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1980 Nov 18 - 1981 Oct 22
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/558
Parliament (Queen's speeches on prorogation and opening of Parliament; televising the State Opening of Parliament) (Part 3)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 191
Any docs withheld? 17

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Date Value Title
80 Nov 18 Tu Major Parliament: Sanders minute to MT ("Parliamentary Affairs") [arrangements for and content of Queen's Speech] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 19 We Major Parliament: Sanders minute to MT (Queen's Speech: Opposition topics for Debate on the Address) [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 21 Fr Major Parliament: Armstrong minute to Whitmore ("The Prorogation of Parliament") [challenge to the authority of the speaker] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 24 We Major Parliament: Whitmore minute to MT ("Prorogation") [proposal to abandon Prorogation Speech] [declassified 2011]
81 Sep 23 We Major Parliament: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Queen's Speeches on the Prorogation and Opening of Parliament (C(81) 47)") [declassified 2011]
81 Oct 19 Mo Major Parliament: Armstrong minute to MT ("The Queen's Speech on the Opening of Parliament") [revisions to text of Queen's speech] [declassified 2011]