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PREM19/1804
Industrial policy (Moratorium on applications for support and innovation: research and development) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 238
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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]
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]
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]
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 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 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 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 Aug 5 Mo Major Industrial Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("Ministerial Group to look at R&D") [research & development: "...the key question for now is who should chair the Group"; MT defers decision pending Cabinet reshuffle] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 30 Tu Major Industrial Policy: No.10 briefing for MT (E(A) meeting on Research & Development) [cover note only] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 30 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (E(A)(85)18th at 4pm on 31st July papers on Government Research & Development (R&D)) ["The Report's conclusions are... radical and unlikely to commend themselves to the Secretary of State for Defence"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 29 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Peter Rees minute to MT (R and D priorities across Government) ["...if industry is not raising its [research & development] spending... we must identify the reasons..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 26 Fr Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("R&D priorities across Government") [counter-arguments against lobbying from the research community, and Departmental scrutiny/reporting proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 26 Fr Major Industrial Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("MISC 110 Report on Defence R&D") ["...should be progressively reduced over the next 10 years, in order to make British industry more competitive"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 26 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Chief Scientific Adviser briefing for MT ("R&D priorities across Government (E(A)(85)40)") ["...R&D trends are alarmingly out of line with those of our principal industrial competitors and... this carries a great threat to our future economic prosperity"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 26 Fr Major Industrial Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Report of the Official Group on Defence Research and Development") [proposed reduction in spending] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 23 Tu Major Industrial Policy: Lord Young minute to MT ("R and D priorities across Government") ["...the proportion of civil R & D funded by industry lags behind our major competitors..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 8 Mo Major Industrial Policy: Howe minute to MT ("R and priorities across Government") ["...in comparison with our major trading partners, our national commitment to Research and Development shows a relative and significant decline"] [declassified Dec 2014]