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1985 May 10 - 1985 Sep 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1453
Economic policy (Public Spending) (Part 32)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 241
Themes: Public spending & borrowing, Media, Executive

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Date Value Title
85 May 10 Fr Major Public spending: Peter Walker minute to Tom King ("Cost Effectiveness of Public Expenditure Measures Related to Employment") [industrial support programmes] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 13 Mo Major Public spending: Patrick Jenkin minute to Peter Rees ("Cost Effectiveness of Public Expenditure Measures Related to Employment") [job creation not the whole purpose of Jenkin's programmes] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 16 Th Major Public spending: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Lawson) [public spending priorities] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 20 Mo Major Public spending: Rees PS note to Andrew Turnbull ("Running Costs Targets") [how to make new targets regime public] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 21 Tu Major Public spending: Rees PS note to Andrew Turnbull ("Public Expenditure: 1985 Survey Prospects") [departments' bids for additional money] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 21 Tu Minor Public spending: Caroline Ryder minute to MT ("Seminar at Chequers for Cabinet Colleagues to Discuss Public Expenditure") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 5 We Minor Public spending: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Chequers Public Expenditure Discussion") [arrangements] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 6 Th Major Public spending: Andrew Turnbull minute to Whitelaw PS ("Public Expenditure") [meeting to discuss main issues facing the government] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 13 Th Major Public spending: John Redwood minute to MT (public spending round) [better way of negotiating with departments] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 14 Fr Major Public spending: Peter Rees minute to MT ("Cabinet on Sunday, 23 June: Public Expenditure Priorities") [the task ahead] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 17 Mo Major Public spending: Andrew Turnbull minute to Rees PS ("Public Expenditure Priorities") [ministers should not approach discussion as departmental advocates] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 17 Mo Major Public spending: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Priorities") [ministers should not approach discussion as departmental advocates] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 17 Mo Major Public spending: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Meeting with the Chancellor and Chief Secretary") [prospects for the public expenditure round] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 19 We Major Public spending: Rees PS note to Andrew Turnbull ("Public Expenditure Priorities") ["We have had an enormous problem on public expenditure"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 21 Fr Major Public spending: John Redwood minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [need to "get away from the reputation for endless cuts"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 24 Mo Major Public spending: Cabinet Office record of conversation (Chequers Cabinet meeting) [public spending priorities] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 25 Tu Major Public spending: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Chequers Meeting on Public Expenditure, 23 June 1985") [importance of reducing burden of public sector on rest of economy] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 2 Tu Major Public spending: Lawson PS minute to Andrew Turnbull (Cabinet discussion) [economic prospects, expenditure survey] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 8 Mo Major Public spending: Rees PS note to Andrew Turnbull ("Briefing for the Publication on Thursday 11 July 1t 3.30pm of Cash Limits Provisional 1984-85 Outturn White Paper") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 8 Mo Major Public spending: Rees PS note to Andrew Turnbull ("Cash Limits for 1984-85") [publication of White Paper] [declassified Dec 2014]