Conservative Party Archive files de-restricted on 1st January, 2017 under the ‘30-year rule’
National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations Provincial Areas London ARE 1/1/1 Greater London Area Council minutes Nov 1983-Nov 1986 ARE 1/11/7 Greater London Area Women’s Advisory Committee: General Purposes Feb 1984-Nov 1986 Committee minutes
North West ARE 3/24/11 North Western Area: Conservative Group on Greater Manchester County Council 1984-1986
Discussion Forums CRD 4/2/12 National Agricultural and Countryside Forum, minutes and papers 1983-1986 CRD 4/7/115 Social Affairs Forum (includes a paper on Disability Benefits) 1985-1986
Women’s Organisation CRD/L/4/47/23-24 Emma Nicholson: Conservative Women’s National Committee papers 1985-1986
Conservative Central Office Public Opinion Surveys CCO 180/9/2/6 ORC Public Opinion Survey: Public Attitudes to Takeover Bids May 1986 CCO 180/9/2/7 ORC Public Opinion Survey: Business Attitudes Guide (Attitudes of Teachers and Nov 1986 Academics to Industry) CCO 180/20/1/7 Audit Commission/MORI Public Opinion Survey: Attitudes to Local Authorities and May 1986 their Services CCO 180/34/1/16 Harris Research Public Opinion Survey: Students' Political Views: Report on Jul 1986 Qualitative Study (JN 48608)
Conservative Research Department 1986 Policy Review Establishment of Groups & Administration CRD 4/17/30 Policy Groups: Administration 1986 CRD 4/17/31 Policy Groups: General papers 1986 CRD 4/17/32 Policy Groups: Miscellaneous and office instructions 1986 CRD 4/17/33 Policy Groups: People 1986
Economic Policy Group CRD 4/4/189 Economic Policy Group (PG/86/1): Supporting Papers Aug-Dec 1986 [Papers include:- PG/86/1/SP/1: Next steps in economic policy: note for policy group, David Howell, ND PG/86/1/SP/2: First thoughts on Privatisation Policy for the Third Term, S.C. Littlechild, PG/86/1/SP/3: Privatisation of the Nationalised Industries, John Redwood, 10/09/1986 PG/86/1/SP/4: Some thoughts on personal ownership and personal taxation by Nigel Forman, 08/09/1986 PG/86/1/SP/5: 1986 Policy Group - Managing the Economy: Taxation, P. J. Cropper, 09/10/1986 PG/86/1/SP/6: Policy Group - Initial Discussion Paper on Public Expenditure, Peter Lilley, 28/08/1986 PG/86/1/SP/7: Economic Policy Group: Notes for Policy Group, Sir Peter Hordern, 24/09/1986 PG/86/1/SP/8: Privatisation of Health Care in the UK: Challenge to the NHS Hobart Paperback 23 by Dr David G Green, P. J. Cropper, ND PG/86/1/SP/9: Next steps in Pensions, John Major, ND PG/86/1/SP/10: Revival of the Private Rented Sector, Peter Cropper, 04/11/1986 PG/86/1/SP/11: A few thoughts on presentation, Cecil Parkinson, ND PG/86/1/SP/11: Sub-Group on Economic Matters: Submission by Sir Henry Plumb DL MEP on behalf of the European Democratic Group, 06/11/1986 PG/86/1/SP/12: Conservative Party Manifesto for the Election 1987/88: Proposals put forward by the Wider Ownership Group of the Centre for Policy Studies, ND PG/86/1/SP/13: Income Tax Reform, Nigel Forman, 02/12/1986 PG/86/1/SP/14: Pensions, John Redwood, 20/11/1986 [No ref.]: Untitled paper, summarising the work of the Group, Peter Lilley, 05/12/1986] CRD 4/4/190 Economic Policy Group (PG/86/1): minutes Aug-Nov 1986 [The Economic Policy Group was one of several policy groups set up by Margaret Thatcher with the intention that they report to the Ministerial Strategy Group by Christmas 1986. The group consisted of:- Nigel Lawson, Chancellor of the Exchequer