Includes biographical details of Sub-Committee members of the Labour Party Wales Study Group into Reform of the Machinery of Government; papers of the Sub Committee, including a letter from James Griffiths; evidence of the Labour Party Wales to the Crowther Commission on the Constitution, Jan. 1970.
Includes minutes of the Executive Committee meeting, Aug. 1976; letters from Neil Kinnock, 1975, George Thomas, 1978, John Morris, 1977, Edmund Dell, 1977, Shirley Williams, 1976, Stanley Orme, 1976.
Press releases relating to devolution and the referendum,
Includies a speech by James Callaghan, 1979 and a programme of pre-Assembly speakers.
Various papers, correspondence and press-cuttings,
Various papers, correspondence and press-cuttings relating to the Coal and Steel Industries in Wales; Welsh Language in Education and Broadcasting; Transport (including a report on the proposed closure of the Fishguard/Waterford container service and a letter from Chancellor Dennis Healey concerning Petrol Duty, 1977); Agriculture (including notes on Farmers Union Wales and Minutes of the first meeting); Dust Related Diseases (including a letter from Harold Walker, Minister of State for industry, 1979); Political and Industrial Democracy; Nuclear Power; Land Authority Wales; Housing; Unemployment; Public Spending cuts; Party Organisation; Devolution; Health Service (including a letter from Barry Jones MP, 1978).
Various papers and correspondence,
Various papers and correspondence relating to public spending cuts in Local Government, the Health Service, Education and the Labour Party's response (including 'A draft programme for Wales/Plaid Lafur Cymru - rhaglen ddrafft', 1981; a party political broadcast script, 1981; agenda and resolutions for Annual Conference, 1983; 'An analysis of Labour's electoral prospects', 1984; correspondence from Barry Jones MP on strategies for the Welsh Parliamentary Group, 1985; a statement on the Labour Party and parliamentary democracy, c.1980s).
Includes a letter to Harold Wilson, 1975; Memorandum of the Executive Committee of the Welsh Council of Labour on the White Paper; views of the Association of District Councils; 'Community ownership of Development Land in Wales', Welsh Offices consultation Document, March 1975.
Papers and correspondence relating to the establishment and work of the Gwent Policy Group,
Includes minutes of meetings, 1974-1975; 'National Health Service Survey', Interim Report of the Gwent Policy Group, 1975.
Correspondence and papers concerning area meetings on policy,
Includes minutes of meetings at Mold, Oct. 1976; Llandudno Junction, Oct. 1976; Gorslas, Nov. 1976; Rhyl, Jan. 1977; Blaenau Ffestiniog, March 1977; 'Health and Safety at Work in Wales', background paper for Wales TUC and Socialist Medical Association Conferences, Oct. 1976.
Papers and correspondence relating to draft chapters for the Labour Party's programme for,
Papers and correspondence relating to draft chapters for the Labour Party's programme for 1982.
Includes Study Group papers on Transport; Regional Planning; Agriculture; Education; Housing; Local Government; the Environment and Social Services; 'Towards an Election Policy for Wales', Gwynoro Jones, 1973; statements on Radio Broadcasting and the Fourth TV channel for Wales, 1974; campaign speeches by Harold Wilson, October 1974; a letter to J. Ll. Cooke, TGWU, from the Welsh Office concerning the Growth-Town Programme; correspondence between Gwynfor Evans, Plaid Cymru and J. Ll. Cooke concerning the Kilbrandon Report and Devolution, 1974.
Brecon and Radnor by-election,
Correspondence, papers and press releases relating to the campaign (including the Labour Party Candidate Richard Willey's election address; correspondence between Richard Willey and Friends of the Earth concerning acid rain and the environment, 1985; campaign address of the Conservative Party candidate, Chris Butler; a letter from John Smith MP to Norman Tebbit, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, June 1985 and a letter from Denzil Davies MP to Michael Heseltine, Secretary of State for Defence, June 1985 both concerning the threatened closure of the Vickers factory in Rhayader).
Brecon and Radnor by-election,
Correspondence, papers and press cuttings relating to the campaign (including part of a letter from Richard Willey to Brecon and Radnor Constituency Labour Party requesting nomination as Labour candidate, c. May 1985; biographical details of Richard Willey and a constituency profile; a letter from Barry Jones MP, June 1985; constituency details and information from 1981 census; correspondence between Tony Benn MP and Richard Willey concerning the Common Ownership of Land Bill, June 1985; 'The Case of EEC Regional and to Mid-Wales', Powys County Council Planning Department Report, Nov. 1982'; press releases; campaign material of the SDP/Liberal Alliance; press cuttings).
Papers and press cuttings relating to the campaign,
Includes Llais i Gymru yn Ewrop/A voice for Wales in Europe - maniffesto Plaid Cymru ar gyfer yr etholiadau Ewropeaidd, Mehefin 1979/The manifesto of Plaid Cymru for the elections to the European Parliament, June 1979.
Papers and correspondence relating to the campaign,
Includes leaflets of the Socialist Group 'The Socialists in the European Parliament'; 'Europe today - campaign briefing for candidates'; a letter from Jon Vaughan Jones relating to the European election manifesto for Wales, April 1984.
Correspondence and papers surveying the extent of cuts made in services by local authorities,
Includes details of services provided by Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council, Mid Glamorgan County Council, West Glamorgan County Council, Montgomery District Council, Rhondda Borough Council, Ceredigion District Council, Clwyd County Council; an information paper for District Council Elections, May 1983.
Includes Britain and the Common Market, texts of speeches made at the 1962 Labour Party Conference by the Rt Hon. Hugh Gaitskell MP and the Rt Hon. George Brown MP together with the policy statement accepted by Conference, 1962; The truth About the Common Market, 1970; Labour and the Common Market, July 1971; The United Kingdom and the European Communities, a background paper to the Labour Party Conference, Oct. 1971; 1975 referendum - the Common Market, in or out, Labour Research Dept, March 1975; Membership of the European Community - report on renegotiation, HMSO, March 1975; The Common Market renegotiations - an appraisal, April 1975; Labour and the Common Market, April 1975.
Papers and correspondence relating to the Wales Trades Union Congress and the Welsh Economy,
Includes 'Working Party Proposals of the Wales Trades Union Congress - Notes, Draft Proposals, the Constitution and Standing Orders', Dec. 1972; papers of the Socio Economic strategy for the valleys conference, Nov. 1974; a letter from Ted Rowlands MP, March 1975; 'The Economy of Wales: Our present and future needs', submission by the Wales TUC to the Government, Oct. 1975.
Papers relating to the Wales TUC policy on unemployment and the Welsh economy,
Includes extracts from three speeches by Neil Kinnock MP, Labour Chief spokesman on Education, Sept., Nov. and Dec. 1982.