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1986 Jul 1 - 1987 Feb 21
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2028
Broadcasting (Television licence fees; Peacock Report on Financing the BBC; BBC proposal for a world television news service) (Part 3)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Feb 19
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 256
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86 Nov 21 Fr Major Broadcasting: Norman Tebbit minute to Geoffrey Howe ("World Television Service") [use of licence fee income] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Nov 24 Mo Major Broadcasting: Chairman of the Independent Broadcasting Authority letter to MT (World TV service) [concern at prospect of public money being made available] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Nov 27 Th Minor Broadcasting: David Norgrove note to MT (Duke Hussey) [any meeting would have to be considered carefully] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Nov 27 Th Major Broadcasting: Brian Griffiths minute to MT ("BBC and ITN") [organisational structure, news, editorial control] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Nov 28 Fr Major Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to Norman Tebbit ("World Television Service") [no question of licence fee revenue being used for BBC external services] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Dec 4 Th Major Broadcasting: Norman Tebbit minute to Geoffrey Howe ("World Television Service") [no question of licence fee support for BBC extending external services] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Dec 9 Tu Major Broadcasting: Geoffrey Howe minute to Paul Channon ("World Administrative Radio Conference on High Frequency Broadcasting: Geneva, February 1987") [brief for political and technical preparation for conference] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Dec 9 Tu Major Broadcasting: Geoffrey Howe minute to Norman Tebbit ("World Television Service") [more preparatory work needed] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Dec 10 We Major Broadcasting: Howe PS minute to Nigel Wicks ("World Television Service") [not letting BBC's proposals dictate agenda] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Dec 11 Th Major Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to MT ("Television Licence Fee") [indexation to RPI, concessionary licences for pensioners] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Dec 11 Th Major Broadcasting: MT letter to Lord Thomson TV (World TV service) [would examine proposals from private sector on their merits] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Dec 15 Mo Major Broadcasting: Hurd PS minute to Nigel Wicks ("Television Licence Fee") [concessionary licences for pensioners, minors] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Dec 16 Tu Minor Broadcasting: John Biffen minute to MT ("Television Licence Fee") [Winnick bill on fee concessions] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Dec 19 Fr Major Broadcasting: David Norgrove minute to MT ("Television Licence Fee") [concessions for pensioners] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Dec 22 Mo Minor Broadcasting: David Norgrove minute to Hurd PS ("Television Licence Fee") [second reading of Winnick's bill] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jan 9 Fr Minor Broadcasting: Hurd PS minute ("Announcement on BBC Licence Fee Matters") [Peacock recommendations, Winnick's bill] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jan 12 Mo Major Broadcasting: John Major minute to Douglas Hurd ("Television Licence Fee") [indexation of licence by RPI] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jan 12 Mo Minor Broadcasting: David Norgrove minute to Hurd PS ("Announcement on BBC Licence Fee Matters") [explanation of rejection of Peacock recommendation] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jan 14 We Major Broadcasting: David Norgrove minute to Hurd PS ("Announcement on BBC Licence Fee Matters") [restriction on use of sponsoring programmes] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jan 14 We Minor Broadcasting: Cathy Ryding minute to Biffen PS ("Announcement on BBC Licence Fee Matters") [restriction on use of sponsoring programmes] [declassified Feb 2016]