1979 Jun 1 - 1979 Jul 16
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/19
Economic policy (Public Spending) (Part 2)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2009 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 206 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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Selections from this file
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| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 79 Jun 1 Fr | Major | Economy: Biffen note to Stevas (arts expenditure) [agreement on cuts] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jun 1 Fr | Major | Economy: Carlisle note to Biffen ("Public Expenditure 1979-80") [agreement on cuts] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jun 1 Fr | Major | Economy: Lankester minute for MT (education and arts cuts - state of play) [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jun 4 Mo | Major | Economy: Biffen minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Reductions 1979-80") [arts & education cuts] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jun 4 Mo | Major | Economy: Biffen minute to MT ("Cash limits 1979-80") [2 percent "extra squeeze"] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jun 8 Fr | Major | Economy: Prior minute to MT ("1979-80 Cash Limits: Civil Service Wages & Salaries") [fraud savings rather than staff cuts] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jun 8 Fr | Major | Economy: Soames minute to MT ("1979-80 Cash Limits: Civil Service Wages & Salaries") [difficulties meeting 3 percent target] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jun 12 Tu | Major | Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("1979-80 Cash Limits: Civil Service Wages & Salaries") [fraud efforts cannot offset] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jun 13 We | Major | Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Carrington ("Public Expenditure Cuts: the Aid programme") [distribution of £50m agreed cut] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jun 13 We | Major | Economy: Hunt minute to MT (civil service cuts at Cabinet) [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jun 13 We | Major | Economy: Jenkin minute to MT ("1979-80 Cash Limits: Civil Service Wages & Salaries") [disturbed at reopening fraud offset deal] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jun 19 Tu | Major | Economy: Heseltine minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [Environment has done its share] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jun 20 We | Major | Economy: Biffen minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [dispute over Department of Environment cuts] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jun 20 We | Major | Economy: Hunt minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [Department of Environment cuts] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jun 29 Fr | Major | Economy: Soames minute to MT ("1979-80 Cash Limits: the 3 percent cut in Civil Service staff") [agreement reached] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jul 5 Th | Major | Economy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Public expenditure survey") [thoughts for 1980/81] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jul 6 Fr | Major | Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Cash Limits for 1980-81 and Public Sector Pay") [confusion as to current year] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jul 10 Tu | Major | Economy: Heseltine minute for MT (views of local authority associations & unions on cuts) [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jul 11 We | Major | Economy: Hunt briefing for MT ("Public Expenditure to 1983-84" for Cabinet) [aim to agree target cuts for 1980/81] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Jul 11 We | Major | Economy: Joseph minute to MT ("Pay Increases and Public Expenditure") ["increasingly concerned" at soaring public pay] [declassified 2009] |