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Conservative Party Archive files de-restricted on 1st January, 2014 under the ‘30-year rule’

COMMITTEES OF THE PARLIAMENTARY PARTY

Conservative Backbench Finance Committee CRD 4/4/156 minutes and papers 1983

CONSERVATIVE CENTRAL OFFICE Constituency Correspondence with Conservative Central Office CCO 1/16/6/4 The Wrekin Mar 1973-Jan 1983

CCO 1/16/10/4 South Gloucestershire Nov 1973-May 1974; Dec 1976; Jan 1983

CCO 1/16/12/2 Aberdeen South Sep 1982-Feb 1983

CCO 1/16/12/9 Caithness & Sutherland Dec 1979-Feb 1983

CCO 1/16/12/24 Glasgow Cathcart Jun 1982; Feb 1983

CCO 1/16/12/37 East Kilbride Mar 1981; Jan 1983

CCO 1/16/12/46 Paisley Aug 1982; Jan 1983

Agents Org. Dept. Box 153 Circulars to Agents and Central Office Area Agents 1979-1983

Org. Dept. Box 154 Central Office Agents’/Deputy Central Office Agents’ meetings 1974-1983

Organisation Department Org. Dept. Box 57 Angela Hooper, Deputy Director 1977-1983

Org. Dept. Box 66 Angela Hooper – Party Conference 1977-1983

Org. Dept. Box 66 Opposition Parties: Labour; Communists 1974-1983

Org. Dept. Box 74 Opposition Parties: Labour; Communists 1974-1983

Org. Dept. Box 113 Opposition Parties: SDP 1981-1983

Community Affairs Department Org. Dept. Box 57 Community Affairs 1977-1983

Small Business Bureau CCO 4/4/122 Correspondence Jan 1980-Feb 1983

Education Department CCO 505/4/55 Financing of Education 1969-1983

Conservative Women’s Organisation

Papers of Lady Young, Conservative Party Vice-Chairman (Women):

CCO 170/5/95 Correspondence 1983

CCO 170/5/96 Correspondence 1983

CCO 170/5/98 File on Lady Young 1977-1983

Local Government Department

Org. Dept. Box 100 Sale of Council Houses 1978-1983

Org. Dept. Box 172 Local Government elections 1983

Org. Dept. Box 173 Local Government elections 1983

Public Opinion Research

CCO 180/9/3/15 Post-Budget survey Apr 1983

CCO 180/9/5/4 Survey of attitudes to the family Jan. 1983

CCO 180/9/11/3 Life in Britain - unemployment and other issues: report of a survey prepared by the Harris Research Centre for Conservative Central Office based on personal interviews with a quota sample of 1,070 adults carried out between 20 April-02 May 1983

May 1983

CCO 180/11/10/1 Private research carried out ... between 5th May & 9th June 1983 (Harris Research) Jul 1983

CCO 180/14/1/7 Harris Research Centre (HRC): report of a survey on the current political situation and the Government record

May 1983

CCO 180/22/1/2 Proposal for research to be carried out for the Conservatives during a General Election campaign

Apr 1983

CCO 180/25/1/26 State of Battle (1) Survey May 1983

CCO 180/25/2/14 Benchmark survey report on discussion (group) Apr 1983

CCO 180/25/2/23 Proportional Representation: Qualitative research study (Harris Research, JN 28352) 26 Sept. 1983

CCO 180/28/1/1 Republican National Committee report; comments by Britto on 1983 General Election

1983

CCO 180/30/1/5 Gallup - Private Health Service Sep 1983

CCO 180/35/1/75 Constituency Surveys: Merton, Mitcham and Morden and Southampton Test Jan 1983

International Office

Conservative Overseas Committee

IDU 27/2 Chairman’s correspondence 1982-1983

IDU 27/5 Correspondence with Conservative Central Office 1980-1983

IDU 23/6 Ministerial correspondence 1982-1983

IDU 17/4 Miscellaneous papers, including the merger of the Conservative Overseas Committee with the Conservative Commonwealth & Overseas Council to form the Conservative Foreign & Commonwealth Council

1973-1982

IDU 24/1 Conservative Commonwealth & Overseas Committee 1973-1984

Overseas Visits and Fact-Finding Tours

IDU 21/1 Chairman’s visit to the USA and Canada 25-31 Jan 1983

Bilateral relations with centre-right parties in other countries

IDU 22/5 France 1982-1983

IDU 25/1 West Germany 1982-1983

IDU 34/6 The Netherlands 1964-1983

IDU 34/8 Norway 1970-1983

IDU 35/4 Canada 1970-1983

IDU 21/4 USA 1982-1983

International organisations

IDU 22/3 Konrad Adenauer Foundation 1982-1983

IDU 23/4 Coalition for Peace through Security 1981-1983

International Democrat Union [IDU]

IDU 39/1 IDU Founding Meeting: minutes and papers 1983

European Democrat Union [EDU]

IDU 23/1 General 1982-1983

IDU 13/1 6th Party Leaders’ Conference, London, 24-25 June 1983 Apr-Jun 1983

IDU 12/1 Europe Committee 1980-1983

IDU 13/8 EDU Central America Sub-committee Jan-May 1983

IDU 13/9 EDU Economic Sub-committee Nov 1982-May 1983

IDU 23/3 European organisations 1982-1983

CONSERVATIVE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT CRD Desk Officers’/subject specialists’ letter books Agriculture

CRD 4/2/37 R. Browne-Clayton’s Agriculture letter book Nov 1982-Mar 1983

CRD 4/2/38 R. Browne-Clayton’s Agriculture letter book Apr-Dec 1983

Defence

CRD/L/4/56/12 R. Turner: Letter Book: Defence and Foreign Affairs Nov 1982-Feb 1983

