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 |
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| 90 Apr 17 Tu | Major | Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to MT ("Prospects for the 1990 Survey") [cannot afford to take risks with inflation] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Jun 18 Mo | Major | Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to MT ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey") [disappointing that bids exceed those tabled last year] [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 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 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 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 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 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 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 11 We | Major | Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to MT ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey: Additional Bids") [summaries of departmental bids] [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 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 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 Jul 18 We | Major | Public spending: Robin Butler minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Cabinet: Running Costs") [spending on the civil service] [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 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 Jun 20 We | Major | 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 Apr 5 Th | Major | Public spending: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Major-Lamont) [need to make clear how difficult the public spending position was] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Aug 14 Tu | Minor | Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to Chris Patten ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey") [need for confidentiality of correspondence on survey] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 90 Aug 28 Tu | Minor | Public spending: Michael Portillo minute to Norman Lamont (Public Expenditure Survey) [need for confidentiality in communications] [declassified Dec 2016] |