Series: Papers Nos. 1(42) - 105(42)
Taylor Kenkel
A file of memoranda, graphs, and statistical data concerning the workings of the Lord President's Committee on domestic affairs during the Second World War. The documents discuss the committee's attempts to save key resources through rationing, with items such as tobacco, tea, and alcohol targeted by the committee to be rationed; and the committee's attempts to cut down on public largesse, including its decision that meals served in restaurants should not consist of more than three courses. The documents also cover the payment of pensions to British ex-servicemen; the committee's attempts to increase the supply of doctors and dentists for the British Armed Forces; and the committee's concern that the British coal mining industry is in need of a larger workforce, as the upcoming winter is set to put severe pressure on Britain's coal reserves. Other documents include a series of graphs outlining recent developments in Britain's industrial productivity.
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The National Archives · 4 February 1942 English
4. In fact, imports in the first quarter of the calendar year are always at a relatively low level; imports in the first quarter of 1941 amounted to less than …
The National Archives · 23 February 1942
###MENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT) ###CRET. (42) 47. FEBRUARY, 1942. COPY NO. WAR CABINET. LORD PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE. With the Prime Minister's approval …
The National Archives · 31 March 1942
(II) Limit to 6/- the price that may be charged for any meal, including charge, and coffee or tea, but excluding service or gratuity charge that are handed in total …
The National Archives · 9 April 1942
-2- 5. 4. (c) Before the figure of the amount of new production which the nation allow itself can be fixed, it needs to be considered whether the most is …
The National Archives · 16 March 1942
Th. Tons Supplies 1942 Stocks at 1st January 1942 1,125 Imports Nil Home production 1,500 2,625 Requirements 1942 1,925 Stocks at 31st December 1942 700 7. The Mines Department propose …
The National Archives · 10 February 1942 English
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. SECRET. P. (42) 39. COPY NO. 54 9th February 1942. WAR CABINET. LORD PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE. BREAD POLICY. NOTE BY MINISTER …
The National Archives · 6 April 1942 English
HIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. 54 SECRET. P. (42) 84. COPY NO:- April, 1942. WAR CABINET. LORD PRESIDENTS' COMMITTEE. ANNUAL CONFERENCES. emorandum by the Minister …
The National Archives · 20 January 1942 English
B. Supplementary Ration. A cut of 10 per cent on all supplementary rations of private cars and motor cycles, with the proviso that in the case of an "essential" user …
The National Archives · 15 January 1942 English
MAN POWER FROM ABROAD. Report by the Chairman of the Committee on Overseas Manpower. 1. In accordance with the decision of the Lord President's Committee on 19th December, 1941, the …
The National Archives · 25 April 1942 English
INDUSTRIES COVERED BY LIMITATION OF SUPPLIES (MISC.) ORDERS. Numbers of Wage-earning Employees engaged in Manufacture. 1 2 3 Employment on Controlled Employment on all Goods for Home Orders. Products (including, …
The National Archives · 6 January 1942 English
(A) AGRICULTURAL PRICE ADJUSTMENTS IN RELATION TO COSTS. GOVERNMENT PLEDGES. 1. The first assurance that prices would be subject to review in the event of any substantial changes in costs …
The National Archives · 21 January 1942 English
TO BE KEPT UNDER LOOK AND KEY. It is requested that special care may be taken to ensure the secrecy of this document. (THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS …
The National Archives · 4 February 1942 English
###CUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT) Copy No. 33. WAR CABINET ###uary, 1942. LORD PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ALLOCATION OF CEREALS FOP. GRAIN DISTILLING MEMORANDUM BY MINISTER OF FOOD …
The National Archives · 25 April 1942 English
8. There -2- is already in existence machinery which could be adapted for this purpose. Two levies are at present collected in, and administered by, the coal industry, (1) the …
The National Archives · 22 April 1942 English
SUPPLIES -2- 7. OF FLOUR COULD BE INCREASED from September onwards by the following measures, which are arranged in order of practicability:— This could be raised to 95 per cent. …
The National Archives · 28 April 1942 English
MEMORANDUM ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE WHEAT DISCUSSIONS IN WASHINGTON. 1. The wheat discussions in Washington have reached and agreement is completed in three a concluding inter-related documents, viz: stage …
The National Archives · 29 January 1942 English
-2- 5. The basic period is taken as October, 1940, in preference to a pre-war period. Standardisation of wages after the outbreak of war affected the costs of hauliers very …
The National Archives · 6 March 1942 English
alternative -2- transport arrangements to be made in the case of private cars at present licensed and insured by individuals but used largely on behalf of Government Departments, including Civil …
The National Archives · 8 May 1942 English
I am not in a position to know whether County Court judges would be able to undertake the very considerable addition to their work involved in dealing with a number …
The National Archives · 10 March 1942 English
###CUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT). SECRET L.P. (42) 62. COPY NO. ###TH MARCH, 1942. WAR CABINET LORD PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE PENSIONS APPEAL TRIBUNALS. Memorandum by the Minister …