CRD/L/4/56/13 R. Turner: Letter Book: Defence and Foreign Affairs Feb 1983-May 1983

CRD/L/4/56/14 R. Turner: Letter Book: Defence and Foreign Affairs May-July 1983

CRD/L/4/56/15 R. Turner: Letter Book: Defence and Foreign Affairs July-Nov 1983

CRD/L/4/63/2 P. Wooley: Letter Book: Defence and Foreign Affairs Sep 1982-Sep 1983

Economic Policy

CRD 4/4/47 N. Hawkins Economics letter book 1983

CRD/L/4/29/8 R. Harris: Letter Book: Economics and Industry Apr-May 1983

CRD/L/4/33/2 D. Hobson: Letter Book: Economy and Employment Apr-Oct 1983

CRD/L/4/33/3 D. Hobson: Letter Book: Economy and Employment Apr-Oct 1983

Environment

CRD/L/4/35/34 T. Hutt: Letter Book: Planning/Housing Jan-Mar 1983

CRD/L/4/35/35 T. Hutt: Letter Book: Planning and Local Government Jan-Jun 1983

CRD/L/4/35/36 T. Hutt: Letter Book: Planning and Local Government (includes Rates reform) Apr-May 1983

Europe and the Common Market/EEC

CRD/L/4/1/12 E. Bickham: Letter Book: European Communities Dec 1982-Mar 1983

CRD/L/4/1/13 E. Bickham: Letter Book: European Communities Mar-May 1983

Home Affairs

CRD/L/4/43/11 C. Mockler: Letter Book: Home Affairs Oct 1982-Mar 1983

Foreign Affairs (see Defence)

Health

CRD/L/4/16/1 C. Dykes: Letter Book: Health Services Oct 1982-Mar 1983

CRD/L/4/16/2 C. Dykes: Letter Book: Health Services Nov 1983

Opinion Research & Marketing

CRD/L/4/5/1/8 K. Britto: Memo Book: Special Services/Marketing Jul-Aug 1983

CRD/L/4/5/1/9 K. Britto: Memo Book: Special Services/Marketing Sep 1983

CRD/L/4/5/1/10 K. Britto: Memo Book: Special Services/Marketing Oct 1983

CRD/L/4/5/1/11 K. Britto: Memo Book: Special Services/Marketing Nov 1983

CRD/L/4/5/1/12 K. Britto: Memo Book: Special Services/Marketing Dec 1983

CRD/L/4/5/2/5 K. Britto: Letter Book: Marketing and opinion research Jan 1983

CRD/L/4/5/2/6 K. Britto: Letter Book: Marketing and opinion research Feb 1983

CRD/L/4/5/2/7 K. Britto: Letter Book: Marketing and opinion research Mar 1983

CRD/L/4/5/2/8 K. Britto: Letter Book: Marketing Apr 1983

CRD/L/4/5/2/9 K. Britto: Letter Book: Marketing May 1983

CRD/L/4/5/2/10 K. Britto: Letter Book: Marketing Jun 1983

CRD/L/4/5/2/11 K. Britto: Letter Book: Marketing Jul 1983

CRD/L/4/5/2/12 K. Britto: Letter Book: Marketing Jul-Aug 1983

CRD/L/4/5/2/13 K. Britto: Letter Book: Marketing Sep 1983

CRD/L/4/5/2/14 K. Britto: Letter Book: Marketing Oct 1983

CRD/L/4/5/2/15 K. Britto: Letter Book: Marketing Nov 1983

CRD/L/4/5/2/16 K. Britto: Letter Book: Marketing Dec 1983

Opposition Monitoring

CRD/L/4/44/1 J. Moody: Letter Book: Opposition monitoring/elections Jan-Dec 1983

Trade & Industry

CRD/L/4/17/1 R. Ehrmann: Letter Book: Trade & Industry Jan-Dec 1983

Transport

CRD 4/12/30 K. Marsh letter books (mainly transport but also includes energy, environment, the SDP, and the Liberals) 1982-1983

Miscellaneous

CRD/L/4/47/3 E. Nicholson: Letter Book: Vice-Chairman’s meetings 1983

CRD/L/4/47/4 E. Nicholson: Letter Book: Party Conference 1983

CRD/L/4/59/5 J. West: Letter Book: CRD Library 1983

Briefs prepared by CRD staff for parliamentary debates

CRD/B/1/5 Agriculture (comprising):- 1983

AG(83)1 Agricultural Marketing Bill - Second Reading, Monday 24th January, House of Lords, 20/01/1983 [Author: R.Browne-Clayton]

AG(83)2 Debate on Agriculture and the land, House of Lords, 2nd February 1983, 25/01/1983 [Author: R.Browne-Clayton]

AG(83)3A Debate on the Fishing Industry, 21/01/1983 [Author: R.Browne-Clayton]

AG(83)3 Debate on the Fishing Industry, 27/01/1983 [Author: R.Browne-Clayton]

AG(83)4 The Pig Industry Levy Bill, 21/01/1983 [Author: R.Browne-Clayton]

AG(83)4A The Pig Industry Levy Bill, 02/02/1983 [Author: R.Browne-Clayton]

AG(83)5R Facts about the Pig Industry, 11/02/1983 [Author: R.Browne-Clayton]

AG(83)6R Brief on the comparison between Agricultural Wages and Farm Incomes since 1975, 16/02/1983 [Author: R.Browne-Clayton]

AG(83)7 Agricultural Debate, House of Commons, Thursday 3rd March 1983, 01/03/1983 [Author: R.Browne-Clayton]

