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1979 Jul 6 - 1985 Mar 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1422
Broadcasting (Television licence fees: finances of BBC; pay in the BBC; review of external services) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 407
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Showing items 61 - 80 of 108

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Date Value Title
84 Jul 2 Mo Major Broadcasting: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("Proposed Review of the BBC External Services") [BBC Activity Reviews] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 9 Mo Major Broadcasting: Lord Hailsham minute to Leon Brittan ("TV Licensing - Hotels and Self-Catering Establishments") [scheme could be complicated and expensive to operate] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 13 Fr Major Broadcasting: Nicholas Edwards minute to Leon Brittan (TV licensing for self-catering establishments) [operation of a refund system] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 17 Tu Major Broadcasting: Leon Brittan minute to Lord Hailsham (TV licensing for hotels) [how the new scheme would operate] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 20 Fr Major Broadcasting: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("Review of BBC External Services") [terms of reference, press release] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 27 Fr Major Broadcasting: Hurd PS minute to David Barclay ("Review of Value for Money in the BBC Home Services") [scope of review] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 28 Sa Minor Broadcasting: Charles Powell minute to Howe PS ("Proposed Review of the BBC External Services") [MT wants to proceed with wider review] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Aug 21 Tu Major Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to Norman Fowler (TV licence) [independent review of concessionary scheme] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Aug 22 We Minor Broadcasting: Brittan PS minute to Nigel Barclay ("Proposed Review of TV Licence Fee Concessions") [criticism of 5p concessionary scheme] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Sep 24 Mo Major Broadcasting: Andrew Turnbull note to MT (BBC efficiency studies) [value for money study, external services] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Oct 16 Tu Major Broadcasting: Howe PS minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Prime Minister's Luncheon at the BBC, Wednesday, 17 October: BBC External Services") [background, review, transmission] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 7 We Minor Broadcasting: Howe PS minute to David Barclay ("Scrutiny of BBC External Services") [transmission of scrutiny report] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 21 We Major Broadcasting: Peter Warry minute to MT ("BBC Licence Fee") [BBC proposal for fee increase] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 26 Mo Major Broadcasting: Nigel Barclay minute to Brittan PS ("BBC Licence Fee") [consdier critically extent to which BBC succeeds in giving effect to terms of licence] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 27 Tu Major Broadcasting: Charles Powell minute to Howe PS ("Review of BBC External Services") [MT looks forward to hearing views on how government should react] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 29 Th Minor Broadcasting: Robin Ibbs minute to MT ("Scrutiny of BBC External Services") [uneconomical practices, improvements in performance] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 30 Fr Major Broadcasting: Rees PS minute to Howe PS ("Review of BBC External Services") [publication of report, funding issues] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 7 Fr Minor Broadcasting: Gordon Reece letter to Caroline Ryder (Radio 3) [meeting with Ian McIntyre] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 12 We Major Broadcasting: Tim Renton letter to Neil MacFarlane ("Proposed BBC Transmitting Station at Bearley") [views on proposed site] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 13 Th Major Broadcasting: Gordon Reece letter to MT (BBC Director-General) [BBC Newsnight producer refusing to interview DG without balance has put his job in jeopardy] [declassified Dec 2014]