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

Catalogue reference: EW 25

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EW 25

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...

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Reference
EW 25
Title
Department of Economic Affairs: Public Expenditure Division: Registered Files (PE Series)
Date
1963-1969
Description

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.

Arrangement
Arrangement

The original numerical sequence of the creating body has been followed

Related material

Records of the Channel Tunnel Advisory Group are in BS 1

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PE file series
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
Department of Economic Affairs, Public Expenditure Division, 1964-1968
Physical description
419 file(s)
Access conditions
Open
Immediate source of acquisition

From 1990 Department of the Environment

Subjects
Topics
Government finances
Railways
Air transport
Maps and plans
Research
Construction industries
Planning (Land and Property)
Accruals
No future accruals expected
Administrative / biographical background

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).

Publication note(s)
The National Plan (Cmnd 2764, 1965)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7180/

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