Series: Meeting Nos. 1(40) - 29(40), 11 June-20 Dec 1940; Papers Nos. 1(40) - 62(40), 12 June-29 Aug 1940; Statistics 1(40) - 4a, 12 Dec 1940
Taylor Kenkel
A file of memoranda, meeting minutes, and statistical information concerning the workings of the Lord President's Committee on domestic affairs during the Second World War. The documents discuss the British government's proposal to implement a system of means-testing to the British welfare system, ensuring that those in need of welfare payments are granted them according to their level of need; and the committee's efforts to requisition factories and warehouses around the country to ensure that Britain's supplies of key commodities are protected from German air raids. The documents also contain a copy of the report of the British government's Unemployment Assistance Board for 1937; and a series of statistical reports providing information on Britain's reserve stocks of food, fuel, and raw materials. Other documents comment on the prices of various agricultural products; a rise in the wages paid to British farmers; and shortages of raw materials, including aluminium, steel, and paper.
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The National Archives · 19 December 1940 English
showing its current use and the purpose for which it is If the Controller needs such a Register it will be necessary for a special survey to be undertaken. We …
The National Archives · 16 October 1940 English
be distinguished from a boarding house where each member pays a sum for his board and lodging calculated on commercial lines. The general principle regarding the finance of a household …
The National Archives · 9 July 1940 English
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. SECRET. INDEX COPY NO. P.X. (40) 31. 5th July, 1940. WAR CABINET. PRODUCTION COUNCIL. THE SETTLEMENT OF QUESTIONS CONCERNING WAGES …
The National Archives · 16 December 1940 English
12. The Port and Transit Organisation (see note below) is satisfied that the provision of additional sorting depots away from existing sheds is a matter of urgent national importance. 13. …
The National Archives · 27 August 1940 English
WAR-TIME INSOLVENCY Memorandum by the Attorney-General. Although conditions in the last war caused no doubt considerable dislocation and financial hardship to certain classes of the community, it did not produce …
The National Archives · 22 November 1940 English
2. THE COMMITTEE had before them a note by the PORT AND committee under the TRANSPOR on the Effect of Port DIFFICUL and Transport difficulties on Exports from Liverpool. IES …
The National Archives · 16 October 1940 English
(1) See Note A. (2) an applicant without dependants - (a) Where the applicant is not the householder (i) if he is living in the same house as his father …
The National Archives · 3 July 1940 English
ANNEX A. LIMITATION OF HOME CONSUMPTION. The Economic Policy Committee agreed on 29th May, 1940, ø (a) "to authorise the President of the Board of Trade to immediate effect a …
The National Archives · 31 October 1940 English
The Means Test. It is believed that the features of the present means test which give rise to the greatest objection are: (a) the case where an applicant's household includes …
The National Archives · 20 June 1940 English
what indeed controllers have in the past frequently overlooked, that under the siege conditions to which we may be reduced, it is important to impose drastic economies even in the …