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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
Themes: Economic policy - theory and process, Privatized & state industries, Public spending & borrowing, Trade unions, Executive, Conservatism

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Date Value Title
85 Feb 8 Fr Major Government Machinery: Tebbit minute to MT ("Scrutiny of Burdens on Business") [response to DTI deregulation study] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 13 We Major Government Machinery: Cabinet Secretary minute to MT ("Deregulation") [follow-up to report on removing burdens for business] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 14 Th Major Government Machinery: No.10 letter to Young PS ("Deregulation") [plans for senior Ministerial group on deregulation] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 15 Fr Major Government Machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Scrutiny of Burdens on Business") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 16 Sa Major Government Machinery: Fowler minute to MT ("Scrutiny of Burdens on Businesses") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 22 Fr Major Government Machinery: DTI letter to No.10 (Scrutiny of burdens on businesses) [draft "publishable" version of report on burdens on business] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 22 Fr Major Government Machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Burdens on Business") ["There is no easy panacea for removing the burden of regulations from business"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 22 Fr Major Government Machinery: Young minute to MT ("Deregulation") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 25 Mo Major Government Machinery: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Deregulation") [senior Ministerial meeting on deregulation scrutiny] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 26 Tu Major Government Machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Lawson-Young-Trippier-Tebbit-Ibbs-Brittan-King-Jenkin-Fowler-Gowrie) ["Deregulation"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 4 Th Major Government Machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Value for Money Seminars") [MT: "D.H.S.S. has enough on its hands already"; suggests running seminar with a different department] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 15 Mo Major Government Machinery: No.10 letter to Efficiency Unit ("Value for Money Seminars") [suggests running seminar with a department other than DHSS] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 23 Tu Major Government Machinery: No.10 letter to Ibbs ("Capital Expenditure Contracts") [MT requests report on cost overruns and delays] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 26 Fr Major Government Machinery: Efficiency Unit minute to No.10 ("Value for Money Seminars") [suggests running seminar with Dept. of Employment] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 29 Mo Major Government Machinery: No.10 letter to Department of Employment ("Value for Money In Government") [invites Secretary of State to seminar] [declassified Dec 2014]