AG(83)8 Opposition Party's Policy for Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Welfare and Field Sports, 25/04/1983 [Author: R.Browne-Clayton]

AG(83)9 Government help for the Pig Meat Industry, 25/04/1983 [Author: R.Browne-Clayton]

AG(83)10 Amendment to Brief no. AG(83)8, 09/05/1983 [Author: Robbie Browne-Clayton]

AG(83)11 Importation of Milk Bill, 09/05/1983 [Author: Robbie Browne-Clayton]

AG(83)12 The Government's record and the success of the Agricultural Industry, 09/05/1983 [Author: R.Browne-Clayton]

AG(83)13 Staw and Stubble Burning, 26/10/1983 [Author: Robbie Browne-Clayton]

AG(83)14 Importation of Milk Products Regulations, 26/10/1983 [Author: Robbie Browne-Clayton]

AG(83)15 Agricultural Holdings Bill, 01/11/1983 [Author: Robbie Browne-Clayton]

AG(83)16 [Vacant]

AG(83)17 Debate on the European Commission's Proposals for the Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, 29/11/1983 [Author: Robbie Browne-Clayton]

CRD/B/7/7 Defence (comprising):- 1983

DEF(83)1 Defence and Disarmament [House of Lords Debate, 16th February 1983], 10/02/1983 [Author: Robin Turner/CDB]

DEF(83)2 Disarmament [House of Commons Debate, 10th-11th May 1983], 05/05/1983 [Author: Robin Turner/RDO]

DEF(83)3 Debate on the Defence White Paper [Cmnd. 8951], House of Commons, 19th-20th July 1983, 14/07/1983 [Author: Robin Turner/RDO]

DEF(83)4 Debate on the 1979 double decision on Intermediate Range nuclear forces in the House of Commons, 31st October 1983, 26/10/1983 [Author: Robin Turner]

CRD/B/8/5 Education (comprising):- 1983

ED(83)1 'To call attention to the erosion of educational opportunities under the present Government, and the adverse effect this will have on economic recovery', 12/01/1983 [Author: Oliver Letwin]

ED(83)2 The Government's policies towards Higher Education, 07/03/1983 [Author: OL/LC]

ED(83)3 Education: the Conservative Record, 22/04/1983 [Author: Oliver Letwin]

ED(83)4 Education (Fees and Awards) Bill, 22/04/1983 [Author: Oliver Letwin]

ED(83)5 Education (Grants and Awards) Bill, 09/11/1983 [Author: Tim Sargeant]

ED(83)6 The National Advisory Body for Local Authority Higher Education, 09/11/1983 [Author: Tim Sargeant]

ED(83)7 Brief for National Union of Students' Lobby, 21/11/1983 [Author: Timothy Sargeant]

ED(83)8 National Advisory Body. Recommendations on Advanced Further Education, 29/11/1983 [Author: Timothy Sargeant]

ED(83)9 The Inner London Education Authority, 06/12/1983 [Author: Timothy Sargeant]

ED(83)10 [Vacant]

ED(83)11R General briefing on the Government's plans for student grants 1984-1985, 20/12/1983 [Author: Tim Sargeant]

CRD/B/9/6 Employment (comprising):- 1983

EM(83)1 Debate on the Regional Impact of Unemployment, 21/01/1983 [Author: Dominic Hobson]

EM(83)2 Debate on the Youth Training Scheme, 31/01/1983 [Author: Dominic Hobson]

EM(83)3 Debate on the Regional Policy, with particular reference to the North and East Midlands, 07/02/1983 [Author: R. Ehrman/N. Hawkins]

EM(83)4 Notes for the debate on the Green Paper 'Democracy in Trade Unions' (Cmnd. 8778), 14/03/1983

EM(83)5 Private Member's Motion on "A Statutory Minimum Wage", 17/03/1983 [Author: Gilbert Gordon]

EM(83)6 Code of Practice for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Employment, 28/03/1983 [Author: Gilbert Gordon]

EM(83)7 Draft of a revised Code of Practice on the Closed Shop, 12/04/1983 [Author: Gilbert Gordon]

EM(83)8 Notes on the European Documents relating to the European Social Fund (10235/82) and to Vocational Training Policies (10857/82), 28/04/1983 [Author: Gilbert Gordon]

EM(83)9R Notes in connection with the debate in the House of Lords on the problems and difficulties of school-leavers, 04/07/1983

EM(83)10 Notes in connection with the debate in the House of Commons on the Youth Training Scheme, 06/07/1983 [Author: Gilbert Gordon]

EM(83)11 The Equal Pay (Amendment) Regulations, 15/07/1983 [Author: Gilbert Gordon]

EM(83)12 House of Lords Debate on Job Creation, 02/11/1983 [Author: Gilbert Gordon]

EM(83)13 The Trade Union Bill 1983, 07/11/1983 [Author: Gilbert Gordon]

EM(83)14 Employment Opportunities for Young People, 09/11/1983 [Author: Gilbert Gordon]

EM(83)15 Notes on the NGA Dispute, 01/12/1983 [Author: Gilbert Gordon]

EM(83)16 Notes on the European Proposals on the dangers associated with noise at work, 06/12/1983 [Author: Gilbert Gordon]

EM(83)16 The origins and escalation of the NGA/Stockport Messenger Dispute, 08/12/1983 [Author: Gilbert Gordon]

CRD/B/10/3 Energy (comprising):- 1983

EN(83)1 The need for a positive policy for the development and conservation of the nation's energy resources, 15/04/1983 [Author: Katharine Marsh]

EN(83)2 Oil Taxation, 09/11/1983 [Author: Nigel Hawkins]

