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1982 Jan 21 - 1986 Apr 23
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1862
National Health (Disposal of site of St George's Hospital, Hyde Park Corner: negotiations with Grosvenor Estate for sale of Crown portion)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Feb 19
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 83
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Date Value Title
82 Jan 21 Th Major National Health: No.10 minute to MT (Disposal of St. George's Hospital Site) [Government statement to Parliament on legal requirement for part of site to be offered back to Grosvenor Estate] [released Feb 2016]
84 Feb 21 Tu Major National Health: Fowler minute to MT ("St. George's Hospital, Hyde Park Corner") [background to and latest position on negotiations with Grosvenor Estate to re-purchase whole site, following hospital closure; MT queries terms of Grosvenor Estate's sale of the land to Hospital Governors in 1906, and Fowler's decision to seek second opinon after receipt of advice from District Valuer] [released Feb 2016]
84 Mar 14 We Major National Health: Grosvenor Estate letter to MT ("St. George's Hospital") [copy of letter sent to Fowler expressing frustration on his Department's stance over sale of whole site to its former owner and current part-owner, the Grosvenor Estate] [released Feb 2016]
84 Mar 30 Fr Major National Health: Fowler PS letter to No.10 ("St. George's Hospital, Hyde Park Corner") [ongoing negotiations over sale of site: further details, as requested by MT, regarding terms of Grosvernor Estate's 1906 sale of site to Hospital Governors, and Fowler's decision to seek second opinion on District Valuer's advice] [released Feb 2016]
84 Apr 13 Fr Major National Health: Fowler PS letter to No.10 ("St. George's Hospital Site: Hyde Park Corner") [response to MT request for further details of background to sale negotiations; MT concerned about public expenditure generated by delay of sale] [released Feb 2016]
84 Apr 30 Mo Major National Health: Robin Butler minute to David Barclay (sale of St. George's Hospital Site: Hyde Park Corner) [DHSS to clarify its case for holding out for better deal from Grosvenor Estate; DHSS concerned that MT's interest causing Grosvenor Estate to protract negotiations] [released Feb 2016]
84 May 9 We Major National Health: No.10 briefing for MT ("St. George's Hospital") [Treasury to review sale figure proposed by Government's professional advisor compared to offer made by Grosvenor Estate; need for MT to distance herself from negotiations] [released Feb 2016]
84 May 9 We Major National Health: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Fowler) ["St. George's Hospital, Hyde Park Corner"] [released Feb 2016]
84 May 15 Tu Major National Health: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Robin Butler ("St. George's Hospital") [proposed way forward for site sale negotiations with Grosvenor Estate] [released Feb 2016]
84 May 16 We Major National Health: Fowler minute to MT ("St. George's Hospital, Hyde Park Corner") [sale of site: clarification of DHSS decision to seek a second opinion, following advice received from District Valuer; change to Departmental policy] [released Feb 2016]
84 May 16 We Major National Health: MT letter to Duke of Westminster (sale of St. George's Hospital site, Hyde Park Corner) [clarification of DHSS decision to seek second opinion, following receipt of advice from District Valuer] [released Feb 2016]
84 May 23 We Major National Health: Duke of Westminster letter to MT (sale of St. George's Hospital site, Hyde Park Corner; funding for NSPCC) [released Feb 2016]
84 Sep 14 Fr Major National Health: Duke of Westminster letter to MT ("Re: St. George's Hospital") [informs MT that Grosvenor Estate has withdrawn from negotiations, citing DHSS "intransigence and lack of realism"] [released Feb 2016]
84 Oct 2 Tu Major National Health: MT letter to Duke of Westminster (sale of St. George's Hospital site to Grosvenor Estate) [expresses disappointment over abrupt breakdown in negotiations but notes further talks to take place between Kenneth Clarke and Estate Trustee] [released Feb 2016]
84 Oct 22 Mo Major National Health: Fowler minute to MT ("St. George's Hospital, Hyde Park Corner") [agreement reached with Grosvenor Estate over sale of site; draft announcement attached] [released Feb 2016]
85 Mar 21 Th Major National Health: Kenneth Clarke PS letter to No.10 ("St. George's Hospital") [copies of letter from Clarke to Grosvenor Estate noting "my considerable surprise... that nearly five months after our meeting, matters have still to be resolved" & Estate's reply] [released Feb 2016]
86 Mar 3 Mo Major National Health: Fowler minute to MT ("St. George's Hospital: Sale of Hyde Park Corner Site") [negotiations with Grosvenor Estate "now nearly complete"; MT unhappy with Fowler proposal to accept a better offer from an alternative bidder] [released Feb 2016]
86 Mar 17 Mo Major National Health: No.10 minute to MT ("St. George's Hospital") [Grosvenor Estate to be offered final chance to accept Government's terms of sale] [released Feb 2016]
86 Apr 10 Th Major National Health: Fowler minute to MT ("St. George's Hospital: Sale of Hyde Park Corner Site") [sale concluded] [released Feb 2016]