DETAILED LISTING: a Complete Numerical List of British Labour

DETAILED LISTING:

A complete numerical list

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72 February 1952 – April 1952 (R 87 Contd. –106)

R87. Blind Persons’ Charter. Comments in Statement February 1952 by National League of the Blind (R.72) by Edward Evans, M.P. (continued). 88. Public Control of Blind Welfare Services. March 1952 Resolution on the 1951 Annual Conference Agenda by the National League for the Blind. 89. Party Education. Memo. by G.W. for Committee March 1952 on Party Education, 90. Press Council. Suggested statement by N.E.C. on March 1952 establishment of Press Council. 91. Resolutions Received, 14 February – 11 March. March 1952 92. Advances for House Purchase. Notes taken from March 1952 articles in “Labour Councillor”. 93. Social Services. Factual survey of the present March 1952 machinery of social services. 94. Suggested Programme of Work. For Agriculture, March 1952 Food and Rural Life Committee. 95. Missing. 96. Missing. 97. Privately Owned Industry Committee. Suggested April 1952 terms of reference and outline of work. 98. The Increase in the Price of Bread and Flour. April 1952 Note by Research Department for House of Commons debate. 99. Structure and Organisation of Socialised Industry. April 1952 Memo. by Herbert Morrison. 100. Agriculture, Food and Rural Life Sub­Committee. April 1952 Programme for Production Working Party. 101. County Council Elections in England and Wales. April 1952 Brief note on results. 102. Resolutions Received, 7 March – 18 April. April 1952 103. Passenger Transport Charges. Copy of letter from April 1952 General Secretary of Union of Post Office Workers, and explanatory note. 104. The State and Private Industry. Summary of a April 1952 Memo. by Harold Wilson. 105. Full Employment or Full Maintenance. Proposal April 1952 for consideration of Committee on Privately Owned Industry. By George Dickson. 106. Agriculture, Food and Rural Life Sub­Committee. April 1952 Proposals agreed by Production Working Party.

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73 April 1952 – May 1952 (R 106 Contd. –116)

R106. Agriculture, Food and Rural Life Sub­Committee. April 1952 Proposals agreed by Production Working Party. (continued). 107. Principles of Social Service Policy. Memo. for April 1952 Social Services Sub­Committee. 108. A National Fuel Policy. Memo. for Sub­Committee May 1952 on Socialised Industries by Joan Mitchell. 109. Agriculture, Food and Rural Life Sub­Committee. May 1952 Proposals by Fishing Working Party. 110. Our Daily Bread. Draft of discussion pamphlet on May 1952 Agriculture, Food and Rural Life. 111. Agriculture, Food and Rural Life Sub­Committee. May 1952 Proposals agreed by Production Working Party. 112. Agriculture, Food and Rural Life Sub­Committee. May 1952 Draft report on Food Distribution by Maurice Webb. 113. To Whom is Industry Responsible? Transcript of a May 1952 broadcast by George Goyder, for Sub­Committee on Privately Owned Industry. 114. The Need for a Policy Sub­Committee on May 1952 Financial and Economic Policy. Short note for Policy Committee. 115. Agriculture, Food and Rural Life Sub­Committee. May 1952 Production Working Party. Report on Fishing Industry. 116. Draft of Discussion Pamphlet on Nationalised May 1952 Industry. By Ernest Davies, M.P.

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74 May 1952 (R 116 Contd. ­125)

R116. Draft of Discussion Pamphlet on Nationalised May 1952 Industry. By Ernest Davies, M.P. (continued). 117. Future Policy for Social Ownership. Memo. by May 1952 Douglas Jay, M.P. for Sub­Committee on Socialised Industries. 118. Agriculture, Food and Rural Life Sub­Committee. May 1952 Report of Production Working Party covering general food and agriculture policy and fishing. 119. Draft of Discussion Pamphlet on Social Security. May 1952 By Norman Swallow. 120. Resolutions Received, 19 April – 12 May. May 1952 121. The Future of Private Industry. Draft of Discussion May 1952 Pamphlet by J. Strachey and A. Albu. 122. Borough and District Council Elections in England May 1952 and Wales; Burgh and County Council Elections in Scotland. Notes on results. 123. Agriculture, Food and Rural Life Sub­Committee. May 1952 Report of Distribution Working Party. 124. Draft Interim Policy Statement on Private Industry. May 1952 For Sub­Committee on Privately Owned Industry. 125. Agriculture, Food and Rural Life Sub­Committee. May 1952 Report on Forestry and Rural Amenities by H. Dalton.

Card No Description of Contents 75 May 1952 – June 1952 (R 126­135)

R126. Agriculture, Food and Rural Life Sub­Committee. May 1952 Note on Horticulture by George Brown, M.P. 127. Principles of Social Service Policy. Re­draft of May 1952 R.107 for Social Services Sub­Committee. 128. Sub­Committee on Socially Owned Industries. May 1952 Draft memo. on Administration of Socially Owned Industries based on a revision of R.D.253/January 1949. 129. The Financial Implications of the National Health May 1952 Service. Draft for Social Services Sub­Committee, by H. A. Marquand. 130. Development Councils. By J. H. Wilson, M.P. for June 1952 Sub­Committee On Privately Owned Industry. 131. Sub­Committee on Privately Owned Industry. June 1952 Draft interim policy statement. 132. Sub­Committee on Agriculture, Food and Rural June 1952 Life. Report to the Policy Committee. 133. Sub­Committee on Social Services. Report to the June 1952 Policy Committee. 134. Sub­Committee on Privately Owned Industry. June 1952 Report to the Policy Committee. 135. Sub­Committee on Socially Owned Industries. June 1952 Report to the Policy Committee.

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76 June 1952 – July 1952 (R 136­148)

R136. Resolutions Received, 14 May – 16 June. June 1952 137. The Building of Houses by Direct Labour. Memo. June 1952 by Local Government Section. 138. The German Co­Determination of Industry Law. June 1952 By John Strachey for Sub­Committee on Privately Owned Industry. 139. New Towns. Letter from Dr. Stephen Taylor. June 1952 140. Plan of Work for the Financial and Economic June 1952 Policy Sub­Committee. 141. Facing the Facts. First draft of statement of June 1952 Labour’s home policy. 142. Case for Family Allowances to the First Child. July 1952 143. Grouping of Problems. Questions to be answered July 1952 by Financial and Economic Policy Committee. 144. Balance of Payments. Some salient facts. June 1952 145. “The Road to Freedom”. Synopsis of the June 1952 Netherlands Socialist Party’s plan. 146. Memo. on the Machinery for Party Education. July 1952 Memo. for Advisory Committee on Party Education. 147. Survey of Allowances of Members of Local July 1952 Authorities and Other Bodies. Memo. for N.E.C. summarizing the various scales of payment at present in force, etc. 148. Facing the Facts. Second draft of home policy July 1952 statement for Annual Conference.

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77 July 1952 – September 1952 (R 148 Contd. ­ 160)

R148. Facing the Facts. Second draft of home policy July 1952 statement for Annual Conference. (continued). 149. Resolutions Received, 12 June – 4 July. July 1952 150. Social Service Expenditure and the National July 1952 Income, 1949. Percentage of social service expenditure as against national income of various countries. 151. Facing the Facts. Third draft of home policy July 1952 statement for Annual Conference. 152. The American Outlook. Memo. by Dr. T. Balogh for Finance and Economic Policy Committee. 153. Conference Resolutions, Statements and July 1952 Speeches with Reference to the “Tied Cottage” System. 154. Interim Report on Party Education. Report of July 1952 Advisory Committee on Party Education. 155. Draft Plan of Work for the Sub­Committee on August 1952 Privately Owned Industry. 156. National Health Service Charges. Labour’s August 1952 pledges. 157. Socially Owned Industries. Future programme for August 1952 Sub­Committee. 158. Rating of Site Values. Memo. by Lord Douglas of August 1952 Barloch, for Finance and Economic Policy Sub­ Committee. 159. Resolutions Received, 4 July – 11 September. September 1952 160. Annual Conference Agenda, 1952. September 1952 Recommendations on action to be taken on Conference Resolutions of concern to Policy Committee.

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78 September 1952 – November 1952 (R 160 Contd. ­171)

R160. Annual Conference Agenda, 1952. September 1952 Recommendations on action to be taken on Conference Resolutions of concern to Policy Committee. (continued). 161. Physical Reconstruction of Britain. Proposed September 1952 terms of reference and membership of committee to be set up on Physical Reconstruction. 161A. Exchange Control. Memo. by Dr. T. Balogh for September 1952 Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee 162. Proposed Sale of Council Houses. Memo. on September 1952 Circular 64/52. 163. The American Outlook. Postscript to the memo. September 1952 R.152 by Dr. T. Balogh for Finance and Economic Policy Committee. 164. Employers’ Organisations. Notes about the use of October 1952 Employers; Organisations, by George Dickson for Committee on Privately Owned Industry. 165. Board Level Control. Memo. by George Dickson October 1952 for Committee on Privately Owned Industry. 166. Consumer Interests. Memo. by J. A. Hough for October 1952 Committee on Privately Owned Industry. 167. Policy for Private Industry. Memo. by Austen Albu, October 1952 M.P. for Committee on Privately Owned Industry. 168. Monopoly Policy. Memo. by Richard Evely. October 1952 169. Policy Formation. Problems which Policy November 1952 Committee and Sub­Committees must consider before producing statement of policy. 170. Policy Decisions at the Morecambe Conference. November 1952 Resolutions and policy statements approved at Party Conference. 171. List of Documents being prepared for the various November 1952 Sub­Committees.

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79 November 1952 (R 171 Contd. ­178)

R171. List of Documents being prepared for the various November 1952 Sub­Committees. (continued). 172. Suggested Dates for Week­End Meetings. November 1952 173. Membership of the Policy Sub­Committees November 1952 1951/52. List of E.C. members and co­options. 174. Resolutions Received. From National Conference November 1952 of Labour Women and National Union of General and Municipal Workers. 175. Blind Welfare. Report on results of questionnaire. November 1952 Analysis of expenditure by local authorities. 176. A Consumer Advisory Service. Paper by J. H. November 1952 Wilson M.P. on a study made in the Board of Trade. 177. Conference Resolutions not Reached. November 1952 Recommendations on action. 178. Policy Questionnaire. Paper setting out aims and November 1952 targets and ways and means. (Revised).

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80 November 1952 – December 1952 (R 178 Contd. ­184)

R178. Policy Questionnaire. Paper setting out aims and November 1952 targets and ways and means. (Revised) (continued). 179. Basic Facts. Gold and dollar position. November 1952 180. Leasehold Reform in Scotland. Paper for Social November 1952 Services Sub­Committee. 181. Revision of the Rent Restrictions Act. History of November 1952 the Acts, no. of houses affected grounds for increased rents, etc. 182. National Health Service. Suggested changes in November 1952 administration. 183. The Problem of the Employment of Older Men December 1952 and Women. Memo. by George Isaacs, M.P. for Social Services Sub­Committee. 184. Policy Questionnaire – Background Document. December 1952 Notes and tables for E.C. week­end conference on Britain’s external economic relations, financial policy, industrial production, agriculture and food, welfare and consumption.

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81 December 1952 (R 184 Contd.)

R184. Policy Questionnaire – Background Document. December 1952 Notes and tables for E.C. week­end conference on Britain’s external economic relations, financial policy, industrial production, agriculture and food, welfare and consumption. (continued).

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82 December 1952 – January 1953 (R 184 Contd. ­ 199)

R184. Policy Questionnaire – Background Document. December 1952 Notes and tables for E.C. week­end conference on Britain’s external economic relations, financial policy, industrial production, agriculture and food, welfare and consumption. (continued). 185. Planning for Economic Development. Five year December 1952 plan. 186. Remissions from the Week­end Conference. December 1952 Action to be taken by the office arising from the N.E.C. Week­end conference. 187. Share of Sterling Area in World Production and December 1952 Consumption of Raw Materials and Food. Table. 188. Housing: The Untold Story. Government’s building December 1952 policy. 189. Fabian Report on Nationalised Industries. By December 1952 Austen Albu M.P. 190. Memorandum on Subsidy Policy. By Douglas Jay December 1952 M.P. 191. Programme of Work. Social Services Sub­ December 1952 Committee. 192. Programme of Work. Agriculture, Food and Rural January 1953 Life Sub­Committee. 193. Policy for Existing Nationalised Industries. Issues January 1953 to be considered after the policy statement is issued. 194. Private Sector Committee. Need for a small January 1953 committee on private industry. 195. Long­Term Research on Economic planning. January 1953 Short note on work of Finance and Economic Committee. 196. East­West Trade. Memo. for Finance and January 1953 Economic Policy Committee. 197. Resolutions Received. From 20 September 1952 January 1953 – 10 January 1953. 198. Land Ownership and Agricultural Output. Memo. January 1953 for Agriculture, Food and Rural Life Committee. 199. Investment. Memo. for Finance and Economic January 1953 Policy Committee.

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83 January 1953 (R 199 Contd. ­208)

R199. Investment. Memo. for Finance and Economic January 1953 Policy Committee. (continued). 200. Methods of Transfer Between Pensions Schemes. January 1953 Memo. for Social Services Committee. 201. Sterling – Dollar Problem. By C.A.R. Crosland January 1953 M.P for Finance and Economic Policy Committee. 202. Education. By Margaret Cole for Social Services January 1953 Sub­Committee. 203. A Labour Party Policy for Education. By Lady January 1953 Simon for Social Services Sub­Committee. 204. Note on investment and its Control. By T. Balogh January 1953 for Finance and Economic Policy Committee. 205. Dollar Problem and the Sterling Commonwealth. January 1953 By Hugh Gaitskell M.P. for Finance and Economic Policy Committee. 206. Initial Document for the Working Party on the January 1953 Engineering Industry. 207. Working Party on Chemicals. Programme of work; January 1953 principal sections of the industry. 208. Problems of National Insurance. Level of benefits; January 1953 methods of financing the scheme; position in other countries etc. for Social Services Committee.

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84 January 1953 – February 1953 (R 208 Contd. ­ 220)

R208. Problems of National Insurance. Level of benefits; January 1953 methods of financing the scheme; position in other countries etc. for Social Services Committee. (continued). 209. Working Party on Textile Machinery. Memo. for January 1953 first meeting on Working Party. 210. Agricultural Policy – Topics for Discussion. Note January 1953 for Agriculture, Food and Rural Life Committee. 211. Food Distribution. Memo. for Agriculture, Food January 1953 and Rural Life Committee. 212. Agricultural Land Tax. Note for Agriculture, Food January 1953 and Rural Life Committee. 213. Preliminary Paper on Shipbuilding Industry. January 1953 Memo. for first meeting of Working Party on Shipbuilding. 214. Note on the Monetary Problems connected with February 1953 Social Services Payments. By T. Balogh. 215. Water Supply Industry. February 1953 216. Miscellaneous Statistics. Statistics on production, February 1953 export, unemployment. 217. Methods of Financing Compulsory Purchase of February 1953 Land and Paying Compensation. Short note for Agriculture, Food and Rural Life Committee. 218. Resolutions Received. From 10 January – 10 February 1953 February 1953. 219. Ownership and Mining of Home Minerals. List of February 1953 minerals being worked; needs and resources; nationalisation proposals. 220. Manufacture of Boot and Shoe Machinery. Memo. February 1953 for Policy Committee.

