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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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Date Value Title
88 Oct 5 We Major Public spending: John Major minute to Kenneth Baker ("1988 Public Expenditure Survey: Education and Science") [polytechnics, universities, science, running costs] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 5 We Major Public spending: John Major minute to MT ("1988 Public Expenditure Survey: Star Chamber") [party conference references to spending] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 5 We Minor Public spending: Paul Gray minute to Major PS ("1988 Public Expenditure Survey") [establishment of Star Chamber] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 7 Fr Major Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Negotiations") [health, territorial departments, Star Chamber candidates] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 7 Fr Major Public spending: John Major minute to Peter Walker ("1988 Public Expenditure Survey: Wales") [impact of settlements on Welsh block] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 11 Tu Minor Public spending: Cabinet Office minute to Andy Bearpark ("Star Chamber") [Chief Secretary bilaterals continuing] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 14 Fr Minor 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 14 Fr Minor Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Meeting of E(ST)") [Chief Secretary has concluded spending bilateral negotiations] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 14 Fr Major Public spending: John Major minute to Richard Luce ("1988 Public Expenditure Survey: Office of Arts and Libraries and OMCS") [agreements on libraries, museums] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 14 Fr Major Public spending: John Major minute to MT ("Science and Technology") [settlements are sound and an effective basis for enhancing research] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 14 Fr Major Public spending: Carolyn Sinclair minute to Paul Gray ("Government Spending on R&D") [important that MT indicates dissatisfaction with proposed savings in agriculture] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 17 Mo Major Public spending: John Major minute to Ken Clarke ("1988 Public Expenditure Survey: Health") [agreements reached] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 17 Mo Major Public spending: John Major minute to MT ("Autumn Statement: Our Net Payments to Community Institutions") [final projections] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 17 Mo Major Public spending: John MacGregor minute to MT ("Report on a Review of Charging by the Agricultural Development and Advisory Service (ADAS)") [possibility for privatisation, new charges] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 18 Tu Major Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Meeting on Child Benefit") [proposal not to uprate] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 18 Tu Major Public spending: George Guise minute to MT ("Scientists' Reactions to Autumn Statement") [warm welcome compared to criticism in recent years] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 18 Tu Major Public spending: Nigel Wicks minute to MT (child benefit) [study into restructuring of benefit] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 19 We Major Public spending: Luce PS minute to John Major PS ("1988 Public Expenditure Survey: OMCS") [funding for next steps training] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 20 Th Minor Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [agreement reached on Wales] [declassified Dec 2016]
88 Oct 20 Th Major Public spending: Carolyn Sinclair minute to MT ("Report on a Review of Charging by the Agricultural Development and Advisory Service (ADAS)") [case for privatisation needs to be examined positively] [declassified Dec 2016]