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1987 Feb 5 - 1987 Jul 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2104
Economic Policy (Public spending) (Part 37)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Jul 21
Classification: Secret
Page count: 232
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87 Mar 23 Mon Public spending: David Norgrove minute to MacGregor PS ("Guidelines for the 1987 Survey") [uplift of the final year of the survey] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Mar 25 Wed Public spending: Lord Hailsham minute to John MacGregor ("Guidelines for the 1987 Survey") [relationship between pay settlement, running costs and policy objectives] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Mar 31 Tue Public spending: Tom King minute to John MacGregor ("Guidelines for the 1987 Survey") [anxious to avoid repeat of Treasury seeking to reduce outcome of formula application] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Apr 14 Tue Public spending: John MacGregor minute to Tom King ("Guidelines for the 1987 Survey") [block budget ground rules will form basis of handling of survey] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 May 7 Thu Public spending: David Williams letter to John MacGregor ("Public Expenditure Survey Committee - 1987 Survey Department 013 Commonwealth War Graves Commission") [additional resources for the programme] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 May 18 Mon Public spending: Lawson PS minute to David Norgrove ("Monthly Note on Public Sector Borrowing") [provisional estimates] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jun 16 Tue Public spending: John Major minute to MT ("Conduct of the 1987 Public Expenditure Survey") [survey timetable] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jun 18 Thu Public spending: Younger PS minute to Major PS (1987 Public Expenditure Survey) [Younger content with proposed handling of survey] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 8 Wed Public spending: Robert Culpin minute to Nigel Lawson ("Public Expenditure Cabinet") [press handling of timetable, planning total] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 11 Sat Public spending: John Moore minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [primary care services, dental services, 25p addition for over 80s] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 13 Mon Public spending: David Norgrove minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [MT note: proposal to abolish 25p addition for the over 80s best left alone] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 14 Tue Public spending: David Norgrove minute to Moore PS ("Public Expenditure") [abolishing 25p addition for the over 80s would be controversial] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 15 Wed Public spending: Major PS minute to David Norgrove ("Cash Limits for 1986-87") [publication of White Paper] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 16 Thu Public spending: Lawson PS minute to David Norgrove ("Public Expenditure Cabinet") [bids are beyond what can be afforded] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 16 Thu Public spending: John Major minute to John Moore ("Public Expenditure") [Family Practitioner Services, 25p addition for the over 80s] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 17 Fri Public spending: Lawson PS minute to David Norgrove ("Papers for Public Expenditure Cabinet: 23 July") [have to face up to difficult decisions in many areas] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 17 Fri Public spending: David Norgrove minute to Lawson PS ("Papers on Public Expenditure: Cabinet 23 July") [areas where difficult decisions needed] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 17 Fri Public spending: David Norgrove minute to Lawson PS ("Cash Limits for 1986/87") [publication of White Paper] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 17 Fri Public spending: John Major minute to MT ("1987 Public Expenditure Survey: Additional Bids") [summaries of departmental bids] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 22 Wed Public spending: Lawson PS minute to David Norgrove ("Public Expenditure Cabinet: Line to Take") [public spending should take a declining share of n ational income] [declassified Jul 2016]