UK Parliamentary Archives

• Held At: Parliamentary Archives: GB-061
• Catalogue Reference: BD
• Accession Number: 3607
• Accession Number: 2627
• Accession Number: 3412
• Accession Number: 1077
• Accession Number: 1081
• Accession Number: 1138
• Accession Number: 1207
• Accession Number: 1393
• Accession Number: 1360
• Accession Number: 1409
• Accession Number: 1897
• Accession Number: 1833
• Accession Number: 1531
• Accession Number: 1515
• Accession Number: 1618
• Former Archival Reference: Historical Collection 101
• Ref No: BD
• Date: 1943-1988
• Level: Fonds
• Extent: 1 series; 885 files
• Creator Name: Biggs-Davison; Sir; John Alec (1918-1988); Knight, MP, Indian Civil Servant
• Administrative or Biographical History: These papers span the career of Sir John Biggs-Davison, Conservative MP for Chigwell (1955-Feb 1974) and for Epping Forest (Feb 1974-88). Before becoming a Member of Parliament, Biggs-Davison was a civil servant in India and Pakistan and a member of the Conservative Research Department, 1950-55. Whilst a MP he joined various Parliamentary Delegations to countries outside Britain. In addition, he was an opposition Front Bench spokesman on Northern Ireland, 1976-78.
• Acquisition: Deposited by Sir John Biggs-Davison and his daughter, Miss L Biggs-Davison, 1972-1999. Accession numbers 1077, 1081, 1138, 1207, 1393, 1360, 1409, 1515, 1531, 1618, 1833, 1897, 2627, 3412 and 3607.
• Category: Personal/Political Papers
• Description: Files of Sir John Biggs-Davison, MP, which relate to many different subjects, but the main topics include: abortion; Africa; Chigwell and Ongar Conservative Association; Christianity; the Common Market; the Commonwealth; the Conservative Party; Defence; Epping Forest; Europe; Falkland Islands; Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs; France; General Elections; Immigration and Race Relations; Ireland; Israel; Airey Neave Memorial Trust; Northern Ireland; Pakistan; Portugal; and, Rhodesia/Zimbabwe. There is also much constituency correspondence and files relating to speeches and meetings.
• Terms:
  • Politics,
  • Government policy,
  • Elections,
  • International relations,
  • Abortion,
  • Africa,
  • Defence,
  • EEC countries,
  • Falkland Islands,
  • France,
  • Immigration,
  • Interethnic relations,
  • Ireland,
  • Politicians,
  • Israel,
  • Pakistan,
  • Portugal,
  • European economic cooperation,
• Language: English
• Access Status: Closed
• Access Conditions: Many files contain private correspondence which is closed for Data Protection reasons. Freedom of Information requests can be made if required.
• Physical Description: This collection was declipped and conserved by NADFAS volunteers in 2005.

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