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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 Feb 16 Mon Public spending: Malcolm Rifkind minute to John MacGregor ("1987 Public Expenditure Survey") [concern at restrictions on running costs] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Feb 17 Tue Public spending: Nicholas Ridley minute to John MacGregor ("Handling of the 1987 Public Expenditure Survey") [running costs are biting hard] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Feb 17 Tue Public spending: Norman Fowler minute to John MacGregor ("Handling of the 1987 Public Expenditure Survey") [control of running costs rather than manpower numbers] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Feb 17 Tue Public spending: Paul Channon minute to John MacGregor ("Handling of the 1987 Public Expenditure Survey") [placing greater reliance on control of running costs] [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 Feb 5 Thu Public spending: John MacGregor minute to MT ("Handling of the 1987 Public Expenditure Survey") [running costs, contingent liabilities] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Feb 12 Thu Public spending: John MacGregor minute to MT ("Handling of the 1987 Public Expenditure Survey") [additional bids, options for reductions, survey report, running costs, contingent liabilities] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Mar 18 Wed Public spending: John MacGregor minute to MT ("Guidelines for the 1987 Survey") [offset small real reductions by improvements in efficiency and productivity] [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 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 15 Wed Public spending: Major PS minute to David Norgrove ("Cash Limits for 1986-87") [publication of White Paper] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 22 Wed Public spending: David Norgrove minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [Star Chamber, sticking to planning totals] [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 Feb 6 Fri Public spending: David Norgrove minute to MT ("Handling of the 1987 Public Expenditure Survey") [expects some major changes in public spending control system in coming years] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Feb 6 Fri Public spending: Cabinet Office minute to David Norgrove ("Handling of the 1987 Public Expenditure Survey") [survey tactics, Star Chamber] [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 22 Wed Public spending: Bernard Ingham minute to MT ("Public Spending") [how to present the issue of not having publicly reaffirmed the objective of keeping within the planning totals] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 22 Wed Public spending: Robert Armstrong minute to MT ("Economic Prospects and 1987 Public Expenditure Survey (C(87) 13 and 14)") [remaining within planning totals, spending as a proportion of GDP] [declassified Jul 2016]