Skip to main content

General political papers of Douglas Jay, 1990-1995

 File
MS. 6745/43
Held in our offsite storage facility

  • Request
    this

Comprises:

  1. Papers on general economic policy. Subjects include taxation, BMW's acquisition of Rover, manufacturing industry, trade, employment, exchange rates, balance of payments, interest rates, inflation, pensions and benefits. Comprises press cuttings and articles, copies of and extracts from Hansard, Parliamentary Manufacturing Industry Group meeting papers, Confederation of British Industry booklets, Labour Party flyers, notes for speeches by Jay, correspondence, notes and statistics, and papers relating to White Paper Competitiveness: Helping Business to Win, including press notice, statement by the Secretary of State for Employment [David Hunt] and President of the Board of Trade [Michael Heseltine], summary and copy of the White Paper. 1990-1994
  2. Papers relating to Campsfield House immigration detention centre, including press cuttings, correspondence and copy of Hansard. Also includes letter from Angela Mason, Executive Director of Stonewall, regarding proposed amendments to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill. 1994

Dates

  • Creation: 1990-1995

Extent

1 box (2 folders)

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. 6745/43

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom