| Collection | Bernard Weatherill Papers |
| Description | This folder contains a variety of lists and reports, some of which are marked as being from the 'bench folder' and some as reports for circulation among the Whips only. The items include Weatherill's brief for Margaret Thatcher on her visit to the 1922 Committee with a list of Conservative achievements in the House while in opposition; cards containing lists of MPs allocated to particular Whips with a list of the division of responsibilities; notes of a Whips duties when in opposition; a printed list of Conservative MPs annotated with forcasts of those to be considered for political appointments, formulated at a Whips conference in Jan 1979; bundle of Whips information for 4 April with a list of business, the weekly calendar, party notices; papers of calculations of voting in Government defeats, with explanations by Weatherill, 1979; list of Conservative MPs divided different professions. |
| Related Person | Thatcher, Margaret Hilda (1925-2013) Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, Prime Minister |