Department of Economic Affairs: Public Expenditure Division: Registered Files (PE...

The subject content of the files within the series reflect the Public Expenditure Division's responsibilities for very long term planning, economic research, and public expenditure aspects of the National Plan. Specifically there are files concerned with the Department of Economic Affairs' interest in the construction industry (including building controls, housing and environmental service), public expenditure generally and special concerns such as the future of Concorde, measures for restraining public expenditure, the housing programme, the Channel Tunnel, and the third London airport (Stansted) enquiry. A series of drafts of the National Plan are included amongst the records.

The original numerical sequence of the creating body has been followed

Records of the Channel Tunnel Advisory Group are in BS 1

From 1990 Department of the Environment

Topics

Government finances

Railways

Air transport

Maps and plans

Research

Construction industries

Planning (Land and Property)

When, in 1965, the Economic Co-ordination Division was split into home and overseas responsibilities, the Public Expenditure Division came under the umbrella of Economic Co-ordination (Home).