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- Cyfres = Series
- 1949-2008
General correspondence and political papers including material related to the Welsh Hospitals Board, the Welsh language, Welsh language legislation, devolution, the Labour Party, elections and broadcasting.
General correspondence and political papers including material related to the Welsh Hospitals Board, the Welsh language, Welsh language legislation, devolution, the Labour Party, elections and broadcasting.
Papers relating to work with the Institute of Welsh Affairs
Rhan oSir Paul Silk Papers
The file comprises papers relating to a conference held by the Institute of Welsh Affairs on 20-21 March 1998 on the future National Assembly for Wales including agendas, list of attendees and papers relating to the structure and election system for the National Assembly, along with drafts and correspondence of a paper written by Paul Silk on the secondary legislative powers proposed for the National Assembly for Wales, explaining their significance and how they would operate.
Welsh government and devolution,
Correspondence and papers, 1966-1992, relating to the general theme of Welsh government and devolution, including the typescript texts of several articles and papers written by Sir Goronwy Daniel, the reform and re-organisation of local government in England and Wales, and material concerning the Crowther (later Kilbrandon) Commission on the Constitution. The correspondents include Professor Brinley Thomas (2), 1969-1971.
Thomas, Brinley, 1906-1994.
Rhan oPatrick Hannan Papers
File comprises a copy of the Radio Times for the Wales TV region for 24th February - 2nd March with an article on page 17 previewing the radio and television programmes related to the 1979 Welsh devolution referrendum.
Scripts for the radio programme 'in Britain Now'
Rhan oPatrick Hannan Papers
File comprises scripts fr Patrick Hanna's contributions to a BBC Radio 4 programme entitled 'In Britain Now', where journalists from the 'regions' of the UK spoke on various topics . The topics covered by Patrick Hannan from Wales included devolution, Gwynfor Evans, the coal industry, miners' strikes, the clean up after coal, Plaid Cymru, Wales as a nation, the European Economic Community (EEC) and industrial illnesses notably pneumoconiosis. The file also contains typed transcripts of the programme which include contributions from correspondents in other parts of the UK.
Rhan oLord Crickhowell Papers,
Miscellaneous, unrelated letters, 1950-1999, addressed to Sir Goronwy Daniel, interspersed with a few other papers. The correspondents include Philip Noel Baker, 1950, James Callaghan, 1971, Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos, 1979, Sir Julian Hodge, 1995, Professor Kevin Morgan, 1998 (writing in relation to the devolution campaign), and Professor Glyn O. Phillips, 1992.
Noel-Baker, Philip, 1889-1982
Transcripts of interviews with Labour Party figures
Rhan oPatrick Hannan Papers
File comprises typed notes from interviews with key Labour Party figures including Alun Michael, Huw Roberts (Special Advisor to Ron Davies), Rhodri Morgan and Peter Hain, discussing devolution and the Labour party in the late 1990s and the issues surrounding the resignation of Ron Davies as Secretary of State for Wales and the appointment of Alun Michael as his replacement and his election as Labour's leader in the National Assembly for Wales.
'Devolution and the Health Service in Wales',
The file contains a typescript copy of a research paper by Professor Charles Webster 'Devolution and the Health Service in Wales, 1919-1969', together with detailed comments by Lord Prys-Davies, and two covering letters, August 2000, from Dr Pamela Michael, University of Wales, Bangor, to Lord Cledwyn.
Webster, Charles, 1936-
Rhan oLord Crickhowell Papers,
Papers relating to the establishment of the Parliament for Wales Campaign including correspondence, articles and documents.
Rhan oDeian R. Hopkin Papers,
Comprises material relating to the the campaign to ensure that devolution proposals for Wales were included in legislation and the financial affairs of the pro devolution campaign in Ceredigion.
Commission on Devolution in Wales
Rhan oSir Paul Silk Papers
The series comprises paper and electronic files relating to Sir Paul Silk's work as chair of the Commission on Devolution in Wales including correspondence and drafts of the final report which formed the basis of the Wales Act 2016.
Commission on Devolution in Wales
Rhan oWelsh Conservative Party National Assembly Group Archive
The file comprises material related to the structure, constitution and organisation of the Welsh Conservative Party and includes various memos and correspondence, copies of the Scottish Conservatives constitution, speeches given by David Melding on the party structure and position on the political spectrum in Wales, copies of various blog posts and material around the selection on women candidates. There is also a copy of the minutes of the 'Ymlaen' group held on the 9th of March, 2002.
Welsh Conservatives (Political party)
Rhan oJeffrey Thomas Papers
Political papers, 1974-1976, relating to the Labour Party, devolution, immigration and race relations, parliamentary sessions, the Inter-parliamentary Union, and world economic issues.
Rhan oWelsh Conservative Party National Assembly Group Archive
The file comprises papers related to the review of the Welsh Conservatives and their position on devolution carried out by former Conservative M.P, for Conwy Wyn Roberts (Lord Roberts of Conwy). The report was not published but the file contains a clean copy and a copy with edits marked in pen. The file also includes correspondence regarding the report and the position of the Welsh Conservatives on a referendum on the devolution of legislative powers to the National Assembly for Wales.
Welsh Conservatives (Political party)
Rhan oLord Crickhowell Papers,
Rhan oWelsh Conservative Party National Assembly Group Archive
File comprises material related to the Welsh Conservatives response to calls for the devolution of legislative powers to the National Assembly for Wales and the review of the Barnett Formula for funding the Welsh Assembly Government. The file contains press releases, correspondence with Conservative Party figures, meeting notes and correspondence on the timing and political opportunities and threats in facilitating a referendum on lawmaking powers for the Assembly.
Welsh Conservatives (Political party)
Government of Wales Act (2006)
Rhan oWelsh Conservative Party National Assembly Group Archive
File comprises material related to the Government of Wales Act (2006) which established the National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government as distinct bodies; provided for the National Assembly to pass legislation with agreement from the UK Parliament on a case-by-case basis called Assembly Measures, and allowed for a referendum on the transfer of law making powers to the National Assembly. It includes annotated draft copies of the bill along with amendments proposed both in the UK Parliament and the National Assembly, notes and correspondence.
Welsh Conservatives (Political party)
The sub-fonds comprises papers created and collected by Eluned Morgan in her role as lead for Labour Peers during the debates on the Wales Act 2017 in the House of Lords in 2016. The papers include drafts of amendments, speeches, reports and other supporting documentation, along with notes, correspondence and strategies for the debates.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords