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Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/3496
Prime Minister (Prime Minister's occasional bilateral meetings with various Cabinet colleagues) (Part 1)
Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
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Release date: | 2017 Jul 20 |
Classification: | Secret |
Page count: | 283 |
Any docs withheld? | 4 |
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89 Sep 4 Mo | Key | Community Charge: No.10 record of conversation (MT bilateral with Chris Patten) [Community Charge (Patten did not propose safety net for individuals); litter; pollution; environment; planning; water; homelessness] [released Jul 2017] |
91 Feb 13 We | Major | Prime Minister/NHS reforms: Turnbull briefing for Major ("Meetings with Ministerial Colleagues") [MT "was very concerned" about NHS reform plans, agreed launch on 1 Apr "only after lengthy discussions with Mr Clarke"] [released Jul 2017] |
86 Dec 27 Sa | Major | Prime Minister/Environment: Nick Ridley letter to MT (offer to help with policy groups & manifesto; asks to meet) ["a short talk about a lot of the problems at DOE - whenever you have time"] [released Jul 2018] |
87 Apr 24 Fr | Major | Prime Minister/Environment: Norgrove briefing for MT ("Meeting with Mr Ridley") ["how to play the Government's future housing and urban policies in the run up to the general election"] [released Jul 2018] |
86 Mar 24 Mo | Major | Prime Minister/Scotland: Wicks briefing for MT ("Meeting with Secretary of State for Scotland") [Rifkind in post for three months - "time for a talk about how he is getting on"; possible topics] [released Jul 2017] |
88 Oct 24 Mo | Major | Prime Minister/Defence: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Defence Secretary") [new tank; defence spending; organisation of intelligence in NI] [released Jul 2017] |
87 Mar 12 Th | Major | Prime Minister/Northern Ireland: No.10 record of conversation (MT - Tom King) [Haughey Dail statement 'unhelpful'; possible MT meeting with Molyneaux and Paisley; King thought NI opinion "slowly becoming accustomed to the agreement"] [released Jul 2017] |
87 Apr 29 We | Major | Prime Minister/Northern Ireland: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Bilateral with the Northern Ireland Secretary") ["very short meeting ... wants to raise personal matters"] [released Jul 2017] |
87 Jan 27 Tu | Major | Prime Minister/Agriculture: Norgrove briefing for MT (bilateral with Michael Jopling) ["has asked for half an hour with you to explain his concerns about the rural economy"] [released Jul 2017] |
87 Oct 20 Tu | Major | Prime Minister/Lord President: Wicks briefing for MT ("Meeting with Lord Whitelaw") [response to the "Great Storm"; prisons officers' dispute; Star Chamber; health of Lord Chancellor; party chairmanship] [released Jul 2017] |
88 Jul 27 We | Major | Prime Minister/Environment: Gray briefing for MT ("Meeting with Mr Ridley") ["wants a quick word about the latest state of play on Alice Coleman, the Lyceum and 'one or two other matters'"] [released Jul 2018] |
88 May 6 Fr | Major | Prime Minister/Chief Whip: Wicks minute for MT ("Meeting with the Chief Whip") ["possibilities for nipping in the bud, before they arise, future backbench rebellions"; as annotated by MT] [released Jul 2018] |
87 Nov 18 We | Major | Prime Minister/Energy: Wicks briefing for MT ("Meeting with Mr Walker") [NIREX; CEGB chairman's salary] [released Jul 2017] |
88 May 23 Mo | Major | Prime Minister/Home Secretary: Wicks briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Home Secretary") [football hooliganism; Prison Officers' Association; police pay and manpower; Brent and Section 13 grants; broadcasting; Toronto G7 & drugs; General Assembly speech] [released Jul 2018] |
86 Apr 29 Tu | Major | Prime Minister/Northern Ireland: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Bilateral with Northern Ireland Secretary") [meeting with Molyneaux and Paisley; Intergovernmental Conference; contingency plans for industrial disruption] [released Jul 2017] |
87 Jun 30 Tu | Major | Prime Minister/Lord President: Wicks briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Lord President: Items for the Agenda") [water privatisation, housing, community charge - plans to counter Conservative opposition] [released Jul 2017] |
86 Oct 15 We | Major | Prime Minister/Northern Ireland: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Northern Ireland Secretary") [Intergovernmental Conference; Chiefs of Staff; dialogue with Unionists; Stalker case; FitzGerald government] [released Jul 2017] |
86 Apr 5 Sa | Major | Prime Minister/Northern Ireland: Charles Powell briefing for MT ("Meeting with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland") [situation over Easter; intimidation of RUC families; Molyneaux/Paisley letter; parades; election legislation] [released Jul 2017] |
86 Dec 8 Mo | Major | Prime Minister/Wales: Wicks briefing for MT (bilateral with Nick Edwards) [asks for an urgent "political and private talk"] [released Jul 2017] |
86 Jun 2 Mo | Major | Prime Minister/Lord President: Wicks briefing for MT (bilateral with Whitelaw) [DHSS personnel; visit to Russia; general political position] [released Jul 2017] |