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Correspondence files: Treasury, February 1990-November 2009

 File — Box: Blunkett Box 11
Reference code: 467/1/1/14

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with constituents and others where Blunkett has taken up the subject with the Treasury. Subjects include: tax relief on fathers' child maintenance payments (correspondence with Margaret Thatcher), 1990; concerns about the foreign exchange rate and impact on export orders of the Sheffield manufacturer Barworth Flockton, 1997; landfill tax credit scheme, 2003; audit and accounting provision for Industrial and Provident Societies, 2003; family tax credits, 2003; low take up of tax credits in the north of Sheffield, 2007; disability living allowance and reform of the Social Fund, 2007; possible introduction of talking ATMs for the visually impaired, 2008; abolition of 10p tax, 2008; EEA nationals and receipt of child and family benefits, 2008. Includes correspondence with Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling.

Dates

  • Creation: February 1990-November 2009

Creator

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Extent

3 Folder(s) (31 items)

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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