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Ref No	WEA/PP/T
Collection	Bernard Weatherill Papers
Title	Travel files of the Speaker's visits abroad, 1984 - 1992
Date	1984-1992
Extent	26 files
Description	The files contain material about Weatherill's visits during the parliamentary recesses to other countries, often in his capacity as Chairman and member of the Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers or as a member of the EEC Speakers of National Assemblies. On these visits he was usually accompanied by his wife Lyn and often was in company with Lord Mackay of Clashfern in his capacity as Speaker of the House of Lords. The contents of the files are similar in range to the material found in his engagement files, with many items supplied by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on the political and economic background of the country visited and outline biographies of the people Weatherill is due to meet. There are also some interesting feedback accounts of how the visits are received, which indicate that Weatherill was able to take on the role of a diplomat, as an impartial figure within Parliament. His other role was to represent parliament and the democratic processes in countries struggling to establish the credibility of their own democratic processes.
Notes	Previous reference number: WEA/PP/T/
Notes	The arrangement of the information becomes more orderly and is more complete after 1988, and as usual is often annotated in Weatherill's hand with interesting quotations and comments. Some of the travel files have been formed by removing items from the series of engagement files, where they formed files within files. Where this has occurred, it has been indicated by inserting the original or previous file number.
Subject	Travel
	Parliament
	Economic systems
	Biography
	Democracy
PhysicalDescription	files
Related Person	Mackay, James, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, (1927-), Lord Chancellor (1987-1997), Speaker of the House of Lords
Related Person	Weatherill, Lyn, (1928-), née Eatwell, wife of Weatherill
Related Organisation	House of Lords
	Speakers of European Assemblies
	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Category	Correspondence
	Cartoons and comic strips
	Photographs
	Press cuttings
	Minutes
	Printed publications
	Maps
	Magazines and fanzines
Access conditions	This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk).
Copyright	Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study.
Level	SubSeries

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