Area Correspondence: Scotland

Title

Area Correspondence: Scotland

Shelfmark

CCO 20/11/96

Summary

Correspondents include:-

Ancram, Michael, Scottish Office

Balfour, Robert, Secretary, West of Scotland Area Council, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Association

Campbell, Ian T, Conservative Board of Finance Scotland

Carlaw, Jackson, National Chairman, Scottish Young Conservatives

Darwall, Rupert, Conservative Research Department

Davison, PS, Dunfermline East Conservative Association

Dobbs, Michael, Chief of Staff, Conservative Central Office

Fol, Mrs JC, Chairman, Greenock and Port Glasgow Conservative Association

Garner, Sir Anthony, Director of Organisation, Conservative Central Office

Goold, Sir James, Chairman, Scottish Conservative Party

Gallie, Phil, Dunfermline West Conservative Association

Goodwin, Matthew, Hon. Treasurer, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Association

Harper, Ross, Chairman, Scottish Society of Conservative Lawyers

Harris, Robin, Director, Conservative Research Department

Henderson, Bill, Director, Scottish Conservative Party

Heseltine, Michael, Defence Secretary

Jopling, Michael, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Lawson, Iain, Chairman, Campaign for Communication of Conservative Policies

McCrone, Iain, President, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Association

Rifkind, Malcolm, Scottish Office

Sinnott, David, Chairman, Conservative Trade Unionists Scotland

Tebbit, Norman, Party Chairman

Thornton, Alexander M, Hon. Secretary, Monklands West Conservative and Unionist Association

Whittingdale, John, Special Adviser to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

Subjects include:-

Proposed closures of British Steel Corporation mills at Ravenscraig and Gartcosh, Aug 1985

Poor relations between Conservative Central Office and the Scottish Conservative Party and Scottish Central Office, Sep 1985

Threat of en-masse resignation of the officers of the South Cunningham Conservative Association over the closure of the Gartcosh steelworks, Oct 1985

Problems facing small pharmacies in Scotland, Oct 1985

Implications for Dunfermline West of bringing the Royal Dockyards under commercial management, Oct 1985

Unemployment problems on Clydeside, Nov 1985

Threat of Iain Lawson, formerly Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Dumbarton, to stand as an Independent Candidate against the Conservatives over the closure of the Gartcosh steel mill, Nov 1985

Guinness and Argyll Group's takeover bids for Distillers, Dec 1985-Mar 1986

Use of local authority funds for party political purposes, Feb 1986; Apr 1987

The state of the Scottish Young Conservatives, Mar 1986

Possible privatisation of Forestry Commission real estate, Apr 1986

Compatibility of membership of the IBA [Independent Broadcasting Authority] and holding political office, Jul-Dec 1986

Dropping of 'Unionist' from the Conservative Party's official title, Oct-Nov 1986

Rating reform in Scotland, Dec 1986

Resignation from the Conservative Party of Dr Peter Davison, May 1987

Includes:-

Report, 'The Case for Ravenscraig – A submission to all Scottish Conservative Members of Parliament', CTU Scotland, 20/06/1985

Report, 'Ravenscraig and Gartcosh Integrated Steelworks', Second Briefing, CTU Scotland, 16/08/1985

Date

Sep 1985-May 1987

Language

English

Physical extent

1 file