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1989 Aug 2 - 1989 Dec 21
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2627
Economic policy (Public Spending) (Part 43)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 319
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89 Aug 10 Thu Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to David Mellor ("1989 Survey: PES Specific Grants") [childcare programme] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Aug 7 Mon Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to David Mellor ("1989 Survey: PES Specific Grants") [content with announcement arrangements] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Sep 20 Wed Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to Nicholas Ridley ("DTI Programme Expenditure and Running Costs") [industry support schemes] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Oct 6 Fri Public spending: Nicholas Ridley minute to Norman Lamont ("DTI Programme Expenditure and Running Costs") [running cost bid] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Oct 20 Fri Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to Nicholas Ridley ("1989 Survey: DTI Running Costs") [would have wished for more cuts but accepts proposal] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 6 Mon Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to Ken Clarke ("1989 Public Expenditure Survey: Health and Personal Social Services") [state of negotiations] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Dec 14 Thu Public spending: Ken Clarke minute to Norman Lamont ("1989 Public Expenditure Survey: Health and Personal Social Services") [state of negotiations] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Oct 9 Mon Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to Chris Patten ("Construction Prices") [massive expenditure bids made by colleagues] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Oct 5 Thu Public spending: John MacGregor minute to Norman Lamont ("Education, Science and Arts Commitete Report: DES and OAL Expenditure Plans") [commitee's recommendations] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Oct 10 Tue Public spending: Lamont PS minute to MacGregor PS ("Education, Science and Arts Commitete Report: DES and OAL Expenditure Plans") [suggested changes to reply to commitee] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Sep 18 Mon Public spending: John Gummer minute to Norman Lamont (Public Expenditure Survey) [extra resources for Kew Gardens, Jodrell Laboratory] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Sep 21 Thu Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to John Gummer ("Kew Gardens: Additional Expenditure") [wrestling with a formidable list of priority claims in the round] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Oct 2 Mon Public spending: Chris Patten minute to Norman Lamont (Construction Prices) [no reason additional investment should have significant effect on prices] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Aug 2 Wed Public spending: Chris Patten minute to Norman Lamont ("PES 1989: DOE (Central)") [reduced DOE spending programmes] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Aug 2 Wed Public spending: Chris Patten minute to Norman Lamont (Public Expenditure Survey) [London Docklands Development Corporation requirements] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Aug 2 Wed Public spending: Nicholas Ridley minute to Norman Lamont ("PES 1989") [reductions in programme spending] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Oct 4 Wed Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to MT ("1989 Public Expenditure Survey") [some difficulties remain, party conference speeches] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Oct 24 Tue Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to MT ("1989 Public Expenditure Survey") [importance of decline in spending-GDP ratio] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Dec 15 Fri Public spending: Lamont PS minute to Paul Gray ("Publication of the 1990 Public Expenditure White Paper") [low-key presentation proposed] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Dec 18 Mon Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to MT ("Financial Reporting to Parliament") [timetable for publishing departmental reports] [declassified Dec 2016]