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PREM19/1508
Government Machinery (Allocation of Ministerial responsibilities)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 123
Themes: British Constitution (general discussions), Executive, Executive (appointments)

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Date Value Title
79 May 8 Tu Major Government Machinery: Department of Trade letter to No.10 (allocation of ministerial responsibilities) [declassified Dec 2014]
79 May 10 Th Major Government Machinery: Department of Energy letter to No.10 ("Department of Energy - Ministers and Private Secretaries") [allocation of ministerial responsibilities] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 May 10 Th Major Government Machinery: Home Office letter to No.10 (allocation of ministerial responsibilities) [declassified Dec 2014]
79 May 10 Th Major Government Machinery: Scottish Office letter to No.10 (allocation of ministerial responsibilities) [declassified Dec 2014]
79 May 11 Fr Major Government Machinery: Department of Education and Science letter to No.10 ("Allocation of Responsibilities to Ministers") [declassified Dec 2014]
79 May 11 Fr Major Government Machinery: FCO letter to No.10 ("Ministerial Responsibilities in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office") [allocation among ministers below Foreign Secretary] [declassified Dec 2014]
79 May 11 Fr Major Government Machinery: MOD letter to No.10 ("Ministry of Defence - Ministers' Private Secretaries") [declassified Dec 2014]
79 May 15 Tu Major Government Machinery: Civil Service Department letter to No.10 (allocation of ministerial responsibilities: Lord President's Office and Civil Service Department) [declassified Dec 2014]
79 May 16 We Major Government Machinery: Department of Transport letter to No.10 (allocation of ministerial responsibilities) [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Jan 13 Th Major Government Machinery: No.10 letter to Cabinet Secretary (title of Minister with responsibility for Local Government) [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Jun 14 Tu Major Government Machinery: Cabinet Secretary letter to No.10 (responsibilities of Lord Gowrie as Minister for the Arts) [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Jun 16 Th Major Government Machinery: No.10 letter to Cabinet Secretary (responsibilities of Lord Gowrie as Minister for the Arts) ["The Prime Minister has commented that the penultimate paragraph goes a little beyond what you promised to Lord Gowrie"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Aug 29 Th Major Government Machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Possible Machinery of Government Changes") [transfer of responsibilities from DTI to Dept. Employment; Dept. of Employment approach to unemployment] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Sep 11 We Major Government Machinery: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Responsibilities of Treasury Ministers") [following reshuffle] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Sep 27 Fr Major Government Machinery: Cabinet Office letter to No.10 (Ministerial responsibilities of Richard Luce) [declassified Dec 2014]