"The Government had always taken the view that there nothing in the pledge to prevent the prices of particular commodities being adjusted, up or down, according to the requirements of food production policy. The price mech### could be used to further Government policy in promoting discouraging, the production of such commodities. "It could not be assumed that any special arrangemen which might be made for dealing with marginal land would uncharged the system by which the existing scale of price to be advanced to the extent of any further increase in ### If any means were found of subsidising production on marg land, this would involve re-examination of the pledge and present structure of agricultural prices.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/13/37
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/13
- Former Department Reference
- LP(43) 154
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000013.037
- Keywords
- Agricultural Production Agriculture Dairy Employment Farmers Food Supplies Milk Minimum Wage Price Controls Prices Production Costs Productivity Wages Youths
- Language
- English
- Organizations Discussed
- Lord President's Committee Milk Marketing Board Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
- Pages
- 3
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Rationing Supply Industry Infrastructure Agriculture Food Supply Wages Cost of Living Licensing Price Control