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85 February 1953 (R 220 Contd. ­233)

R220. Manufacture of Boot and Shoe Machinery. Memo. February 1953 for Policy Committee. (continued). 221. The Aircraft Industry. Memo. for Working Party on February 1953 Engineering and Aircraft. 222. Nationalisation of Aircraft Industry. By G.R. February 1953 Strauss, M.P. 223. Care of the Disabled. By Edward Evans, M.P. for February 1953 Social Services Committee. 224. Interim Summary of Conclusions Reached. February 1953 Agriculture, Food and Rural Life Committee. 225. Note on Switch Sterling. By T. Balogh for Finance February 1953 and Economic Policy Committee. 226. Note on Exchange Restrictions within the Sterling February 1953 Area. By T. Balogh for Finance and Economic Policy Committee. 227. Notes on the Provisional Decisions of the Social February 1953 Services Sub­Committee. 228. Machine Tool Industry. Report of Engineering and February 1953 Aircraft Working Party. (Revised). 229. Mining Machinery Industry. Report by Engineering February 1953 and Aircraft Working Party. (Revised). 230. Technological Education. By Richard Davies for February 1953 Social Services Sub­Committee. 231. The Outlook for the Shipbuilding Industry. February 1953 Shipbuilding Working Party. (Revised). 232. The Future of the Engineering Industry. By Austen February 1953 Albu, M.P. circulated to Engineering Working Party. 233. Notes on Electrical Industries. By John Aplin for February 1953 Engineering and Aircraft Working Party.

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86 February 1953 – March 1953 (R 233 Contd. ­ 246)

R233. Notes on Electrical Industries. By John Aplin for February 1953 Engineering and Aircraft Working Party. (continued). 234. Draft Statement on our External Economic February 1953 Problem for Submission to the Policy Committee. For Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee (Revised R.244). 234A. Final Topics for Discussion. For Committee on February 1953 Agriculture, Food and Rural Life. 235. East­West Trade. Short note for Finance and March 1953 Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 236. Draft Interim Report to the Policy Committee. March 1953 Report of Working Party on Textile Machinery. 237. The Aircraft Industry. Memo. by Ian Mikardo M.P. March 1953 for Working Party. 238. The Aircraft Industry. Memo. by F. Beswick, M.P. March 1953 for Engineering Working Party. 239. Outline of Main Proposals for Reform of Local March 1953 Government. For Social Services Sub­Committee. 240. Report on Education Policy to the Social Services March 1953 Sub­Committee. Report by Miss Bacon, Miss Herbison and Mr Crossman. 241. Problems of Employment and Retirement. For March 1953 Social Services Sub­Committee. 242. Transferability of Pension Schemes. For Social March 1953 Services Sub­Committee. 243. Nationalisation of Agricultural Land. By Tom March 1953 Fraser, M.P. (Agriculture Sub­Committee). 244. The Dollar Problem and the Sterling March 1953 Commonwealth. Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee’s report to Policy Committee. 245. The Public Ownership of Agricultural Land. By March 1953 Victor Collins. (Agriculture Sub­Committee). 246. Draft Report of the Agriculture, Food and Rural March 1953 Life Sub­Committee to the Policy Committee.

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87 March 1953 (R 246 Contd. ­261)

R246. Draft Report of the Agriculture, Food and Rural March 1953 Life Sub­Committee to the Policy Committee. (continued). 247. Resolutions Received, 11 February – 10 March. March 1953 248. Statement on the Aircraft Industry. Short note by March 1953 Engineering and Aircraft Working Party. 249. The British Chemicals Industry. Survey of the March 1953 chemicals industry. 250. Resolution passed by the Socialist Medical March 1953 Association. Resolution on the health service passed at S.M.A. conference in January 1953. 251. Government Policy on Leasehold Property in March 1953 England and Wales. Memo. on Government White Paper Cmd. 8713. 252. Summary of Recommendations embodied in the March 1953 Report of the Shipbuilding Working Party (R.231). 253. Copy of Letter from National Union of March 1953 Railwaymen. Letter on Rent Restrictions Acts. 254. Housing. Policy on Housing and Building. March 1953 255. (number omitted). 256. Derating. Note on derating clauses of Local March 1953 Government Act, 1929. 257. Financing the National Insurance Benefits. March 1953 258. Land Nationalisation. By John Mackie. (For March 1953 Agriculture Committee). 259. Cost of Living in Various Countries. March 1953 260. Private Insurance and Industrial Productivity. March 1953 Memo. by Michael Young. 261. Interim Report of the Agriculture, Food and Rural March 1953 Life Sub­Committee to the Policy Committee.

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88 March 1953 (R 261 Contd. ­270)

R261. Interim Report of the Agriculture, Food and Rural March 1953 Life Sub­Committee to the Policy Committee (continued). 262. Government Grants and Derating. March 1953 263. Chemicals – Possible Decisions. For and against March 1953 nationalisation; methods of nationalisation; Overseas holdings of I.C.I. 264. Full List of Recommendations made by the Social March 1953 Services Sub­Committee. (Revised). 265. Chemicals – Possible Decisions. Amended March 1953 version of R.263. 266. The Cost of the Social Services. (Together with March 1953 page of amendments). 267. Some Facts on Industrial Assurance. Memo. by March 1953 Brian Stevens. 268. Development Councils. By J.H. Wilson, M.P. March 1953 269. The Heavy Electrical Engineering Industry. March 1953 270. Instruments for Constructional Engineering. March 1953 Memo. and tables of production and exports, etc.

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89 March 1953 – April 1953 (R 270 Contd. ­277) R270. Instruments for Constructional Engineering. March 1953 Memo. and tables of production and exports, etc. (continued). 271. Report and Recommendations of Chemicals March 1953 Working Party to Policy Committee, and for discussion with T.U.C. (Revised). 272. Protecting the Real Value of National Savings. March 1953 273. Social Service Expenditure (Revised). March 1953 274. East­West Trade. Alternative Draft by J.H. Wilson, April 1953 M.P. 275. Rating of Site Values. Short note by Land Values April 1953 Group of P.L.P. 276. Guide to the Local Elections of 1953. Number of April 1953 Vacancies; Present Labour majorities. 277. Draft of Policy Statement. First draft for discussion April 1953 at week­end conference.

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90 April 1953 (R 277 Contd. ­278)

R277. Draft of Policy Statement. First draft for discussion April 1953 at week­end conference. (continued). 278. The Machinery of Central Economic Planning. April 1953 Memo. by Robin Marris.

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91 April 1953 – May 1953 (R 278 Contd. ­288)

R278. The Machinery of Central Economic Planning. April 1953 Memo. by Robin Marris. 279. Amended Section on Aircraft. Pages 11­13 April 1953 amended of R.277. 280. Policy Statement – List of Proposals. Action April 1953 required to implement the proposals in the Policy Statement. 281. Amendments to Draft Policy Statement. April 1953 Suggested amendments in the light of decisions by Policy Committee on 20 th April. 282. Summary of Recommendations made in the Party April 1953 Pamphlet “Future of Industrial Assurance”. 283. Financial Provisions for the Purchase of Farm April 1953 Land. 284. (Document scrapped). 285. Note on the British Standards Institution. April 1953 286. (Scrapped). 287. Personal Comments on Local Government April 1953 Reorganisation, by Brian Stevens. 288. Britain in a Changed World. Draft of Policy May 1953 Statement. Card No Description of Contents

92 May 1953 – July 1953 (R 288 Contd. ­295)

R288. Britain in a Changed World. Draft of Policy May 1953 Statement (continued). 289. Note on Off­Shore Purchases. Note on Mr May 1953 Bevan’s amendments to Policy Statement. 290. Resolutions Received, 11 March – 3 June 1953. June 1953 291. The Local Authority Elections of 1953. June 1953 292. Notes on the 1952 Discussion Pamphlets. July 1953 Number of copies sold and number of Parties sending in comments. 293. Resolutions Received, 4 June – 6 July. July 1953 294. Blind Welfare. Deals with points raised by July 1953 National League of the Blind. Investigation of various local authorities’ expenditure. 295. Report to the Policy Committee on Party July 1953 Education. Analysis of replies to questionnaire on party education in the constituencies.

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93 July 1953 – November 1953 (R 295 Contd. ­ 306)

R295. Report to the Policy Committee on Party July 1953 Education. Analysis of replies to questionnaire on party education in the constituencies. (continued). 296. Challenge to Britain – Notes for Speakers. Guide July 1953 to speakers on policy statement. 297. Education Policy. Criticisms of educational July 1953 provisions in “Challenge to Britain” by Labour members of Association of Education Committees. 298. Policy on the High School. Financing the July 1953 educational programme. 299. Speakers’ Notes on Labour’s Educational Policy. July 1953 (Issued in printed form). 300. Memo. from Co­operative Union on Items to be August 1953 discussed with the Labour Party. Points in “Challenge to Britain” for joint discussion. 301. Observations on Memo. from the Co­operative September 1953 Union. Replies to points raised in R.300. 302. Experience of Public Ownership in Major August 1953 Industries Nationalised since 1945. Extract from T.U.C. Report on Public Ownership. 303. Resolutions Received, 6 July – 7 September. September 1953 304. Draft Affirmative Resolution. 1 st and 2 nd drafts of September 1953 resolution to be put to Annual Conference. (Not used). 305. Memorandum on Rating and Local Authority October 1953 Finance. For West Midlands Regional Council. 306. Housing. Figures of house building, factory and November 1953 educational buildings, etc.

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94 November 1953 – December 1953 (R 306 Contd. ­322)

R306. Housing. Figures of house building, factory and November 1953 educational buildings, etc. (continued). 307. Statistical Basis for Policy. Memo. by T. Balogh. November 1953 308. Textual Amendments to “Challenge to Britain”. November 1953 Changes based on amendments carried by the Annual Conference. 309. Annual Conference Decisions on “Challenge to November 1953 Britain”. List of amendments and resolutions. 310. Requests for Consultation from Individuals, November 1953 Affiliated and Other Organisations and the Co­ operative Movement. 311. Programme of Work. Future Work of the Policy November 1953 Committee. 312. Membership of Policy Sub­Committees and November 1953 Working Parties, 1953. 313. Resolutions Received, from 7 September to 10 November 1953 November. 314. Housing Policy and the Rent Restrictions Acts. November 1953 Outline of Government’s proposals and Party policy. 315. Draft Resolution on Food Prices. Draft for N.E.C. November 1953 316. Draft Resolution on Food Prices. Revision of November 1953 R.315. 317. Textual Amendments to “Challenge to Britain”. November 1953 Suggested texts based on amendments and resolutions carried at Annual Conference. 318. Draft on Secondary Education recommended by November 1953 the Policy Committee. Amendment to “Challenge to Britain”. 319. Draft N.E.C. Resolution on Rents. November 1953 320. Draft N.E.C. Resolution on Livestock Marketing. November 1953 321. Estimates of Expenditure that would be incurred November 1953 by raising national insurance benefits by various amounts as at August 1953. 322. Progress Report on Party Education. Report by December 1953 Education Officer.

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95 December 1953 – February 1954 (R 322 Contd. ­339)

R322. Progress Report on Party Education. Report by December 1953 Education Officer. (continued). 323. Report of the Select Committee on Nationalised December 1953 Industries. Brief note on issues raised by the Select Committee on which T.U.C. has expressed its views. 324. Housing and Rents. Text of resolution passed by December 1953 N.E.C. on 25 November 1953. 325. Decontrol of Food and Marketing of Agricultural December 1953 Produce. Notes prepared by British Socialist Agricultural Society on the White Paper. 326. Draft Plan of Work for Finance and Economic December 1953 Policy Sub­Committee. 327. Health Centres. Details of health centres in December 1953 existence. 328. Report on First Party Political Television. For December 1953 Technical Sub­Committee on Broadcasting. 329. Speakers’ Handbook. Chapter headings. January 1954 330. Resolutions Received, from 11 November to 8 January 1954 January. 331. Resolutions on the Agenda not reached. Annual December 1953 Conference 1953. (and Revised). 332, Analysis of some Letters received following Party December 1953 Political Broadcast on Agriculture by Rt. Hon. Tom Williams, M.P. on 12/12/53. 333. Agricultural Marketing – Programme of Work. January 1954 Agriculture and Food Sub­Committee. 334. Mathematics and the U.S. By T. Balogh for February 1954 Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 335. Pointers to the World Position. By T. Balogh for February 1954 Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 336. Tea and Coffee. Retail Price changes, September February 1954 1951 – January 1954. 337. War Pensions. British Legion Campaign and February 1954 interpretation of “Challenge to Britain”. 338. Notes on Agricultural Policy, prepared by British February 1954 Socialist Agricultural Society. 339. Mining Subsidence. Memo. for Policy Committee. February 1954 (Revised).

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96 February 1954 – March 1954 (R 339 Contd. ­ 354)

R339. Mining Subsidence. Memo. for Policy Committee. February 1954 (Revised). (continued). 340. Food Price Changes under the Tories. List of food January 1954 prices. 341. Coal Subsidence in Holland. Adjunct to R.339. February 1954 342. USDAW Amendment to “Challenge to Britain”. February 1954 Amendment on Distribution remitted to N.E.C. at 1953 Annual Conference. 343. Milk Marketing. Memo. for Agriculture and Food February 1954 Sub­Committee. 344. Profits and Dividends in 1953. February 1954 345. The State of the Union. Memo. for Finance and February 1954 Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 346. Milk Marketing. Views of members of Agriculture March 1954 and Food Sub­Committee. 347. National Service Acts Working Party. Memo. for March 1954 Labour Party members of Tripartite Committee. (Circulated to N.E.C. April 1954). 348. Resolutions Received, from January 11 to 8 March 1954 March. 349. Draft Resolution on the Budget, 1954, for March 1954 consideration by N.E.C. (Revised). 350. Length of National Service. For L.P. members of March 1954 Tripartite Committee. Circulated to N.E.C. April 1954. 351. Cost of Living Changes in 1952 and 1953. March 1954 352. Programme of Work for Sub­Committee on March 1954 Industrial Policy. 353. Livestock Marketing. For Agriculture and Food March 1954 Sub­Committee. 354. Milk Marketing. Short note for Agriculture and March 1954 Food Sub­Committee.

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97 March 1954 – May 1954 (R 355­361)

R355. Some Observations on the Problem of an March 1954 Exchange Crisis. Memo. by T. Balogh for Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 356. Summary and Conclusions of “Talking Points” April 1954 Questionnaire. Analysis of replies. 357. Drug, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries. April 1954 Memo. by Socialist Medical Association for Social Services Sub­Committee. 358. Increasing National Insurance Benefits to restore April 1954 the 1946 Value. Memo. for Social Services Sub­ Committee. 359. Draft of Minority Report – Operatives’ Views. May 1954 Report for Building Working Party. 360. Report by Association of Building Technicians. May 1954 Report for Building Working Party. 361. Eggs and Poultry Marketing. Memo. for May 1954 Agriculture and Food Sub­Committee.

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98 May 1954 (R 361 Contd. ­371)

R361. Eggs and Poultry Marketing. Memo. for May 1954 Agriculture and Food Sub­Committee. (continued). 362. Marketing of Cereals. Memo. for Agriculture and May 1954 Food Sub­Committee. 363. Livestock Marketing. Note on conclusions of May 1954 Agriculture and Food Sub­Committee. (Replaced by R.381). 364. Resolutions Received, from 9 March to 10 May May 1954 1954. 365. Livestock Marketing. Copy of Letter received from May 1954 C.W.S. For Agriculture and Food Sub­Committee. 366. Distribution and the Price of Coal. Memo. for May 1954 Policy Committee. 367. Resolutions passed by Scottish Council Annual May 1954 Conference of concern to the Policy Committee. 368. Investment and Financial Problems. Memo. May 1954 relating to the proposals in “Challenge to Britain”. For Finance and Economic Policy Sub­ Committee. 369. Egg Marketing. Note on the conclusions of ad hoc May 1954 Working Party. For Agriculture and Food Sub­ Committee. 370. Socialisation in relation to the Building and related May 1954 Industries. Memo. by G.D.H. Cole for Building Working Party. 371. Public Enterprise. Memo. for Public Competition May 1954 Working Party and Industrial Policy Sub­ Committee.

