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 · 31 August 1940 English
5. The fear of an unremunerative surplus is ever present in the minds of the growers and it has already been suggested by the Committee elsewhere* that the prices offered …
The National Archives · 24 July 1940 English
7. It is obviously undesirable that we should act so precipitately in this matter (unless conditions make it unavoidable) that many farms now engaged in livestock production should be rendered …
The National Archives · 7 August 1940 English
Priority in feeding stuffs supplies Analysis of problems before Committee ###mal seasonality of marketings CONFIDENTIAL To. The Rt. Hon. R.S. Hudson, M.P., Terms of Reference Relationship with general policy Maintenance …
The National Archives · 14 October 1940 English
1. 2. 3. REFRIGERATED SHIPPING SPACE. The Ministry of Food's requirements for the second year of war have been provisionally estimated at 18.9 million tons of cargo, divided into a …
The National Archives · 14 October 1940
1. 2. 3. REFRIGERATED SHIPPING SPACE. The Ministry of Food's requirements for the second year of war have been provisionally estimated at 18.9 million tons of cargo, divided into a …
The National Archives · 14 September 1940
INTRODUCTION 1. The only overseas country, apart from Eire, from which we are now obtaining bacon is Canada. The current agreement ends on October 31st, 1940, and negotiations for a …
The National Archives · 9 July 1940 English
MINISTRY OF FOOD SECRET Report NO. 33 Copy No. 126 WEEKLY REPORT ON SUPPLIES OF CERTAIN FOODS AND ANIMAL FEEDS 1. The reserve stocks of WHEAT AND FLOUR (stocks in …
The National Archives · 11 September 1940 English
2. 5. 6. MINISTRY OF FOOD Report No. 42. Copy No. WEEKLY REPORT ON SUPPLIES OF CERTAIN FOODS AND ANIMAL FEEDS. Very low imports in the week ended August 31st …
The National Archives · 29 August 1940 English
MINISTRY OF FOOD Report No. 40 SECRET Copy No. 118 WEEKLY REPORT ON SUPPLIES OF CERTAIN FOODS AND ANIMAL FEEDS 1. Imports of WHEAT AND FLOUR have risen again to …
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 …