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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1565
Local Government (Future of the rating system: alternatives to domestic rates; rate limitation White Paper; rates in Scotland; Community Charge) (Part 3)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 376
Themes: Local government, Local government finance, Community charge (“poll tax”), Union of UK nations

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Date Value Title
85 Apr 24 We Major Local Government: No.10 minute to MT (“Rate Relief in Scotland”) [recommendations] [declassified 2014]
85 Apr 26 Fr Major Local Government: Lawson minute to George Younger (“Proposed Rate Relief (Temporary Provisions) (Scotland) Bill 1985”) [his comments] [declassified 2014]
85 Apr 27 Sa Major Local Government: Peter Rees minute to MT (“Non-Domestic Revaluation: Privatisation;”) [declassified 2014]
85 Apr 30 Tu Major Local Government: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Your Meeting with George Younger and others on Wednesday 1st May at 6 pm to Discuss Scottish Rates”) [declassified 2014]
85 Apr 30 Tu Major Local Government: No.10 minute to MT (“Rates in Scotland”) [meeting with George Younger] [declassified 2014]
85 May 1 We Major Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Younger-Jenkin-Rees) [rates and revaluation in Scotland] [declassified 2014]
85 May 14 Tu Major Local Government: Secretary of State for Scotland Statement in House of Commons (“Rating and Valuation (Scotland)”) [declassified 2014]
85 May 21 Tu Major Local Government: No.10 minute to MT (“Rating (Revaluation Relief) (Scotland) Bill”) [declassified 2014]
85 Jul 3 We Major Local Government: Butler minute to MT (“Reform of Rates”) [covering note to Rothschild letter to MT] [declassified 2014]
85 Jul 3 We Major Local Government: Rothschild letter to MT (“Local Government Finance”) [new proposals] [declassified 2014]
85 Aug 1 Th Major Local Government: Letwin minute to MT (“Reform of Local Authority Finance-Meeting with Victor Rothschild”) [declassified 2014]
85 Sep 30 Mo Major Local Government: Douglas Hurd letter to Kenneth Baker (problems of enforcing a residents’ charge) [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 2 We Major Local Government: Kenneth Baker letter to Douglas Hurd (problems of enforcing a residents’ charge) [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 4 Fr Major Local Government: Secretary of State for Wales letter to Kenneth Baker (“Rating Reform: A Green Paper for Wales”) [the E(LF) meeting: assessment] [declassified 2014]
85 Nov 8 Fr Major Local Government: Cabinet Office minute to MT (“E(LF) (85) 5th Meeting: The Local Domestic Tax”) [declassified 2014]
85 Nov 8 Fr Major Local Government: Letwin minute to MT (“Rate Reform”) [the E(LF) meeting: assessment] [declassified 2014]
85 Nov 12 Tu Major Local Government: Letwin minute to MT (“Rate Reform”) [recent developments] [declassified 2014]
85 Dec 6 Fr Major Local Government: Letwin minute to MT (“Rate Reform”) [Kenneth Baker’s Green Paper: main elements and comments] [declassified 2014]
85 Dec 10 Tu Major Local Government: Secretary of State for Social Services minute to MT (“Local Government Finance”) [domestic rates reform] [declassified 2014]
85 Dec 11 We Major Local Government: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (“Green Paper on Local Finance”) [Committee meeting:draft document] [declassified 2014]