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99 May 1954 – July 1954 (R 371 Contd. ­390)

R371. Public Enterprise. Memo. for Public Competition May 1954 Working Party and Industrial Policy Sub­ Committee. (continued). 372. National Assistance. Memo. for Social Services May 1954 Sub­Committee. 373. Resolutions Received, from 11 May to 9 June June 1954 1954. 374. Resolutions adopted by Annual Delegate Meeting June 1954 of Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers at Easter, 1954. Circulated to Policy Committee and N.E.C. 375. Education Policy. Memo. by National Association June 1954 of Labour Teachers. For Social Services Sub­ Committee. 376. Building Industry. Memo. by Kenneth Rose for June 1954 Building Working Party. 377. Housing Repairs and Rents Bill. Future action by June 1954 a Labour Government. For Policy Committee. 378. Marketing of Coarse Grains. Report of Working June 1954 Party on Coarse Grains. For Agriculture and Food Sub­Committee. 379. Local Authority Elections of 1954. Analysis of June 1954 results. For N.E.C. 380. Government Organisation for the Procurement June 1954 and Distribution of Food. Memo. on Min. of Food. For Agriculture and Food Sub­Committee. 381. Livestock Marketing. Conclusions of Agriculture June 1954 and Food Sub­Committee. (Replaces R.363). 382. Egg Marketing. Recommendations of Agriculture June 1954 and Food Sub­Committee. 383. Wheat and Coarse Grains. Memo. for Agriculture June 1954 and Food Sub­Committee. 384. Education Policy. Memo. by N.A.L.T. July 1954 385. Economic Trends, 1955­60. Memo. for Finance July 1954 and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. (1 st version). 386. Cereals Marketing. Recommendations by July 1954 Agriculture and Food Sub­Committee. 387. (number omitted). July 1954 388. Cost of Municipalisation of Tenanted Houses. July 1954 Addendum to table on page 7 and comment on page 8 of R.385. 389. Foreign Exchange and the Freed Commodity July 1954 Markets. Short note for Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 390. Economic Trends, 1955­60. Second version July 1954 incorporating R.388 and a revised version of R.385. Finance and Economic Policy Sub­ Committee.

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100 July 1954 – October 1954 (R 390 Contd. ­410)

R390. Economic Trends, 1955­60. Second version July 1954 incorporating R.388 and a revised version of R.385. Finance and Economic Policy Sub­ Committee. (continued). 391. Marketing. Observations on T.U.C. notes relating July 1954 to the Marketing recommendations of Agriculture and Food Sub­Committee. 392. Resolutions Received, from 10 June to 12 July July 1954 1954. 393. Future of Section 62 of National Insurance Act July 1954 1946. Views of Social Services Sub­Committee. 394. Challenge to Britain – the Cost. July 1954 395. Machine Tools. Deficiencies of the industry and July 1954 policy alternatives. (Redrafted). 396. Mining Subsidence. Short note on July 1954 recommendation. (Revised). 397. Missing. 398. Machine Tools. Redraft of page 6 of R.395 – July 1954 Summing Up. 399. Resolutions Received, from 14 July to 1 September 1954 September 1954. 400. Annual Conference Agenda 1954. September 1954 Recommendations on resolutions of concern to the Policy Committee. (Revised R.405). 401. Conference Resolutions on Housing Repairs and September 1954 Rents Act 1954. Note on the 9 resolutions on Agenda on above Act. 402. Statement on Housing and Rents Policy. September 1954 Proposed Statement for approval of Conference. (Revised R.406). 403. Conference Agenda – Suggested Speakers. See September 1954 R.405. 404. Resolutions on Housing Repairs and Rents Act. September 1954 Notes on Conference resolutions and Statement to be put to Conference. (Combination of R.401 and 402). 405. Annual Conference Agenda. Recommendations September 1954 on resolutions of concern to the Policy Committee, with suggested speakers. 406. Statement on Housing and Rents Policy. For September 1954 Annual Conference, as approved by N.E.C. 407. Marketing of Sugar. Memo. for Agriculture and October 1954 Food Sub­Committee. 408. Resolutions Received, from 2 September – 2 November 1954 November. 409. Wages and Dividends. Short note on movement October 1954 of wages and dividends. 410. Marketing of Potatoes. Background document for October 1954 Agricultural and Food Sub­Committee.

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101 October 1954 – December 1954 (R 410 Contd. ­ 429)

R410. Marketing of Potatoes. Background document for October 1954 Agricultural and Food Sub­Committee. (continued). 411. Food Price Changes. List of food prices. (V.H.). September 1954 412. Wool Marketing. Background document for October 1954 Agricultural and Food Sub­Committee. 413. Membership of Policy Sub­Committees 1953/54. October 1954 List of N.E.C. and co­opted members. 414. Annual Conference 1954. Resolutions of concern October 1954 to the Policy Committee, carried by Conference, remitted and not reached. 415. Share Values. Short note on movement of share October 1954 values. 416. Potato Marketing. Points raised at meeting of October 1954 Agriculture and Food Sub­Committee. 417. Programme of Work of Sub­Committees. For November 1954 Policy Committee. 418. Civil Defence and Atomic Attack. Memo. prepared November 1954 by Home Office for Joint Committee on Civil Defence. 419. Existing Administration Arrangements for Civil November 1954 Defence. For Joint Committee on Civil Defence. 420. Scottish Council: Devolution and Other Matters. November 1954 For Policy Committee. 421. Party Propaganda. List of publications, circulation November 1954 and expenditure. For Policy Committee. 422. Chiropody Services for Old People. For Social November 1954 Services Sub­Committee. 423. Programme of Work for Industrial Policy Sub­ November 1954 Committee. 424. Reorganisation or Reform of Local Government. November 1954 For Social Services Sub­Committee. 425. Financial Implications of Agricultural Policy and November 1954 Recommendations on Marketing. For Agriculture and Food Sub­Committee. 426. Draft Statement on Agricultural Marketing Policy. December 1954 For Policy Committee. (Revised). 427. Resolutions Received, from 3 November to 1 December 1954 December. 428. Civil Defence in London – Present Position. By I. December 1954 Hayward for Civil Defence Committee. 429. Observations on the National Insurance Bill. For December 1954 Social Services Sub­Committee.

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102 December 1954 – January 1955 (R 429 Contd. ­ 446)

R429. Observations on the National Insurance Bill. For December 1954 Social Services Sub­Committee. (continued). 430. Results of Discussions with the T.U.C. and Co­op December 1954 Union. Points of difference on marketing. Agriculture and Food Sub­Committee. 431. Resolutions passed by the Annual Delegate December 1954 Conference of the National Union of Vehicle Builders. For Policy Committee. 432. Memorandum on Daily Herald. By Mrs J. Mann, December 1954 M.P. Policy Committee. 433. Letter from Home Secretary to Mr Chuter Ede on December 1954 Civil Defence. For Civil Defence Committee. 434. National Insurance. Contribution rates. December 1954 435. Programme of Work for Finance and Economic December 1954 Policy Sub­Committee. 436. Mining Subsidence. For Policy Committee. December 1954 437. Policy for Scottish Education. By Miss M. December 1954 Herbison, M.P. Social Services Sub­Committee. 438. Living Costs and Standards. Prices under Labour December 1954 and Tory Governments. Comparisons with other countries. 439. Civil Defence Organisation in Glamorgan. By Ald. December 1954 S. Cadogan for Civil Defence Committee. 440. Civil Defence. By Ald. H. Quinney re: Manchester. December 1954 For Civil Defence Committee. 441. Some Problems of National Insurance and Old December 1954 Age on which policy decisions are required. For Social Services Sub­Committee. 442. Supplementary Note on Civil Defence. By I. December 1954 Hayward for Civil Defence Committee. 443. Memorandum from Councillor Mrs Roberts. For December 1954 Civil Defence Committee. Re: Glasgow 444. Battle for the Consumer. Draft pamphlet by Elaine December 1954 Burton, M.P. 445. Tea Prices and Profits. December 1954 446. Civil Defence and Atomic Weapons. By John January 1955 Moore for Civil Defence Committee. Card No Description of Contents

103 January 1955 (R 446 Contd. ­459)

R446. Civil Defence and Atomic Weapons. By John January 1955 Moore for Civil Defence Committee. (continued). 447. Policy for Scottish Education. By Miss M. January 1955 Herbison as approved by Social Services Sub­ Committee. 448. Notes on Price Control, Monopolies and Utility January 1955 Schemes. By Mr H. Wilson, M.P. for Cost of Living Working Party. 449. Resolutions Received, from 2 December to 11 January 1955 January. 450. Resale Price Maintenance. The present position. January 1955 451. Compensation and the Nationalised Industries. January 1955 Reply to National Union of Mineworkers. 452. Resolutions adopted by Annual Political January 1955 Conference of the Royal Arsenal Co­op. Society Ltd. For Policy Committee. 453. Monopoly and Prices in the Fish Industry. Memo. January 1955 by Mrs J. Mann, M.P. Cost of Living Working Party. 454. Ticketing the Coal. Memo. by Mrs J. Mann, M.P. January 1955 Cost of Living Working Party 455. Notes on Monopolies. Memo. by Mrs J. Mann, January 1955 M.P. Cost of Living Working Party. 456. Preliminary Paper on Future of T.V. For Joint January 1955 Committee on T.V. 457. Summary of Main Recommendations of the January 1955 Phillips Committee on the Economic and Financial Problems of Provision for Old Age. Social Services Sub­Committee. 458. Some Problems of National Insurance. January 1955 Background material for discussions with T.U.C. 459. Letter from Prof. W.A. Lewis on the Economic January 1955 Section of “Challenge to Britain”. For Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee.

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104 January 1955 – February 1955 (R 459 Contd. ­ 478)

R459. Letter from Prof. W.A. Lewis on the Economic January 1955 Section of “Challenge to Britain”. For Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. (continued). 460. A New Pension Scheme. By Brian Abel Smith. January 1955 461. Railway Finances. By J.H. Wilson M.P. for January 1955 Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 462. Chiropody Services for Old People. For Social January 1955 Services Sub­Committee. 463. Propaganda Themes. For Group on Party January 1955 Propaganda. 464. Civil Defence. By Mr Aidan Crawley for Joint January 1955 Committee on Civil Defence. 465. Letter from Prof. E.A.G. Robinson on the January 1955 Economic Section of “Challenge to Britain”. For Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 466. Agricultural Appeal. By Sir Leslie Plummer for January 1955 Group on Party Propaganda. 467. Another Look at Strategy for the West. Part of a February 1955 Paper by Sir John Slesser for Joint Committee on Civil Defence. 468. Note by Chairman on Future Work and Timetable. February 1955 For Cost of Living W.P. 469. Outline of Policy Pamphlet. By Harold Wilson M.P. February 1955 for Cost of Living W.P. 470. Notes on T.V. Script – Value for Money. February 1955 471. “Challenge to Britain” and the Present Economic February 1955 Outlook. For Finance and Economic Policy Sub­ Committee. (Revised). 472. Summary of the Financial and Economic February 1955 Proposals in “Challenge to Britain”. For Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 473. Improvement Grants. Summary of circular 36/54 February 1955 by Minister of Housing and Local Government. 474. Resolutions Received. From 13 January – 7 February 1955 February. 475. Swedish Civil Defence. For Civil Defence February 1955 Committee. 476. Notes on “Plan for Cotton” For Industrial Policy February 1955 Sub­Committee. (Revised). 477. Civil Defence Doctrine – The American February 1955 Experience. Memo. by D. Ginsburg for Civil Defence Committee 478. Technique of Government Economic Planning. February 1955 For Finance and Economic Policy Sub­ Committee.

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105 February 1955 – March 1955 (R 478 Contd. ­ 491)

R478. Technique of Government Economic Planning. February 1955 For Finance and Economic Policy Sub­ Committee. (continued). 479. Propaganda and the General Election. Draft February 1955 Report. (Revised). 480. Is Western Defence Planning Dangerously February 1955 Unrealistic? By Capt. B. Liddell Hart for Civil Defence Committee. 481. Experts’ Conference on Economic Planning. February 1955 Timetable. 482. Television Policy – Draft Proposals. By A. February 1955 Wedgwood Benn M.P. for Joint Committee on T.V. 483. Fruit and Vegetable Marketing. By Fred Willey February 1955 M.P. for Cost of Living W.P. 484. Tea. Note on the effect of de­rationing and de­ February 1955 control, by Fred Willey M.P. for Cost of Living W.P. 485. Clean Food. Note by Fred Willey M.P. for Cost of February 1955 Living W.P. 486. Report of Joint Committee on Civil Defence. Draft February 1955 of preliminary statement to be given verbally by the Chairman to N.E.C. and Parliamentary Committee. (Revised). 487. Problems of Stabilising the Demand for New February 1955 Ships. By Percy Knight for Industrial Policy Sub­ Committee. 488. Shipbuilding Industry. Office document for February 1955 Industrial Policy Sub­Committee. 489. Horticultural Marketing. Note on Mr Willey’s paper February 1955 R.483. Cost of Living W.P. 490. T.U.C. and Resale Price Maintenance. Note for February 1955 Cost of Living W.P. 491. Seven Million Bathrooms: an interim report to the March 1955 Labour Party Social Services Sub­Committee, by Michael Young and Peter Willmott.

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106 March 1955 (R 491 Contd. ­500)

R491. Seven Million Bathrooms: an interim report to the March 1955 Labour Party Social Services Sub­Committee, by Michael Young and Peter Willmott. (continued). 492. Foreign Exchange and Trade Control. By Dr T. March 1955 Balogh for Finance and Economic Policy Sub­ Committee. 493. Resolutions Received. From 9 February – 8 March 1955 March. 494. Financial Policies of Nationalised Industries. For March 1955 Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 495. Plans for an Election Manifesto. By D.G. for Policy March 1955 Committee. 496. Draft Report to Policy Committee of Cost of Living March 1955 Working Party. Revised for final report. 497. Physical Controls. By R.F. Kahn for Industrial March 1955 Policy Sub­Committee 498. A Guide to the County Council Elections in March 1955 England and Wales in 1955. 499. Draft Report of the Joint Committee on Civil March 1955 Defence. Printed as pamphlet. 500. Agricultural Marketing. Policy differences with Co­ March 1955 op. Union. For Policy Committee.

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107 March 1955 – July 1955 (R 500 Contd. ­525) R500. Agricultural Marketing. Policy differences with Co­ March 1955 op. Union. For Policy Committee. (continued). 501. Copy of Letter from Co­operative Union. Re: March 1955 Agricultural marketing proposals. 502. Co­operative Union and Agricultural Marketing. April 1955 Note on Co­op Union letter. 503. Education. Note on policy as stated in “Challenge April 1955 to Britain” and note by Alice Bacon. 504. Municipal Ownership Rented Property. Note on April 1955 policy as stated in “Challenge to Britain”. 505. Building Licensing. No. of houses built by local April 1955 authorities and private enterprise. 506. Pay Beds in Hospitals. Result of Conference April 1955 decision. 507. Development Charges. Background note for April 1955 Policy Committee. 508. Social Insurance. Background note for Policy April 1955 Committee. 509. Cost of Living: Food Subsidies. Note on policy as April 1955 stated in “Challenge to Britain”. 510. Food Rationing. Short note on Party attitude to April 1955 rationing. 511. Horticulture and Marketing. Note on future work April 1955 on horticultural marketing. 512. Cotton. Note on policy. April 1955 513. Shipbuilding. Policy for Manifesto. April 1955 514. Railway Finance. Policy for Manifesto. April 1955 515. Taxation Policy. Policy for Manifesto. April 1955 516. Domestic Controls and Balance of Payments April 1955 Control. Policy for Manifesto. 517. Television Policy. Policy for Manifesto. April 1955 518. County Council Elections in England and Wales April 1955 1955. Result of Election. 519. Guide to the Local Elections of May 1955. No. of April 1955 vacancies etc. 520. Draft Statement on Labour’s Agricultural Policy. April 1955 521. Local Authority Elections of 1955. Results. June 1955 522. A New Research Programme. Programme of work July 1955 for next few years. (Revised 532). 523. Resolutions Received. From 6 March – 11 July. July 1955 524. Labour­controlled Authorities. List of County­ July 1955 Metropolitan and non­County Boroughs. 525. Welsh Rural Areas. Note on Welsh Regional July 1955 Council’s proposals.

