Scotland: Correspondence and papers concerning the White Paper 'Our Changing Democracy: Devolution to Scotland and Wales' (Cmnd. 6348) and the resulting referendum, Nov 1975-Sep 1977

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Correspondents include:-

Bowis, John, Conservative Central Office
Britto, Keith, Conservative Research Department
Douglas, James, Conservative Research Department
Howarth, Alan, Personal Assistant to Party Chairman Lord Thorneycroft
Saville, Chris, Private Secretary to the Lord President of the Council, Privy Council Office
Taylor, John M., Conservative Group Leader, West Midlands County Council
Thatcher, Margaret, Leader of the Conservative Party
Thorneycroft, Lord, Conservative Party Chairman

Includes:-

Paper [ref. LCC/75/88] prepared by the Conservative Research Department for circulation to the Shadow Cabinet, 'Devolution in England.' Timothy Raison, 16/11/1975
Paper [ref. LCC/75/89] prepared by the Conservative Research Department for circulation to the Shadow Cabinet, 'Policy Paper on Devolution from the Scottish Devolution Policy Group chaired by Mr. Rifkind', 23/11/1975
Extract of speech by Michael Foot MP concerning devolution given at the Labour Party Conference, Blackpool, 28/09/1976
Paper, 'Scotland and Wales Bill. Proposed reply to Government request for a Timetable agreement', 22/12/1976
HMSO pamphlet, Devolution: The English Dimension. A Consultative Document, Dec 1976
Paper [ref. LSC/77/57] prepared by the Conservative Research Department for circulation to the Steering Committee, 'Devolution: Conservative Policy. A Proposal for a Constitutional Conference', Francis Pym, 10/02/1977
Paper [ref. LCC/77/156] prepared by the Conservative Research Department for circulation to the Shadow Cabinet, 'Devolution - The Way Ahead', Teddy Taylor, 16/02/1977
Paper by Francis Pym MP, 'Devolution', 23/09/1977
Paper, 'Regional Devolution in England', ND [c. 1977; No author given]

Conservative Central Office/Scottish Conservative and Unionist Central Office press releases concerning devolution:-

Policy Announcement by Francis Pym MP, Chief Opposition Spokesman on Devolution, 'Conservative Devolution Policy: A New Approach', 19/02/1977
Extract from speech by Francis Pym MP, 'Six Points for the Devolution Talks', 26/02/1977
Extract from speech by Francis Pym MP, 'Federalism and Devolution in the UK', 06/04/1977
Extract from speech by Francis Pym MP to the Scottish Conservative Party Conference, 12/05/1977
Extract from speech by Francis Pym MP, 'Possible terms of reference for a Joint Select Committee on Devolution', 28/05/1977

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