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

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

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2017 Jul 20
Classification: Secret
Page count: 284
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90 Oct 15 Mo Minor Public spending: Barry Potter minute to MT ("Update on PES Negotiations") [progress with Home Office, education, employment] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 18 Th Major Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to Peter Lilley ("1990 PES: Post Office, ECGD") [efficiency savings, tariff increases] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 19 Fr Major Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to MT ("1990 Public Expenditure Survey") [essential to show we have been prepared to grasp the nettle on defence] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 19 Fr Major Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to MT ("Defence Expenditure") [has reduced massively initial demands for savings but cannot justify going further] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Oct 19 Fr Major Public spending: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("1990 Public Expenditure: Defence") [p0ssible solution to the gap between Lamont and King's positions] [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 Oct 22 Mo Major Public spending: Barry Potter minute to Lilley PS ("1990 PES: Post Office, ECGD") [first priority is to seek efficiency savings] [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 22 Mo Minor Public spending: Andrew Turnbull minute to Lamont PS ("1990 Public Expenditure: Defence") [Lamont and King should resume discussions] [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 26 Fr Major Public spending: Lamont PS minute to Hurd PS ("Autumn Statement Press Notices") [need for a coordinated approach] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Nov 1 Th Minor Public spending: Major PS minute to Barry Potter ("The Industry Act Forecast") [minimise risks that forecasts will be quickly confounded] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Nov 1 Th Major Public spending: Major PS minute to Riley ("Autumn Statement: Oral Statement") [new plans represent a very tight settlement] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Nov 6 Tu Major Public spending: Tom King minute to MT ("PES: The Defence Programme") [severity of prorgamme decisions] [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 6 Tu Minor Public spending: Lamont PS minute to Hurd PS ("Autumn Statement Press Notices") [arrangements] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Nov 6 Tu Major Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to MT ("Science and Technology") [spending agreements defendable in a difficult year] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Nov 7 We Major Public spending: Norman Lamont minute to MT ("PES 1990: The Defence Programme") [has reached a cautious settlement] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Nov 7 We Minor Public spending: Barry Potter minute to MT ("Cabinet: 1990 Public Expenditure Survey") [progress in bringing down inflation] [declassified Jul 2017]
90 Nov 7 We Major Public spending: Barry Potter minute to MT ("Cabinet: 1990 Public Expenditure Survey") [Chancellor's speaking note] [declassified Jul 2017]