1986 Oct 1 - 1987 Jan 16
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/2103
Economic Policy (Public spending) (Part 36)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2016 Jul 21 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 268 |
| Any docs withheld? |
PREM19/2103 - download whole file (PDF, 198.29 MB)
Selections from this file
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| Date | Value |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 87 Jan 14 We | Minor | Public spending: Andy Bearpark minute to Channon PS ("Regional Development Grant") [delay of payments] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 87 Jan 9 Fr | Major | Public spending: Baker PS minute to Andy Bearpark ("Education, Science and Arts Committee (ESAC) Report on Public Expenditure") [draft response to report] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Oct 17 Fr | Major | Public spending: Cabinet Office minute to David Norgrove ("Star Chamber: Current Position") [resistance has been the stiffest Whitelaw has known] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Oct 29 We | Major | Public spending: Cabinet Office minute to David Norgrove ("Star Chamber: Latest Position") [near settlement on all programmes except Scotland] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Oct 23 Th | Major | Public spending: Cabinet Office minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Star Chamber, Taking Stock") [key outstanding issues] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Oct 13 Mo | Major | Public spending: Cabinet Office minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Star Chamber: Arts and Libraries") [British Library, grant in aid, museums] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Oct 14 Tu | Major | Public spending: Cabinet Office minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Star Chamber: Defence Programme") [avoid getting drawn into detailed issues] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Oct 31 Fr | Major | Public spending: Cabinet Office minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Star Chamber: Draft Report to Cabinet") [virtually impossible position from which the Chamber were asked to start their work] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Oct 15 We | Major | Public spending: Cabinet Office minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Star Chamber: Electricity (England and Wales) (ESI)") [still no agreed position paper] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Oct 21 Tu | Major | Public spending: Cabinet Office minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Star Chamber: Meeting with the Prime Minister") [group is in an "exceptionally difficult position"] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Oct 22 We | Major | Public spending: Cabinet Office minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Star Chamber: Overseas Aid (Meeting with Sir Geoffrey Howe at 4pm on Thursday, 23 October") [encourage the group to put counter arguments to Howe] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Oct 31 Fr | Major | Public spending: Cabinet Office minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Star Chamber: Scotland") [attempt to convince Rifkind he could defend further reductions] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Oct 14 Tu | Major | Public spending: Cabinet Office minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Star Chamber: Scottish Block") [Rifkind still bidding for very large amounts] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Oct 20 Mo | Major | Public spending: Cabinet Office minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Star Chamber: Social Security (Meeting with Mr Fowler at 9.30 AM on Tuesday, 21 October") [savings options] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Oct 16 Th | Major | Public spending: Cabinet Office minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Star Chamber: Taking Stock") [the task is not "absolutely hopeless"] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Nov 13 Th | Minor | Public spending: Channon PS minute to MacGregor PS ("RDGs") [announcement of delay in payment] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Sep 29 Mo | Major | Public spending: Chief Secretary PS record of conversation (MacGregor-Ridley) [water, PSA, housing] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Oct 8 We | Minor | Public spending: David Norgrove minute to Edwards PS ("Star Chamber") [Welsh programme not yet settled] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 87 Jan 9 Fr | Major | Public spending: David Norgrove minute to MT ("1987 Public Expenditure White Paper") [announcement of delay of payments of Regional Development Grant] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 86 Oct 1 We | Minor | Public spending: David Norgrove minute to MT ("Public Expenditure As a Proportion of GDP") [our record is not good] [declassified Jul 2016] |