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1981 Nov 18 - 1986 Jan 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1680
Cabinet (Questions of Procedure for Ministers) (Part 2)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 310
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79 May 14 Mo Minor Cabinet: Civil Service Department letter to Treasury (“Special Advisers”) [categories, appointment procedures, pay and conditions of service] [declassified 2014]
80 Feb 21 Th Major Cabinet: Angus Maude letter to Whitelaw (“Ministerial radio and television appearances”) [guidelines] [declassified 2014]
81 Nov 18 We Minor Cabinet: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office (White Papers) [procedure] [declassified 2014]
81 Dec 14 Mo Major Cabinet: Michael Havers minute to Ministers (“Legal advice”) [circulation of advice given by law officers to ministers] [declassified 2014]
82 Jan 12 Tu Major Cabinet: Nott PS letter to No.10 (“Claims Commission Study: Ministerial Responsibility”) [follow-up to Rayner Scrutiny] [declassified 2014]
82 Jan 20 We Major Cabinet: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Pym, Brittan, Parkinson) [presentation of economic policy] [declassified 2014]
82 Jan 26 Tu Major Cabinet: Ingham minute to No.10 (“Presentation of economic policy: question of procedure”) [“I stress the importance of clearance… with No.10”] [declassified 2014]
82 Feb 15 Mo Major Cabinet: Cabinet Office letter to Minister of State for Consumer Affairs PS (resignation procedures) [Sally Oppenheim] [declassified 2014]
82 Feb 17 We Major Cabinet: No.10 minute to Cabinet Office (“Presentation of Economic Policy: Questions of Procedure”) [MT seeks redrafting of guidance on radio and television interviews] [released Dec 2014]
82 Feb 22 Mo Major Cabinet: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Presentation of Economic Policy: Questions of Procedure”) [MT’s “wish to give more encouragement to Ministers to take every opportunity… through radio and television programmes”] [declassified 2014]
82 Mar 3 We Major Cabinet: Nott PS letter to No.10 (Rayner Scrutiny of the Claims Commission) [contracting-out proposals accepted] [declassified 2014]
82 Mar 17 We Minor Cabinet: Cabinet Office letter to Ministerial Private Secretaries (“Security of Ministers Travelling Overseas”) [FCO to be consulted] [declassified 2014]
82 Apr 7 We Major Cabinet: Lord Hailsham PS letter to Cabinet Office (Questions of Procedure for Ministers) [proposed new committee on procedure of the courts in matrimonial cases] [declassified 2014]
82 Aug 25 We Major Cabinet: No.10 minute to MT (“Articles by Ministers”) [‘think-pieces’ for ‘The Times’ about departmental responsibilities] [declassified 2014]
82 Oct 4 Mo Minor Cabinet: No.10 internal minute (“Acceptance of Official Gifts”) [declassified 2014]
83 Jan 6 Th Major Cabinet: Ingham letter to Peter Bevan (MT documentary) [donation from proceeds to NSPCC at MT’s request] [declassified 2014]
83 Jan 20 Th Major Cabinet: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to The Times (article on ‘MPs who left the House speechless’) [Howe defends Ian Stewart MP] [declassified 2014]
83 Feb 16 We Major Cabinet: Cabinet Office minute to MT (revised Questions of Procedure for Ministers) [MT comments] [declassified 2014]
83 Jun 10 Fr Major Cabinet: Cabinet Office minute to MT (“Questions of Procedure for Ministers”) [amendments] [declassified 2014]
83 Jun 29 We Minor Cabinet: Cabinet Office letter to No.10 (Questions of Procedure: unsolicited gifts) [advice] [declassified 2014]