1989 Jan 10 - 1989 May 25
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/2625
Economic Policy (Public Spending) (Part 41)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2016 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 323 |
| Any docs withheld? | 1 |
PREM19/2625 - download whole file (PDF, 25.94 MB)
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| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 89 Jan 10 Tu | Minor | Public spending: Lawson PS minute ("Autumn Statement Debate: Government Motion") [inflation, economic growth, investment, employment] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 Jan 18 We | Major | Public spending: Major PS minute to Paul Gray ("Publication of the 1989 Public Expenditure White Paper") [lower-key launch] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 Mar 15 We | Major | Public spending: John Major minute to MT ("Guidelines for the 1989 Public Expenditure Survey") [new planning total, baselines, value for money] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 Mar 17 Fr | Major | Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Guidelines for the 1989 Public Expenditure Survey") [new planning total] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 5 Fr | Major | Public spending: Robin Butler minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Chairmanship of Star Chamber") [Cecil Parkinson suggested to serve again] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 12 Fr | Major | Public spending: John Major minute to MT ("1989 Survey") [more difficult to find offsetting policy savings than in the past] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 12 Fr | Major | Public spending: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Public Expenditure") [par for the course for Treasury to say the round will be tougher] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 17 We | Major | Public spending: No. 10 record of conversation (MT-Lawson-Major) [public expenditure negotiations expected to be tougher this year] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 22 Mo | Major | Public spending: Douglas Hurd minute to John Major ("Public Expenditure Survey 1989") [prisons, passport department, forensic science service] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 22 Mo | Major | Public spending: Douglas Hurd minute to John Major ("PES 1989: Bids for Local Authority Services") [police, magistrates courts, probation, civil defence, fire service] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 22 Mo | Major | Public spending: David Mellor minute to John Major ("Personal Social Services: Specific Grants: PES 1989") [AIDS support grant, training support grant, Children Bill] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 22 Mo | Major | Public spending: David Young minute to John Major ("1989 Public Expenditure Survey") [attaches high priority to all the bids] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 24 We | Major | Public spending: Paul Channon minute to John Major ("PES 1989") [roads, local transport, airports] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 25 Th | Major | Public spending: Malcolm Rifkind minute to John Major ("Public Expenditure Survey 1989: Forestry Commission") [resources needed to maintain policies] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 25 Th | Major | Public spending: Malcolm Rifkind minute to John Major ("PES 1989") [bids outside the Scottish block] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 25 Th | Major | Public spending: Tom King minute to John Major ("1989 Public Expenditure Survey: Northern Ireland") [law and order, strengthening the economy] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 25 Th | Major | Public spending: Peter Walker minute to John Major ("Public Expenditure Survey 1989: Welsh Office") [European single market opportunities] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 25 Th | Major | Public spending: Norman Fowler minute to John Major ("Public Expenditure Survey 1989") [labour market initiatives] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 25 Th | Major | Public spending: Kenneth Baker minute to John Major ("Public Expenditure Survey 1989") [education reforms at risk if necessary resources not provided] [declassified Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 25 Th | Major | Public spending: John Moore minute to John Major ("PES 1989: Social Security Benefits and Administration") [low income families, disablity benefits, single parents] [declassified Dec 2016] |