Area Correspondence: Scotland, Sep 1985-May 1987

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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

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