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1987 Mar 17 - 1987 Jul 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2029
Broadcasting (Television licence fees; subscription television; independent television producers) (Part 4)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Feb 19
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 150
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87 Mar 17 Tu Major Broadcasting: Norman Tebbit minute to Geoffrey Howe ("World Television News Service Proposal") [do we want the service and are we willing to pay] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Mar 17 Tu Major Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to Geoffrey Howe ("World Television News Service Proposal") [ITN participation, government involvement in new technologies] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Mar 18 We Major Broadcasting: Hurd PS minute to Cabinet Office ("Broadcasting Bill: Independent Producers") [government still committed to 25 percent target for independent production] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Mar 20 Fr Major Broadcasting: Geoffrey Howe minute to Douglas Hurd ("World Television News Service Proposal") [potential audience, material, regulation] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Mar 26 Th Major Broadcasting: Nigel Lawson minute to Douglas Hurd ("Broadcasting Bill: Independent Producers") [meeting the 25 percent target] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Mar 27 Fr Major Broadcasting: Foreign Office record of conversation (Howe-Hurd-Channon-MacGregor-Tebbit-Griffiths) [should government be involved in external TV broadcasting?] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Mar 30 Mo Major Broadcasting: Cabinet Office minute to Howe PS ("External TV Broadcasting") [finding a means for putting ITN and BBC on an equal footing] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Apr 6 Mo Major Broadcasting: Paul Channon minute to Douglas Hurd ("Broadcasting Bill - Independent Producers") [slow progress of discussions between broadcasters] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Apr 6 Mo Major Broadcasting: Robert Armstrong minute to MT ("Broadcasting: Independent Oversight of Programme Standards (C(87) 8)") [proposals to replace or strengthen Broadcasting Complaints Commission] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Apr 27 Mo Major Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to MT ("Subscription Television: Report from Consultants") [report, once complete, will require detailed study] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Apr 30 Th Minor Broadcasting: Paul Channon minute to Douglas Hurd ("Subscription Television: Report from Consultants") [publication of report] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 May 1 Fr Major Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to Nigel Lawson ("TV Licences: Pay-As-You-Go") [could generate savings to cost of running licensing system] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 May 6 We Major Broadcasting: Brian Griffiths briefing for MT ("Broadcasting Complaints Authority") [making a strong manifesto commitment on the issue] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 May 12 Tu Minor Broadcasting: David Norgrove minute to Hurd PS ("TV Licences: Pay-As-You-Go") [calculations of premium for monthly payments] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 May 15 Fr Major Broadcasting: Hurd PS minute to David Norgrove ("TV Licences: Pay-As-You-Go") [calculations of premium for monthly payments] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 May 15 Fr Major Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to MT ("Subscription Television: Report from Consultants") [publication of report after the election] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 May 19 Tu Major Broadcasting: Nigel Lawson minute to Douglas Hurd ("TV Licences: Pay-As-You-Go") [sceptical about the value of the proposal] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 May 19 Tu Major Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to MT ("Independent Producers") [broadly content with broadcasters' initial proposals] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 May 20 We Major Broadcasting: Brian Griffiths briefing for MT ("Independent Producers") [an early announcement would be questioned] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 May 20 We Minor Broadcasting: Whitelaw PS minute to David Norgrove ("Independent Producers") [voluntary approach is best way of proceeding] [declassified Feb 2016]