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108 July 1955 – November 1955 (R 525 Contd. ­543, RE 1­11)

R525. Welsh Rural Areas. Note on Welsh Regional July 1955 Council’s proposals. (continued). 526. Differential Rent Schemes. Memo. on pros and July 1955 cons of various schemes. 527. Resolution on Transport. Memo. on resolution August 1955 passed Annual Conference 1954. 528. Labour Party Candidates (Sponsored). No. of August 1955 parliamentary candidates sponsored by Co­ operative Party and Trade Unions. 529. Labour­controlled Urban District Councils. List of August 1955 U.D.C’s. 530. Parliament. Extract from the Large Soviet August 1955 Encyclopaedia. 531. Parliamentarianism. Extract from Large Soviet August 1955 Encyclopaedia. 532. The New Research Programme. Programme for September 1955 next few years (Revision of 522). 533. Conference Agenda. Recommendations on September 1955 resolutions of concern to the Policy Committee. 534. Resolutions Received. From 12 July – 12 September 1955 September. 535. Resale Price Maintenance. Labour Party and October 1955 T.U.C. views. 536. Housing. Local authority rent increases. October 1955 537. Government Housing Policy. The housing position November 1955 as a result of the Budget. 538. Resale of Price Maintenance. Report of joint November 1955 meeting with T.U.C. 539. Annual Conference 1955. Action on resolutions November 1955 remitted from Conference. 540. Resolutions Received. From 16 September – 5 November 1955 November. 541. Research Programme on Future Policy. Timetable November 1955 for next 3 years. 542. Comments on the Housing Subsidies Bill. November 1955 Explanation of Bill and suggested amendments. 543.

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109 November 1955 – December 1955 (R 543 Contd. ­547) (RE 1­11)

R543. Notes on the Scottish Council Document “Policy November 1955 for Education”. (continued). 544. Joint Sub­Committee on Housing and Rents. November 1955 Short note on composition of committee. 545. Draft Resolution on Local Authority Housing. To November 1955 be submitted to N.E.C. 546. Housing Subsidies Bill. Notes for Debate on November 1955 Second Reading. 547. Membership of Study Groups and the Local November 1955 Government Sub­Committee. Suggested memberships. Home Policy Sub­Committee.

POLICY SUB­ Un­numbered documents 1953­56 COMMITTEE:

2 January 1954 T.U.C: ‘Distribution and the Cost of Living (15pp). 25 November 1953 ‘Agricultural marketing policy (6pp). 3 December 1953 Note on draft pamphlet submitted by Fred Henderson, Norwich, by Mr M. Phillips (1pp). 7 December 1953 ‘Challenge to Britain’: popular edition (1pp). 8 February 1954 Copy of letter, Norman Wood to M Phillips: re:principles of Co­operative movement on general marketing policy, meat and milk for Food and Agricultural Committee he will not be able to attend. (7pp). 16 February 1954 Copy of letter, A Birch, General Secy. U.S.D.A.W to M Phillips re:Interdepartmental Committees on Slaughterhouses, interim reports. (2pp). 2 April 1954 Report of P.L.P Education Group, to the N.E.C (J Chuter­Ede, Chairman). (2pp). 14 April 1954 T.U.C: draft evidence to Committee of Enquiry into the cost of the N.H.S. (S.I.I.W.C 12/2) (13+1pp). November 1954 ‘The impact of radio and television on party propaganda methods’, (14pp) Supplementary report to above, with appendices (1,5pp). 29 November 1954 ‘Exchequer grants to National Insurance Fund National Insurance Act 1946’, by Douglas Houghton. (6pp). 8 December 1954 T.U.C: National Insurance Bill 1954: notes on financial provisions. (S.I.I.W.C. 4/6) (1pp). 18 December 1954 Brief notes on ‘Tory Types, The Tory Directive’ and ‘Possible Labour Campaign Themes’, by Peter Short (2pp) Topics for discussion agreed by representatives of the T.U.C Social Insurance Committee for a meeting 28 January 1955. 24 January 1955 Social Services Sub­Committee: points to be raised at joint meeting with T.U.C. Social Insurance Committee 26 January 1955 (2pp). 4 March 1956 West Lewisham L.P.: Conference on Social Ownership and Policy in industry. Report (12pp). n.d. ‘Note on Consumer Protection’ by H Wilson (1pp). n.d. (1955?) L.P.: Scottish Council, ‘Policy for Scottish Education’ (5pp).

(RE 1­11)

1. Housing Conference. Proposed arrangements. November 1955 Local Government Sub­Committee. 2. Housing and Rents Policy in the light of the Tory November 1955 Government’s Actions. Draft paper for Housing Conference. Local Government Sub­Committee. (Revised) RE.10. 3. The Local Government Section of the Labour November 1955 Party Research Department. Work of Local Government Section – for Local Government Sub­ Committee. 4. Sub­Committees and Study Groups. Membership November 1955 of Study Groups and Sub­Committees. Policy Committee. 5. Synopsis for the Research Project on Equality. November 1955 For Policy Committee and Equality Study Group. 6. Resolutions Received. From 7 ­ 30 November. November 1955 Policy Committee. 7. National Association of Tenants and Residents. November 1955 Origins of NATR. For Local Government Sub­ Committee. 8. Leading Article in the “Daily Worker” 25 November 1955 November. The Housing Bill and forthcoming L.P. Housing Conference. 9. Loans for House Purchase. Differences between December 1955 Housing Act 1949 and Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts. 10. Housing Policy in the Light of the Tory November 1955 Government’s Actions. Paper No.1 for discussion at Housing Conference. 11. Differential Rents. Paper No.2 for discussion at December 1955 Housing Conference.

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110 December 1955 – January 1956 (RE 11 Contd. ­ 21)

RE11. Differential Rents. Paper No.2 for discussion at December 1955 Housing Conference. (continued). 12. National Housing Conference. Proposed December 1955 statement by NEC on Differential Rents. 13. Financial Interest – Removal of Disability. Position December 1955 of Council house tenants etc. Counsel’s Opinion. 14. General Report on Public Ownership. Paper given December 1955 by D. Ginsbury at Collective Economy Congress, Liege, 17­20 September 1955. 15. The Individual and Society. Draft synopsis for December 1955 Policy Committee and the Study Group. (Revised). 16. Notes on Future Policy. By Fred Blackburn M.P. December 1955 (Circulated to Policy Committee). 17. Experts’ Conference of the Socialist International January 1956 on the Technique of Government Economic Planning. Draft report of conference held in Bonn, November 1955, By B. Robertson. 18. Resolutions Received. From 1 December 1955 – January 1956 6 January 1956. 19. Housing Conference. Arrangements for the January 1956 conference. Policy Committee. 20. Synopsis for the Research Project on Housing. January 1956 For Policy Committee and Housing Study Group. 21. Differential Rents. Statement by NEC at the January 1956 Housing Conference. (Revised).

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111 February 1956 – March 1956 (RE 22­36)

22. Monopoly Policy. Background paper for February 1956 Parliamentary debate. 23. Existing Powers of Local Authorities to acquire February 1956 Property for Housing purposes. Note for Housing Study Group. 24. National Association of Tenants’ and Residents February 1956 25. Local Government Conference. Report on February 1956 possibility of holding annual conferences of Labour Group representatives. Local Government Committee. 26. Housing Statement. Statement on Housing February 1956 Subsidies for consideration by N.E.C. Policy Committee. 27. National Association of Tenants and Residents. February 1956 List of local associations connected with the NATR (Supplementary to RE 24). 28. Resolutions Received. From 9 January – 7 February 1956 February. 29. N.E.C. Advice on Rent Rebates. Short note for February 1956 Labour Groups. 30. Derating of Industry. February 1956 31. Restrictive Trade Practices Bill. Notes on the Bill. February 1956 32. Draft of Housing Statement. 1 st draft of 1 st part. February 1956 33. Housing Policy Statement. Outline of the February 1956 proposed document. 34. Restrictive Trade Practices Bill. Notes for February 1956 discussion with T.U.C. 35. Local Authority Elections. 1956. List of authorities March 1956 concerned etc. 36. Preliminary Memorandum on Equality. First draft March 1956 of the Study Group on Equality.

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112 March 1956 (RE 36 Contd. ­38)

RE36. Preliminary Memorandum on Equality. First draft March 1956 of the Study Group on Equality. (continued). 37. The British Economy 1955 and Prospects for March 1956 1956. Memo. for Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 38. Socialism and the Individual. First draft of the March 1956 Study Group on the Individual and Society.

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113 March 1956 – April 1956 (RE 38 Contd. ­43)

RE38. Socialism and the Individual. First draft of the March 1956 Study Group on the Individual and Society. (continued). 39. The Individual Member and his Union. A Legal March 1956 Note prepared by Stephen Stewart for the Study Group on the Individual and Society. 40. Investment and Initial Allowances. Memo. For April 1956 Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 41. Proposals for Pension Schemes for the Self­ April 1956 employed as outlined in the Millard­Tucker Report. Memo. for Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 42. Housing Policy Statement. Draft for consideration April 1956 by the Housing Study Group. 43. Some Problems of Provision for Old Age and April 1956 National Insurance. Memo. for Study Group on Security and Old Age.

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114 April 1956 (RE 43 Contd. ­54)

RE43. Some Problems of Provision for Old Age and April 1956 National Insurance. Memo. for Study Group on Security and Old Age. (continued). 44. Draft of the Housing Policy Statement. Chapter VII April 1956 for the Housing Study Group. 45. Notes on the U.K. Balance of Payments White April 1956 Paper. For Finance and Economic Policy Sub­ Committee. 46. Resolutions Received. From 8 February – 10 April 1956 April. 47. Memorandum on Proposed Pilot Scheme for a April 1956 Public Opinion Study. 48. Main Life Assurance Reliefs (Millard­Tucker April 1956 Report). Note for Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 49. Note on T.U.C. Memorandum on the Level of April 1956 National Insurance Benefits. 50. Socialism and the Individual. Second draft of the April 1956 Study Group. Revision of RE.38. 51. Draft of Suggested Letter to be sent to T.U.C. For April 1956 Study Group on Security and Old Age. 52. Study Group on the Individual and Society. Letter April 1956 and proposed alternative version of part of RE.38 by W. Pickles. 53. Letter from National Joint Council for Local April 1956 Authorities’ Fire Brigades. Copy of circular sent to local authorities. 54. Equality. Second draft of Study Group on Equality. April 1956

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115 April 1956 – May 1956 (RE 54 Contd. ­57)

RE54. Equality. Second draft of Study Group on Equality. April 1956 (continued). 55. Housing Policy Statement. Draft statement in two April 1956 parts. 56. Memorandum on Proposed Pilot Scheme for a May 1956 Public Opinion Study. Revision of RE.47 – for Publicity and Political Education Committee and N.E.C. 57. Draft Questionnaire. For Public Opinion Study. May 1956 For Publicity and Political Education Committee and N.E.C.

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RE57. Draft Questionnaire. For Public Opinion Study. May 1956 For Publicity and Political Education Committee and NEC. (continued). 58. Study Group on Equality. Letter from Prof. W.A. May 1956 Lewis re: RE.54. 59. Membership of Study Groups. List of members of May 1956 the Groups on Individual and Society and Housing. 60. Personal Freedom. Third draft of the Study Group May 1956 on Individual and Society, for Policy Committee (Revision of RE.50) 61. Draft Housing Statement. Draft for Policy May 1956 Committee.

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117 May 1956 (RE 61 Contd. ­65)

RE61. Draft Housing Statement. Draft for Policy May 1956 Committee. (continued). 62. Draft Housing Statement. Alternative draft for May 1956 Chapter I – For Policy Committee. 63. Report of the Housing Study Group. Report of the May 1956 meetings held by the Group. 64. Titles of Policy Statements. Suggested titles for May 1956 the first three statements. 65. Report of Study Group on Equality. May 1956

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118 May 1956 (RE 65 Contd. ­69)

RE65. Report of Study Group on Equality. Part I. New May 1956 draft. (continued). 66. Local Authority Elections of 1956. Report of May 1956 results. 67. Homes of the Future. Housing Statement. May 1956 Revision of RE.61. 68. Note on Available Public Opinion Material. May 1956 69. Report of study Group on Equality. Part I. Redraft May 1956 of RE.65.

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119 May 1956 – June 1956 (RE 69 Contd. ­71)

RE.69. Report of study Group of Equality. Part I. Redraft May 1956 of RE.65. (continued). 70. Personal Freedom. Report of Study Group on June 1956 Individual and Society. 71. Homes of the Future. Housing statement. June 1956 Revision of RE.67. Card No Description of Contents

120 June 1956 (RE 71 Contd. ­78)

RE71. Homes of the Future. Housing statement. June 1956 Revision of RE.67. (continued). 72. Conclusion of ‘Personal Freedom’ Redraft by Tom June 1956 Driberg. 73. Homes of the Future. Suggested redraft of June 1956 Chapter I (By H Gaitskell). 74. Homes of the Future. Note by H Gaitskell on June 1956 RE.73. 75. Extract form Londoner’s Diary in Evening June 1956 Standard. Re: Party’s housing policy. 76. Resolutions Received. From 10 April – 6 June. June 1956 77. Monetary Policy – New Conventions and Old June 1956 Fallacies. By T. Balogh for Finance and Economical Policy Sub­Committee. 78. Report of Study Group on Equality. Part I. Redraft June 1956 of RE.69 (and revised).

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121 June 1956 – September 1956 (RE 78 Contd. ­ 96)

RE78. Report of Study Group on Equality. Part I. Redraft June 1956 of RE.69 (and revised). (continued). 79. Scottish Devolution. Note for Policy Committee on June 1956 resolution passed by Annual Conference of Scottish Council. 80. Study Group on Publicly Owned Industries. June 1956 Preliminary paper. 81. Building Tenures in Scotland. Note by R.R. June 1956 Stokes M.P. for Local Government Sub­ Committee. 82. Study Group on Security and Old Age. Draft June 1956 timetable. 83. Future Development of Pensions and June 1956 Superannuation. By Prof. R.M. Titmuss for Study Group on Security and Old Age. 84. Policy Statements for 1957 and 1958 Annual July 1956 conferences. Report for Policy Committee. 85. Resolutions Received. From 7 June – 10 July. July 1956 86. The Press and “Personal Freedom”. Press reports July 1956 on the policy statement. 87. The Press and “Homes of the Future”. Press July 1956 coverage on the housing statement. 88. Economic Implications of the Pension Proposals. July 1956 By Prof. Titmuss for Study Group on Security and Old Age. 89. Notes on the Cost of increasing National July 1956 Insurance Benefits to Various Levels. For Study Group on Security and Old Age. 90. The Cotton Industry. Note for Policy Committee. July 1956 Prior to meeting with U.T.F.W.A. 91. The Press and “Towards Equality”. Press July 1956 coverage of policy statement. 92. Compulsory or Voluntary? By Prof. Titmuss for July 1956 Study Group on Security and Old Age. 93. Resolutions Received. 10 July – 3 September. September 1956 94. Conference Agenda. Recommendations on September 1956 resolutions of concern to the policy Committee. 95. Homes of the Future. Representations re: September 1956 Leasehold Reform and Town and Country Planning. 96. Preliminary Draft of Part of the Statement on September 1956 Security and Old Age. For Study Group on Security and Old Age.

