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1985 Jan 1 - 1985 May 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1559
Local Government (Relations with central government, organisation & finance; beginning of Community Charge) (Part 25)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 425
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Date Value Title
85 Feb 20 We Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to Jenkin PS ("Local Government Finance") [MT suggests a seminar be arranged at Chequers to discuss ideas] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 25 Mo Major Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT ("Inquiry into Local Government Practices and Procedures") [proposed members] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 26 Tu Minor Community Charge: No.10 briefing for MT ("Briefing for PMQs - 16 February") ["Rate capping assumptions - provision of information to Opposition"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 26 Tu Major Community Charge: Ken Baker minute to Patrick Jenkin ("Abolition: Counter Obstruction") [amendment at Report Stage] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 27 We Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute for MT (Scottish rates) [Goold now accepts that revaluation can't be postponed] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 27 We Major Community Charge: George Younger minute to MT ("Rates and Revaluation in Scotland") [figures for authorities which have stuck to their rates is alarming] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 28 Th Major Community Charge: Peter Rees minute to MT ("Rates and Revaluation in Scotland") [disappointed that Younger is trying to re-open the decision] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 28 Th Major Community Charge: Oliver Letwin minute to MT ("Rate Revaluation in Scotland") [Younger's proposed rate rises will have a disastrous political effect] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 28 Th Key Community Charge: No.10 record of conversation (MT - Whitelaw, Younger, Rees, Alison, officials) ["Rates and revaluation in Scotland"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 28 Th Major Community Charge: No.10 record of conversation (MT - Jenkin, Baker, Sir Philip Goodhart) [Goodhart's proposal of a parliamentary forum for London] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 28 Th Major Community Charge: Ken Baker letter to Sherbourne ("Early Warning - Planning in the South") [backbench Conservative hostility to more housing being built in the south east] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 1 Fr Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute for MT ("Local Government Seminar: 31 March") [struggling to keep out 'gate-crashers'; "The aim is to seek a political, rather than a technical, reaction"; MT - "NO further invitations - already TOO large"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 5 Tu Major Community Charge: George Younger minute to MT ("Rates and Revaluation in Scotland") [package to ease the impact on domestic ratepayers; MT - "It is pretty PATHETIC - but Scotland must carry the can"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 5 Tu Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull briefing for MT (meeting with Lady Porter) ["to discuss her ideas on [Westminster Council's] role in the post-abolition world"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 7 Th Major Community Charge: Younger PS minute to Tim Flesher ("Revaluation and Rate Support Grant (Scotland)") [draft statement] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 10 Su Major Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin paper ("London Boroughs Forum") [perceived need for a body "speaking for London" on planning and land issues] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 11 Mo Major Community Charge: Lady Porter minute to MT ("GLC Abolition and Westminster's Role") [Westminster pleased to take on London-wide functions] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 11 Mo Major Community Charge: Lady Porter minute to Kenneth Baker ("GLC Abolition and Westminster's Political Role") [GLC mis-information likely to give the government trouble] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 12 Tu Major Community Charge: Hartley Booth minute for MT ("Hackney Council") [trying to get radio tapes of council proceedings refusing to set a rate] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 14 Th Major Community Charge: Oliver Letwin minute to MT ("GLC and Westminster: Lady Porter's Letter") [Porter's proposal needs careful handling] [released Dec 2014]