Series: Papers 70(40) - 182(40)
Taylor Kenkel
A file of memoranda and reports documenting to the British War Cabinet's handling of food policy. Subjects covered in the file include domestic agricultural production of commodity foods and feedstuffs; the reduction of ration sizes, including bacon rations, for military personnel; the importation of certain foods and feedstuffs; and wartime nutrition with the formulation of the Basal Diet. Documents in the file include weekly statistical reports relating to the supplies of commodity foods and feedstuffs, with losses caused by German air raids and the sinking of cargo ships; a discussion of milk policies, such as the Cheap Milk Scheme and the concern over the vulnerability of milk supplies; and progress reports concerning the progress of agriculture in Northern Ireland. Other subjects discussed include food and livestock prices; brewing and distilling provisions; cheap food for the poorer classes; fertiliser requirements for British agriculture; and communal feeding for schoolchildren and workers.
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The National Archives · 24 December 1940 English
-2- WHEAT BARLEY OATS. Extent Estimated Average Extent Estimated Average Extent Estimated Average total Yield total Yield total Yield production per production per production per Statute Statute Statute Acre Acre. …
The National Archives · 17 July 1940 English
4. SCALES OF RATIONS FOR A.T.S. The new system of messing was, for administrative convenience, also applied to the A.T.S., who receive four-fifths of the soldiers' scale. This represents, in …
The National Archives · 10 September 1940 English
proposed that the rates of the Exchequer contributions will be fixed for five years in the case of the Accredited and Tuberculin Tested schemes but that in the case of …
The National Archives · 19 September 1940 English
THE STABILISATION OF COSTS OF PRODUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MEMORANDUM BY THE INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON FOOD PRICES SUB-COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL PRICES 1. The Food Policy Committee at their meeting on …
The National Archives · 16 July 1940 English
-2- increases in the principal crops may be given as follows:- Wheat 223% Barley 908% Oats 38% Potatoes 19% Flax 112% With regard to barley, it may be pointed out …
The National Archives · 9 July 1940 English
provision of free meals and milk in view of the increase in the cost of living. In the concluding paragraph of the Circular all Authorities are asked to submit their …
The National Archives · 14 August 1940 English
(THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT). SECRET COPY NO. F.P.M.(40)121 WAR CABINET 14th August, 1940. FOOD POLICY COMMITTEE AGRICULTURAL PRICES POLICY Memorandum by the Financial Secretary …
The National Archives · 14 September 1940 English
PIG POLICY IN WAR TIME. Memorandum submitted through the Secretary of State for Home Affairs by the Minister of Agriculture for Northern Ireland. It is agreed (1) that first preference …
The National Archives · 9 November 1940 English
(2) The problem in these cases is that the capital expenditure required to secure maximum production as compared with present production (e.g. expenditure on converting grass into arable, drainage, machinery, …
The National Archives · 24 July 1940 English
(THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT). SECRET. S.F.C.(40) 15. 22nd JULY, 1940. WAR CABINET. SCIENTIFIC SUB-COMMITTEE ON FOOD POLICY. Copy of a letter from the Chairman …