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1987 Mar 3 - 1987 Jul 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2300
Local Government (Relations with central government, organisation & finance) (Part 32)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Oct 31
Classification: Secret
Page count: 325
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87 Jun 17 We Major Local Government: Ridley letter to Whitelaw ("Local Government Bill") ["This letter deals with the proposed contents of the Bill, and any outstanding policy points"] [declassified Oct 2016]
87 Jun 29 Mo Major Local Government: Ridley letter to Whitelaw ("Non-commercial conditions in local authority contracts: local labour") ["form of words signalling the Government's commitment to the use of local labour in inner city projects"] [declassified Oct 2016]
87 Jul 15 We Major Local Government: Ridley minute to MT ("Local Authority fees and charges") [announcement on enabling powers] [declassified Oct 2016]
87 May 14 Th Major Local Government: Ridley minute to MT ("MISC 109: Creative accounting and financial prudence") ["where... we stand on tackling the problem of those local authorities who persist in handling their financial affairs irresponsibly"] [declassified Oct 2016]
87 Jul 10 Fr Major Local Government: Ridley PS letter to No.10 ("Reform of local government finance") [detail of action to be taken in response to No.10 request to "put across the case... more effectively"] [declassified Oct 2016]
87 Jul 20 Mo Major Local Government: Ridley PS letter to No.10 ("RSG Settlement") [Rate Support Grant settlement and Rate Limitation for 1988/89: announcement to Parliament] [declassified Oct 2016]
87 May 11 Mo Major Local Government: Rifkind PS letter to No.10 ("Local authority current expenditure 1987-88: grant penalties and selective action") [draft statement to Parliament] [declassified Oct 2016]
87 Jul 22 We Major Local Government: Rifkind PS letter to No.10 ("RSG Settlement Announcement for Scotland") [Rate Support Grant 88/89: announcement to Parliament] [declassified Oct 2016]
87 Jul 23 Th Major Local Government: Whitelaw letter to Ridley ("A 'stop' power for the District Auditor") [comments on Ridley "proposals for inclusion in the Local Government Bill"] [declassified Oct 2016]