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Catalogue description HM Treasury: Chancellor of the Exchequer: Norman Lamont: Private Office Papers (PO-CH/NO Prefix Series)
| Reference: | T 668 |
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| Title: | HM Treasury: Chancellor of the Exchequer: Norman Lamont: Private Office Papers (PO-CH/NO Prefix Series) |
| Description: |
This series contains files relating to policy work and high level correspondence at Ministerial level. The series collection documents the time in office of Norman Lamont in various Ministerial roles at the Treasury |
| Date: | 1980-1999 |
| Arrangement: |
The records are arranged in chronological order. |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | PO-CH/NO prefix |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Treasury, 1667- |
| Physical description: | 1301 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
In 2021 Treasury |
| Custodial history: | The records were originally stored in 1 Horse Guards Road, London (the HM Treasury headquarters), until 2014 when they were moved for processing by a private contractor. |
| Selection and destruction information: | Records Collection Policy – criteria 3.1.1 The principal policies and actions of the UK central government and English and Welsh Governments; records that illustrate the government role in the management of the UK economy. |
| Accruals: | No further accruals are anticipated |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Treasury is responsible for the overall management of the economy. With support from Treasury officials, the Chancellor of the Exchequer advises and implements economic and financial functions in order to aid the running of the United Kingdom's economy. Norman Lamont first joined the Treasury in 1986 as Financial Secretary to the Treasury. He was appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury in1989 before succeeding John Major as the Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1990 and 1993. His period in office included the UK’s membership and exit from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM). |
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