John MacGregor, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Nigel Forman, MP for Carshalton and Wallington David Howell, MP for Guildford Sir Peter Lane, Chairman, National Union Executive Committee Professor Stephen Littlechild, Birmingham University Peter Lilley, MP for St Albans John Major, Minister of State for Social Security Cecil Parkinson, MP for Hertsmere Peter Cropper Judith Chaplin, Secretary Sir Peter Hordern, MP for Horsham John Redwood, formerly Head of No. 10 Policy Unit The Group met six times between September-December 1986. Minutes include:- PG/86/1/AM: Meeting with Chancellor, 01/08/1986 PG/86/1/AM: Meeting with Chancellor, 09/09/1986 PG/86/1/AM/2: Minutes of 1st meeting, 17/09/1986 PG/86/1/AM/3: Minutes of 2nd meeting, 24/09/1986 PG/86/1/AM/3: Minutes of 3rd meeting, 15/10/1986 PG/86/1/AM/3: Supplementary minutes of 3rd meeting, 15/10/1986 PG/86/1/AM/4: Minutes of 4th meeting, 18/10/1986 PG/86/1/AM/5: Minutes of 5th meeting, 12/11/1986] CRD 4/4/191 Economic Policy Group (PG/86/1): Final Report 1986 CRD 4/4/192 Policy Groups: Economics (private rented sector)(PG/86/1) 1986
Education & Training Policy Group CRD 4/5/80 Education and Training Policy Group: Papers (PG/86/5/SP) 1986 CRD 4/5/81 Education and Training Policy Group (PG/86/5): Correspondence concerning Jul-Oct 1986 formation and administration of [ Correspondents include:- Baldry, Tony, MP for Banbury Chilver, Sir Henry, Vice-Chancellor, Cranfield Institute of Technology Clarke, Kenneth, Minister for Employment Durrands, Professor Ken J, Rector, Huddersfield Polytechnic Griffiths, Brian, Head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit Kerpel, Tony, Special Adviser to Secretary of State for Education Kenneth Baker McIntosh, John, Headmaster, The London Oratory School Orr-Ewing, Hamish, Rank Xerox Pawsey, James, Chairman, Conservative Backbench Education Committee Rock, Patrick, Assistant Director, Conservative Research Department Rumbold, Angela, Minister of State for Education Turner, Andrew, Conservative Research Department Vincent, Professor John, University of Bristol Wood, Councillor Mrs K, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Includes:- Opinion poll by The Harris Research Centre, 'Public Attitudes to Education', Feb 1986 Paper, 'Some General Aims for Higher Education in Britain', 10/09/1986 [Author unknown] Minutes of meeting of Policy Group on Nationalised Industries, 22/12/1982 [NB, included in the file as template guidance for policy group secretaries on how to compile minutes] Paper, 'Background Note for the Director: Education - Opinion Poll Evidence', Andrew Turner, ND [Jul 1986] CRD 4/5/82 Education and Training Policy Group (PG/86/5): Academics 1986
Health Service Policy Group CRD 4/7/103 Health Service Policy Group 1986
Housing & Planning Policy Group CRD 4/8/24 Housing and Planning Policy Group (PG/86/6): Minutes, papers, reports 1986 CRD 4/8/25 Housing and Planning Policy Group (PG/86/6) 1986 CRD 4/8/26 Housing and Planning Policy Group (PG/86/6): Members, reports 1986
Housing & Inner Cities Policy Group CRD 4/9/55 Home Office and Inner Cities Policy Group Sep-Oct 1986 CRD 4/9/56 Home Office and Inner Cities Policy Group Nov 1986 CRD 4/9/57 Home Office and Inner Cities Policy Group Dec 1986
Conservative Study Group on Crime CRD 4/10/16 Conservative Study Group on Crime: Minutes Jan-Jun 1986
Energy Policy Group CRD 4/11/26 Energy Policy Groups: Establishment of 1986
