CONFIDENTIAL
It is important to have realistic estimates to enable Ministers to plan the use of Parliamentary time. Over-optimistic timetables are unhelpful all round. Please be as specific as you can indicating where possible 'early', 'mid' or 'late' when naming a month. In cases of doubt, earliest and latest dates should be given for each stage. Account should be taken of Parliamentary Counsel's absence on leave (normally for the whole of August).
Cabinet Office
November 1983
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CONFIDENTIAL