EN(83)3 Second Reading of the Coal Industry Bill, 14/11/1983 [Author: Nigel Hawkins]

EN(83)4 To call attention to the need to transfer resources from heavy industries with high-cost output and surplus capacity, particularly in the field of energy, into others whose future offers prospects of continuing demand, of profitability, and of jobs, 15/02/1984 [Author: Richard Ehrman]

CRD/B/11/2 Environment (comprising):- 1983

ENV(83)1 The Water Bill: remaining stages, 17/01/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]

ENV(83)2 The Water Industry Manual Workers' Pay Dispute, 18/01/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]

ENV(83)3 Rate Support Grant Report (England) 1983-1984, 19/01/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]

ENV(83)4R Local Authorities (Appropriate Percentage and Exchequer Contribution) (Repairs Grants for Airey Houses) Order 1982, 24/01/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]


ENV(83)6R Lord Shackleton's motion on the proposed Trading Fund for the Ordnance Survey, 02/02/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]

ENV(83)7 [Vacant]

ENV(83)8 The Water Bill: Second Reading (Lords), 07/02/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]

ENV(83)9 The Mobile Homes Bill, 2nd Reading, 07/02/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]


ENV(83)11 Housing and Building Control Bill - allocation of Time Motion, 15/02/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]

ENV(83)12 Housing (Houses in Multiple Occupation) Bill - a brief for the Second Reading debate, 24/02/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]

ENV(83)13 Motion on the London Docklands Corporation (Vesting of

Land) (Greater London Council and Southwark London Borough Council) Order, 28/03/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]

ENV(83)14 Local Authorities (Expenditure Powers) Bill, 29/03/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]

ENV(83)15 Housing and Building Control Bill, 11/04/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]

ENV(83)16 Debate on Opposition motion on the Government's attack on Local Government and Community Services, 25/04/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]

ENV(83)17 Harp and Hooded Seal Pup Products, 04/05/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]

ENV(83)18 [Vacant]

ENV(83)19 Housing and Building Control Bill, 05/07/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]

ENV(83)20 [Vacant]

ENV(83)21 [Vacant]

ENV(83)22R Question and Answer Brief on Local Government Spending, Rate Support Grant and Rate Limitations, 07/11/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]

ENV(83)23 Debate on Opposition Motion 'The Damage to Householders caused by Government Improvement Grant Cuts', 15/11/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]

ENV(83)24 [Vacant]

ENV(83)25R Rates, Rate Limitation, Rate Support Grant and 'Streamlining the Cities' - a brief on local government issues, 14/12/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]

CRD/B/12/4 European Affairs (comprising):- 1983

EA(83)1 Debate on European Community Budget documents, 18/02/1983 [Author: Edward Bickham]

EA(83)2 Debate on European Community Budget, 30/11/1983 [Author: Andrew Tyrie]

CRD/B/13/12 Finance (comprising):- 1983

FIN(83)1 The Government's expenditure plans 1983-84 to 1985-86 (Cmnd. 8789), 04/03/1983 [Author: Katharine Marsh]

FIN(83)2 The Budget, 15/03/1983 [Author: Katharine Marsh/Dominic Hobson]

CRD/B/13/23 General Economic (comprising):- 1983

GEC(83)1 The Economic Crisis (Debate on an Opposition Motion), 18/01/1983 [Author: Dominic Hobson]

GEC(83)2 Budget Debate, 15th March 1983, 14/03/1983 [Author: Dominic Hobson]

GEC(83)3 Autumn Economic Statement, 17/11/1983 [Author: Peter Cropper]

CRD/B/14/6 Foreign Affairs (comprising):- 1983

FA(83)1 The Franks Report - a brief for the debate on the Report of the Falkland islands Review Committee, 24/01/1983 [Author: Rosemary Spencer]

FA(83)2 The Second Brandt Report - a brief for the debate on the "Common Crisis" North-South: Co-operation for World Recovery, 14/04/1983 [Author: Piers Wooley]

FA(83)3 The European Community's special programme to combat hunger in the world, 05/05/1983 [Author: Piers Wooley]

CRD/B/16/7 Home Affairs (comprising):- 1983

HA(83)1 Data Protection Bill, 20/01/1983 [Author: Nigel Clarke]

HA(83)2 Shop Hours Bill, 03/02/1983 [Author: Nigel Clarke/ Nigel Hawkins]

HA(83)3 Police and Criminal Evidence Bill: Disclosure of Confidential Information, written by Patrick Mayhew, 10/02/1983 [Author: Nigel Clarke]

HA(83)4 Statement of changes in Immigration Rules, 14/02/1983 [Author: Nigel Clarke]

HA(83)5 Brief for Right of Reply in the Media Bill, 17/02/1983 [Author: Nigel Clarke]

HA(83)6 Policing in the Metropolis, 28/02/1983 [Author: Tony Hutt]

JA(83)7 Jellicoe Report and The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 03/03/1983

[Author: Alistair Cooke]

HA(83)8 House of Lords debate on Prisons, 16/03/1983 [Author: AB Cooke]

HA(83)9 Data Protection Bill, 29/03/1983 [Author: Nigel Clarke]

HA(83)10 Police and Criminal Evidence Bill: the investigation of offences, written by Patrick Mayhew, 29/03/1983 [Author: Nigel Clarke]

HA(83)11 Possible industrial action by the National Association of Probation Officers on 27 April 1983. Note by David Mellor MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office, 21/04/1983 [Author: Nigel Clarke]

HA(83)12R Brief for the debate on the Development of Cable Systems and Services, 28/06/1983 [Author: Nigel Clarke]

