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

PREM19/1560
Local Government (Relations with central government, organisation & finance; Chequers meeting on Community Charge) (Part 26)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 369
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85 Apr 25 Th Minor Community Charge: John Patten letter to Kenneth Baker ("Abolition: Voluntary Bodies A Trust for London") [supports his proposal] [released Dec 2014]
85 Apr 25 Th Minor Community Charge: Cabinet Secretary minute for MT (evidence to be submitted to Widdicombe Inquiry) ["Central government conventions on publicity and advertising"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Apr 26 Fr Minor Community Charge: Sherbourne minute for Ingham and others (leaked GLC minutes) [GLC planning "major media/publicity events: County Hall and Downing Street" ] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 1 We Minor Community Charge: Lord Gowrie letter to Patrick Jenkin ("EC Acquired Rights Directive and the South Bank") [issues arising from GLC abolition] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 2 Th Minor Community Charge: Harris letter to Turnbull (speaking note) [answer to GLC charges about employment of the disabled] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 2 Th Major Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(85) 15th (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs), Economic Affairs, Gas Privatisation, Legislative programme, social security review [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 7 Tu Minor Community Charge: Joseph letter to Jenkin ("New burdens on local government") [adds to list] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 8 We Minor Community Charge: Lord Gowrie letter to Kenneth Baker ("Abolition: provisions to encourage cooperation") [strongly approves] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 9 Th Minor Community Charge: Havers letter to Lord Gowrie ("EC Acquired Rights Directive and the South Bank") [legal advice on issues arising from GLC abolition] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 9 Th Minor Community Charge: Butler letter to Mayer and Letwin (non-domestic rates) [offer of modelling] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 9 Th Major Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(85) 16th (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs, social security review) [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 10 Fr Minor Community Charge: Nick Ridley letter to Peter Rees ("Capital expenditure by local authority bus, airport and port undertakings") [ways to introduce private capital] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 14 Tu Major Community Charge: Jenkin paper circulated to E(LF) - E(LF) (85) 1 ("Local Government Finance Studies: Introductory and Specification Reports") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 14 Tu Major Community Charge: Joseph paper circulated to E(LF) - E(LF) (85) 2 ("Local Government Finance and Education") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 14 Tu Major Community Charge: Baker and Waldegrave cabinet paper ("The Local Government Finance Studies: Introductory Report") [circulated as E(LF) 85 1] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 14 Tu Major Community Charge: Baker and Waldegrave cabinet paper ("The Local Government Finance Studies: Specification Report") [circulated as E(LF) 85 1] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 15 We Minor Community Charge: Kenneth Baker letter to Patrick Jenkin ("Local Government Bill: Lords Amendments") [decisions on amendments carried against government] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 15 We Major Community Charge: Whitelaw PS letter to Joseph PS ("Local Government Bill") [Lords amendments carried against government] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 16 Th Key Community Charge: Lawson paper circulated to E(LF) - E(LF) (85) 3 ("Local Government Finance Studies") ["the proposal for a poll tax would be completely unworkable and politically catastrophic"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 16 Th Major Community Charge: Whitelaw PS letter to Joseph PS ("Local Government Bill: Lords amendments") [Whitelaw acquiesces to Baker's suggestion "with considerable reluctance"] [released Dec 2014]