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1985 Jun 3 - 1985 Nov 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1640
Social Services (Reform of social security: pensions, housing benefit and supplementary benefit; child support) (Part 3)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 347
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85 Jun 3 Mo Major Social Services: Fowler PS letter to Whitelaw PS ("Presentation of Economic and Social Policy: Social Security Review") [findings & recommendations: general speaking note, circulated to Cabinet; summary of Green Paper; Fowler statement to Parliament] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jun 4 Tu Major Social Services: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Selling the Benefit Reviews") [key points] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jun 11 Tu Major Social Services: Patrick Jenkin letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Social Security Review: Public Service Pensions - Part-Timers") ["I am concerned that the proposal... could add significantly to local authority current expenditure"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jun 11 Tu Minor Social Services: No.10 letter to Department of Health and Social Security (Social Security Review) [party held by MT for members of the Review team] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jun 12 We Major Social Services: No.10 minute to MT (Social Security Review: uprating) [Fowler statement to Parliament; Cabinet discussion] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jun 14 Fr Major Social Services: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Lord Young ("Study of Tax and Social Security Systems") [addressing Lord Young's proposal for combined tax/benefits system] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jun 17 Mo Major Social Services: Fowler PS letter to No.10 ("Social Security Uprating") [draft of Fowler statement to Parliament & summary of key points] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 25 Th Minor Social Services: Ridley letter to Fowler ("DHSS Local Office Project") [demarcation of single & competitive tendering for computers] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 29 Mo Major Social Services: Privy Council Office record of conversation ("Social Security Review") [Whitelaw, Fowler, Biffen, Ingham, Patrick Jenkin, Lord Gowrie, Tony Newton: publicity measures to widen coverage of consultation] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 30 Tu Major Social Services: Department of Employment letter to No.10 ("Social Security Review") [Hector Laing proposal on two-tier bargaining & early retirement] [released Dec 2014]
85 Aug 9 Fr Major Social Services: Fowler minute to MT ("Reform of Social Security") ["progress and next steps following the... Green Paper"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Sep 9 Mo Major Social Services: Cabinet Office minute to Langdon ("Reform of Social Security") [consultation; White Paper] [released Dec 2014]
85 Sep 19 Th Major Social Services: Fowler minute to MT ("Joint Department of Employment and DHSS Study of Local Networks") [study team's terms of reference; proposed timetable] [released Dec 2014]
85 Sep 20 Fr Major Social Services: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Unemployment Benefit Offices") [argument for rationlisation of UBO/DHSS offices; MT of view that issue has already been addressed by Rayner review] [released Dec 2014]
85 Sep 24 Tu Major Social Services: Fowler minute to MacGregor ("PES 1985: Savings from the Review") [breakdown of proposed savings and gainers/losers analysis, in advance of meeting] [released Dec 2014]
85 Sep 24 Tu Major Social Services: No.10 minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer PS ("Social Security and Local Authority Finance") [MT request for study to be set in hand urgently, to consider respective reform proposals jointly] [released Dec 2014]
85 Sep 25 We Major Social Services: Fowler PS letter to No.10 ("Joint DE/DHSS Study of Local Office Networks: Previous Studies into a "One-Office Network" for Unemployment and Other Social Security Benefits") [confirmation of MT's recollection of Rayner review; case for fresh review] [released Dec 2014]
85 Sep 27 Fr Major Social Services: MacGregor PS letter to No.10 ("Social Security Reviews and the Survey") ["I attach as agreed a background note on the position on social security expenditure"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Sep 27 Fr Major Social Services: No.10 briefing for MT ("Public Expenditure Survey and Social Security") [approach to Cabinet; composition of the Star Chamber; meeting with Fowler to discuss timetable & identify savings; MISC III/Star Chamber handling of social security reviews] [released Dec 2014]
85 Sep 27 Fr Major Social Services: David Norgrove minute to MT (Joint Department of Employment and DHSS Study of Local Office Networks) [MT agrees to No.10 stipulating that Efficiency Unit should be involved in the study] [released Dec 2014]