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122 September 1956 – November 1956 (RE 97­107)

RE97. Conference Agenda. Recommendations on September 1956 Resolutions of Concern to the Home Policy Committee. 98. Notes on the Government Proposals for September 1956 Reorganisation of Local Government. For Local Government Sub­Committee. 99. Some Problems of the Transition. By Prof. September 1956 Titmuss for Study Group on Security and Old Age. 100. Import Controls and Licensing. Memo. for Finance October 1956 and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 101. Considerations Concerning the European Free October 1956 Trade Area. Memo. for Finance and Economic Policy Committee. 102. Chief Officers’ Salaries. Salaries of Local October 1956 Government Officers. 103. Annual Conference 1956. Resolutions of concern October 1956 to the Home Policy Sub­Committee. 104. Resolutions Received. From 4 September – 1 November 1956 November. 105. Sub­Committees and Study Groups. Note on work November 1956 and membership. 106. Paper Submitted by the Parliamentary Labour November 1956 Party Housing and Local Government Group on the Policy Statement “Homes of the Future”. 107. Second Paper for Study Group on the Public November 1956 Industries. Memo. on the problems of the nationalised industries.

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123 November 1956 (RE 107 Contd. ­114)

RE107. Second Paper for Study Group on the Public November 1956 Industries. Memo. on the problems of the nationalised industries. (continued). 108. Revision of Policy Statements. Revisions required November 1956 following the Annual Conference to “Homes of the Future”, “Towards Equality” and “Personal Freedom”. 109. National Conference of Labour Groups on Local November 1956 Government Reform Feb 1957. Attendance of Committee members and officers. 110. Security and Old Age. Draft policy statement. November 1956 111. Rent Bill. Draft resolution for N.E.C. (Revised) November 1956 112. Local Government Areas and Functions. Draft November 1956 document for Local Government Sub­Committee and Conference. 113. Future of Private Industry. Paper for Study Group November 1956 on Ownership and Control of Industry. 114. Ownership of Industry. Paper for Study Group on November 1956 Ownership and Control of Industry.

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124 November 1956 – December 1956 (RE 114 Contd. ­122)

RE114. Ownership of Industry. Paper for Study Group on November 1956 Ownership and Control of Industry (continued). 115. Local Government Areas and Functions. Draft to November 1956 be presented to the Local Government Conference (Revision of RE.112) (Revised). 116. Study Group on Ownership and Control of December 1956 Industry. General Note on the two papers prepared for the Study Group. 117. Local Government Finance. Draft document for December 1956 Local Government Conference. 118. Programme for Interviews. Future meetings of December 1956 Study Group on Public Industries. 119. Nationalised Electricity. Note on conciliation and December 1956 advisory machinery. Study Group on Public Industries. 120. Notes on the Agenda for an Exchange Crisis. By December 1956 Dr T. Balogh for Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 121. Parliament and Nationalised Industries. By G.R. December 1956 Strauss M.P. Study Group on Public Industries. 122. Security and Old Age. Draft by Prof. Titmuss, Mr December 1956 Abel­Smith and Mr Peter Townsend. For Study Group.

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125 December 1956 – January 1957 (RE 122 Contd. ­129)

RE122. Security and Old Age. Draft by Prof. Titmuss, Mr December 1956 Abel­Smith and Mr Peter Townsend. For Study Group (continued). 123. Future of the National Assistance Board. By J. December 1956 Griffiths, M.P. and H. Marquand, M.P. Study Group on Security and Old Age. 124. Building Controls and Licensing. Memo. for December 1956 Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 125. Comprehensive Schools. December 1956 126. Study Group on Security and Old Age. Letter to December 1956 Mr C.R. Dale, T.U.C. re: paper No.122. 127. Joint Consultation in the Nationalised Industries. January 1957 By Ian Mikardo, M.P for Study Group on Public Industries. 128. Resolutions Received. From 2 November 1956 – January 1957 7 January 1957. 129. Germany’s £2,000M. Pensions. Copy of article in January 1957 Financial Times, 17 January for Home Policy Committee.

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126 January 1957 – February 1957 (RE 129 Contd. ­ 134)

RE129. Germany’s £2,000M. Pensions. Copy of article in January 1957 Financial Times, 17 January for Home Policy Committee. (continued). 130. Report of the Study on Security and Old Age: January 1957 Provision for Old Age. For Home Policy Committee. 131. Sickness, Unemployment and Related Matters. January 1957 Report of Study Group on Security and Old Age. For Home Policy Committee. 132. Notes to Chairmen of Public Boards. January 1957 133. Programme for Study group on Public Industries. January 1957 Timetable of future meetings. 134. Ownership of Industry. Study Group on February 1957 Ownership and Control of Industry. 1 st Revision of RE.114. 2 nd Revision.

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127 February 1957 (RE 134 Contd. ­140)

RE134. Ownership of Industry. Study Group on February 1957 Ownership and Control of Industry. 1 st Revision of RE.114. 2 nd Revision (continued). 135. Note to Consumer Council Members. Questions February 1957 for people being interviewed by Study Group on Public Industries. 136. Automation. Draft statement for inclusion in February 1957 Annual Report. Home Policy Committee. 137. Study Group on Ownership and Control of February 1957 Industry. Memo. by Marquand, Chetwynd and Slater, M.P.’s on Teeside area re: past nationalisation proposals. 138. Note for T.U.C. Nationalised Industries February 1957 Committee. Matters to be discussed at joint meeting with T.U.C. and Study Group on Public Industries. 139. Resolutions Received. From 8 January – 13 February 1957 February. 140. Local Government Finance (Government’s February 1957 Proposals). Extract from Hansard 12/2/57 Cols. 1081­1089.

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128 March 1957 – April 1957 (RE 141­150)

RE141. The Economic Situation 1956­57. Economic March 1957 developments in 1956 and prospects for 1957. For Finance and Economic Policy Sub­ Committee. 142. Resolutions Received. From 14 February – 8 March 1957 March. 143. National Assistance Act: Resources Disregarded March 1957 in Assessing Need. Views of N.E.C. on income and capital disregarded for General Council of T.U.C. Home Policy Sub­Committee. 144. Security Regulations and Personal Freedom. March 1957 Memo. by R.H.S Crossman, M.P for Home Policy Sub­Committee. 145. Civil Service – Security. Extract from Hansard, 30 March 1957 January 1957. Home Policy Sub­Committee. 146. Provision for Old Age. Note on Report of Study March 1957 Group on Security and Old Age. (RE.130). 147. Automation. Draft Interim Statement for inclusion March 1957 in Annual Report. By Ian Mikardo M.P. (Revision of RE.136). Home Policy Sub­Committee (and revised). 148. Draft Policy Statement on National March 1957 Superannuation. Chapters I and II only. 149. Ownership of Industry: Notes for Joint Meeting March 1957 with T.U.C. For Study Group on Ownership and Control of Industry. 150. Local Government Elections May 1957. Polling March 1957 dates; gains and losses in previous years, etc. Local Government Sub­Committee.

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129 April 1957 (RE 150 Contd. ­152)

RE150. Local Government Elections May 1957. Polling March 1957 dates; gains and losses in previous years, etc. Local Government Sub­Committee (continued). 151. Draft Policy Statement on the Nationalised April 1957 Industries. First draft. Study Group on Public Industries. 152. Draft Policy Statement on National April 1957 Superannuation. Labour’s Policy for Security in Old Age. (Revised).

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130 April 1957 (RE 152 Contd. ­153)

RE152. Draft Policy Statement on National April 1957 Superannuation. Labour’s Policy for Security in Old Age. (Revised) (continued). 153. Appendix to RE.152. Report of a Technical Sub­ April 1957 Committee on the administrative and economic problems.

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131 April 1957 (RE 153 Contd. ­155)

RE153. Appendix to RE.152. Report of a Technical Sub­ April 1957 Committee on the administrative and economic problems (continued). 154. Ownership of Industry. Study Group on April 1957 Ownership and Control of Industry. Policy Statement. 3 rd revision. 155. Control of Industry. Study Group on Ownership April 1957 and Control of Industry. Draft Policy Statement.

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132 April 1957 – May 1957 (RE 155 Contd. ­160)

RE155. Control of Industry. Study Group on Ownership April 1957 and Control of Industry. Draft Policy Statement (continued). 156. The Nationalised Industries. Draft policy April 1957 statement of Study Group on Public Industries. 2 nd Draft. 157. Resolutions Received. From 8 March – 3 May. May 1957 158. Public Security. Note on Mr Crossman’s memo. May 1957 RE.144, and proposed redraft of Public Security section of “Personal Freedom”. 159. Education Survey. Questionnaire prepared by May 1957 Research Services Ltd. 160. The Nationalised Industries. Draft policy May 1957 statement of Study Group on Public Industries. 3 rd draft.

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133 May 1957 – June 1957 (RE 160 Contd. ­165)

RE160. The Nationalised Industries. Draft policy May 1957 statement of Study Group on Public Industries. 3 rd draft (continued). 161. Labour Party Policy for Education. By Michael May 1957 Stewart, M.P. and Margaret Cole. Study Group on Education. 162. Ownership of Industry. Study Group on April 1957 Ownership and Control of Industry. Policy Statement. 4 th Draft. 163. Redraft of the First Section of the Paper on the May 1957 Ownership of Industry. (RE.162). By H. Gaitskell M.P., Home Policy Committee. 164. Proposed Amendments to the Draft Policy May 1957 Statement. Ownership of Industry (RE.162). By H. Gaitskell M.P. Home Policy Committee. 165. Resolutions Received. From 6 May – 3 June. June 1957

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134 June 1957 (RE 165 Contd. ­169).

RE165. Resolutions Received. From 6 May – 3 June. June 1957 (continued) 166. Education. Draft policy statement. Study Group on Jun 1957 Education. 167. Resolution on Education passed at Annual June 1957 Conference of Scottish Council. For Study Group on Education. 168. Suggested Programme of Work. Study Group on June 1957 Education. 169. Policy Statement on the Nationalised Industries. June 1957 Final draft. For N.E.C.

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135 June 1957 – July 1957 (RE 169 Contd. ­179)

RE169. Policy Statement on the Nationalised Industries. June 1957 Final draft. For N.E.C (continued). 170. Policy Statement on Ownership of Industry. Final June 1957 draft. For N.E.C. 171. Resolution on Shops Bill. Draft for Home Policy June 1957 Sub­Committee. Revised for release to press. 172. Labour Party’s New Pension Plan. Comments by June 1957 Life Offices’ Association and Associated Scottish Life Offices. Study Group on Security and Old Age. 173. Financial and Economic Implications of the Policy June 1957 Statement “Homes of the Future”. Note for Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee 174. Financial and Economic Implications of the Policy June 1957 Statement “National Superannuation”. Note for Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 175. Labour Controlled Councils. List. June 1957 176. Inflation and the National Debt: Management of June 1957 Gilt­Edged. By Dr T. Balogh for Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 177. Municipalisation of Rent Controlled Dwellings in July 1957 the County of London. Comments on memo. by Mr I. Hayward. Local Government Sub­ Committee. 178. Programme of Work. Study Group on Agriculture. July 1957 179. Local Authority Elections of 1957. Gains and July 1957 losses etc. Local Government Sub­Committee.

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136 July 1957 – September 1957 (RE 179 Contd. ­ 200) RE179. Local Authority Elections of 1957. Gains and July 1957 losses etc. Local Government Sub­Committee (continued). 180. The Effect of the Rent Act 1957 on Labour’s July 1957 Housing Policy. Short note for Home Policy Sub­ Committee. 181. Housing and Rents. Note for inclusion in Annual July 1957 Report. 182. Education. Suggested priorities for decision. July 1957 Education Study Group. 183. Resolutions Received. From 4 June – 9 July. July 1957 184. Labour­controlled Authorities in Scotland. List of July 1957 towns. 185. “Homes of the Future” and Rent Act. Financial July 1957 implications of municipalisation. Local Government Sub­Committee. 186. Future Work. Study Group on Security and Old July 1957 Age. 187. Expenses of Members of Local Authorities. Local July 1957 Government Sub­Committee. 188. Regional Conferences on Local Government July 1957 Reform. Brief report on conferences. Local Government Sub­Committee. 189. The Rent Act 1957 and “Homes of the Future”. July 1957 Note on repeal or amendment of Act; its effect on housing policy. 190. Rent Act. July 1957 191. Conference Agenda. Recommendations on September 1957 Resolutions of Concern to the Home Policy Sub­ Committee. (and Amended). 192. Proposed Redraft of “Personal Freedom”. Redraft August 1957 of Public Security Section. Home Policy Sub­ Committee. 193. Note on Public Security. Home Policy Sub­ August 1957 Committee. 194. Resolutions Received. From 10 July – 30 August. September 1957 195. Memo. on Suggested Priorities for Decision. Re: September 1957 statement on Education. Education Study Group. 196. Note on Suggested Statement on the Rent Act. By September 1957 R.H.S. Crossman, M.P. Education Policy Sub­ Committee. 197. Suggested Amended Version of Statement on September 1957 Rent Act. For Home Policy Sub­Committee. 198. Possible Co­options. For Study Group on September 1957 Education. 199. Memo. on the Possibilities of Repeal or September 1957 Amendment of the Rent Act 1957. For Home Policy Sub­Committee. 200. International and Domestic Implications of the September 1957 Latest Economic Measures. Increase in Bank Rate. Finance and Economic Policy Sub­ Committee.

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RE200. International and Domestic Implications of the September 1957 Latest Economic Measures. Increase in Bank Rate. Finance and Economic Policy Sub­ Committee (continued). 201. Composite Resolutions. Analysis of resolutions to September 1957 be composited. For Conference Arrangements Committee. 202. Rent Act 1957. Note by C.R. Mitchison Q.C., M.P. September 1957 Home Policy Sub­Committee. 203. Rent Act 1957. Copy of letter from A. Greenwood, September 1957 M.P. to J. Griffiths M.P. Home Policy Sub­ Committee. 204. Rent Act 1957. Draft Resolution for N.E.C. September 1957 205. Memo. on the Public Schools. By Mervyn October 1957 Stockwood. Education Study Group. 206. List of Members of the Labour Group of the October 1957 County Councils Association. 207. Objectives of Policy. Memorandum for Agriculture October 1957 Study Group. 208. Emergency Resolution on Rent Act 1957. Text of October 1957 resolution passed at Conference. 209. Suggested Priorities for Decision in connection October 1957 with Technical and Technological Education. Education Study Group. 210. Notes on the Youth Employment Service. October 1957 Education Study Group. 211. Notes on Elite Education with Special Reference October 1957 to the problem of Universities. By R.H.S. Crossman, M.P. for Education Study Group. 212. Annual Conference 1957. Resolutions of Concern October 1957 to the Home Policy Sub­Committee. Carried, Remitted and not Reached. 213. Appendix to RE.211. Tables showing No. of October 1957 Students admitted to Universities. For Education Study Group. 214. Primary Education. Note by Mrs Jennifer Jenkins October 1957 for Education Study Group. 215. Rent Rebate Schemes. Examples of Councils’ October 1957 schemes. Draft working model.

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138 October 1957 – November 1957 (RE 215 Contd. ­226)

RE215. Rent Rebate Schemes. Examples of Councils’ October 1957 schemes. Draft working model. (continued). 216. “National Superannuation”. Points raised by November 1957 National Federation of Old Age Pensions Associations. 217. Persons Ineligible for National Pension. Memo. for November 1957 Study Group on Security and Old Age. 218. Price Policy. Memo. for Study Group on November 1957 Agriculture. 219. Programme of Work. Membership of Sub­ November 1957 Committees and Study Groups. Home Policy Sub­ Committee. 220. Scottish Affairs Working Party. Preliminary Paper November 1957 covering scope and purpose of policy pamphlet. 221. Memo. Welsh Devolution and the Suggestion to November 1957 Appoint a Secretary of State for Wales. Home Policy Sub­Committee. 222. Sources of U.K. Food Supplies. Study Group on November 1957 Agriculture. 223. Private Education. Memo. with graphs. Study November 1957 Group on Education. 224. Maintenance Allowances. Study Group on November 1957 Education. 225. (Number omitted). 226. Resolutions Received. From 2 September – 13 November 1957 November.

