File of copy minutes, memorandum, correspondence and other papers concerning the work of the SDP Parliamentary Committee, from which several of the copy minutes (c.63 items), which duplicated contents of file at D 709 3/2/2/1 have been extracted, unless bearing MS annotations. Also contains some copy minutes of the Parliamentary Business Group and some additional material, including personal correspondence and memorandum to/from David Owen, concerning the work of the Committee, including:

• Draft of paper by Jim Wellbeloved on increasing the effectiveness of the Parliamentary Party, [Dec 1981]
• Letter from John Grant relating to responses to anti-SDP propaganda, Dec 1981
• Group of memorandum/correspondence concerning the possibility of Bruce Douglas-Mann fighting by-election as SDP candidate for Merton, including letter from John Roper concerning dangers of the situation, letters from Douglas-Mann to David Owen andWilliam Rodgers explaining his position etc Jan-Feb 1982
• Copy of Jim Wellbeloved's paper on London's Transport Crisis, Feb 1982
• Copy letter from David Owen to Roy Jenkins outlining most important political issues likely to arise in following months, 22 Nov 1982
• Correspondence between John Lyttle and David Owen concerning problems caused by speech of David Owen to SDP press office, Feb 1982
• Completed but unused form for Early Day Motion by David Owen, John Roper and Tom McNally concerning British and American relations and forthcoming visit of American President to Parliament [1982]
• Letter from John Roper concerning amendment to motion on Trident missiles, 18 Mar 1982
• MS draft by David Owen of statement on accepting Deputy Leadership of Parliamentary Party, 1982