Series: Meetings Nos. 1(41) - 62(41)
Taylor Kenkel
A file containing the minutes of meetings of the Lord President's Committee on domestic affairs during the Second World War. Topics discussed include legislation on rent levels and on the liability for the rental of bomb-damaged properties; the import levels of newspapers and restrictions on their size; the sale of Reuters to British news corporations; and methods of providing financial aid to the British film industry. Other topics covered include the shortage of administrative personnel in government departments; issues with export surpluses in Australia and New Zealand; the concentration of industry to free up labour and factory space; and plans for government control of the construction industry. The committee also discussed their response to criticisms about government wage policy; economies in cardboard for tobacco products; and the proceedings of a conference setting up an International Wheat Advisory Committee. Regular reports of overseas trade, rationing, and levels of reserve stocks were also considered.
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The National Archives · 15 August 1941 English
LORD PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE. DRAFT CONCLUSIONS of a Meeting held on FRIDAY, 15TH AUGUST, 1941, 11.30 a.m. CONTENTS: Subject. Page. COTTON PRICES. 1. PETROLEUM: Compulsory Recording of Motor Journeys. 2. GOAL: …
The National Archives · 28 February 1941 English
(b) Invited the President of the Board of Trade to consider:- (i) What safeguards could be intro- duced into the scheme to prevent an undue rise in the price of …
The National Archives · 14 November 1941 English
2. 3. 4. 5. Page. 1. 5. 5. 6. 7. Minute No, 1. CONTENTS. Subject. MAN-POWER: Employment of Women in Government Departments. PETROLEUM: Economies in the Use of Petroleum Products. …
The National Archives · 21 February 1941 English
###RAILWAY 1. A preliminary discussion took place as AGREEMENT. to the basis on which a revised Agreement should be negotiated with the Railway Companies, The Committee's Conclusions were as follows:- …
The National Archives · 30 May 1941 English
DRAFT ### ### CONCLUSIONS of a Meeting held on FRIDAY, 30th MAY, 1941, at 11.50 a.m. CONTENTS: Subject. RATIONING: Emergency rationing under invasion conditions. SOAP: Rationing Scheme. BUILDING TRADES: Proposal …
The National Archives · 11 July 1941 English
PLIES 3eduction sumption. 1-42. various reference: P. (41) 27th conclusions, mute 1.) 1, The Committee had before them a Memorandum by the President of the Board of Trade covering a …
The National Archives · 6 May 1941 English
-1- (2) ### ### 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 58 38 18 19 20 ###NG ###RY. ###ure. The Meeting …
The National Archives · 18 February 1941 English
CENTRATION PRODUCTION THE SUMMERS' GOODS ###USTRIES. ###vious ###erence: ###.(41) 4th ###clusions, ###ute 3.) 1. The Committee had before them Memoranda by the President of the Board of Trade (L.P. (41) …
The National Archives · 25 April 1941 English
-1- WAY ###EEMENT. vious ###erence: (41) 9th ###clusions, ###ute 2.) ###ONING ###OAP. ###vious ###erence: (41) 13th ###clusions, ###ute 1.) "X" made available. 1. The Committee had before them a Joint …
The National Archives · 21 March 1941 English
CLOSED (41) 4th ###ting, ###te 1.) ###IDMENTS THE ###LORD AND ###NT (WAR ###AGE) ACT, ### ###evious ###erence: 1. The Committee had before them a Report by the Sub-Committee on Civil …
The National Archives · 21 November 1941 English
PORTS. ###nctions Import ###ecutive. Previous Reference: L.P.(41) 52nd Meeting, Minute 3(3).) "A" 1. The Committee resumed their discussion of the question, raised at their meeting on the 14th November, whether …
The National Archives · 24 October 1941 English
720,000 COAL PRODUCTION. (previous Reference: L.P. (41) 46th Meeting, Minute 2.) 1. The Committee had before them:- (a) Note by the President of the Board of Trade, enclosing correspondence with …
The National Archives · 9 December 1941 English
FOOD RATIONING. (Previous Reference: L.P.(41) 40th Meeting, Minute 3.) FUTURE BUSINESS OF THE COMMITTEE. Concentration of Industry. (Previous Reference: L.P. (41) 15th Meeting, Minute 6.) Great George Street, S.W.1. 28th …
The National Archives · 16 May 1941 English
L.P. (41) 20th Meeting. DRAFT CON LUSIONS of a Meeting of the Lord President's Committee held on FRIDAY, 16th MAY, 1941, at 11.30 a.m. CONTENTS. Subject. Page. PETROLEUM: Economies in …
The National Archives · 25 November 1941 English
CONTENTS. Minute No. Subject. Page. 1. MAN POWER: Scheme of Training for Boys. 1. 2. MAN POWER: Junior Training Corps for Girls. 4. 3. WAGES AND THE COST OF LIVING. …
The National Archives · 12 August 1941 English
###NATIONAL The Committee had met to resume their ADVISORY discussion, commenced at their meeting on the 8th ###TTEE, August (L.P. (41)35th Meeting, Minute 4), of the ###NGTON. question whether the …
The National Archives · 12 December 1941 English
TRANSPORT OF FACTORY WORKERS. (Previous References: L.P. (41) 34th Meeting, Minute 1 and W.M. (41) 121st Conclusions, Minute 3.) Buses held in Reserve. 1. The Committee had before them the …
The National Archives · 26 August 1941 English
OF SKILLED IN THE ###VICES. ###erim Sri Report William ###eridge's committee. 1. The Committee had before them a Memorandum by the Minister of Labour (L.P. (41) 135) covering a copy …
The National Archives · 10 June 1941 English
###GES POLICY, 1. The Committee had before them:- ###evious (a) A Memorandum by the Minister of Labour and ###ference: National Service, covering a draft statement ###P. (41) 21st on Wages …
The National Archives · 29 August 1941 English
###VAGE. 1. The Committee had under consideration Memoranda by the Lord President (L.P. (41) 131) and by the Minister of Works and Buildings (L.P. (41) 142) regarding the arrangements for …