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1990 Jan 5 - 1990 Aug 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2949
Economic Policy (Public spending) (Part 44)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 285
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90 May 24 Thu Public spending: Peter Brooke minute to Norman Lamont ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey: Northern Ireland") [block priorities: terrorism, housing, unemployment] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jun 11 Mon Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Public Expenditure Survey 1990: Forestry Commission") [no prospect of an early settlement] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jun 18 Mon Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to MT ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey") [disappointing that bids exceed those tabled last year] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jun 18 Mon Public spending: Barry Potter minute to MT ("Bilateral with the Chancellor: Public Expenditure Survey") [effects of accommodating higher bids] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jun 19 Tue Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to Douglas Hurd (FCO Diplomatic Wing: Potential Reserve Claim) [additional costs for NATO summit] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jun 20 Wed Public spending: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Major-Lamont) [departmental bids were huge, but not possible to reject them all] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jun 22 Fri Public spending: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Norman Lamont ("Public Expenditure Survey 1990: Forestry Commission") [regrets Treasury's inflexible line on additional bids] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jul 1 Sun Public spending: Norman Lamont memo ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey") [bids exceed expectations, facing exceptionally difficult survey] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jul 3 Tue Public spending: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Norman Lamont ("Public Expenditure Survey 1990: Forestry Commission") [agreement on offsetting savings] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jul 8 Sun Public spending: Ken Clarke minute to Norman Lamont ("1990 Survey: Personal Social Services: Specific Grants") [AIDS, mental illness, training support grants] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jul 9 Mon Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to Michael Howard ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey: Employment") [surprised by the size of bids] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jul 10 Tue Public spending: Lamont PS minute to Barry Potter ("Cash Limits for 1989-90") [final proof of white paper] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jul 11 Wed Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to MT ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey: Additional Bids") [summaries of departmental bids] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jul 13 Fri Public spending: Lamont PS minute to Barry Potter ("Public Expenditure Cabinet: Line to Take") [maintaining strict control of spending] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jul 13 Fri Public spending: Chancellor of the Exchequer draft cabinet paper ("Economic Prospects") ["very bleak background against which to assess changes to the existing public expenditure plans"] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jul 16 Mon Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Public Expenditure Survey 1990: Forestry Commission") [content with spending agreement] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jul 16 Mon Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to Ken Clarke ("1990 Survey: Personal Social Services: Specific Grants") [AIDS, mental illness, training support grants] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jul 16 Mon Public spending: Michael Howard minute to Norman Lamont ("Public Expenditure Survey: Employment") [accounting for overbid] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jul 16 Mon Public spending: Lamont PS minute to Barry Potter ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey: Additional Bids") [Department of Health bids] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jul 17 Tue Public spending: Lamont PS minute to Barry Potter ("Cash Limits for 1989-90") [publication date for white paper] [declassified Dec 2016]