Archive

1985 May 7 - 1985 Jul 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1517
Government Machinery (Rayner Scrutiny Programme: promotion of efficiency and elimination of waste) (Part 18)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 500
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85 Jun 20 Th Major Government Machinery: Gowrie minute to MT ("Multi Department Review of Office Accommodation Management") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 26 We Major Government Machinery: Young minute to MT ("Deregulation") [preparation of White Paper] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 27 Th Major Government Machinery: Ibbs minute to MT ("Deregulation") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 28 Fr Major Government Machinery: Cabinet Secretary minute to MT ("Deregulation") [proposed creation of a central task force within government] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 28 Fr Major Government Machinery: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Deregulation: Minute dated 26 June from the Minister Without Portfolio and the draft of the Deregulation White Paper") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 28 Fr Major Government Machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Deregulation") [concerns that White Paper will be viewed as "weak" but advises publication] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 28 Fr Major Government Machinery: Young minute to MT ("Deregulation") [draft White Paper] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 1 Mo Major Government Machinery: Ibbs minute to MT ("Review of Office Accommodation Management") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 1 Mo Major Government Machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Brittan-Jenkin-Tebbit-King-Biffen-Gowrie-Young-Wakeham-Clarke-Cabinet Secretary-Ibbs & others) ["Deregulation"; draft White Paper] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 3 We Major Government Machinery: Walker minute to MT ("Multi-Department Review of Office Accommodation Management") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 4 Th Major Government Machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Review of Office Accommodation and Management") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 5 Fr Major Government Machinery: Ibbs minute to MT ("Capital Expenditure Contracts") [report on time and cost overruns on capital projects] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 5 Fr Major Government Machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Lifting the Burden") ["This is not the best White Paper ever produced, but...now seems broadly acceptable"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 5 Fr Major Government Machinery: Young minute to MT ("Lifting the Burden") [amended White Paper] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 8 Mo Major Government Machinery: No.10 letter to MPO ("Multi-Department Review of Office Accommodation") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 8 Mo Major Government Machinery: No.10 letter to Young PS ("Deregulation White Paper: Lifting the Burden") [MT approves publication] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 10 We Major Government Machinery: Young PS letter to No.10 ("De-Regulation White Paper: Lifting the Burden") [draft Parliamentary statement] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 11 Th Major Government Machinery: Ibbs minute to MT ("Department of Employment Group: Value for Money Seminar") [Youth Training Scheme and Community Programme] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 12 Fr Major Government Machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Capital Expenditure Contracts") [Efficiency Unit report on time and cost overruns on capital projects] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 12 Fr Major Government Machinery: No.10 note to MT (House of Commons statement on Deregulation White Paper) [Ingham concerned at choice of Ray Whitney MP to give statement; MT: "We can't let [him] do it...He won't have a chance"] [declassified Dec 2014]