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139 November 1957 (RE 226 Contd. ­236)

RE226. Resolutions Received. From 2 September – 13 November 1957 November (continued). 227. Economic Planning. Document for Study Group November 1957 on Control of Industry. 228. Covering Note on Economic Planning. Study November 1957 Group on Control of Industry. (RE.227). 229. Note on a passage in Mr Crossman’s Paper on November 1957 Elite Education. Study Group on Education. 230. Membership of Sub­Committees and Study November 1957 Groups. Lists of members. Home Policy Sub­ Committee. 231. “Planning Prosperity for Scotland by Labour in November 1957 Power”. Outline of pamphlet prepared by Rt.Hon. Arthur Woodburn, M.P. for Scottish Affairs Working Paper. 232. Memo. on Pensions for Married Women. For November 1957 Study Group on Security and Old Age by Peter Townsend. 233. Special Categories of Farms. Memo. for Study November 1957 Group on Agriculture. 234. Extract from Document issued by the National November 1957 Union of Students on Education Awards. Study Group on Education. 235. Scottish Housing Policy. By Tom Fraser M.P. for November 1957 Scottish Affairs Working Paper. 236. Building Controls and Licensing. Finance and November 1957 Economic Policy Sub­Committee.

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140 November 1957 – December 1957 (RE 236 Contd. ­253) RE236. Building Controls and Licensing. Finance and November 1957 Economic Policy Sub­Committee (continued). 237. Higher Education – An International Comparison. November 1957 Table X. Study Group on Education. 237 A. The Universities. Memo. with tables I to IX. Study November 1957 Group on Education. 238. Memorandum on Public and other Independent November 1957 Schools. By Prof. R.H Tawney for Study Group on Education. 239. Problems, Structure and Weaknesses of the November 1957 Sterling Area. Note for Working Party on the Sterling Area. 240. Suggested Framework of a Section of the November 1957 Education Policy Statement dealing with the Private Sector. By R.H.S. Crossman M.P. Study Group on Education. 241. Memo. on Policy for Recognised Independent December 1957 Schools. By Michael Stewart M.P. Study Group on Education. 242. Suggested Framework of a Section of the December 1957 Education Policy Statement dealing with the Private Sector. By T.F. Peart M.P. Study Group on Education. 243. Resolutions Received. From 13 November – 4 December 1957 December. 244. Private Education. Resolution submitted by Mr December 1957 Norman Morris. Study Group on Education. 245. Note on the Apartheid Approach to the Private December 1957 Sector of Education. Study Group on Education. 246. Education Conference. Suggestions for December 1957 Programme Sessions. Study Group on Education. 246 A. List of Guests and Members of Study Group on December 1957 Education who expect to attend Week­end Conference. Study Group on Education. 247. Scottish Housing. Suggestions received from Mrs December 1957 J. Mann M.P. Scottish Affairs Working Party. 248. Scottish Housing. Revised Draft for Section of December 1957 Pamphlet. Scottish Affairs Working Party. 249. Independent Public Schools. Resolution by December 1957 Michael Stewart M.P. Study Group on Education. 250. Independent Schools or Private Sector. By F. December 1957 Mulley M.P. Study Group on Education. 251. Private Sector of Education. Resolution by F. December 1957 Peart M.P. Study Group on Education. 252. County Committees and Disciplinary Measures. December 1957 Study Group on Agriculture. 253. University Grants. Study Group on Education. December 1957

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141 December 1957 – January 1958 (RE 253 Contd. ­268)

RE253. University Grants. Study Group on Education December 1957 (continued). 254. Thoughts on the Sterling Area. By Dr T. Balogh December 1957 for Working Party on Sterling Area. 255. Ten Shillings Widow’s Pensions. Security and Old December 1957 Age Sub­Committee. 256. The Highlands and Islands. By T Fraser M.P. and December 1957 E.G Willis M.P. Scottish Affairs Working Party. 257. Some Political Implications of the Survey on December 1957 Educational Attitudes. Study Group on Education. 258. National Insurance. Sub­Committee on Security December 1957 and Old Age. 259. Tentative Policy Decisions. Decisions taken by December 1957 Study on Education. 260. Future Work. Study Group on Education. December 1957 261. Building Controls and Licensing. Memo. for January 1958 Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 262. Extract from Royal Commission on Justices of the January 1958 Peace. 263. Main Foods and Feeding Stuffs in the U.K. January 1958 Sources of supply 1952 to 1956. Study Group on Agriculture. 264. Self­employed Persons. Copy of letter from January 1958 Minister of Housing and Local Government Study Group on Security and Old Age. 265. Current Views on the Future of Sterling. Working January 1958 Party on the Sterling Area. 266. Financing Education. Study Group on Education. January 1958 267. The Agricultural Holdings Act 1948 Security of January 1958 Tenure and Rents. Study Group on Agriculture. 268. Draft Question and Answer Pamphlet on Labour January 1958 Party Housing Policy. Home Policy and Publicity Committees.

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142 January 1958 (RE 268 Contd. ­286)

RE268. Draft Question and Answer Pamphlet on Labour January 1958 Party Housing Policy. Home Policy and Publicity Committees (continued). 269. Finance in the Education Service. Study Group on January 1958 Education. 270. Building Controls and Licensing. Covering Note to January 1958 RE.261. Study Group on Control of Industry. 271. Import Controls and Licensing. Covering Note to January 1958 RE.100. Study Group on Control of Industry. 272. The Cost of Municipalising Houses. By Ian January 1958 Mikardo M.P. Local Government Sub­Committee. 273. Memo. for Joint Meeting with T.U.C. Economic January 1958 Committee. 274. Resolutions Received. From 5 December 1957 – January 1958 6 January 1958. 275. Mr C.F. Cobbold’s Statement to the Bank Rate January 1958 Tribunal. Finance and Economic Policy Sub­ Committee 276. The Leak and Bank Reform. Finance and January 1958 Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 277. Notes on Bank of England Act with Particular January 1958 Reference to the Position of Part­Time Directors and Relations with the Treasury. Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 278. Welsh Administration. Covering Note to Paper January 1958 RE.221. Home Policy Sub­Committee. 279. Suggestions for a Labour Policy on Universities. January 1958 By H. Marquand and F. Mulley. Study Group on Education. 280. A Royal Commission on the Universities. Memo. January 1958 by Fabian Society. Study Group on Education. 281. The Direct Grant System. By Sir Eric James. January 1958 Study Group Education. 282. The Voluntary Schools. Study Group on January 1958 Education. 283. Planning Comprehensive Education. Study Group January 1958 on Education. 284. Implementing the Comprehensive Principle in January 1958 Manchester. Study Group on Education by Norman Morris. 285. Notes on the Cotton Industry. Labour’s Policy. January 1958 286. Survey of Technical Education in Scotland 1957. January 1958 For Education Sub­Committee of Working Party on Scottish Affairs. By W.S. Cormack.

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143 January 1958 (RE 286 Contd. ­299)

RE286. Survey of Technical Education in Scotland 1957. January 1958 For Education Sub­Committee of Working Party on Scottish Affairs. By W.S. Cormack. (continued). 287. New Towns Conference. January 1958 288. Future Ownership of the New Towns. By John January 1958 Harris. 289. Dividend Limitation. Finance and Economic Policy January 1958 Sub­Committee. By Douglas Jay, M.P. 290. The Government and the Rate of Interest. January 1958 Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. By Dr T. Balogh. 291. Secondary School Organisation in Scotland. January 1958 Education Sub­Committee of Working Party on Scottish Affairs. By J.D. Pollock. 292. Notes on Reorganising Secondary Education. January 1958 Study Group on Education. By Ald. M. Lower. 293. National Superannuation. Draft Questionnaire on January 1958 conditions of approval for private schemes. 294. Recommendations of Study Group on Security January 1958 and Old Age. Brief points for submission of N.E.C. 295. Future Ownership and Management of New January 1958 Towns. By Wyn Thomas. 296. Industry and Trade in Scotland. Working Party on January 1958 Scottish Affairs. By E.G Willis M.P. 297. The Ownership and Control of Agricultural Land. January 1958 Study Group on Agriculture. 297A. Memo. from Nursery School Association. Study January 1958 Group on Education. 298. Economic Policy for Scotland. Working Party on January 1958 Scottish Affairs. By E.J. Milne. 299. The Labour Party and the Future of Sterling. January 1958 Sterling Area Working Party of Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. (Revised).

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144 January 1958 – February 1958 (RE 299 Contd. ­ 313)

RE299. The Labour Party and the Future of Sterling. January 1958 Sterling Area Working Party of Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. (Revised). (continued). 300. Future of Sterling. Coverage in Control of Industry January 1958 Statement. Sterling Area Working Party of Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. (Revised). 301. Implications of the Decisions on Secondary January 1958 Schooling. Study Group on Education. 302. National Superannuation. Questionnaire on January 1958 Conditions of Approval for Private Schemes. 303. National Superannuation. Special problems which January 1958 have financial consequences. Financial and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 304. Science and Education. Study Group on January 1958 Education. Study Group on Education. By Prof. B.R. Williams. 305. Administration of Education. Study Group on January 1958 Education. 306. School Meals and Milk Service. Study Group on January 1958 Education. 307. Service of Youth. Study Group on Education. January 1958 308. National Health Service. Existing Labour Party January 1958 Commitments. 309. Fishing Industry. Working Party on Scottish January 1958 Affairs. By J.H. Hoy, M.P. 310. Tentative Policy Decisions. Study Group on January 1958 Education. 311. Highlands and Islands. Working Party on Scottish January 1958 Affairs. By Malcolm Macmillan M.P. 312. Agricultural Research. Study Group on February 1958 Agriculture. By Dr P.W. Brian. 313. Agricultural Education and Advisory Services. February 1958 Study Group on Agriculture

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145 February 1958 (RE 313 Contd. ­329)

RE313. Agricultural Education and Advisory Services. February 1958 Study Group on Agriculture. (continued). 314. Summary of the Findings of the Survey on February 1958 Educational Attitudes. Study Group on Education. 315. Highland Development: Need for a Regional February 1958 Authority. Memo. by Scottish T.U.C. 316. Cost of the Labour Party’s Policy Commitments. February 1958 Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 317. Scotland’s Economy. Working Party on Scottish February 1958 Affairs. By Tom Fraser M.P. 318. Economic and Social Policy. Outline of section of February 1958 pamphlet. Working Party on Scottish Affairs. 319. Note on Land Nationalisation. Study Group on February 1958 Agriculture. 320. Plan for Changing the Finance of the National February 1958 Superannuation Scheme. By J. McKay, M.P. Study Group on Security and Old Age. 321. Scheme for reducing Contributions to National February 1958 Insurance by the Abolition of Tax­relief. By J. McKay M.P. Study Group on Security and Old Age. 322. Relations between Oxbridge and Provincial February 1958 Universities. Extract from a paper by Cambridge University Labour Club on “Reform of the Universities”. Study Group on Education. 323. Report on Weekend Conference on Education. February 1958 Study Group on Education. 324. Highland Development Board. Note by T. Fraser February 1958 M.P. and E.G. Willis M.P. Working Party on Scottish Affairs. 325. National Superannuation. Questionnaire to aid February 1958 speakers at T.U.C. Conferences. Prepared by Study Group on Security and Old Age. 326. Resolutions Received. From 7 January – 11 February 1958 February. 327. Mental Health. Draft resolution for NEC. Home February 1958 Policy Sub­Committee. 328. Incidence of Contributions and Pensions in the February 1958 Model National Superannuation Scheme. Table by J. McKay M.P. Study Group on Security and Old Age. 329. National Health Service: Hospitals: Section 5 February 1958 (Pay) Beds. Some statistics. Study Group on Security and Old Age.

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146 February 1958 (RE 330­344)

RE330. Labour’s pledges on the £3 pension. Home Policy February 1958 Sub­Committee. 331. Draft Question and Answer Pamphlet on Labour February 1958 Party Housing Policy. Home Policy Sub­ Committee and N.E.C. 332. Administration of Education in Scotland. February 1958 Education Sub­Committee of Working Paper on Scottish Affairs. By Dr J.M. Beale. 333. Decisions Reached. Study Group on Agriculture. February 1958 334. Control of Companies. By Sir F Soskiee, Q.C., February 1958 M.P. and Mr J. Diamond, M.P. Study Group on Control of Industry. 335. National Insurance Fund. By J. McKay M.P. Study February 1958 Group on Security and Old Age. 336. Contributions under the Model National February 1958 Superannuation Scheme. Study Group on Security and Old Age. 337. Copy of letter from J. McKay M.P. to R.H.S. February 1958 Crossman M.P. Tax relief in relation to the Insurance Funds. Study Group on Security and Old Age. 338. Industry and Technical Progress. By Ian Mikardo, February 1958 M.P. Study Group on Security and Old Age. 339. Note on Labour’s Agricultural Marketing February 1958 Statement Published January 1955. Study Group on Agriculture. 340. Future Proposals for Scottish Health. By Dr J February 1958 Dickson Mabon M.P. Working Party on Scottish Affairs. 341. Controlling the Large Companies. Study Group on February 1958 Control of Industry. 342. Disposal of Bulk­Purchased Commodities. By February 1958 Henry Smith. Study Group on Control of Industry. 343. Reflections on Rural Education. Education Sub­ February 1958 Committee of Working Party on Scottish Affairs. By J.M. Young. 344. Consequential Effects of Introducing a National February 1958 Superannuation Scheme: Sickness and Unemployment Benefit. Study Group on Security and Old Age.

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147 February 1958 – March 1958 (RE 344 Contd. ­ 348)

RE344. Consequential Effects of Introducing a National February 1958 Superannuation Scheme: Sickness and Unemployment Benefit. Study Group on Security and Old Age. (continued). 345. Bulk Purchase and Primary Producing Countries. March 1958 Study Group on Control of Industry. By Arthur Hazlewood. 346. Monetary Policy and the Control of Investment. March 1958 Study Group on Control of Industry. By C.R. Ross. 347. Draft Policy Statement on Education. Study Group March 1958 on Education. 348. Civil Liberties and National Security. For Home March 1958 Policy Sub­Committee.

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148 March 1958 (RE 348 Contd. ­358)

RE348. Civil Liberties and National Security. For Home March 1958 Policy Sub­Committee. (continued). 349. Programme of Work. Study Group on Control of March 1958 Industry. 350. Credit and Co­operation. Study Group on March 1958 Agriculture. 351. Agricultural Marketing. Outline of Policy. Study March 1958 Group on Agriculture. 352. Suggested Framework of Pamphlet. Working March 1958 Party on Scottish Affairs. 353. Draft Section on Economic and Social Affairs. March 1958 Working Party on Scottish Affairs. 354. Mental Health. Background note and draft March 1958 resolution for Home Policy Sub­Committee and N.E.C. 355. Notes on Legislation that may be necessary to March 1958 implement the Proposals in the Draft Policy Statement. Study Group on Education. 356. Scottish Universities. Education Sub­Committee March 1958 of Working Party on Scottish Affairs. By Dr Alan Thompson. 357. Resolutions Received. From 12 February – 12 March 1958 March. 358. Hire Purchase. Study Group on Control of March 1958 Industry.

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149 March 1958 (RE 358 Contd. ­366)

358. Hire Purchase. Study Group on Control of March 1958 Industry. 359. Incomes and Inflation. Study Group on Control of March 1958 Industry. 360. Provisional Recommendations on Educational March 1958 Policy. Study Group on Education. 361. Reflections on Control of Industry. Study Group March 1958 on Control of Industry. By John Murray. 362. Monopoly Policy. Study Group on Control of March 1958 Industry. 363. Draft Policy Statement on Education. Study Group March 1958 on Education. 364. Financial Implications of Agricultural Policy. Study March 1958 Group on Agriculture. 365. Estimated Costs of a Possible Differential Social March 1958 Security Scheme. Study Group on Security and Old Age. 366. Outline of Statement on Control of Industry. Study March 1958 Group on Control of Industry. (Revised).

