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1984 Jan 3 - 1985 Feb 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1469
Education (General policy on education and education expenditure: White Paper on Schools) (Part 4)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 327
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84 Dec 2 Su Major Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Keith Joseph, Tristan Garel Jones) ["Student Grants": Government plan for parental full contribution to tuition fees: options for concession in light of backbench & public opposition] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 3 Mo Major Education: Peter Rees minute to MT ("Student Grants") [response to MT request to find scope for reducing impact of new scheme] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 5 We Major Education: No.10 record of conversations (09:00 - Lawson, Keith Joseph, Hancock, Peter Middleton) (11:15 - MT, Lawson, Whitelaw, Keith Joseph, Biffen, Peter Rees, Peter Brooke, Peter Middleton, Bernard Ingham) ["Student Grants": Backbenchers pressure on Government to withdraw proposals; discussion of options] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 30 We Major Education: Keith Joseph letter to Chairman of the University Grants Committee ("Future Planning of Higher Education") [student numbers; subject balance; research; rationalisation; staffing; recurrent grant; external financing; capital receipts; efficiency; cooperation with National Advisory Board ] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 21 Fr Major Education: Keith Joseph letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Review of Student Support") [MT not satisfied with proposed terms of review] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 30 We Major Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("H Committee: In-Service Training for Teachers") ["proposals should be accepted only if... money can be found from within the existing education budget"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 18 Mo Major Education: Fowler letter to Keith Joseph ("Review of Student Support") [request to be kept in loop, for social security implications] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 17 Th Major Education: Keith Joseph letter to Lord Young ("Provision for Students") [Lord Young's proposed restriction on entitlement to supplementary benefits] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 21 Fr Major Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Management of Higher Education") [National Advisory Board plans for local authority higher education & Government grant-aided colleges; Ministerial Guidance for University Grants Committee & universities; Government priorities for higher education; radical alternatives for the planning & control of universities] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 4 Tu Major Education: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Whitelaw Meeting") [review of student support: summary of outcomes from Whitelaw/Keith Joseph meeting earlier in the day; TUC meeting with NUM; BT shares] [declassified Dec 2014]