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1983 Feb 11 - 1983 Oct 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1116
Regional policy (Review of regional policy; creation of Enterprise Zones) (Part 5)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 206
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83 Feb 24 Th Major Regional Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT("Review of Regional Economic Policy") ["to report the outcome of... [MISC14] discussion... and to invite you to consider... the handling of further work on this issue"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 8 Tu Major Regional Policy: King letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Monitoring Enterprise Zones") [findings of second report: "in some cases... an adverse effect on development outside the zones"; No.10 annotation to MT: "This bears out your own suspicions"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 9 We Major Regional Policy: Jenkin minute to MT ("The West Midlands") ["I know that you are as concerned as I am at the serious industrial and economic decline": proposed initiatives] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 14 Mo Major Regional Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("The West Midlands") ["its problems strengthen the case for pressing on with a reform of regional policy"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 21 Mo Major Regional Policy: Edwards letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (third Enterprise Zone in Wales) [proposal] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 23 We Major Regional Policy: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for Mount ("Regional economic policy") [purpose of meeting; Policy Unit objectives] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 12 Th Major Regional Policy: Younger PS letter to No.10 ("Scotland - employment in electronics, steel and shipbuilding") ["we would advise that the proposition that Scottish employment in electronics is greater than in steel and shipbuilding combined be no longer advanced"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jun 17 Fr Major Regional Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Scholar ("The Review of Regional Policy") [critical of current policy and of impending report; advises MT meet with Lawson in advance of MISC 14 discussion of report] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 1 Fr Major Regional Policy: Jenkin letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Enterprise Zones") [prospective areas for second round] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 11 Mo Major Regional Policy: Chancellor of the Exchquer minute to MT ("Regional Economic Policy") [second report of the inter-departmental Group; MT requests discussion to be put back to September] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 19 Tu Major Regional Policy: Cabinet Office minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Review of Regional Economic Policy - Anson Report") ["I offer this letter as a kind of posthumous CPRS Collective Brief"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 27 We Major Regional Policy: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Parkinson ("Regional Economic Policy") ["the sooner we can move to a more cost-effective system and so fulfil our Manifesto commitment, the better"; MT concerned by content of letter & wide circulation] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Aug 2 Tu Major Regional Policy: Parkinson minute to MT ("Regional Economic Policy") [legislative requirements in current term, to enable early expenditure savings] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Aug 5 Fr Major Regional Policy: Lamont to Younger (applications for regional selective assistance involving mobile investment) [Younger & Edwards both opposed to Lamont proposal that projects be assessed at national rather than regional level] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Aug 5 Fr Major Regional Policy: Edwards letter to Parkinson ("Review of Regional Policy: Anson Report") ["very anxious to be present at that meeting... one or two comments I should like to make now"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Aug 8 Mo Major Regional Policy: Jenkin letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Future monitoring of enterprise zones") [proposal] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Aug 16 Tu Major Regional Policy: Adam Butler letter to Parkinson (regional economic policy) [Anson Report: implications for Northern Ireland] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Aug 16 Tu Major Regional Policy: Biffen letter to Parkinson ("Legislation: regional development grants (RDG)) ["I hope... in the circumstances, you will agree that a decision about contingent drafting should be deferred"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Aug 31 We Major Regional Policy: MT letter to Leader of Birmingham City Council (unemployment in Birmingham) [concern about Lucas Industries proposal to transfer operations to Wales, and similar cases] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Oct 4 Tu Major Regional Policy: Tebbit letter to Parkinson ("Regional Policy") ["in advance of our discussion in E(A)... my initial reaction to the main proposals"] [declassified Aug 2013]