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150 March 1958 (RE 366 Contd. ­369)

RE366. Outline of Statement on Control of Industry. Study March 1958 Group on Control of Industry. (Revised) (continued). 367. More Reflections on Control of Industry. Study March 1958 Group on Control of Industry. Comments on 361 by Donald Bruce. 368. Note on the Appointment of Members of National March 1958 Insurance and National Assistance Tribunals. Study Group on Security and Old Age. 369. Draft Policy Statement on Education. Home Policy March 1958 Sub­Committee. (Revised).

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151 March 1958 – April 1958 (RE 369 Contd. ­378)

RE369. Draft Policy Statement on Education. Home Policy March 1958 Sub­Committee. (Revised). 370. Resolutions Received. From 13 March – 2 April. April 1958 371. Liberals’ Daydream. Article from “Socialist April 1958 Commentary” by W.S. Hamling. 372. Interim Report of the Sub­Committee on April 1958 Insurance Benefits and Payments other than Superannuation. Study Group on Security and Old Age. 373. Local Authority Elections 1958. April 1958 374. Memorandum on Dividend Limitation. Study April 1958 Group on Control of Industry. By Paul Derrick. 375. Alternative Policy Towards Independent Fee­ April 1958 paying Schools. Study Group on Education. By Michael Stewart, M.P. 376. Differential Dividends Tax. By Dr T. Balogh. April 1958 377. Draft for Opening Paragraph of Chapter V on April 1958 Health. Working Party on Scottish Affairs. 378. Draft Statement on Agricultural Policy. Study April 1958 Group on Agriculture. (Revised).

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152 April 1958 (RE 378 Contd. ­379)

RE378. Draft Statement on Agricultural Policy. Study April 1958 Group on Agriculture. (Revised). (continued). 379. Home and Welfare Services for the Aged: 1945­ April 1958 1958 and the Future. Study Group on Security and Old Age. Peter Townsend.

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153 April 1958 – May 1958 (RE 379 Contd. ­391)

RE379. Home and Welfare Services for the Aged: 1945­ April 1958 1958 and the Future. Study Group on Security and Old Age. Peter Townsend. (continued). 380. Tax Policy for Investment. Study Group on Control April 1958 of Industry. By Paul Streeten. 381. Education. Estimated Annual Cost of Exchequer April 1958 for first 2 years. Study Group on Education. 382. Supply of Teachers. Study Group on Education. April 1958 383. Draft Section on Education. Working Party on April 1958 Scottish Affairs. 384. Draft Section on Agriculture. Working Party on April 1958 Scottish Affairs. By Tom Fraser M.P. 385. Freer Trade with Europe. Copy of “Talking Points” April 1958 No.24 1956. 386. Liberal Vote on Rent Bill 1956­1957. April 1958 387. Liberal Members’ Voting Record since the April 1958 General Election of May 1955. 388. History, Philosophy and Principles of the Labour May 1958 Party. Extracts from book “The British Party System”. 389. Revised Draft Section on Education. Working May 1958 Party on Scottish Affairs. 390. Resolutions Received. From 3 April – 5 May. May 1958 391. Dividend Limitation. Study Group on Control of May 1958 Industry. By John Diamond M.P.

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154 May 1958 (RE 391 Contd. ­398)

RE391. Dividend Limitation. Study Group on Control of May 1958 Industry. By John Diamond M.P. (continued). 392. Forestry. Draft section of pamphlet. Working Party May 1958 on Scottish Affairs. 393. Draft of Scottish Policy Pamphlet. Working Party May 1958 on Scottish Affairs. 394. Paper by Dr T. Balogh. All copies destroyed. 395. Interim Report on Insurance Benefits and May 1958 Payments other than Superannuation. Study Group on Security and Old Age. 396. Estimated Cost of Possible Differential Social May 1958 Security Scheme. Study Group on Security and Old Age. 397. Private Pension Schemes. Article from “Financial May 1958 Times”. 398. Draft Policy Statement on the Control of Industry. May/June 1958 Revised draft. Second Revision. Third Revision.

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155 May 1958 – June 1958 (RE 398 Contd.)

RE398. Draft Policy Statement on the Control of Industry. May/June 1958 Revised draft. Second Revision. Third Revision. (continued).

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156 June 1958 (RE 398 Contd. ­399)

RE398. Draft Policy Statement on the Control of Industry. May/June 1958 Revised draft. Second Revision. Third Revision. (continued). 399. Revised Draft of Policy Pamphlet. Working Paper June 1958 on Scottish Affairs. Card No Description of Contents

157 June 1958 (RE 399 Contd. ­404)

RE399. Revised Draft of Policy Pamphlet. Working Party June 1958 on Scottish Affairs. (continued). 400. Results of Local Government Elections 1958. May 1958 Local Government Sub­Committee. 401. Note on Memo. of London Labour Party on June 1958 Labour’s Housing Policy. Local Government Sub­ Committee. 402. Local Government Finance. Local Government June 1958 Sub­Committee. 403. Resolutions Received. From 6 May – 10 June. June 1958 404. Draft of Scottish Policy Pamphlet. Revised draft June 1958 by Working Party on Scottish Affairs for Home Policy Sub­Committee.

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158 June 1958 (RE 404 Contd. ­407)

RE404. Draft of Scottish Policy Pamphlet. Revised draft June 1958 by Working Party on Scottish Affairs for Home Policy Sub­Committee. (continued). 405. Labour Controlled Rural Districts. List of June 1958 Authorities. 406. Control of Industry. Amendments to draft policy June 1958 statement (RE.398) Home Policy Sub­Committee. 407. Draft of Scottish Policy Pamphlet. Revised draft June 1958 for N.E.C.

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159 June 1958 – July 1958 (RE 408­411)

RE408. Notes on Draft Scottish Policy Statement for June 1958 consideration by N.E.C. Points of principle and policy. 409. Control of Industry. Note on changes made in June 1958 draft. Home Policy Sub­Committee. 410. Draft of Scottish Policy Pamphlet. Revised draft July 1958 for consideration by special Home Policy Sub­ Committee. 411. Notes on Draft Scottish Policy Pamphlet. Notes July 1958 for Home Policy Sub­Committee.

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160 July 1958 – September 1958 (RE 411 Contd. ­ 436)

RE411. Notes on Draft Scottish Policy Pamphlet. Notes July 1958 for Home Policy Sub­Committee. (continued). 412. Resolutions Received. From 11 June – 8 July. July 1958 413. Notes on Scottish Council’s Report on Scottish July 1958 Government. For Home Policy Sub­Committee. 414. New Towns Sub­Committee. Nominations for July 1958 membership. For Local Government Sub­ Committee. 415. Conferences of Local Authority Associations. July 1958 Notes on conferences, for Local Government Sub­ Committee. 416. Co­opted Members. Suggestions from Regional July 1958 Organisers for co­options to Local Government Sub­Committee. 417. Report on Activities since Annual Conference July 1958 1957. Study Group on Security and Old Age. 418. Plan for Cotton. Notes on UTFWA document. July 1958 Home Policy Sub­Committee. 419. Letter to Secretary of United Textile Factory July 1958 Workers Association. Setting out views of N.E.C. on plan for cotton after seeing delegation from UTFWA. 420. Resolutions passed by Socialist Medical July 1958 Association. For National Health Service Sub­ Committee. 421. Eligibility of Teachers for Membership of Councils July 1958 etc. 422. Membership of the New Towns Sub­Committees. July 1958 List of members and town represented. 423. Structure of Local Government and the Labour July 1958 Majorities now held. For Summer School. 424. Structure of the National Health Service. For July 1958 Summer School. 425. Levying and Fixing the Rate. For Summer School. July 1958 426. Functions of Local Authorities. For Summer July 1958 School. 427. Draft Programme of Work. For Sub­Committee on July 1958 Television and Radio. 428. General Grant. For Summer School. July 1958 429. List of Main Functions exercised by the various July 1958 Local Authority. For Summer School. 430. Future of New Towns. Submitted by Borough of July 1958 Hemel Hempstead. 431. Financial Interest. Position of members of Local July 1958 Authorities under Section 78 of Local Government Act 1953. 432. Charges made for Reserving Books in Public August 1958 Libraries. Memorandum on legality of charges, etc. for Local Government Sub­Committee. 433. National Health Service: Present Situation and August 1958 Future Prospects. Memo. for Sub­Committee on National Health Service. 434. The Press Council. Letter from Mr J Matthews September 1958 (NUGandMW) and document re:press reporting of the Munich air crash. 435. Extract from “Technology”. Commentary on the September 1958 Party’s education policy for Scotland. 436. Resolutions Received. From 9 July – 4 September 1958 September. Card No Description of Contents

161 September 1958 – October 1958 (RE 436 Contd. ­451)

RE436. Resolutions Received. From 9 July – 4 September 1958 September. (continued). 437. Proposed Public Opinion Survey: The Working September 1958 Class Vote. Note on extent and cost of possible survey. Home Policy Sub­Committee. 438. Conference Agenda. Recommendations on September 1958 resolutions of concern to Home Policy Sub­ Committee. 439. Proposals for a Comprehensive Policy Statement. September 1958 Note on content and timing – Home Policy Sub­ Committee. 440. Draft Questionnaire. Questions for public opinion September 1958 survey. 441. Proposed Public Opinion Survey. Amendments to September 1958 proposed survey; revised cost. Home Policy and Chairmen’s Sub­Committee. 442. Liberal Voting in House of Commons 1951 – 1955 October 1958 Parliament. Liberal voting on major bills etc. 443. Notes on the Government’s Superannuation October 1958 Scheme. For Study Group on Security and Old Age. 444. Synopsis of Comprehensive Policy Statement. October 1958 Points to be included in the Policy Statement. (N.E.C. 22 October). 445. Labour Representation on the County Councils October 1958 Association. Details of C.C.A. and its Sub­ Committees. 446. Liberal Assembly 1958. Selection of press October 1958 cuttings reporting on Liberal Party’s Annual Assembly held at Torquay in September 1958. 447. Proposed Public Opinion Survey. Report of October 1958 meeting of Chairmen’s Sub­Committee with questionnaire. 448. Annual Conference 1958. Action on resolution November 1958 carried and not reached by Conference. Home Policy Sub­Committee. 449. Notes on Special Scottish Conference held at November 1958 Glasgow on 13/14 September 1958. Report of conference to consider “Let Scotland Prosper”. Working Party on Scottish Affairs. 450. Proposed Programme of Work. Working Party on October 1958 National Health Service. 451. Memorandum on the National Health Service. By October 1958 Arthur Blenkinsop M.P. for Working Party on National Health Service.

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162 November 1958 (RE 452­468)

RE452. Programme of Work. Membership of Sub­ November 1958 Committees and Study Groups. Home Policy Sub­ Committee. 453. Membership of the Nationalised Boards. Note on November 1958 T.U.C. paper Economic Committee 1/4. Home Policy Sub­Committee. 454. Resolutions Received. From 5 September – 4 November 1958 November. 455. “Learning to Live” in Practice. Paper for Local November 1958 Government Conference. (and revised). 456. Why Renationalise Steel? – A Background Note. November 1958 Note on Labour’s case for renationalisation. 457. Partition of Ireland. Note on Ireland Act 1959. November 1958 458. Liberal Voting in the House of Commons since November 1958 1955 the General Election. No. of times Liberal Members voted with Government and with Labour. 459. The National Health Service Contribution. By November 1958 Brian Abel­Smith. 460. Note on the Cost of Industrial Health Services. By November 1958 Lord Taylor. 461. Liberal Members’ Voting Record Session 1957/8. November 1958 Liberal voting in major debates. 462. Charges under the National Health Service. Level November 1958 of charges, Labour’s pledges, etc. 463. Note on Government Proposals for Future November 1958 Management of the New Towns. For Local Government Sub­Committee. 464. Notes on the Scottish Council’s Report on November 1958 Scottish Government. 465. Notes on the Free Trade Area. By Dr T. Balogh. November 1958 466. European Free Trade Area. Copy of letter sent to November 1958 “The Times” by Dr T. Balogh. 467. Resolutions Received. From 5 – 26 March. November 1958 468. The Third Programme. Sub­Committee on November 1958 Television and Radio.

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163 November 1958 – January 1959 (RE 468 Contd. ­483)

RE468. The Third Programme. Sub­Committee on November 1958 Television and Radio. (continued). 469. Cost of Mental Health Services. Working Party on December 1958 National Health Service. 470. Main Points for Discussion. Six Points for November 1958 discussion at Joint Committee on B.T.C. Finances. 471. Aims of Industry Ltd. List of members and their November 1958 directorships. 472. The New Approach to Health. Decisions taken by December 1958 Working Party on National Health Service. 473. Organisation of Industrial Health Services. By December 1958 Lord Taylor for Working Party on National Health Service. 474. The General Practitioner Service. By Dr Bruce December 1958 Cardew for Working Party on National Health Service. 475. Resolutions Received. From 27 November 1958 January 1959 to 6 January 1959. 476. The New Towns. Results of questionnaire. January 1959 477. Pecuniary Interest Case. Extract from “Municipal January 1959 Journal” 21 November 1958. 478. Introducing on Occupational Health Service. For January 1959 Working Party on National Health Service. 479. Note on Labour’s Commitments on January 1959 Municipalisation of Rented Property. For Home Policy Sub­Committee. 480. Equity Shares and the Small Saver. By Douglas January 1959 Jay M.P. for Finance and Economic Policy Sub­ Committee. 481. Labour and the Arts. Memo. prepared by Arts and January 1959 Amenities Group of PLP with covering note from Mr H. Wilson, M.P for Home Policy Sub­ Committee. 482. Labour and the Arts. Note by Research January 1959 Department for Home Policy Sub­Committee. 483. Steel Nationalisation – Labour’s Case. Draft January 1959 pamphlet prepared by H.A. Marquand M.P. and Research Department for Home Policy Sub­ Committee (Revised).

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164 January 1959 – February 1959 (RE 483 Contd. ­ 497)

RE483. Steel Nationlisation – Labour’s Case. Draft January 1959 pamphlet prepared by H.A. Marquand M.P. and Research Department for Home Policy Sub­ Committee (Revised) (continued). 484. 70 Questions Asked and Answered on Labour’s January 1959 Education Policy. Draft pamphlet. Home Policy Sub­Committee (Revised). 485. Convertibility: Implications for Future Policy. By January 1959 Roy Jenkins M.P Working Party on Sterling Area. 486. Draft Statement on Northern Ireland. Prepared by January 1959 E.C. of Northern Ireland L.P. for Home Policy Sub­Committee. 487. Suggested Amendment to “Note on Labour’s January 1959 Commitments on ‘Municipalisation’ of Rented Property”. By A. Greenwood M.P. Home Policy Sub­Committee. 488. The Drug Bill. By Dr E.W. Skyrme. Working Party January 1959 on National Health Service. 489. Some Points for the Working Party on the January 1959 National Health Service. By Prof. R.M. Titmuss. 490. Convertibility: Implications for Future Policy. By Dr January 1959 T. Balogh. Working Party Sterling Area. 491. Labour and the Arts. Supplementary to RE.482. January 1959 492. Outline of Draft Pamphlet on Steel Nationalisation. January 1959 Points to be included. 493. Matters Submitted for Discussion by the January 1959 Amalgamated Union of Life Assurance Workers and the National Federation of Professional Workers. Study Group on Security and Old Age. 494. Missing. 495. Hospital Services and N.H.S. Working Party on January 1959 National Health Service. 496. Resolutions Received. From 7 January – 2 February 1959 February. 497. Note on Recent Statements on Education Issued February 1959 by the T.U.C. Home Policy Sub­Committee.