Scotland Policy Group CRD 4/15/3/10 Scotland Policy Group: Establishment of, background papers 1986 CRD 4/15/3/9 Scotland Policy Group: Minutes, papers, report 1986
Working Britain Policy Group CRD 4/20/11 Working Britain Policy Group (PG/86/2) (establishment of) 1986 CRD 4/20/12 Working Britain Policy Group (PG/86/2)(Reports) 1986 CRD 4/20/13 Working Britain Policy Group (PG/86/2) 1986
Rural Britain Policy Group CRD 4/21/15 Rural Britain Policy Group (PG/86/8): correspondence 1986 CRD 4/21/16 Rural Britain Policy Group (PG/86/8): papers, minutes & reports 1986
Family & Society Policy Group CRD 4/23/6 Family & Society Policy Group (PG/86/9): papers 1986 CRD 4/23/7 Family & Society Policy Group (PG/86/9): correspondence and papers 1986 CRD 4/23/9 Family & Society Policy Group (PG/86/9): minutes and papers 1986 CRD 4/23/10 Family & Society Policy Group (PG/86/9): minutes 1986 CRD 4/23/11 Family & Society Policy Group (PG/86/9): minutes, drafts, report 1986 CRD 4/23/12 Family & Society Policy Group (PG/86/9): correspondence 1986
Law & Order, Drugs & Inner Cities Policy Group CRD 4/24/21 Law & Order, Drugs & Inner Cities Policy Group (PG/86/3): Report 1986
Youth Policy Group CRD 4/35/1 Youth Campaign 1985-1986 CRD 4/35/2 Youth Policy Group (PG/86/10): Correspondence and papers 1986 CRD 4/35/3 Youth Policy Group (PG/86/10): papers 1986 CRD 4/35/4 Youth Policy Group (PG/86/10): Establishment of 1986 CRD 4/35/5 Youth Policy Group (PG/86/10): Papers, final report 1986
1987 General Election Planning CRD 4/30/7/4 1987 General Election: Planning meeting at St. Ermin's Hotel 26/11/1986 CRD 4/30/7/7 1987 General Election: Strategy Group correspondence and papers Jun-Oct 1986 [Correspondents include:- Dobbs, Michael, Chief of Staff Hurd, Douglas, Home Secretary Harris, Robin, Director, Conservative Research Department, and Secretary of the Strategy Group Ryder, Caroline, Private Secretary, 10 Downing Street Sherbourne, Stephen, Political Secretary, 10 Downing Street Thatcher, Margaret, Prime Minister Wicks, Nigel, Principal Private Secretary, 10 Downing Street Papers include:- Memorandum from Robin Harris to the Prime Minister, 'Themes for Policy Work and the Manifesto: Second Strategy Group Meeting, Monday 30th June 1986', 27/06/1986 Memoranda concerning the timing of the 1987 general election, Jun-Jul 1986 Press release containing extract of speech by Sir Geoffrey Howe to the Greater London CPC, 02/07/1986 'Paper for consideration by the Strategy Group on Monday 7th July: Setting up policy groups', [Author: SS/RH], 03/07/1986 Draft Minute from the Chairman to the Prime Minister on publicity during the recess, 03/07/1986 Paper, 'Proposed Policy Groups', Stephen Sherborne, 08/07/1986 Memorandum to the Prime Minister, 'Publicity during the Summer Recess', Robin Harris, ND [c. Jul 1986], with annotated earlier drafts Briefing memoranda prepared for the Party Chairman and Chief of Staff by Robin Harris prior to meetings of the Strategy Group:- o 27/10/1986 o 31/10/1986 Paper, 'Strategy Group: The Next Two Weeks', Bernard Ingham, 27/10/1986
Students’ Campaign CRD 4/30/1/13 Students' campaign material 1986 CRD 4/30/1/14 Students' campaign material: Student discussion groups 1986 CRD 4/30/1/15 Students' campaign material: Students' briefing 1986 CRD 4/30/1/16 Students' campaign material: Draft leaflets 1986 CRD 4/30/1/17 Students' campaign material: Leaflets and Speakers' pack 1986
