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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1922
Regional Policy (Review of regional policy: new structure for regional industrial incentives; territorial expenditure; the North/South issue) (Part 7)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2015 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 291

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Date Value Title
84 Oct 2 Tu Major Regional Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Review of Regional Policy: New Structure for Regional Industrial Incentives") [analysis of Tebbit/Younger/Stradling Thomas respective proposals; summary & analysis of main issues; handling; conclusions] [released Dec 2015]
84 Oct 2 Tu Major Regional Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 ("E(A) tomorrow: Regional policy") [outline of Lawson concerns about Tebbit proposals] [released Dec 2015]
84 Oct 15 Mo Major Regional Policy: Jopling letter to Whitelaw ("Regional Policy") [investment in Hull & Grimsby] [released Dec 2015]
84 Oct 25 Th Major Regional Policy: Whitelaw minute to MT ("New Structure for Regional Incentives: Map of Assisted Areas") [conclusions of working group] [released Dec 2015]
84 Nov 21 We Major Regional Policy: Lamont letter to Biffen (Regional Policy Debate: Government Motion) [scheduling] [released Dec 2015]
84 Nov 22 Th Major Regional Policy: Lamont letter to Rees ("Regional Development Grants - Application of Grant per Job Limit") [Solicitor General's clarification of the law in regard to legal requirement for RDG-funded projects to create jobs] [released Dec 2015]
84 Nov 22 Th Major Regional Policy: No.10 letter to Lamont PS ("Regional Reorganisation") [transfer of Ministerial responsibility for administration of RDGs in Scotland & Wales] [released Dec 2015]
84 Nov 26 Mo Major Regional Policy: No.10 letter to Walker PS ("NCB (Enterprise) Ltd") [MT's proposed funding limit & criteria for further funding] [released Dec 2015]
84 Nov 27 Tu Major Regional Policy: Lamont letter to Younger ("Regional Policy Statement") [copy of statement to Parliament] [released Dec 2015]
84 Dec 3 Mo Major Regional Policy: No.10 letter to Tebbit PS ("West Midlands") [MT "content with the proposal that Mr. Butcher should cease to have special Ministerial responsibility"] [released Dec 2015]
85 Feb 11 Mo Major Regional Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("North East New Towns") [case for extending life of New Town Development Corporations and, if so, for how long and on what terms] [released Dec 2015]
85 Feb 27 We Major Regional Policy: Jenkin letter to Lamont ("North East New Towns") [compromise proposals, to satisfy Treasury, for future of the Development Corporations; draft announcement to Parliament] [released Dec 2015]
85 Mar 13 We Major Regional Policy: Sherbourne letter to MT (rates revaluation: political implications for the Conservative Party in Scotland) [feedback from Chairman's weekly meeting at Central Office] [released Dec 2015]
85 Jul 19 Fr Major Regional Policy: Younger letter to Rees ("1985 PES Report: Option Reductions in Regional Development Grant (RDG) and Selective Financial Assistance (SFA)") ["I am writing to you now to record my firm opposition to such a suggestion"] [released Dec 2015]
85 Sep 11 We Major Regional Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, trade unionists, industrialists, academics) ["Regional Industrial Executive for the North East": MT unconvinced by case made for the Executive] [released Dec 2015]
85 Oct 3 Th Major Regional Policy: MacGregor minute to MT ("Proposed Linwood Pulp and Paper Plant") [outlines his reasons for rejecting Younger bid for regional assistance and requests that MT ask colleagues to ensure that they adhere to funding bid guidelines] [released Dec 2015]
85 Nov 7 Th Major Regional Policy: No.10 minute to MT ("The Territorials Formula") [composition of the Group of Ministers] [released Dec 2015]
85 Nov 28 Th Major Regional Policy: Leon Brittan letter to Whitelaw (publicising of DTI activities in support of industry in the regions) [Brittan writes to MPs & briefs media on DTI levels of support, on one-year anniversary of new regional industrial policy's introduction] [released Dec 2015]
85 Dec 20 Fr Major Regional Policy: MacGregor PS letter to Younger PS ("Needs Study") [paper to be circulated in advance of meeting with MT on 9 January, summarising evidence of high standards of provision in the Scottish block, relative to England] [released Dec 2015]
86 Jan 6 Mo Major Regional Policy: Younger minute to MT ("Scottish Block") [meeting with MT on 9 January to review need for public provision in each part of the UK: rebuts Treasury paper on alleged over-provision in Scottish block & warns against commissioning a further Needs Study] [released Dec 2015]