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1983 Jan 24 - 1983 Jun 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/984
Economic policy (Public Spending) (Part 22)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 272
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83 Mar 31 Th Major Economic policy: Tom King minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [savings] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 31 Th Major Economic policy: Tom King letter to Brittan (“Public expenditure in the longer term”) [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 31 Th Major Economic policy: Jenkin minute to MT (Long term public expenditure) [response to MT minute on savings: sustained reduction] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 31 Th Major Economic policy: Howell minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [response to MT minute on savings: private sector; cutting subsidies; road tax] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 31 Th Major Economic policy: Fowler minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure: social security”) [response to MT minute on savings: benefits; NHS] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 31 Th Major Economic policy: Lord Cockfield minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [response to MT minute on savings: “strong case… for a substantial increase in our expenditure”] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 31 Th Major Economic policy: Channon minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure: Arts and libraries”) [response to MT minute on savings: proposes limited measures] [declassified 2013]
83 Apr 6 We Major Economic policy: Heseltine minute to Brittan (“Public expenditure survey 1983”) [dispute over baseline for Defence funding and future cuts] [declassified 2013]
83 Apr 12 Tu Major Economic policy: Howell letter to Brittan (“Long term public expenditure”) [“growing demand for transport facilities”] [declassified 2013]
83 Apr 12 Tu Major Economic policy: Brittan minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [criticises Heseltine over Defence savings] [declassified 2013]
83 Apr 20 We Major Economic policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Chancellor of the Exchequer) [“Revised estimate of the PSBR outturn 1982/83”] [declassified 2013]
83 Apr 20 We Major Economic policy: Brittan PS letter to No.10 (“PSBR”) [overshoot] [declassified 2013]
83 Apr 25 Mo Major Economic policy: Heseltine minute to MT (“Long term public expenditure”) [Defence savings] [declassified 2013]
83 Apr 27 We Major Economic policy: King letter to Brittan (Public Expenditure Survey 1983) [comments on draft guidelines] [declassified 2013]
83 May 11 We Major Economic policy: Brittan letter to Whitelaw (“Information about public expenditure”) [review of how information is gathered and used] [declassified 2013]
83 May 18 We Minor Economic policy: Brittan PS minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“‘Major spending review likely if Tories win’”) [FT article on proposed civil service staff cuts] [declassified 2013]
83 May 19 Th Major Economic policy: Brittan PS letter to Fowler (“National Health Service”) [Manifesto commitment] [declassified 2013]
83 May 31 Tu Major Economic policy: Brittan PS letter to No.10 (“Public expenditure outturn 1982-83”) [need for improved forecasting] [declassified 2013]
83 Jun 8 We Major Economic policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 (May 1983 CBGR) [press notice] [declassified 2013]
83 Jun 13 Mo Major Economic policy: No.10 Policy Unit to Scholar (“Public expenditure: the long term and the short”) [need for further savings to deliver 25% standard tax rate by 1988] [declassified 2013]