| Description | Correspondence and other papers re. various matters. Includes letters on: the Transport Bill, regional planning, the proposed deportation of African musicians, transport expenditure, grant funding to Yorkshire and Humberside Development, the disbanding of the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Musuem's regional services, the Banner Cross traffic scheme, Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (canals) - appraisal of the improvement proposal etc.
Includes correspondence between Joan Maynard, John Cornwell (SYCC) and Shirley Summerskill about the detention of five members of the Afro Punk Dub Reggae group 'Steel An' Skin' (Emmanuel Tagoe, Daniel Seth Laryea, Larty Otoo, Sarah Quaye and Mercy Ahadzie) who were held at Harmandsworth Centre pending deportation for a visa technicality. It is noted that the deportation was halted, pending investigation, by Joan Maynard’s 'phonecall to the Home Office. |