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 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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| Date | Value |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 90 Jun 18 Mo | Major | Public spending: Barry Potter minute to MT ("Bilateral with the Chancellor: Public Expenditure Survey") [effects of accommodating higher bids] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Mar 28 We | Minor | Public spending: Barry Potter minute to MT ("Guidelines for the 1990 Public Expenditure Survey") [a routine bit of the exercise] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Apr 20 Fr | Minor | Public spending: Barry Potter minute to MT ("Meetings with Ministers on Public Expenditure") [severity of public expenditure position] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 May 16 We | Major | Public spending: Barry Potter minute to MT ("Public Expenditure - The Education Programme") [Treasury anxious at MacGregor's early bids] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Jan 5 Fr | Major | Public spending: Cabinet Office minute to Butler PS ("Public Expenditure White Paper") [revision of Cabinet Office entry] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 May 18 Fr | Minor | Public spending: Caroline Turk minute ("Monthly Note on the PSBR") [corrected figures] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Jul 13 Fr | Major | 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 May 15 Tu | Major | Public spending: CSO briefing for Lamont PS ("Capital Expenditure: Provisional Estimates for Q1 1990") [press notice on spending on manufacturing industries] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Apr 5 Th | Minor | Public spending: David Waddington minute to Norman Lamont ("Guidelines for the 1990 Public Expenditure Survey") [split of TSS between services] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 May 10 Th | Major | 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 Apr 19 Th | Major | Public spending: John MacGregor minute to Norman Lamont ("ESG and LEATGS Programme 1991-92") [need for swift agreement] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Apr 18 We | Major | Public spending: John Major minute to MT ("Public Expenditure and the Economy: Speaking Note for Cabinet") ["I will need to take a very tough line"] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Jul 8 Su | Major | 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 16 Mo | Major | Public spending: Lamont PS minute to Barry Potter ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey: Additional Bids") [Department of Health bids] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Jul 10 Tu | Major | Public spending: Lamont PS minute to Barry Potter ("Cash Limits for 1989-90") [final proof of white paper] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Jul 17 Tu | Minor | Public spending: Lamont PS minute to Barry Potter ("Cash Limits for 1989-90") [publication date for white paper] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Jul 18 We | Major | Public spending: Lamont PS minute to Barry Potter ("Public Expenditure Cabinet: Briefing") [defeat of inflation is top priority] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Jul 13 Fr | Major | Public spending: Lamont PS minute to Barry Potter ("Public Expenditure Cabinet: Line to Take") [maintaining strict control of spending] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Apr 2 Mo | Major | Public spending: Lamont PS minute to Paul Gray ("Prospects for the 1990 Survey") [survey will be exceptionally difficult] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 May 21 Mo | Major | Public spending: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Norman Lamont ("Public Expenditure Survey 1990 - Forestry Commission") [woodland management grants, land acquisitions] [declassified Dec 2016] |