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165 February 1959 – March 1959 (RE 497 Contd. ­ 514)

RE497. Note on Recent Statements on Education Issued February 1959 by the T.U.C. Home Policy Sub­Committee. (continued). 498. Note on Differences regarding Maintenance February 1959 Grants in Scotland and England and Wales. Home Policy Sub­Committee. 499. The Financing of a Third Television Programme. February 1959 Sub­Committee on Television and Radio. 500. The Third Programme: Summary of February 1959 Recommendations. Sub­Committee on Television and Radio. 501. Questions for Local Government Groups. February 1959 502. Note on Tory Rent Policy in Croydon. Home February 1959 Policy Sub­Committee. 503. Draft Statement on Rent Policy in Croydon. Home February 1959 Policy Sub­Committee. 504. Draft Pensions’ Pamphlet. Study Group on February 1959 Security and Old Age. 505. Steel and the Nation – Labour’s Plan. Draft February 1959 pamphlet by H. Marquand and Research Department. For Home Policy Sub­Committee. 506. Draft Resolution on Croydon Rent Policy. Draft for February 1959 N.E.C. 507. Note on the Need for a Ministry of Social Welfare. February 1959 By A. Blenkinsop, M.P. 508. Chiropody Service for the Aged. Working Party on February 1959 National Health Service. 509. Summary of Recommendations of Working Party February 1959 on National Health Service. 510. Draft Statement on Croydon’s Eviction Policy. For February 1959 N.E.C. 511. Sub­Committee on Television and Radio. February 1959 Summary of Recommendations on Third Programme and Television Policy. (Revised). 512. Sums for Teachers. From “Economist”. Home February 1959 Policy Sub­Committee. 513. Letter from Sir V. Tewson on Insurance Benefits March 1959 other than Superannuation. 514. Letter from Mrs I. Jeger on Earnings rule for March 1959 Widows.

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166 March 1959 (RE 515­525)

RE515. Resolutions Received. From 3 February – 3 March 1959 March. 516. Machine Tools. Home Policy Sub­Committee. March 1959 517. Unemployment. Report by D. Jay, M.P on his March 1959 visits to areas most affected by unemployment. Home Policy Sub­Committee. 518. Election Arrangements. March 1959 519. Draft Policy Statement on the National Health March 1959 Service. 520. Local Authority Elections 1959. Dates of elections March 1959 – previous gains and losses. 521. Statement on the New Towns. (and revised) – 2 nd March 1959 and 3 rd revisions. For Home Policy Sub­ Committee and N.E.C. 522. Free Chiropody Service for the Aged. By Mr P. March 1959 McNeill for Working Party on National Health Service. 523. House Purchase and Municipalisation. For Home March 1959 Policy Sub­Committee. 524. Financial Aspects of House Purchase. For Home March 1959 Policy Sub­Committee. 525. Recreation and Leisure. Background notes on the March 1959 arts.

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167 March 1959 – April 1959 (RE 525 Contd. ­533)

RE525. Recreation and Leisure. Background notes on the March 1959 arts (continued). 526. Welsh Policy Statement. Draft economic and April 1959 social section of statement. 527. Resolutions Received. From 4 March – 1 April. April 1959 528. Welsh Policy Statement. Additional sections to April 1959 RE.526. 529. Draft Policy Statement on the National Health April 1959 Service. Also Revised – entitled “Members One of Another”. 530. Dynamic Pensions. Note by Prof. Titmuss. April 1959 531. Number omitted. 532. The Effect on Basildon U.D.C. of having a New April 1959 Town Designated within its Urban District. For Local Government Sub­Committee. 533. Background Notes on Constitutional Questions. April 1959 Tripartite Committee on Welsh Policy Statement

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168 April 1959 – May 1959 (RE 533 Contd. ­540) RE533. Background Notes on Constitutional Questions. April 1959 Tripartite Committee on Welsh Policy Statement. (continued). 534. Draft for Section on Constitutional Questions. April 1959 Tripartite Committee on Welsh Policy Statement. 535. Recreation and Leisure. Draft sections of policy April 1959 statement. 536. Speakers Notes on Public Ownership. April 1959 537. Labour Groups and Model Standing Orders. April 1959 Background Notes. 538. May Day. Text of article in Labour Magazine on April 1959 origins of first of May. 539. Summary of the Proposals made by the Working May 1959 Party on the National Health Service “Members One of Another”. For Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 540. Tripartite Committee on Welsh Policy Statement. May 1959 Revised Draft Statement.

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169 May 1959 (RE 540 Contd. ­547)

RE540. Tripartite Committee on Welsh Policy Statement. May 1959 Revised Draft Statement. (continued). 541. Tripartite Committee on Welsh Policy Statement. May 1959 Revised Draft for Section on Constitutional Questions. 542. Revised Estimates of the Cost of the Labour May 1959 Party’s Commitments. For Finance and Economic Policy Sub­Committee. 543. Resolutions Received. From 1 April – 4 May. May 1959 544. Welsh Policy Statement. Extra material on May 1959 Industry and Employment Section of RE.540. 545. Television Policy. Summarised statement of May 1959 policy. Home Policy Sub­Committee. 546. Investment in Roads. For Home Policy Sub­ May 1959 Committee. 547. Policy Statement on Recreation and Leisure. Draft May 1959 by Tom Driberg.

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170 May 1959 (RE 548­554)

RE548. Policy Statement on Recreation and Leisure. May 1959 Errata and addends to RE.547 and continuation. 549. Policy Statement on Recreation and Leisure. May 1959 Revised draft by A. Greenwood. 550. Policy Statement on Recreation and Leisure. Draft May 1959 for consideration of N.E.C. 551. Agricultural and Horticultural Marketing. Draft May 1959 statement to be published in N.E.C. Report. 552. Missing. 553. Expenses. Note for Working Party on Tax May 1959 Avoidence and Evasion. 554. Report on Local Government Elections 1959. May 1959 Gains and losses etc.

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171 May 1959 – June 1959 (RE 554 Contd. ­564)

RE554. Report on Local Government Elections 1959. May 1959 Gains and losses etc. (continued). 555. Private Streets. Main legislation and May 1959 recommendations for action. 556. Case for an Integrated Tax Structure. Working May 1959 Party Profits Taxation and Tax Avoidance. 557. Welsh Policy Statement. Draft for discussion. May 1959 558. Resolutions Received. From 5 May – 2 June. June 1959 559. Recreation and Leisure. Addition to RE.550. June 1959 560. Issues Concerning the Taxation of Capital Gains. June 1959 Working Party Profits and Taxation. 561. Preliminary Note on Tax Avoidance. Working June 1959 Party Tax Avoidance and Evasion by G.S.A. Wheatcroft. 562. “C” Licences. Joint Committee on B.T.C. June 1959 Finances. Detailed comments on Unions engaged in road transport. 563. Letter from A.G. McBain. Letter to Chairman of June 1959 Working Party on Tax Avoidance. 564. “C” Licences. Summary of detailed comments of June 1959 Unions engaged in road transport. Joint Committee on B.T.C Finances.

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172 June 1959 (RE 564 Contd. ­576)

RE564. “C” Licences. Summary of detailed comments of June 1959 Unions engaged in road transport. Joint Committee on B.T.C. Finances. (continued). 565. Pensions and Tax Avoidance. By B. Abel­Smith June 1959 and Tony Lynes. Working Party on Tax Avoidance. 566. Avoidance of Tax by Gifts, Settlements, June 1959 Covenants, Separation Agreements and Divorce Orders. By G.S.A. Wheatcroft for Working Party on Tax Avoidance. 567. Tax Policy for Investment. By Paul Streeten for June 1959 Working Party on Profits Taxation. 568. Extension of the Means Test System: Abandoning June 1959 Beveridge: Back to “basic minimum”. Note for the National Assistance Debate. 569. Welsh Policy Statement. Revised draft. June 1959 570. National Fuel Policy. Background paper prior to June 1959 preliminary meeting. 571. Points for Consideration by the Joint Committee June 1959 on B.T.C. Finances. 7 questions for discussion. 572. Draft Statement of Policy on Agricultural and June 1959 Horticultural Marketing. For publication as appendix in N.E.C. Report (revised). 573. Government Assistance to Private Industry. June 1959 574. Scheme for a Public Unit Trust. By Douglas Jay June 1959 M.P. for Finance and Economic Policy Sub­ Committee. 575. Resolutions Received. From 2 – 29 June. June 1959 576. Welsh Policy Statement. Draft for Home Policy June 1959 Sub­Committee.

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173 June 1959 – July 1959 (RE 576 Contd. ­595)

RE576. Welsh Policy Statement. Draft for Home Policy June 1959 Sub­Committee. (continued). 577. Concessionary Fares for Old People. For Home July 1959 Policy Sub­Committee. 578. Welsh Policy Statement. Proposals in RE.576 July 1959 which have not already appeared in Party policy statements. 579. Contracting Out. Contracting out of July 1959 Superannuation Scheme. 580. Revised Estimate of the Cost of Introducing a July 1959 National Superannuation Scheme. By Brian Abel­ Smith. 581. Welsh Policy Statement. Revised draft for N.E.C. July 1959 582. Problem of Expenses. By P.C. Gordon Walker July 1959 M.P. for Working Party on Tax Avoidance. 583. Widowed Mothers and Other Widows. By Peter July 1959 Townsend. 583A. Labour’s National Superannuation. Rates of July 1959 contributions as compared with Government Scheme. 584. Amounts of Pension. Amounts as compared with July 1959 Government Scheme. 585. Pensions: What you want to know. Article by July 1959 R.H.S. Crossman, M.P. in Daily Mirror, 30 June 1959. 586. Earnings Rule for Widowed Mothers. Copy of July 1959 letter from Mrs J. Mann, M.P. to Mr H. Gaitskell, M.P. 587. Earnings Rule for Widowed Mothers. Extract from July 1959 letter from Mrs Lena Jeger, M.P. to Mr Morgan Phillips. 588. Note for Meeting of Finance and Economic Policy July 1959 Sub­Committee. Examination of the model scheme published in “National Superannuation”. 589. Wealth Tax. Working Party on Profits Taxation. July 1959 590. Basis of the Assessment of Profits. By J. Diamond July 1959 M.P. for Working Party on Tax Avoidance. 591. Report on the Questionnaire on Standing Orders. July 1959 Report on questionnaire sent to Regional Organisers and Regional Local Government Sub­ Committees on Standing Orders for Labour Groups. 592. Leisure for Living. Additional Paragraph on out­of­ July 1959 date laws relating to drink, betting and Sunday observance. 593. Welsh Policy Statement. Office note on section on July 1959 constitutional questions. 594. Relief for Losses. By H. Lever, M.P. for Working July 1959 Party on Tax Avoidance. 595. Note on the Estimated Cost of “Dynamising” the July 1959 £3 Basic Pensions. By Tony Lynes.

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174 July 1959 – October 1959 (RE 595 Contd. ­606)

RE595. Note on the Estimated Cost of “Dynamising” the July 1959 £3 Basic Pensions. By Tony Lynes. (continued). 596. Labour Controlled Councils. List of County, Non­ July 1959 County and Met. Boroughs. 597. Labour Majorities now held. Total number of July 1959 councils and number held by Labour. 598. Draft of pamphlet on Pensions Schemes. For July 1959 Study Group on Security and Old Age. 599. Summary of Decisions. Working Party on Tax August 1959 Avoidance. 600. What Must we do about Water? By Councillor August 1959 P.E. Martin for Local Government Sub­ Committee. 601. Notes on the Cost of National Superannuation. By August 1959 Anthony Crosland for Study Group on Security and Old Age. 602. Tax Dodging. Report of Working Party on Tax August 1959 Avoidance by P.C. Gordon Walker, M.P. 603. Unestablished Service to Count in Full for Pension September 1959 in the Civil Service. Notes for Home Policy Sub­ Committee. 604. Resolutions Received. From 30 June – 2 September 1959 September. 605. Report of the Working Party on the Shape of October 1959 Taxation with Particular Reference to the Taxation of Profits. Final report of Working Party on Profits Taxation. 606. Report on Kirkby U.D.C by J MacColl M.P for October 1959 Local Government Sub­Committee.

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175 October 1959 – December 1959 (RD 1­11)

RD1. Notes on Report of Royal Commission on Betting, October 1959 Lotteries and Gaming. Extracts from Report of 1951. For PLP. 2. Notes on Meeting of Labour Members attending October 1959 Conference of Rural District Councils Association. June 1959 at Llandudno. 3. Notes on Meeting of Labour Members attending October 1959 Conference of Association of Education Committees, June 1959 at Cardiff. 4. Notes on Meeting of Labour Members attending October 1959 Conference of Urban District Councils Association, June 1959 at Torquay. 5. Resolutions Received. Summary of resolutions November 1959 received from 3 September – 2 November. 6. Report on the General Election. Sections of the November 1959 Secretary’s Report to the N.E.C. of interest to the Home Policy Sub­Committee. 7. Further Notes on the General Election. Analysis of November 1959 election campaign and effects of Television and Radio. 8. Notes for Housing Group. For PLP. November 1959 9. Capital Structure of the B.T.C. Memo. for Joint December 1959 Committee on B.T.C Finances. 10. National Fuel Policy. For Joint Committee on Fuel December 1959 and Power. 11. Planning Ahead – The Next Five Years. Paper for December 1959 Annual Local Government Conference.

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176 December 1959 – January 1960 (RD 11 Contd. ­ 22)

11. Planning Ahead – The Next Five Years. Paper for December 1959 Annual Local Government Conference. (continued). 12. Local Authorities and their Public Relations. Paper December 1959 for Annual Local Government Conference. 13. Slum Clearance. Notes supplied by Ald. J Vickers December 1959 of Bolton. 14. Resolutions Received. From 3 November – 30 December 1959 December. 15. Replacing the Queen Liners. Paper for Home January 1960 Policy Sub­Committee. 16. Local Authorities – The Next Five Years. Revised January 1960 paper for Local Government Conference (Revised). 17. Youth Commission. Recommendations in Report January 1960 “The Younger Generation” for consideration of Home Policy Sub­Committee. 18. Programme of Work. Membership of Study January 1960 Groups and Sub­Committees. For Home Policy Sub­Committee. 19. Report of Youth Commission. Summary of January 1960 recommendations with note on present Party Policy. Home Policy Sub­Committee. 20. Royal Commission on the Policy. Background January 1960 notes for PLP. 21. Draft Statement on Youth Commission Report. January 1960 Draft Press Statement. Home Policy Sub­ Committee. 22. Problems Arising from the Reduction in Coal January 1960 Mining Manpower. For Joint Committee on Fuel and Power Policy. Card No Description of Contents

177 January 1960 – March 1960 (RD 22 Contd. ­38)

RD22. Problems Arising from the Reduction in Coal January 1960 Mining Manpower. For Joint Committee on Fuel and Power Policy. (continued). 23. Some Examples of Current Land Prices. February 1960 Quotations from press (by A. Skeffington). 24. Resolutions Received. From 1 January – 3 February 1960 February. 25. The Machine Tool Industry. Memo. from Home February 1960 Policy Sub­Committee (Revised from PLP Information Series). 26. Fuel and Power Policy. Memo. by N.U.M. for Joint February 1960 Committee on Fuel and Power Policy. 27. The Relationship between Unemployment and February 1960 Mining Areas and the first list of places eligible for held under the Local Unemployment Bill. 28. General Election Statistics: 1922 – 1959. Total February 1960 Votes, percentage, seats. 29. The Capital Structure on B.T.C. Note by Mr H. February 1960 Wilson, M.P. Joint Committee on Fuel and Power Policy. 30. The Transport Problem. Memo. for Joint February 1960 Committee B.T.C. Finances. 31. The Ridley Committee on National Fuel Policy. February 1960 For Joint Committee on Fuel and Power Policy. 32. Resolutions Received. From 3 – 29 Feb. February 1960 33. Letter from T.U.C to Ministry of Transport. Re: February 1960 Replacement of Cunard “Queens”. For N.E.C. 34. Education: Looking Ahead. Position in 1964. March 1960 Home Policy Sub­Committee. 35. Note on the General Election. Further note on March 1960 voting behaviour at General Election. Home Policy Sub­Committee. 36. Teacher Supply in the 1960’s. Brief for M.P’s. March 1960 37. Britain in 1964. Brief note on project of presenting March 1960 picture of Britain at time of next election. Home Policy Sub­Committee. 38. Aid to the Private Sector. For Special Committee March 1960 on Financing of Industry. House of Commons.