HA(83)13 [Vacant]

HA(83)14 Prevention of Terrorism Bill, 17/10/1983 [Author: Nigel Clarke]

HA(83)15 Draft regulations laid before Parliament under Section 8(3) of the Civil Defence Act 1948, 24/10/1983 [Author: Nigel Clarke]

HA(83)16 The Police and Criminal Evidence Bill, 27/10/1983 [Author: Nigel Clarke]

HA(83)17 Home Office Achievements, 09/12/1983 [Author: Nigel Clarke]

HA(83)18 Cable and Broadcasting Bill, 13/12/1983 [Author: Tim Hollins]

CRD/B/18/2 Industry (comprising):- 1983

IN(83)1 Debate on Regional Policy with reference to the West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humberside, 21/02/1983 [Author: R. Ehrman/N. Hawkins]

IN(83)2 Brief on the Conservative Government's activities in the Northern Region with particular reference to Darlington, 11/03/1983 [Author: N. Hawkins]

IN(83)3 Telecommunications Bill, 18/04/1983 [Author: Nigel Hawkins/Richard Ehrman]

IN(83)4 House of Lords Debate: the problems that beset the relations between HM Government and The Nationalised Industries, 11/04/1983

IN(83)5 Opposition Day Debate on Shipbuilding, 15/04/1983 [Author: Nigel Hawkins/Richard Ehrman]

IN(83)6 Brief for the debate on the East Anglia Region, 18/04/1983 [Author: Robbie Browne-Clayton/Nigel Hawkins]

IN(83)7 [Vacant]

IN(83)8 Debate on the Address: Privatisation, 23/06/1983 [Author: Richard Ehrman]

IN(83)9 Telecommunications Bill, 13/07/1983 [Author: Richard Ehrman]

IN(83)10R Motion on British Shipbuilders Borrowing Powers (Increase of Limit) Order, 14/07/1983 [Author: Richard Ehrman]

IN(83)11 Brief for debate on British Shipbuilders (Borrowing Powers) Bill, 27/10/1983 [Author: Richard Ehrman]

IN(83)12 Brief for the debate on Government measures to assist Small Business, 03/11/1983 [Author: Brian Jenks]

IN(83)13R Brief for debate on "the urgent need to liberate from the control of Government and other public bodies more of the resources required for the creation of wealth; and to diminish the disincentive effects on work and investment of high levels of taxation", 18/11/1983 [Author: Nigel Hawkins]

IN(83)14R Regional Policy: A background brief, 12/12/1983 [Author: Richard Ehrman]

IN(83)15R Brief for the debate on the Affairs of the South West Region, 16/12/1983 [Author: Jeremy Moody]

CRD/B/26/5 Scotland (comprising):- 1983

SUMC(83)1 Rate Support Grant Order (Scotland) 1983, 13/01/1983 [No author given]

SUMC(83)2 The Housing Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1983, 13/01/1983 [No author given]

SUMC(83)3 [Vacant]

SUMC(83)4 Education for 16-18 Year Olds in Scotland, February 1983 [Author: Andrew Dunlop]

SCC(83)5 Agriculture Holdings (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill, Thursday 3rd February 1983, [Author: Andrew J Dunlop]

SCC(83)6 Mental Health (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill, House of Lords, Feb 1983 [Author: Andrew J Dunlop, Scottish Conservative Party]

SCC(83)7 Rate Reductions (Lothian Region, Glasgow District, Kirkaldy

District and Stirling District), 19/07/1983 [Author: Andrew Dunlop]

SCC(83)7A Tenants Rights (Scotland) Amendment Bill, 2nd reading, Oct 1983 [Author: Andrew Dunlop]

SCC(83)12 Rating and Valuation (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill, Brief for debate on 5th December 1983 [Author: Andrew Dunlop]

CRD/B/27/5 Social Security (comprising):- 1983

SS(83)1R Tadworth [i.e, Tadworth Court, Surry, hospital for sick children], 14/01/1983 [Author: Christina Dykes]

SS(83)2 Conditions of Employment for National Health Service staff, 24/01/1983 [Author: Christina Dykes]

SS(83)3 Briefing for Age Concern Lobby on Monday 31st January 1983, 27/01/1983 [Author: Katharine Marsh]

SS(83)4 Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Bill, 15/02/1983 [Author: Christina Dykes]

SS(83)5 Social Services, 07/03/1983 [Author: Christina Dykes]

SS(83)6 Pensions, 17/03/1983 [Author: Christina Dykes]

SS(83)7 Social Security and Housing Benefits Bill, 11/04/1983 [Author: Christina Dykes]

SS(83)8 [Vacant]

SS(83)9 A Public/Private Mix for Health, 26/04/1983 [Author: Christina Dykes]

SS(83)10 A brief summary of the Government's record on health, social security and education, for debate on Opposition Motion attacking the Government's record on the Welfare State, 24/06/1983 [Author: Christina Dykes]

SS(83)11 [Vacant]

SS(83)12 Debate on the Opposition Motion 'Government Cuts in the National Health Service', 24/10/1983 [Author: Christina Dykes]

SS(83)13 [Vacant]

SS(83)14 The National Health Service, 08/11/1983 [Author: Christina Dykes]

SS(83)15 Debate on the SDP/Liberal Motion on the Personal Social Services, 09/11/1983 [Author: Christina Dykes]

SS(83)16 Debate on Robert Wareing's Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Amendment) Bill, 17/11/1983 [Author: Christina Dykes]

SS(83)17 Debate on the Opposition Motion, 'The Government's Attack on the Pensioners' Standard of Living', 22/11/1983 [Author: Christina Dykes]

