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Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Speech notes relating to a tribute by Don Touhig to Welsh Labour MP Leo Abse (1917-2008).
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Speech notes relating to a tribute by Don Touhig to Welsh Labour MP Leo Abse (1917-2008).
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Material relating to Don Touhig's political career in Westminster following his 1995 Islwyn by-election victory, incorporating his post as Under Secretary of State for Wales and as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the then Chancellor Gordon Brown. Material includes parliamentary diaries, 1996, 2000-2004, 2006-2008; parliamentary reports; general election literature; newsletters; press releases; material relating to the 1998 resignation of Ron Davies as Secretary of State for Wales and his succession by Alun Michael; and correspondence, which includes messages of congratulations to Don Touhig on his elevation to the peerage and letters to/from the Home Office concerning the British naturalisation process of the Welsh Labour MP Leo Abse's Polish wife Anja.
Armed Forces Act 2006 (Amendment)
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Speech notes, correspondence, reports and press cuttings relating to the amendment made to the Armed Forces Act of 2006, which granted posthumous pardons to armed forces personnel executed for 'cowardice' and/or 'desertion' during the First World War. Speech notes dated 7 November.
Queen's Speech: Defence and foreign policy
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Speech notes relating to the Queen's Speech on defence and foreign policy, 12 November 2007.
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Speech notes relating to the St David's Day debate of 1 March 2010.
Blaenau Gwent Constituency Labour Party Christmas dinner
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Speech notes, correspondence and travel details relating to an address delivered at the Blaenau Gwent Constituency Labour Party Christmas dinner, held 28 November 2003.
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Miscellaneous parliamentary material, not directly related to Don Touhig, including list of Prime Minister's Questions; reports; invites; correspondence; and printed information regarding the House of Commons, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Speaker's House and 11 Downing Street.
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Letters, cards, notes and emails, 1994-2012 + n.d., to Don Touhig not included under other categories, including letters from organisations supported by Touhig, communications from children sponsored by Touhig at Premananda Orphanage Centre, Ongole, India and a letter from Edwina Hart, Assembly Member for Gower, on Touhig's retirement in 2010.
Islwyn constituency: Miscellaneous material
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Miscellaneous material relating to Don Touhig's south-east Wales constituency of Islwyn but not directly relating to political issues or election campaigns, including printed information booklets and plans, reports and minutes of meetings relating to local health and the health board. Some of the information contained in this material was utilised by Don Touhig during his maiden speech in the House of Commons.
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Minutes sent from the then Prime Minister Tony Blair to the Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State John Prescott, April 2004.
White Paper: Better Governance for Wales
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Material relating to the 2005 White Paper entitled Better Governance for Wales.
Proposed National Assembly for Wales Order 2009 & 2009 All-Wales Convention report
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Proposed National Assembly for Wales Order 2009 and 2009 All-Wales Convention report, together with related material.
Public Interest Disclosure Bill 1996
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Printed bills, reports, correspondence and other material relating to the Public Interest Disclosure Bill, 1996.
Welsh devolution referendum, 1997
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Material, including reports, strategies, proposals and correspondence, relating to the Welsh devolution referendum of 1997.
Gordon Brown: Pre-budget and budget reports
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Pre-budget and budget statements, 1997-2000, by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown.
Press notice: Appointment of Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
10 Downing Street press notice, 12 June 2003, relating to the appointment of Charles (Charlie), Lord Falconer as Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Reports, dated March 2002, October 2002, December 2002 and February 2003, listing those registered as unemployed in each constituency throughout the British Isles.
Gordon Brown: Speech at 2003 Labour Party conference
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Copy of the full text of the speech made by the then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown at the Labour Party conference held in Bournemouth, 29 September 2003.
Peter Hain: Lecture to University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Lecture delivered to the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC) (now Cardiff Metropolitan University) by the then Secretary of State for Wales Peter Hain, 17 January 2003.
Gordon Brown: Speech at 2000 Labour Party conference
Part of Lord Touhig Papers
Printed copy of the speech made by the then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown at the Labour Party conference held at Brighton, 25 September 2000.