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1989 May 25 - 1989 Jul 26
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2626
Economic Policy (Public spending) (Part 42)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 415
Themes: Public spending & borrowing, Media, Executive

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Date Value Title
89 Jul 3 Mo Major Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Public Expenditure: Cabinet") [emphasis on maintaining downward trend in spending-GDP ratio] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 4 Tu Major Public spending: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Lawson-Major) [arguably the most difficult public spending round yet faced] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 5 We Major Public spending: John Major memorandum ("1989 Public Expenditure Survey") ["We face a difficult survey"] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 5 We Major Public spending: Lawson PS minute to Paul Gray ("Public Expenditure Cabinet: Line to Take") [expenditure should take a declining share of national income] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 6 Th Major Public spending: John Major minute to MT ("1989 Public Expenditure Survey: Additional Bids") [summary of departmental bids] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 6 Th Major Public spending: Lawson PS minute to Paul Gray ("Public Expenditure Cabinet") [Lawson memo: priority to get inflation on downward path] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 6 Th Major Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Public Expenditure: Cabinet") [MT note: "Chancellor's paper not worrying enough"] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 7 Fr Major Public spending: John Major minute to Douglas Hurd ("Public Expenditure Survey 1989: Current Grant Bids for Local Authority Services") [police, magistrates court, probation service] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 11 Tu Major Public spending: John Major memorandum ("Public Expenditure Cabinet: Line to Take") [objective to maintain downward trend in spending-GDP ratio] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 11 Tu Major Public spending: Lawson PS minute to Paul Gray ("Public Expenditure Cabinet: Line to Take") [expenditure should take a declining share of national income] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 11 Tu Major Public spending: Paul Gray briefing for MT ("Cabinet Discussion on Public Expenditure") [sandwich critical voices between supporters] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 12 We Major Public spending: John Major minute to John Moore ("State Pensions") [average real value of basic pension] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 13 Th Major Public spending: Lamont PS minute to Paul Gray ("Cash Limits for 1988-89") [publication of White Paper] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 26 We Major Public spending: David Mellor minute to Norman Lamont ("Personal Social Services: Specific Grants - PES 1989") [AIDS support grant, training support programmes] [declassified Dec 2016]