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1986 Dec 2 - 1987 Apr 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2461
Regional Policy (Inner Cities Initiative: development of Canary Wharf and extension of Docklands Light Railway; new Urban Development Corporations) (Part 9)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Jul 21
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 240
Any docs withheld? 2

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Date Value Title
86 Dec 2 Tu Major Regional Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Development") ["I know... that you have been worried about the strength of feeling in the south-east against over rapid development... It does, however, have some other advantages"] [declassified Jul 2016]
86 Dec 2 Tu Major Regional Policy: Edwards PS letter to No.10 ("South Cardiff urban renewal") [revised text of Ridley speech] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jan 20 Tu Major Regional Policy: No.10 letter to Ridley PS ("Take up of central government programmes in inner cities") [MT request for list of inner city authorities refusing to take up their entitlement to resources being made available to them] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Mar 4 We Major Regional Policy: Ridley letter to Moore (Canary Wharf) ["legal advice, on the question of continuing negotiations with Mr Travelstead and his Consortium for developing Canary Wharf"] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Mar 24 Tu Major Regional Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Docklands") [proposals for Canary Wharf, Royal Docks & western extension of railway] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Mar 26 Th Major Regional Policy: Ridley letter to MacGregor ("New UDCs") [Urban Development Corporations: "Our proposal to establish the new UDCs has been very widely welcomed"; MacGregor sceptical of proposals] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Apr 8 We Major Regional Policy: Lord Young letter to MacGregor ("The Inner Cities Initiative") [extension into a further eight areas] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Apr 23 Th Major Regional Policy: Ridley letter to Moore ("Canary Wharf") ["I see virtually no prospect of our being able to settle matters by 30 April"] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Apr 23 Th Major Regional Policy: Moore letter to Ridley ("Docklands Light Railway - Bank extension") ["latest position on the proposed agreement between London Regional Transport (LRT) and the Canary Wharf consortium"] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Apr 27 Mo Major Regional Policy: Ridley PS letter to Cabinet Office ("E(A): 28 April Low-Budget Urban Development Corporations") [draft statement] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Apr 27 Mo Major Regional Policy: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Low or "No" Budget Urban Development Corporations") ["We recommend... No budget UDCs be considered... council busting powers... in areas where obstructive councils resist progress"] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Apr 27 Mo Major Regional Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Low Budget Urban Development Corporations") ["the main point at issue is whether there should be an early statement of the Government's intentions"] [declassified Jul 2016]