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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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85 Apr 30 Tu Minor Public spending: Peter Middleton minute to John Boreham ("Briefing on Monthly PSBR Press Notice") [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 Jan 3 Th Major Public spending: Peter Rees minute to Keith Joseph ("Agricultural R and D Expenditure") [possible redundancies] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 27 Th Major Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("1985 Public Expenditure White Paper") [defence manpower and capital] [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 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 Apr 22 Mo Major Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey and Running Costs Targets") [costing of options for reductions] [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 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 Jan 9 We Major 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 Apr 24 We Major Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("Running Costs Targets") [applying a progressive squeeze] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 18 Th Major Public spending: Peter Rees minute to Tom King ("Cost-Effectiveness of Public Expenditure Measures Related to Employment") [PAC recommendations] [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]
84 Dec 17 Mo Minor Public spending: PS minute to Rees PS ("Public Expenditure White Paper 1985") [publication of figures] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 17 Su Major Public spending: Rees PS minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Public Expenditure: Treasury and Civil Service Select Committee (TCSC) Hearing") [notes for Rees' appearance] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 17 Th Major Public spending: Rees PS minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Publication of 1985 Public Expenditure White Paper") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 21 Mo Minor Public spending: Rees PS minute to Brittan PS ("1985 Public Expenditure White Paper (CMND 9428") [publication date] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 18 Fr Major Public spending: Rees PS minute to Howe PS ("Public Expenditure White Paper: FCO") [can't accept anything that implies figures for FCO programmes are not fixed] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 21 Fr Major Public spending: Rees PS minute to Turnbull ("1985 Public Expenditure White Paper") [capital spending figures] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 18 Fr Major Public spending: Rees PS minute to Turnbull ("Capital Expenditure") [presentation of the government's case] [declassified Dec 2014]