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PREM19/1840
Manpower (Employment policy: employment measures; review of employment policies) (Part 14)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 235
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86 Oct 16 Th Major Manpower: No.10 minute to MT (“Measures to Alleviate the Effects of Major Redundancies”) [MT agrees to set up of confidential advisory group for trial period] [declassified 2014]
86 Oct 17 Fr Major Manpower: Kenneth Clarke letter to Howe (“EC: Employment Initiative”) [“it remains of crucial importance to prevent this excercise from being identified as a purely UK initiative”] [declassified 2014]
86 Oct 20 Mo Major Manpower: Lord Young letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Incentives”) [“most available jobs paid less than the £122 he received in benefits each week”] [declassified 2014]
86 Oct 22 We Major Manpower: Peter Brooke letter to Kenneth Clarke (“EC Employment Initiative”) [request to be kept informed and consulted on draft resolution] [declassified 2014]
86 Oct 23 Th Major Manpower: Howe minute to Kenneth Clarke (“EC: Employment Initiative”) [“tabling our draft resolution if possible with the Irish, Italians and Danes as co-sponsors”] [declassified 2014]
86 Oct 29 We Major Manpower: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“Young Enterprise”) [“David Young described it as the most impressive event he had seen since he entered politics”] [declassified 2014]
86 Oct 30 Th Major Manpower: Lord Young minute to MT (impact of running costs and manpower controls on reducing unemployment and public expenditure) [declassified 2014]