PS minute to Robin Butler (Public Expenditure Survey) ["a difficult Survey is in prospect"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 1 Mo Minor Public spending: Stephen Sherbourne minute to John Redwood (Transport and Public Expenditure) [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 3 We Major Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey") [need to establish a baseline] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 10 We Major Public spending: Norman Fowler minute to Peter Rees ("Public Expenditure Survey and Running Costs Targets") [reservations about the baseline] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 12 Fr Major Public spending: Timothy Flesher minute to Rees PS (Running Costs Targets) [should be introduced as of 1985 survey] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 12 Fr Major Public spending: Timothy Flesher minute to Rees PS (Public Expenditure Survey) [options for reductions] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 15 Mo Major Public spending: Michael Jopling minute to Peter Rees ("Public Expenditure Survey and Running Costs Targets") [agricultural R&D, redundancy costs] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 15 Mo Major Public spending: Lord Gowrie minute to Peter Rees ("1985 Public Expenditure Survey") [concerned at delay in finalising guidelines] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 16 Tu Major Public spending: Peter Walker minute to Peter Rees ("Running Costs Targets") [improved energy efficiency in departments] [declassified Dec 2014]