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1984 Nov 22 - 1985 Apr 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1516
Government Machinery (Rayner Scrutiny Programme: promotion of efficiency and elimination of waste) (Part 17)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 340
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84 Nov 22 Th Minor Government Machinery: Ibbs minute to MT ("Consultancy Inspection and Review Report") [arrangements for publication] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 23 Fr Major Government Machinery: Ibbs briefing for MT ("Value for Money Seminar with the Secretary of State for Scotland") ["Your purpose is to impress on Mr Younger the need to maintain a constant drive for better value for money"] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 26 Mo Minor Government Machinery: No.10 letter to Ibbs ("Consultancy Inspection and Review Report") [arrangements for publication] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 27 Tu Major Government Machinery: Ibbs minute to MT ("Implementation of Efficiency Scrutinies") [suggests investigation of slow and incomplete implementation] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 27 Tu Major Government Machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Younger-Armstrong-Ibbs-Fraser) ["Scottish Office: Value for Money Seminar"] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 29 Th Major Government Machinery: No.10 letter to Ibbs ("Implementation of Efficiency Scrutinies") [agrees investigation of slow and incomplete implementation] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 4 Tu Major Government Machinery: Cabinet Secretary minute to Gowrie ("Location of the proposed Central Unit on Purchasing") [MT: "Ask for advice from Robin Ibbs"] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 10 Mo Minor Government Machinery: Efficiency Unit minute to No.10 ("CIR Report") [leaflet for Civil Service on Consultancy, Inspection and Review report] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 11 Tu Major Government Machinery: Ibbs minute to MT ("Central Unit on Purchasing") [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 12 We Major Government Machinery: Cabinet Office letter to No.10 ("Implementation of Efficiency Scrutinies") [Lord Young proposes himself as chair of inter-departmental group of Ministers] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 13 Th Major Government Machinery: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office ("Central Unit on Purchasing") [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 13 Th Major Government Machinery: Younger minute to MT ("Scottish Office: Value for Money Seminar") [high level of support for agriculture in Scotland] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 18 Fr Major Government Machinery: Ibbs minute to MT ("Scrutiny of Burdens on Firms") [advice on creation of inter-departmental group of Ministers] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 22 Tu Major Government Machinery: No.10 note to MT (Scrutiny of burdens on firms) ["There has been jockeying for position by Sir Robin Ibbs and Lord Young"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 23 We Major Government Machinery: No.10 letter to Home Office ("Scrutiny of Burdens on Business") [MT "is keen to see progress to remove as many obstacles to entrepreneurial activity as possible"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 1 Fr Major Government Machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Scrutiny of Burdens on Firms") [policy options for "bonfire of unnecessary burdens"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 6 We Major Government Machinery: Ibbs minute to MT ("Burdens on Business: The Compliance Costs Scrutiny") [advice on response to recommendations of report] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 8 Fr Major Government Machinery: Young minute to MT ("De-Regulation") [proposals for work of inter-departmental group of Ministers] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 8 Fr Major Government Machinery: Home Office letter to No.10 ("Scrutiny of Burdens on Business") [Home Office response to de-regulation recommendations] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 8 Fr Major Government Machinery: Redwood minute to MT (De-Regulation) [list of regulations "that could be abolished, amalgamated or simplified"] [declassified Dec 2014]