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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 Aug 14 Tue Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to Chris Patten ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey") [need for confidentiality of correspondence on survey] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Jul 20 Fri Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to David Waddington ("Public Expenditure Survey 1990: Home Office") [local authority current grants] [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 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 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 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 May 21 Mon Public spending: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Norman Lamont ("Public Expenditure Survey 1990 - Forestry Commission") [woodland management grants, land acquisitions] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 May 23 Wed Public spending: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Norman Lamont ("Scottish Office Departmental Management Plan and Running Costs") [large number of major policy initiatives] [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 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 16 Mon Public spending: Michael Howard minute to Norman Lamont ("Public Expenditure Survey: Employment") [accounting for overbid] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Aug 28 Tue Public spending: Michael Portillo minute to Norman Lamont (Public Expenditure Survey) [need for confidentiality in communications] [declassified Dec 2016]
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 Apr 23 Mon Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to Douglas Hurd (FCO, Diplomatic Wing: Potential Reserve Claims) [Namibia, Eastern Europe, Caribbean, Vietnam] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 May 21 Mon Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to Douglas Hurd (FCO Diplomatic Wing: Potential Reserve Claims) [reserve claim not justified] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 May 10 Thu Public spending: Douglas Hurd minute to Norman Lamont (FCO Diplomatic Wing: Potential Reserve Claims) [clear understanding needed if the system is to work] [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 May 15 Tue Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to John MacGregor ("ESG and LEATGS Programme 1991-92") [not willing to agree proposed additions] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Apr 5 Thu Public spending: David Waddington minute to Norman Lamont ("Guidelines for the 1990 Public Expenditure Survey") [split of TSS between services] [declassified Dec 2016]