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PREM19/1616
Regional Policy (Inner city policy: Liverpool City Council finances; Liverpool Garden Festival site; Birmingham Convention Centre; London Docklands Development Corporation) (Part 6)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 193
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85 May 31 Fr Major Local government: Turnbull minute to Jenkin PS (Birmingham Convention Centre) [MT has asked “whether the project could be recast to produce more private sector involvement”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 5 Fr Major Local government: Tebbit letter to Jenkin (“Birmingham Convention Centre”) [“there is much to be said in favour of a Birmingham Convention Centre if the funding problem can be overcome”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 8 Mo Major Economy: Lewis Moss letter to MT (“The Royal Docks”) [“The practicality of servicing the total Royals Development has to be based on the assumption of our ownership of the Albert and King George V areas”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 9 Tu Major Local government: Jenkin letter to Rees (“Birmingham Convention Centre”) [Birmingham City Council “seeking ways in which the public expenditure consequences of the project could be minimised”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 11 Th Major Local government: Grey Gowrie letter to Rees (“Birmingham Convention Centre”) [“I hope we can give Birmingham the support necessary to ensure that their application for ERDF grant succeeds”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 16 Tu Major Local government: Rees letter to Jenkin (“Birmingham Convention Centre”) [“I am unhappy about overt government support for a scheme where the economic benefits are uncertain”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 16 Tu Major Local government: Jenkin letter to Rees (“Local Authority capital expenditure 1986/7 - treatment of capital receipts”) [MT “made clear that there could be no question of depriving local authorities of the right to spend over time the full amount of those receipts which they have already generated”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 16 Tu Major Economy: LDCC letter to MT (LDDC annual report and accounts) [“we cannot offer certainty of ultimate ownership or long leasehold to prospective investors since we are currently unable to agree acquisition terms for the Port of London Authority land which satisfy the Treasury”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 17 We Major Economy: Jenkin letter to Rees (“LDDC: Royal Docks”) [vital “to ensure that early control of the site passes to the LDDC in order to build on the success already achieved by the LDDC and regenerate the area”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 18 Th Major Local government: Jenkin letter to Rees (“Birmingham Convention Centre”) [“if the project is to be included in the current ERDF round we must confirm our support for Birmingham’s application next week”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 19 Fr Major Local government: Norman Fowler letter to Rees (“Birmingham Convention Centre”) [support for Birmingham ERDF grant application] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 19 Fr Major Local government: Lewis Moss notes (meeting with MT on rates) [“INACTION IS NOT NOW AN OPTION”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 22 Mo Major Local government: Rees minute to Jenkin (“Birmingham Convention Centre”) [“in view of your enthusiasm I will not stand in the way of your supporting Birmingham’s application for ERDF money”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 22 Mo Major Economy: Jenkin letter to Rees (“LDDC: Royal Docks”) [“in order to protect public funds, we cannot agree to the lease negotiated between PLA and LDDC”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 22 Mo Major Economy: MT letter to LDDC (LDDC annual report and accounts) [has asked Jenkin and Rees to examine issue of Port of London Authority land lease] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 23 Tu Major Economy: Ridley minute to Jenkin (“LDDC: Royal Docks”) [“It would destroy the whole credibility of our approach if we attempted to put pressure on the PLA to renegotiate the terms of the lease”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 29 Mo Major Economy: Ridley minute to Rees (“LDDC: Royal Docks”) [discrepancies in costings for scheme] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 30 Tu Major Economy: Turnbull note to MT (Royal Docks lease) [proposed PLA deficit grant] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 30 Tu Major Economy: Wybrew minute to MT (“London Docklands Development - Lease for Royal Docks”) [should “let the existing lease between the LDDC and the PLA stand”] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 31 We Major Transport: Cabinet Office briefing (“London Dockland Development Corporation (supplementary brief)”) [“Ministers have already decided that there should be no further operating subsidies to the PLA”] [released Dec 2014]