By-Elections CRD 4/34/46 1986 By-elections: Fulham, West Derbyshire, Ryedale, Newcastle under Lyme, 1986 Knowsley North CRD 4/34/46 1986 By-elections: Fulham, West Derbyshire, Ryedale, Newcastle under Lyme, 1986 Knowsley North
Opposition Monitoring CRD 4/16/32 Labour Party 1986 CRD 4/16/33 Labour Party 1986 CRD 4/16/44 SDP general policy (press/publications) 1981-1986 CRD 4/16/53 SDP/Liberal policy Jan-May 1986 CRD 4/16/54 Alliance poll May-Jun 1986 CRD 4/16/55 SDP/Liberal policy Jun-Dec 1986
Publications CRD 4/14/13 Publications: CRD Publications Reviews (and sales info) 1981-1986
Special Services CRD 4/27/96 Special Services (Opinion Research): Harris Research public attitudes Feb 1986 Contains: Public Attitudes to Privatisation Public Attitudes to Law and Order Issues Public Attitudes to Education Public Attitudes to the National Health Service Public Attitudes towards Unemployment and the Unemployed Attitudes to the 1985/86 Pay Round Public Attitudes to the Economy and Public Spending Issues (Harris, Oct. 1985) CRD 4/27/97 Special Services: Returned 'Tell us what you think' Surveys (Norman Tebbit) 1986 CRD 4/36/10 Annual Return 1985 I (constituency audit) Aug. 1986 CRD 4/36/11 Annual Return 1985 II (constituency audit) Aug. 1986
Speeches: Action for Jobs Campaign CRD 4/20/9 Action for Jobs: speeches by Kenneth Clarke 1985-1986 CRD 4/20/10 Action for Jobs: speeches by Lord Young 1986
Subject Files Defence CRD 4/18/8 Defence Policy (includes Libya material) 1985-1986
Housing CRD 4/8/12 Presentation on Housing Policy - minutes and papers 28 Apr 1986 CRD 4/8/15 Housing - general 1986
Social Policy CRD 4/6/3 Church of England Board for Social Responsibility 1985-1986 CRD 4/6/4 Archbishop of Canterbury’s report on Urban Priority Areas 1985-1986
Transport CRD 4/12/29 General Transport Feb 1984-Feb 1986
CRD Briefs Prepared for Parliamentary Debates CRD/B/1/8 Agriculture briefs 1986 CRD/B/2/3 Arts & heritage briefs 1986 CRD/B/7/10 Defence briefs 1986 CRD/B/8/8 Education briefs 1986 CRD 4/5/14 CRD briefs on Education [ 1985-1986 The papers comprise ED(85)9R Student Grants, 22/11/1985 [Author: Andrew Turner] ED(85)10R Education (Amendment) Bill, 03/12/1985 [Author: Andrew Turner] ED(85)12 Student Grants 1986-1987, 17/12/1985 [Author: AJ Turner] ED(86)1 Students' Grants and Benefits, 10/01/1986 [Author: Andrew Turner] ED(86)2 Students' Grants and Benefits, ND [Author: Andrew Turner] ED(86)3R Schools and Teachers' Pay, 16/01/1986 [Author Andrew Turner] ED(86)4R Schools and Teachers' Pay, 22/01/1986 [Author Andrew Turner] ED(86)5R The Politicisation of Education, 30/01/1986 [Author Andrew Turner] ED(86)6R ILEA's Rate Precept 1986-7, 10/02/1986 [Author Andrew Turner] ED(86)7R NUS Lobby - Students' Grants and Benefits, 11/02/1986 [Author Andrew Turner] ED(86)8 The Proposed Teachers' Pay Settlement, 05/03/1986 [Author Andrew Turner] ED(86)9R Opposition Motion to call attention to the case for a new structure for the governance and funding of the universities and polytechnics, 05/03/1986 [Author Andrew Turner] ED(86)10R The Education Bill, 06/03/1986 [Author Andrew Turner] ED(86)11 Students' Grants and Benefits, 12/03/1986 [Author: Andrew Turner] ED(86)12R GCSE (The General Certificate of Secondary Education), 15/04/1986 [Author: Andrew Turner] ED(86)13 Schools, 18/04/1986 [Author: Andrew Turner] ED(86)14R The Opposition Parties and Education, 01/05/1986 [Author: Andrew Turner] ED(86)15 Education Bill, 06/06/1986 [Author Andrew Turner] ED(86)16R Announcement on Students' Grants