1984 Nov 8 - 1986 Jan 20
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1804
Industrial policy (Moratorium on applications for support and innovation: research and development) (Part 1)
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
|---|---|
| Release date: | 2014 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Confidential |
| Page count: | 238 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 85 Aug 6 Tu | Major | Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("1985 Annual Review of Government funded R & D") [defensive line to take, and MT gives go-ahead to publish] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Sep 13 Fr | Major | Industrial Policy: MT minute to Heseltine ("R & D priorities across Government") ["...MISC 110 should be invited to undertake the further work suggested by the [Ministerial] Group... subject - of course - to general acknowledgement that you are not committed at this stage to... reduction in Government-funded defence R&D..."] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Sep 13 Fr | Major | Industrial Policy: MT minute to Whitelaw ("R & D priorities across Government") [membership and remit of the Ministerial Group on research & development, with emphasis on key roles of Brittan and Heseltine; and on key issues of integrating defence & civil industry R&D, and remedying failure of private sector to innovate adequately] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Sep 26 Th | Major | Industrial Policy: No.10 letter to Treasury ("Review of Support for Research and Development") [request for update on Treasury/Department of Trade & Industry joint review] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Sep 30 Mo | Major | Industrial Policy: Whitelaw minute to MT ("R&D priorities across Government") ["...first step must be for the individual spending Ministers to review their programmes... some patience will be needed..."] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Sep 30 Mo | Major | Industrial Policy: Whitelaw letter to Jopling ("R&D priorities across Government") ["...spending Ministers will have a full opportunity to clarify the benefits from their programmes..."] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 85 Dec 12 Th | Major | Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Annual Review of Government funded R & D 1985") [draft Written PQ answer] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 86 Jan 14 Tu | Major | Industrial Policy: Whitelaw minute to MT ("Research and Development priorities across Government") [MISC 119 report; "It has frankly proved to be a very difficult exercise... the main problem was over defence R&D..."] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 86 Jan 17 Fr | Major | Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("MISC 119 Report on Government R&D") [shortcomings of the cross-Department review of R&D; options for addressing the deficiency in industry expenditure on research] [declassified Dec 2014] |
| 86 Jan 17 Fr | Major | Industrial Policy: Chief Scientific Adviser minute to MT ("Report of MISC 119: Research and Development priorities across Government") ["...the UK seems to be planning for economic decline in science - and technology - based industry" - proposed remedial action; MT keen for advice to be widely circulated but persuaded against it] [declassified Dec 2014] |