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The file contains papers relating to the proposals of the Labour Party for the reform of the House of Lords.

A file of printed materials deriving from the work of the Select Committee on the Committee Work of the House of Lords.

The series comprises letters, 1964-2001, addressed to Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos, sometimes interspersed with copies of his replies. The correspondence is strongly political, much concerning his work within the House of Lords. A number refer to requests for political honours. Some of the letters refer to events in Anglesey, some from his former constituents, including invitations to attend numerous events. Some letters discuss the affairs of the University of Wales which Lord Cledwyn served as Pro-Chancellor. There are also a number of letters from the media, including requests for contributions to radio and television broadcasts and interviews. Some letters are requests from academics and students for assistance with their research projects.

Correspondents include the Marquess of Lansdowne, 1931, Sir Alan Frederick Lascelles, John Loader Maffey, 1937-1938, 1944, Louis Mallet [1919x1922], John Martin, 1942, Dowager Marchioness Stella Reading, 1941, Sir Horace Rumbold, 1938, the fourth and fifth Marquess and Lady Salisbury, 1915-1943, James Alfred Steers, 1938, Sir Hugh Cholmondeley Thornton, 1917, Viscount Trenchard, 1943, and Lord Wedgwood, 1943. One of Lord Salisbury 's letters describes a riotous debate in the House of Lords and the position of Winston Churchill, 1942.