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1989 Sep 5 - 1990 Apr 23
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2943
Economic Policy (Domestic monetary policy) (Part 21)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 441
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90 Jan 26 Fr Major Economic Policy: Colin Moynihan minute to David Waddington ("Major Lotteries") [deferring a firm decision on allowing major lotteries] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Feb 5 Mo Minor Economic Policy: Geoffrey Howe minute to David Waddington ("Major Lottery or Lotteries and 'Skill-Ball' Competition") [deferring a firm decision] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Feb 9 Fr Major Economic Policy: Richard Luce minute to Geoffrey Howe ("Major Lotteries") [pros and cons need to be carefully considered] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Feb 13 Tu Major Economic Policy: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Monthly Monetary Assessment") [uncomfortably high rate of monetary expansion] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Feb 14 We Major Economic Policy: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Mortgage Rates") [Abbey National rate rise] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Mar 14 We Major Economic Policy: Howell Harris Hughes minute to Paul Gray ("Jack Committee on Banking Services Law and Practice Draft White Paper") [code of practice; ombudsman schemes; confidentiality law] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Mar 15 Th Minor Economic Policy: Paul Gray minute to Ryder PS ("Jack Committee on Banking Services Law and Practice: Proposed Government Response") [publication of White Paper] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Mar 16 Fr Major Economic Policy: Eric Forth minute to Richard Ryder ("Jack Committee on Banking Services Law and Practice: Proposed Government Response") [happy with the White Paper] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Mar 21 We Major Economic Policy: Peter Brooke minute to Richard Ryder ("Jack Committee on Banking Services Law and Practice: Proposed Government Response") [proposals will not interfere with disclosure of information under Prevention of Terrorism Act] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Mar 21 We Major Economic Policy: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Richard Ryder ("Jack Committee on Banking Services Law and Practice: Proposed Government Response") [satisfied draft reflects points of Scottish interest] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Mar 28 We Major Economic Policy: David Waddington minute to Richard Ryder (Jack Committee) [government response; money laundering] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 4 We Major Economic Policy: John Wakeham minute to Norman Lamont ("BNFL: 1990 Pay Round") [opening offer; retrenchment and recruitment problems] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 5 Th Major Economic Policy: Ken Clarke minute to Norman Lamont (public sector pay) [becoming increasingly concerned at settlement levels] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 6 Fr Major Economic Policy: Central Statistical Office paper ("Monthly Monetary Assessment: March 1990") [monetary indicators out of kilter with those for the real economy] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 6 Fr Major Economic Policy: John Major minute to MT ("Outlook for RPI/TPI: March and April 1990") [rise in annual rate of inflation] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 11 We Major Economic policy: Gray minute for MT ("Economic policy over the next year") [valedictory thoughts - what went wrong; where are we now; where do we go from here] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 11 We Major Economic Policy: Paul Gray minute to Waddington PS ("Mr. Ken Hargreaves MP's Ten Minute Rule Bill") [MT approves rejection of bill in line with policy against introduction of national lotteries] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 12 Th Major Economic Policy: Barry Potter minute to MT (RPI, unemployment figures) [exchange markets largely unaffected] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 17 Tu Minor Economic Policy: Geoffrey Howe minute to David Waddington ("Ten Minute Rule Bill for Wednesday 18 April 1990") [national lotteries] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 19 Th Major Economic Policy: Barry Potter minute to MT ("Balance of Payments") [March deficit figure second worst on record] [declassified Dec 2016]