Briefing notes relating to unemployment, 1980-83, 1980 - 1983

File

Reference Code: GBR/0014/THCR 1/5/10

Scope and Contents

Part 1, 1980: includes briefing notes by Professor Sir Douglas Hague, "Unemployment", 23 September 1980
Part 2, 1981: includes briefing from HM Treasury on "The natural rate of employment", circa March 1981; letter to MT from Lord (Marcus) Sieff of Brimpton attaching "Marks & Spencer, job creation and youth training involvement", June 1981; correspondence between Ian Gow MP (MT’s Parliamentary Private Secretary) and David Waddington MP relating to the Youth Opportunities Programme, November 1981; and note by P.J. [Peter] Peter Cropper (Special Adviser, HM Treasury) of address by Professor Ralf Dahrendorf to the Conservative Party Finance Committee, 17 November 1981
Part 3, 1983: : includes draft speech note by Professor Hague on unemployment, August 1983, with covering note to MT, 6 September 1983

Dates

Creation: 1980 - 1983

Creator

From the Fonds: Thatcher, Margaret Hilda, 1925 - 2013 (née Roberts, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, Prime Minister) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Part 1, opened in March 2011; part 2 in March 2012; and part 3 in March 2013 It may be possible to access a digital version of the file in PDF format at Churchill Archives Centre. Advance notice is essential so please contact us to make a request.