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 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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| Date | Value |
Title |
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| 87 Jul 22 We | Major | 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 Feb 6 Fr | Major | Public spending: Cabinet Office minute to David Norgrove ("Handling of the 1987 Public Expenditure Survey") [survey tactics, Star Chamber] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 87 Jul 31 Fr | Minor | Public spending: David Norgrove minute to Lawson PS ("A New Planning Total") [MT to discuss with Lawson] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 87 Jul 17 Fr | Minor | Public spending: David Norgrove minute to Lawson PS ("Cash Limits for 1986/87") [publication of White Paper] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 87 Jul 17 Fr | Minor | Public spending: David Norgrove minute to Lawson PS ("Papers on Public Expenditure: Cabinet 23 July") [areas where difficult decisions needed] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 87 Mar 23 Mo | Minor | 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 Feb 17 Tu | Minor | Public spending: David Norgrove minute to MacGregor PS ("Handling of the 1987 Public Expenditure Survey") [bids for additional reources should be only where they are unavoidable] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 87 Feb 9 Mo | Minor | Public spending: David Norgrove minute to MacGregor PS ("Handling of the 1987 Public Expenditure Survey") [Red Book to be scrapped] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 87 Jul 14 Tu | Minor | Public spending: David Norgrove minute to Moore PS ("Public Expenditure") [abolishing 25p addition for the over 80s would be controversial] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 87 Mar 19 Th | Minor | Public spending: David Norgrove minute to MT ("Guidelines for the 1987 Survey") [baseline for final year of the survey] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 87 Feb 6 Fr | Major | 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 Jul 13 Mo | Major | 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 22 We | Major | Public spending: David Norgrove minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [Star Chamber, sticking to planning totals] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 87 May 7 Th | Major | 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 17 Tu | Minor | Public spending: Douglas Hurd minute to John MacGregor ("Handling of the 1987 Public Expenditure Survey") [content with proposals] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 87 Feb 17 Tu | Minor | Public spending: Geoffrey Howe minute to John MacGregor ("Handling of the 1987 Public Expenditure Survey") [difficulties departments face discussing running costs with Treasury] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 87 Feb 18 We | Minor | Public spending: John Gummer minute to John MacGregor ("Handling of the 1987 Public Expenditure Survey") [agrees with Ridley's views] [declassified Jul 2016] |
| 87 Mar 18 We | Major | 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 Feb 12 Th | Major | 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 Feb 5 Th | Major | Public spending: John MacGregor minute to MT ("Handling of the 1987 Public Expenditure Survey") [running costs, contingent liabilities] [declassified Jul 2016] |