Correspondence and papers concerning Social Services Policy, 1974-May 1978, n.d.
File
CPP/KJ 29/5
Correspondents include:
- Abberley, Mrs L, Secretary, The Institute of Home Help Organisers
- Baker, Kenneth, MP for St Marylebone
- Bellairs, Charles, Conservative Research Department
- Douglas, James, Conservative Research Department
- Field, Frank, Child Poverty Action Group
- Halliwell, Rex, Director, Family Service Units
- Jenkin, Patrick, MP for Wanstead and Woodford, Conservative Spokesman for Social Services
- Linstead, Sir Hugh
- Madel, David, MP for South Bedfordshire
- Mockler, Christopher, Social Services Desk, Conservative Research Department
- Rogers, Sir Philip
- Steen, Anthony, MP for Liverpool Wavertree
Subjects include:
- Public sector pay and pensions
- Mobility Allowances and cars for disabled drivers
- Widows benefits
- Redundancy payments
- Fraudulent unemployment benefit claims
- Home Responsibility Allowance
- Compulsory occupational pensions
- The impact of inflation upon Social Services
- Job Creation Programme
Includes:
- 'Summary of a DHSS Paper, dated January 1974' [DHSS Paper referred to is not included], Author unknown
- 'Summary of a Cabinet Paper, January 1974, covering three alternative Bills for options in connection with supplementary benefit to strikers' families', Author unknown
- Report, 'Back to the Thirties for the Poor? – Report No. 6: A Reappraisal', Frank Field, Child Poverty Action Group, n.d. [c1976]
- Minutes of a Working Lunch at the Centre for Policy Studies between official of the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS) and the Conservative Research Department, 03/03/1976
- Paper, 'Public expenditure and the Health and Personal Social Services', Rudolf Klein, 10/05/1976
- Annotated comments on a 'McKinsey & Co. Inc's Document on NHS Re-organisation' by Sir Philip Rogers [Document commented on is not included], 28/04/1976
- Minutes of meeting between Keith Joseph and The Institute of Home Help Organisers, 01/10/1975
- Conservative Research Department paper, ACP(76)4, 'Social Services Policy, October 1976', Patrick Jenkin, 27/10/1976
- Press cuttings from the Birmingham Post, Yorkshire Post, Times and the Sun concerning the Conservatives' proposed plan to provide rental access to a pool of 40,000 British Leyland Minis to disabled drivers, 11/08/1977
- Paper, 'Abuse and unfairness of the Social Security System and Supplementary Benefit for Strikers' Families', Kenneth Clarke, n.d.
Photocopies of articles provided to Sir Keith Joseph by the House of Commons Library in June 1975:
- 'Same money, better service' ( The Guardian, 16/12/1974)
- 'Low Pay Bulletin', Jan 1975
- 'Education: retrenchment is reform', Tyrell Burgess ( New Society, 06/02/1975)
- 'Housing: public money and private space' ( New Society, 13/02/1975)
- 'Social Work: where people are resources', Bill Utting ( New Society, 20/02/1975)
- 'Health: the social cost of doctors' discretion', AJ Culyer ( New Society, 27/02/1975)
- 'Social Security: poverty is the test of policy', AB Atkinson ( New Society, 13/03/1975)
- 'Reducing the Poor's Living Standards at a Stroke: A post-Budget memorandum to the Chancellor of the Exchequer', Child Poverty Action Group, Apr 1975
- Report, 'Back to the Thirties for the Poor? – Report No. 1 on the Living Standards of the Poor in 1975', Frank Field, Child Poverty Action Group, May 1975
- HM Treasury and Child Poverty Action Group press releases concerning meeting of Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey's with representatives of the Child Poverty Action Group, 04/06/1975 and 10/06/1975
Dates
- Creation: 1974-May 1978, n.d.
Extent
1 file
Language of Materials
- English
Conditions Governing Access
Closed.
Shelfmark
CPP/KJ 29/5
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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