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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2658
Environmental Affairs (Environmental policy: environmental pollution: climate change; Environmental Protection Bill) (Part 12)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 220
Themes: Union of UK nations, European Union (general), Agriculture, Science & technology, Economic policy - theory and process, Environment

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Date Value Title
89 Nov 28 Tu Major Environment: Chris Patten minute to Geoffrey Howe ("Environmental Protection Bill") [litter, hazardous sites, payments to outside bodies, dogs] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 29 We Major Environment: Wakeham PS minute to Caroline Slocock ("Control Measures for Energy Related Gas Emissions") [position of other countries' submissions] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 29 We Major Environment: Peter Brooke minute to Chris Patten ("Environmental Policy") [sensible for White Paper to cover whole UK] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 29 We Major Environment: Gummer PS minute to Dominic Morris ("Straw and Stubble Burning Statement: 30 November 1989") [statement draft] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 29 We Major Environment: Walker PS minute to Gummer PS ("Straw and Stubble Burning") [need to make clear Walker's association with proposed ban] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 29 We Major Environment: Rifkind PS minute to Gummer PS ("Straw and Stubble Burning") [statement will cover only England and Wales] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 30 Th Major Environmental Affairs: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Jonathan Porritt") [key points for discussion] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 30 Th Major Environment: Wakeham PS minute to Caithness PS (Energy-related Greenhouse Gas Emissions) [text of study report on control measures] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 30 Th Major Environment: Patten PS minute to Caroline Slocock ("Meeting with Jonathon Porritt, 1 December 1989") [government action on climate] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 30 Th Major Environment: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Chris Patten ("Environmental Protection Bill: Recycling and Waste Disposal Plans") [preferable to act jointly] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 30 Th Major Environment: Peter Walker minute to Chris Patten (Recycling and Waste Disposal Plans) [requirements for local authorities] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 30 Th Major Environment: Nicholas Ridley minute to Chris Patten ("Environmental Protection Bill: Recycling") [requirements for local authorities] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 30 Th Major Environment: Caroline Slocock minute to MT ("Meeting with Jonathon Porritt") [underline commitment to solving environmental issues] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 30 Th Major Environment: Andrew Turnbull minute to Cabinet Office ("FRG/WHO Conference on Environment and Health") [polluter pays statement, proposed European Centre] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 30 Th Major Environment: Moore PS minute to Andrew Turnbull ("FRG/WHO Conference on Environment and Health") [expected to endorse basic principles of environmental health protection] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Nov 30 Th Major Environment: Charles Powell note for the record (cabinet) [discussion of site for European Environment Agency - Cambridge proposed but Berlin likely] [declassified Dec 2016]