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1988 Jul 5 - 1988 Dec 13
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2580
Economic Policy (Public spending) (Part 40)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 361
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88 Oct 31 Mon Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Cabinet: Public Expenditure") [speaking order] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 27 Thu Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Autumn Statement Cabinet: 1 November") [new planning totals] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 21 Fri Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [transport, Scottish budgets settled] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 21 Fri Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Agricultural Development and Advisory Services") [charging for services] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 24 Mon Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey: Defence") [content of the forward programme] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 20 Thu Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [agreement reached on Wales] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 14 Fri Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Public Expenditure: Meeting with the Chancellor and Chief Secretary") [defence, transport, social security] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 18 Tue Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Meeting on Child Benefit") [proposal not to uprate] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 14 Fri Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Meeting of E(ST)") [Chief Secretary has concluded spending bilateral negotiations] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 7 Fri Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Negotiations") [health, territorial departments, Star Chamber candidates] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Sep 30 Fri Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Meeting on Public Expenditure: Monday 3 October") [focus on planning total and spending to GDP ratio] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Jul 13 Wed Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [arrangements for Cabinet] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Jul 6 Wed Public spending: Major PS minute to Paul Gray ("Public Expenditure Cabinet") [size of bids puts objectives at risk] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Jul 8 Fri Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Economic Papers for Cabinet on 14 July") [MT anotation: "In my view the Chancellor is not nearly serious enough"] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Jul 19 Tue Public spending: Major PS minute to Paul Gray ("Cash Limits for 1988-89") [publication of White Paper] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Jul 6 Wed Public spending: Lawson PS minute to Paul Gray ("Chancellor's Paper for Cabinet on 14 July") [MT anotation: "this is much too complacent"] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Jul 12 Tue Public spending: Lawson PS minute to Paul Gray ("Public Expenditure Cabinet") [cannot afford bids on anything like the scale proposed] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Jul 13 Wed Public spending: Lawson PS minute to Paul Gray (Public Expenditure Cabinet) [tax cuts, tax revenues] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 24 Mon Public spending: Lawson PS minute to Paul Gray ("Autumn Statement") [timetable, arrangements for presentation] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 31 Mon Public spending: Lawson PS minute to Major PS ("Autumn Statement: Oral Statement: Chancellor's Draft, Second Half") [keeping public spending as close as possible to planning totals] [declassified Dec 2016]