SS(83)18R Debate on the Agent of Retirement, 24/11/1983 [Author: Christina Dykes]

SS(83)19R Severe Disablement Allowance, 06/12/1983 [Author: Christina Dykes]

SS(83)20R Debate on Jo Richardson's 'Sex Equality Bill', 07/12/1983 [Author: Christina Dykes]

SS(83)21R Housing Benefit, 08/12/1983 [Author: Judith Walpole/Christina Dykes]

SS(83)22 The Health and Social Security Bill 1983, 19/12/1983 [Author: Christina Dykes/Judith Walpole]

CRD/B/29/1 Trade (comprising):- 1983

T(83)1 Brief for the debate on Trade, 31/01/1983 [Author: Nigel Hawkins]

T(83)2 Brief for debate on the proposed merger between Charter Consolidated and Anderson Strathclyde, 21/03/1983 [Author: Nigel Hawkins]

T(83)3R Companies (Beneficial Interests) Bill, 07/07/1983 [Author: Richard Ehrman]

T(83)4 The Restrictive Trade Practices (Stock Exchange) Bill, 18/11/1983 [Author: Richard Ehrman]

CRD/B/31/6 Transport (comprising):- 1983

TPT(83)1 Brief for the Debate on the Serpell Report, 28/01/1983 [Author: Katharine Marsh]

TPT(83)2 Brief for the second reading of the Transport Bill in the House of Lords, 14/02/1983 [Author: Katharine Marsh]

TPT(83)3 Brief for the debate on the Serpell Report on Railway Finances, 17/02/1983 [Author: Katharine Marsh]

TPT(83)4 Second reading of the Ports (Reduction of Debt) Bill, 02/03/1983 [Author: Katharine Marsh]

TPT(83)5 Background brief on Shildon and Government Aid to the

Darlington/Shildon Region, 04/03/1983 [Author: Katharine Marsh]

TPT(83)6 Brief for the second reading on Travel Concession for the Unemployed Bill, 04/03/1983 [Author: Katharine Marsh]

TPT(83)7 Brief for debate on Railway Workshops, 18/03/1983 [Author: Katharine Marsh]

TPT(83)8 The London Transport White Paper, 26/07/1983 [Author: KR/CR]

TPT(83)9R Briefing for the House of Lords debate on the Select Committee on the European Communities Report "Quotas for the Carriage of Goods by Road", 21/11/1983 [Author: Jeremy Moody]

TPT(83)10 LRT Bill, 09/12/1983 [Author: Jeremy Moody]

CRD/B/32/4 Wales (comprising):- 1983

W(83)1 Brief for Welsh Day Debate on Welsh Affairs, 10/02/1983 [Author: EML/VG]

W(83)2 Welsh Grand Committee: the Health Service in Wales, 12/12/1983 [Author: EML/VG]

Subject files

The Arts

CRD 4/3/23 Speech by Lord Gowrie, Blackpool, 1983; 'Should the State Fund The Arts?' 1983

By-Elections

CRD 4/34/43 Bermondsey; Darlington; Penrith & The Border 1983

Mathews/05/7 Chesterfield by-election 1984 Dec 1983

Crime

CRD 4/10/33 Offences: general 1972-1983

Corporate Law

CRD 4/10/55 Department of Trade: Trade Law (miscellaneous) 1973-1983

CRD 4/10/11 Fifth Company Law Directive 1980-1983

Economic policy

CRD 4/4/13 Budget papers 1983

CRD 4/4/131 The Stock Exchange Enquiry 1983

Education

CRD 4/5/45 Scottish Education 1976-1983

CRD 4/5/71 Vouchers 1982-1983

1983 General Election

CRD 4/30/1/7 Questions of Policy Committee 1977-1983

CRD BOX 2261 Home Affairs: Legal Affairs: 1983 Election Memos 1983

CRD 2030 Special Services: Midweek Quickie No. 5; Operation Fast Feedback May-Jun 1983

CRD 2030 Election statistics Jun 1983

CRD 2051 Special Services: General Election Public Opinion Reviews 1-4 May-Jun 1983

CRD 2051 State of the Battle Surveys 1-4 (Harris Research) May-Jun 1983

CRD 2146 Conservative Government and the 1983 Election 1983

CRD 2220 Liaison Committee: Guidance notes on the presentation of Government 1983

CRD 4/30/6/3 Policy, general 1981-1983

CRD 4/30/6/4 Labour Party publications 1982-1983

CRD 4/30/6/5 Manifesto material 1982-1983

CRD 4/30/6/6 Election preparations 1982-1983

CRD 4/30/6/7 General statistics 1982-1983

CRD 4/30/6/8 Campaign Guide 1983

CRD 4/30/6/9 Campaign Guide 1983

CRD 4/30/6/10 Manifesto briefing 17 May 1983

CRD 4/30/6/11 Manifesto administration 1983

CRD 4/30/6/12 Manifesto 1983

CRD 4/30/6/37 Manifesto briefing by CRD May 1983

CRD 4/30/6/13 Manifesto group: Scotland 1983

CRD 4/30/6/14 Labour Manifesto briefing 16 May 1983

CRD 4/30/6/15 Labour Manifesto briefing correspondence 1983

CRD 4/30/6/16 Liberal Manifesto briefing May 1983

CRD 4/30/6/17 War Book (general administration) 1983

CRD 4/30/6/18 Administration 1983

CRD 4/30/6/19 Questions of Policy – preparatory 1983

CRD 4/30/6/20 Questions of Policy – general by subject index Jun 1983

CRD 4/30/6/21 Questions of Policy papers 1983

CRD 4/30/6/22 Policy and procedure 1983

CRD 4/30/6/23 Speakers Notes 1983

CRD 4/30/6/24 Policy Group briefs and Questions of Policy notes 1983

CRD 4/30/6/25 Alphabetical Listing of Conservative Candidates , v.I-III 1983

CRD 4/30/6/26 Labour Candidates 1983

CRD 4/30/6/27 Environment election material 1983

CRD 4/30/6/28 Election ephemera (literature, toy, badge) and Publicity Guide 1983

