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HM Treasury: Chancellor of the Exchequer: Gordon Brown: Private Office Papers (PO-CH/GB...
Catalogue reference: T 720
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T 720
This series contains files regarding Gordon Brown’s time as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Private Office at HM Treasury, including policy work and high level correspondence.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- T 720
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Title (The name of the record)
- HM Treasury: Chancellor of the Exchequer: Gordon Brown: Private Office Papers (PO-CH/GB Prefix Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1993-2009
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files regarding Gordon Brown’s time as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Private Office at HM Treasury, including policy work and high level correspondence.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The records are arranged by former reference.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- PO-CH/GB
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Brown, Gordon, 1951-2022
- Treasury, 1667-1667
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1078 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2022 Treasury
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Gordon Brown served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1997 to 2007. The Treasury is responsible for the overall management of the economy. With support from Treasury officials, the Chancellor of the Exchequer advises and implements economic and financial functions in order to aid the running of the United Kingdom. The collection covers records created by the private office of Gordon Brown during his tenure as Chancellor of the Exchequer working under the Labour Government. The Chancellors responsibilities cover: fiscal policy (including the presenting of the annual Budget); monetary policy; setting inflation targets; ministerial arrangements (in his role as Second Lord of the Treasury).
Key topics during Gordon Brown's tenure include:
Sale of UK gold reserves Between 1999-2002: Brown sold approximately half of the UK's gold reserves following an extended bear market. The official stated reason for this sale was to diversify the assets of the UK's reserves away from gold, which was deemed to be too volatile
National Minimum Wage Act 1998: In 1998 the Chancellor introduced a National Minimum Wage for the first time in Britain. This secured minimum wage of £3.60 per hour, with lower rates for younger workers.
Sure Start: An initiative announced in 1998 by Gordon Brown with the intention of giving children the best possible start in life through improvement of childcare, early education, health, and family support, with an emphasis on outreach and community development.
Child Trust Fund Launched in 2005: The Chancellor introduced a cash-endowment for every child born after 31st August 2002 based on parental income.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17928901/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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HM Treasury: Chancellor of the Exchequer: Gordon Brown: Private Office Papers (PO-CH/GB Prefix Series)