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1990 Sep 4 - 1991 Mar 23
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/3288
Economic Policy (Public spending) (Part 45)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2017 Jul 20
Classification: Secret
Page count: 284
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90 Sep 28 Fr Major Public spending: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Public Expenditure Survey") [ask Treasury how much more they think they will have to concede] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 3 We Major Public spending: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Howe-Major-Lamont-Griffiths-Butler) [bids had been even higher than last year] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Nov 9 Fr Major Public spending: John Tusa letter to Charles Powell (BBC World Service) [thanks for 6 percent real terms increase in Autumn Statement] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 25 Th Major Public spending: Howe PS record of conversation (Howe-Major-Ibbs) [planning and control of expenditure on the works service vote] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 8 Mo Major Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to Peter Lilley ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey: ECGD; IFR 1990; Post Office") [need to ensure Post Office accept spending discipline] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Nov 7 We Major Public spending: Major PS minute to Barry Potter ("Autumn Statement Cabinet") [this has been a tough settlement] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 19 Fr Major Public spending: Barry Potter minute to MT ("Child Benefit and PES") [family premium proposals] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 24 Mo Major Public spending: Peter Lilley minute to Norman Lamont ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey") [difficulties new totals will cause for DTI] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Nov 8 Th Major Public spending: Treasury draft ("Autumn Statement") [a settlement fully consistent with government's commitments] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 3 We Major Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey") [establishment of Star Chamber] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 10 Mo Major Public spending: Barry Potter minute to MT ("PES: Arts and Libraries") [does MT want to get involved in dispute between Lamont and Mellor] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 15 Mo Major Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to MT ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey: Defence") [practicable and politically desirable to make further reductions] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Nov 6 Tu Major Public spending: Major PS minute to Barry Potter (Autumn Statement latest draft) [had to take tough decisions in the interests of the economy] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Nov 7 We Major Public spending: Robin Butler minute to MT ("Cabinet: 1990 Public Expenditure Survey. Paper by the Chief Secretary: C(90)9") [discussion of departmental settlements] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 4 Tu Major Public spending: David Hunt minute to Norman Lamont ("PES - Cross Border Flows") [additional bid for NHS funding] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 22 Mo Major Public spending: Lamont PS minute to Barry Potter ("Public Expenditure Survey: Progress Report") [top priority must be to defeat inflation and maintain confidence in economic policies] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 2 Tu Major Public spending: Barry Potter minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey (PES)") [Lamont will do very well to get near his ambitious target] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 2 Tu Major Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to David Hunt ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey: Wales") [NHS cross border flows] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 12 Fr Major Public spending: Barry Potter minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Survey") [premature to set up Star Chamber at this stage] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Sep 27 Th Major Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to Peter Lilley ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey: DTI") [allocation of bottom line settlement] [declassified Jul 2017]