CRD 4/30/6/29 Critical Seats Unit Feb-May 1983

CRD 4/30/6/30 Press Conference briefs May-Jun 1983

CRD 4/30/6/31 Background papers for press conferences Jun 1983

CRD 4/30/6/32 Party Political Broadcast on Defence: comments on draft Feb 1983

CRD 4/30/6/33 Party Political Broadcasts: research and drafts 1980-1983

CRD 4/30/6/34 1983 General Election: a CRD view Jun 1983

CRD 4/30/6/35 Miscellaneous Jun 1983

Mathews/05/5 Election planning: Prime Minister’s tours 1982-1983

Mathews/05/6 East Midlands: Post-general election comments on Ministerial visits 1983

Europe

CRD 4/22/36 Europe/EEC 1981-1983

CRD 4/30/2/2 Special Services – European Elections: Uniform elections procedure 1981-1983

CRD 4/30/2/3 1984 European Elections: Joint Information Campaign 1983

Internal CRD structure and organisation

CRD 2228 Hildreth Report: Report on the Role and Effectiveness of the Conservative Party's Research Department by HJHC Hildreth, 8 July 1983

1983

Opinion poll research

CRD 2057 Background briefing for the Chairman on the Party's Public Opinion Research Programme

21 Feb 1983

CRD 4/27/91 Special Services (Opinion Research): Public attitudes to private medicine draft 1983

CRD 4/27/92 Special Services (Opinion Research): Family 1983

CRD 4/27/93 Special Services (Opinion Research): Post-Budget survey raw data (JN 48328) 1983

CRD 4/27/94 Special Services (Opinion Research): Operation Fast Feedback: reports, correspondence and weekly summaries

May-Jun 1983

Opposition Monitoring

CRD 4/16/9 Alliance Manifesto briefing by CRD 1983

Policy Groups & strategy

Policy Groups (general):

CRD 4/17/28 Policy Groups: People/membership lists 1983

CRD 4/17/39 Policy Groups: Terms of reference 1983

CRD 4/17/40 Policy Groups: Administration 1982-1983

CRD 4/17/41 Policy Groups: Work 1982-1983

CRD 4/17/42 Policy Groups: Guidance notes 1982-1983

Policy Group on the Promotion of Enterprise (83/4):

CRD 4/4/42 Papers Dec 1982-Jan 1983

CRD 4/4/43 Papers Jan 1983

CRD 4/4/44 Papers Feb-Apr 1983

CRD 4/4/195 Report 1983

CRD 4/4/201 Agenda and minutes 1982-1983

Policy Group on the Inner Cities (83/7):

CRD 4/9/45 Papers 1983






CRD 4/9/54 Report 1983

CRD 4/9/59 Correspondence 1982-1983


Transport Policy Group (83/10):

CRD 4/12/21 Minutes 1983

CRD 4/12/22 Papers and report 1983

CRD 4/12/23 Research material 1983

CRD 4/12/33 Final report 1983

CRD 4/12/35 Agenda and minutes 1983

Europe Policy Group (83/5):

CRD 4/22/1 Study papers 1971-1983

CRD 4/22/38 Papers 1982-1983

CRD 4/22/39 Report 1983

CRD 4/22/42 Papers 1982-1983


CRD 4/22/44 Summary of recommendations 1983

CRD 4/22/45 Draft reports 1983

Law and Order Policy Group:

CRD 4/24/17 Conservative Policy Papers: Law and Order 1978-1983

Tax and Social Security Policy Group (83/9):


CRD 4/7/92 Minutes and papers 1982-1983

CRD 4/7/114 Summary report 1983

Education Policy Group (83/2):

CRD 4/5/79 Summary 1983


CRD 4/5/91 Minutes and agenda 1983

Employment Policy Group:


CRD 4/20/5 General 1982-1983

CRD 4/20/6 Papers 1982-1983

CRD 4/20/7 Minutes 1982-1983

CRD 4/20/8 Report 1983

CRD 4/20/14 Papers 1982-1983

CRD 4/20/15 Papers 1983

Family Policy Group (83/6):

CRD 4/23/5 Summary 1983

CRD 4/23/17 Minutes and agenda 1982-1983

Nationalised Industries Policy Group (PG 83/8):

CRD 4/25/28 Report 1983


Transport

CRD 4/12/17 Shipping 1967-1983

CRD 4/12/3 Aviation 1976-1983

CRD 4/12/28 Transport: general Mar 1979-May 1983

NATIONAL UNION OF THE CONSERVATIVE & UNIONIST ASSOCIATIONS NUA 1/2/2 Standing Orders of the Executive Committee 1983

NUA 2/3/47 1983 Party Conference: miscellaneous 1983

NUA 3/3/40 Central Council meetings: agenda 1983

Provincial Areas of the National Union ARE 1/2/1 Greater London Area: Executive Committee minutes 1964-1983

CRD 2127 Annual Report 1983

National Advisory Committees

Trade Unionists’ National Advisory Committee

CCO 503/2/27 Minutes Jan 1979-Mar 1983

CCO 503/2/48 CTU National Committee minutes, papers and correspondence concerning the meeting of 26th February 1983

