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Catalogue description Government Chief Whip's Office: Files
| Reference: | CAB 183 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Government Chief Whip's Office: Files |
| Description: |
All aspects of the management of governments' business programmes, particularly as they may be affected by Parliamentary procedure. |
| Date: | 1897-1983 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | Plain numbered files |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Government Chief Whips Office, 1916- |
| Physical description: | 76 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2002 Cabinet Office |
| Selection and destruction information: | Files which reflect the more significant aspects of government business management are selected, in accordance with the published Acquisition Policy paragraph 2.2.1. |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The appointment of 'whips' to manage the attendance of Members of the House of Commons in order that the Government's business programme may proceed has its origins in the development of government by party. The Whips' offices still rest only on custom and practice but their role has become more formalised during the twentieth century and particularly from the time of ministers and MPs becoming salaried. The Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons is now usually appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, but does not discharge any Treasury departmental duties; civil service support of and financial provision for the Office is customarily provided by the Cabinet Office. |
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