and Benefits, 18/06/1986 [Author Andrew Turner] ED(86)17 [Vacant] ED(86)18R Education Questions and Answers, 01/07/1986 [Author Andrew Turner] ED(86)19R Announcement on Students' Grants and Benefits, 02/07/1986 [Author Andrew Turner] ED(86)20 The Education Bill, 18/07/1986 [Author Andrew Turner] ED(86)21 [Vacant] ED(86)22 The Government's Announcement on Teachers' Pay and Conditions of Service, 04/11/1986 [Author Andrew Turner] ED(86)23R Teachers' Pay and Conditions - The Government's Reaction to the Employers' Proposals, 27/11/1986 [Author Andrew Turner] ED(86)24 Teachers' Pay and Conditions Bill, 04/12/1986 [Author Andrew Turner] CRD/B/9/9 Employment briefs 1986 CRD/B/10/6 Energy briefs 1986 CRD/B/11/5 Environment briefs 1986 CRD/B/12/7 European Affairs 1986 CRD/B/13/15 Finance briefs 1986 CRD/B/13/26 General Economic briefs 1986 CRD/B/14/9 Foreign Affairs briefs 1986 CRD/B/16/10 Home Affairs briefs 1986 CRD/B/22/8 Northern Ireland briefs 1986 CRD/B/26/8 Scotland briefs 1986 CRD/B/27/8 Social Security briefs 1986 CRD/B/30/3 Trade & Industry briefs 1986 CRD/B/31/9 Transport briefs 1986 CRD/B/32/7 Wales briefs 1986
CRD Desk Officers’/Subject Specialists’ letter books Agriculture CRD/L/4/31/1 Nick Herbert: Letter Book: The Future of Agriculture 1986
By-Elections CRD/L/4/50/1 Patrick Rock: Letter Book: Fulham By-election and housing 1986
Defence & Foreign Affairs CRD/L/4/56/21-22 Robin Turner: Letter Books: Defence and Foreign Affairs 1985-1986
Economy CRD/L/4/7/2 Judith Chaplin: Letter Book: Economy and industry 1985-1986 CRD/L/4/13/3 Rupert Darwall: Letter Book: Economy and industry 1986
Education CRD 4/5/66 Andrew Turner letter book [Education] Aug-Dec 1986
Energy CRD/L/4/28/3 Christopher Guyver: Letter Book: Energy and industry 1986
European Affairs CRD/L/4/24/2-3 Alastair Graham: Letter books: European Affairs 1985-1986
Home Affairs CRD/L/4/6/2,4-6 Elizabeth Buchanan: Letter Books: Home Affairs 1985-1986
Library CRD/L/4/59/8 Joan West: Letter Book: Library 1986
Opposition Research CRD/L/4/19/2-4 Maurice Fraser: Letter books: Alliance 1985-1986
Special Services CRD/L/4/5/1/36-38 Keith Britto – Memoranda books: Special Services/press and communications Jan-Mar 1986 CRD/L/4/5/1/39-46 Keith Britto – Memoranda books: Special Services Apr-Dec 1986 CRD/L/4/5/2/41-43 Keith Britto – Letter books: Special Services/Press & Communications Jan-Mar 1986 CRD/L/4/5/2/44-54 Keith Britto – Letter books: Special Services Apr-Dec 1986
Trade & Industry CRD/L/4/15/2 Andrew Dunlop: Letter Book: Trade and industry 1985-1986
Unionist Social Reform Committee CRD/L/4/3/15 Unionist Social Reform Committee: References & reading notes 1970-1986 CRD/L/4/3/17 Unionist Social Reform Committee: Research correspondence 1976-1986
Parliamentary Backbench Committees Backbench Legal Affairs Committee CRD 4/10/25 Backbench Legal Affairs Committee - minutes 1985-1986
Media Backbench Committee CRD 4/14/14 Media Backbench Committee: Minutes 1986
CONSERVATIVE DELEGATION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT European Democratic Group CCO 508/2/4 Conservative Delegation to the European Parliament: Bureau minutes and papers Sep 1985-Jan 1986 CCO 508/2/5 Conservative Delegation to the European Parliament: Bureau minutes and papers Jan-Mar 1986 CCO 508/2/6 Conservative Delegation to the European Parliament: Bureau minutes and papers Apr 1986 CCO 508/2/7 Conservative Delegation to the European Parliament: Bureau minutes and papers May 1986