Jan-Mar 1983

CCO 503/2/49 CTU National Committee minutes, papers and correspondence concerning the meeting of 25th March 1983

Feb-Mar 1983

CCO 503/2/50 CTU National Committee agenda for the Annual General Meeting of 14th May 1983 Apr 1983

CCO 503/2/52 CTU National Committee minutes, papers and correspondence concerning the meeting of 24th September 1983

Sep-Oct 1983

CCO 503/2/53 CTU National Committee minutes, papers and correspondence concerning the meeting of 26th November 1983 [Includes minutes of the meeting of 24th September 1983]

Sep-Dec 1983

CCO 503/2/59 CTU General Purposes Committee minutes and papers 1983

Women’s National Advisory Committee

CCO 170/4/8 Booklet, Peace – The Proven Path May 1983

CCO 170/4/9 Conservative Women’s National Committee: Rules 1983

CCO 170/5/29 Copy of the questionnaire sent by Honey Magazine to every MP prior to the 1983 general election to establish their views on a range of ‘women’s issues’, and correspondence between Baroness Young, Angela Hooper and Peter Cropper (Director of CRD), concerning how best to respond to this and similar questionnaires

Feb-Mar 1983

CCO 170/5/51 Reports - miscellaneous

Report of Working Party on the State of Women's Organisations, 1957

The Future Employment of Women, n.d.

Conservative new Groups - The Young Approach, n.d.

The Law Commission paper on Family Property Law, n.d.

The National Superannuation Bill, n.d.

WNAC memo on Outside Organisations, n.d.

Conservative Community Service, n.d.

Equality for Women: comments on White Paper, Nov. 1974

WNAC response to Occupational Pensions Board Questionnaire, 1974

Wessex Area dinners for Constituency Chairmen, 1976

Working Party report on Criminal Law Revision Committee's current review of law on sexual offences, Oct. 1975

Working Group report on discussion paper, 'Sterilisation of children under 16 years of age' (DHSS), Jan. 1976

Working Party report to the Women's National Commission sub-committee on the Royal Commission on the NHS, Nov. 1976

Criminal Law Revision Committee working paper on Offences Against the Person, Feb. 1977

Working Party on the Royal Commission on Criminal Procedure, July 1978

Report on the Laws of Prostitution, Sept. 1979

Working Party Report on the implication of the White Paper on proposals for revision of the Immigration rules, Nov. 1979

Comments on the Consultative paper on the Royal Commission on Criminal Procedure, Dec. 1979

Comments on the Criminal Law Revision Committee working paper on Sexual Offences submitted by CWNC, Feb. 1981

Report on the Working Party on Maternity Benefit, Dec. 1980

Report on the Working Party on the Taxation of Husband and Wife, Oct. 1981

Working Party on evidence of 'The Age of Retirement' for the House of Commons Social Services Committee, Nov. 1981

Report on the future development of vocational education and training in response to the Manpower Services Commission's consultative document 'A New Training Initiative', Nov. 1981

Working Party submission on the Green Paper 'Alternatives to Domestic Rates', Mar. 1982

Response to Inquiry on Cable Expansion and Broadcasting Policy, June 1982

Family Budget proposals submitted to Sir Geoffery Howe for 1983 Budget, Feb. 1983

Evidence submitted to the Department of Employment in response to their request for comments on the draft order - sex discrimination - the Equal Pay (Amendment) regulations, 1983

'Consent and Balance': report to the Working Party on the Scarman Report, Sept. 1983

1957-1983

CCO 170/5/64 Taxation and other economic issues – correspondence on 1980-1983

CCO 170/5/83 Women’s Action 1982-1983

Org. Dept. Box 15 CWNC Chief Executive 1977-1983

Org. Dept. Box 16 Rules 1969-1983

Education National Advisory Committee

CRD 4/5/27 Oliver Letwin letter book/NACE file 1982-1983

CRD 4/5/32 'The Formative Years' by John Page, MP, and Richard Parsons 1983

CONSERVATIVE PARTY-AFFILIATED GROUPS European Conservative Group/European Democratic Group

CCO 508/7/5 Northern Ireland (with information on Haagerup Report) Apr-Dec 1983

CCO 508/9/21 A Students’ Guide to Europe: your way in to the European Community 1983

CCO 508/9/22 Lobbying the European Community, by Derek Prag MEP 1983

Copies of the European Democrat Brief:

CCO 508/11/25 1: The benefits of Europe 1983

CCO 508/11/26 1 (second edition): The benefits of Europe Oct 1983

CCO 508/11/27 2: Britain and the EEC- Why is Labour Wrong 1983

CCO 508/11/28 4: Harmonization 1983

CCO 508/11/29 5: Finishing with frontiers 1983

CCO 508/11/30 6: The European Budget 1983

CCO 508/11/31 7: Britain's Trade in Europe 1983

CCO 508/11/32 8: The Common Agricultural Policy 1983

CCO 508/11/33 9: Cheaper European Air-fares 1983

CCO 508/11/34 10: Job-training 1983

CCO 508/11/35 11: Women in Europe 1983

Copies of the European Conservative Brief:

CCO 508/11/42 18: Europe and the Third World Oct 1983

CCO 508/11/43 19: The Social Fund Oct 1983

CCO 508/12/7 Questions and Answers: Britain in Europe c.May 1983

Young Conservatives

Org. Dept. Box 57 Young Conservatives 1977-1983

Society of Conservative Lawyers

Accn/2009/24/4 Correspondence concerning receptions 1980-1983

Accn/2009/24/15 Paper entitled, A critical commentary on The Divorce Bill (Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Bill), by George G Brown

1983