TNAG-1589-FCO40-21741-Future-of-the-judiciary-in-Hong-Kong.-Part-1-of-2-1987 — Page 15

CT MON

CABINET OFFICE

70 Whitehall London SW1A 2AS Telephone 01-270

0135

Annex D

Dear Private Secretary,

23 November 1987

LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMME 1988/89

I am writing to ask for your Minister's proposals for legislation in 1988/89.

Attached at Annex A is guidance on the completion of the forms at Annexes B and C. I should be grateful if you could let me have four copies of the completed forms listing your proposals for Bills. Government Bills should be divided into Essential, Programme, Contingent and Uncontroversial categories, with each category being listed on a separate sheet of the form at Annex B. Bids for Private Member Handout Bills (also four copies, please) should be set out in the form at Annex C. If you have no candidates please let me have a "nil" return.

I should be grateful if you could send me replies by Friday 18 December. We intend to hold meetings in the Cabinet Office in January with those in your Department who will be responsible for the main Bills in your bids so that we can have a reasonably good idea of the contents of these Bills. To this end it would be very helpful if you could send me, with your bids, the name and telephone number of the officials who will be responsible for each of the main Bills you are putting forward so that we can arrange a meeting directly with them. QL Committee will begin their consideration of bids for the 1988/89 session early in the New Year, in the usual way.

I am sending this letter to the Private Secretaries of all Ministers responsible for Departments and sending copies to Mike Eland (Lord President's Office), Steven Wood (Lord Privy Seal's Office), Murdo MacLean (Chief whip's Office) and Rhodri Walters (Lords Chief Whip's Office). I am also sending copies to Mr de Waal (First Parliamentary Counsel) and Mr Adamson (First Parliamentary Draftsman for Scotland).

Yours sincerely Million Dis

WILLIAM FLEMING

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