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1980 Jul 1 - 1981 Jan 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/427
Economic policy (Policy towards the pay review bodies: Top Salaries Review Body (TSRB), Armed Forces Pay Review Body (AFPRB), Doctors and Dentists Review Body (DDRB)) (Part 2)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 161
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80 Jul 1 Tu Major Economic Policy: Lord Soames letter to MT ("Nationalised industry Board salaries") [paper on how aforesaid to be managed following removal from terms of reference of Top Salaries Review Body] [declassified Dec 2011]
80 Jul 2 We Major Economic Policy: MT letter to Association of First Division Civil Servants (Government's response to Top Salaries Review Body recommendations) ["Your views have been noted... Our prime objective is to reduce inflation"] [declassified Dec 2011]
80 Jul 2 We Major Economic Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lord Soames, Channon, Sir Ian Bancroft, Council of Civil Service Union representatives) [Top Salaries Review Body recommendations: Government stance causing "crisis of morale" according to CCSU] [declassified Dec 2011]
80 Jul 2 We Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("TSRB - Cabinet") [Top Salaries Review Body recommendations; Hoskyns outlines Government's case for curbing MP salaries in line with others: risks of uncontrollable "inflation... higher unemployment, much greater recession"] [declassified Dec 2011]
80 Jul 2 We Major Economic Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("TSRB Report") [MT meeting with Council of Civil Service Union representatives to discuss Top Salaries Review Body recommendations] [declassified Dec 2011]
80 Jul 3 Th Major Economic Policy: Fowler minute to MT ("Top Salaries") [National Freight Corporation Board members' pay to be taken out of the responsibility of the Top Salaries Review Body] [declassified Dec 2011]
80 Jul 4 Fr Major Economic Policy: Cabinet Office minute to MT (Government response to Top Salaries Review Body reports) [draft statement to Parliament: "very substantial cuts... if we are to win this battle against inflation we must all contribute"] [declassified Dec 2011]
80 Jul 7 Mo Major Economic Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lord Boyle) [Top Salaries Review Body: Govt response to TSRB reports & recommendations] [declassified Dec 2011]
80 Jul 9 We Major Economic Policy: Council of Civil Service Unions letter to MT (pay scales) ["condemns the decision of the Government... to repudiate the recommendations of... Top Salaries Review Body"] [declassified Dec 2011]
80 Sep 17 We Major Economic Policy: Lord Soames minute to MT ("Highlands and Islands Development Board") [MT endorses Soames' resistance to Younger proposal for increased salaries] [declassified Dec 2011]
80 Dec 12 Fr Major Economic Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("E, 16 December: Pay Review Bodies") [MT disagrees with his recommendations] [declassified Dec 2011]
80 Dec 15 Mo Major Economic Policy: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("E, 16 December: Pay Review Bodies") [Chancellor of the Exchequer's recommendations disliked by MT & other Departments] [declassified Dec 2011]
80 Dec 23 Tu Major Economic Policy: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (Top Salaries Review Body) ['catch-up' settlements in line with previous TSRB recommendations; public sector vs private sector employment] [declassified Dec 2011]
80 Dec 23 Tu Major Economic Policy: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Pay Review Bodies") [advises that MT meet with the Chairmen to urge moderation in their recommendations] [declassified Dec 2011]
80 Dec 23 Tu Major Economic Policy: Cabinet Office letter to Treasury ("Pay Review Bodies") [Ministerial meetings with Chairmen; coordination of Departmental evidence] [declassified Dec 2011]
81 Jan 12 Mo Major Economic Policy: Lord Hailsham briefing for MT ("Top Salaries Review Body") [approach to TSRB's forthcoming Review] [declassified Dec 2011]
81 Jan 13 Tu Major Economic Policy: Pym PS letter to No.10 (House of Commons debate on Members of Parliament pay & pensions) [Government's position outlined to Top Salaries Review Body in advance of debate] [declassified Dec 2011]
81 Jan 15 Th Major Economic Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Lord Soames, Lord Plowden) [Top Salaries Review Body: review on public servants & the economic context] [declassified Dec 2011]
81 Jan 15 Th Major Economic Policy: Cabinet Office minute to MT (Top Salaries Review Body: draft letter to Lord Plowden) ["Government's general policies and their bearing... upon the work of the [TRSB]"; Cabinet members' amendments to draft] [declassified Dec 2011]
81 Jan 21 We Major Economic Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Nott, Harold Atcherley) [Armed Forces Review Body & "the need to contain public spending"] [declassified Dec 2011]