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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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. …