The National Archives · 13 January 1942 English
4. We are now informed that January loadings are not 2 million tons, and that although likely to be more than stand at 1.85 million tons, they February loadings now …
The National Archives · 14 March 1942 English
Movements and Classes. Imports:- Food, drink and tobacco Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured Articles wholly or mainly manufactured Animals, not for food Parcel post Total Imports Exports of United …
The National Archives · 23 February 1942 English
###MENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT) ###CRET. (42) 47. FEBRUARY, 1942. COPY NO. WAR CABINET. LORD PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE. With the Prime Minister's approval …
The National Archives · 20 February 1942 English
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. SECRET. COPY NO. L.P. (42) 45. 20th February, 1942. WAR CABINET. LORD PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE. COAL PRODUCTION. Memorandum by Minister of …
The National Archives · 2 March 1942 English
5. Flour Consumption. The War Cabinet have in principle agreed to the raising of the milling ratio to 85% from the 1st April. Further economies could, however, be secured - …
The National Archives · 30 March 1942 English
Industrial assurance, conducted partly by companies and partly by collecting societies registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts, involves the employment of large numbers of door-to- door collectors, and …
The National Archives · 6 March 1942 English
OUTLINE OF SCHEME FOR RATIONING GAS, ELECTRICITY, COAL AND COKE. 1. The scheme will apply to all non-industrial premises and provide for maximum allowances to consumers. The public will be …
The National Archives · 3 February 1942 English
WAR CABINET. LORD PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE. THE COAL SITUATION & RATIONING. Note by the Secretary for Mines. Since L.P.(42)30 was written the Coal Production Council have had an opportunity of reviewing …
The National Archives · 1 April 1942 English
-2- occupations. Payment should be made to those undergoing training as in other war industries. Under (d) a system of free medical supervision and physical training should be established. This …
The National Archives · 14 February 1942 English
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. January Movements and Classes. £'000 Food, drink and tobacco 35,367 43,733 23,132 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 21,613 18,00 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 44,522 28,300 …
The National Archives · 3 April 1942 English
hand, to try to direct and control the Companies, without changing the present financial arrangements, would cause confusion, obstruction, and even non-cooperate 8, It is also vital that any new …
The National Archives · 7 April 1942 English
-2- electricity undertakings showed a fall of 330,000 to 2,451,900 tons (4.8 weeks' supply). Industrial stocks fell by over 450,000 tons, engineering and other metals falling to 5.4 and other …
The National Archives · 13 January 1942 English
Memorandum on the Questions set out in L.P.(42) 3rd Meeting, Minute 1, Conclusion (1). "(a) To what extent are the changes in farmers' gross receipts, in respect of different commodities …
The National Archives · 14 April 1942 English
-2- I. Subject to consultation with mine-owners and miners, rationing will apply to coal supplied to mine-owners and to miners for domestic consumption as to others, subject to allowance of …
The National Archives · 16 March 1942 English
Th. Tons Supplies 1942 Stocks at 1st January 1942 1,125 Imports Nil Home production 1,500 2,625 Requirements 1942 1,925 Stocks at 31st December 1942 700 7. The Mines Department propose …
The National Archives · 31 January 1942 English
LORD PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE EFFECT OF INCREASING RATE OF EXTRACTION OF FLOUR FROM WHEAT Memorandum by the Ministry of Food, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and the Department of Agriculture …
The National Archives · 3 March 1942 English
have to be dealt with, and the general justification being that a high proportion of the holders of Basic Rations are likely to be using them to eke out the …
The National Archives · 3 January 1942 English
-2- ###easury The final condition was that the Railways should undertake to keep in the forefront the national publicity value of the organisation and not to treat it simply as …
The National Archives · 21 January 1942 English
Possible distribution of a global sum of €15 to €16 millions. 1. In accordance with conclusions (6) and (7) of the meeting of the Lord President's Committee on the 15th …
The National Archives · 25 February 1942 English
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. SECRET. L.P. (42) 49. COPY NO. 25th February, 1942. WAR CABINET. LORD PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE. LABOUR SUPPLY FOR MALTING 1941/1942 SEASON. …
The National Archives · 18 February 1942 English
TO BE. KEPT UNDER LOCK AND KEY. It Is requested that special care may be taken to SECRET 57 8 C.S. 18TH FEBRUARY, 1942 STOCKS OF FOOD AND ANIMAL FEEDING …
The National Archives · 3 February 1942 English
This Document is the property of His Britannic Majesty's Government. SECRET COPY NO. 54 L.P. (42) 32 3rd February, 1942. WAR CABINET Lord President's Committee Allocation of Cereals for distilling …
The National Archives · 8 January 1942 English
###IS WAR CABINET. DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT.) SECRET. (42) 8. COPY NO. January, 1942. LORD PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE. AGRICULTURAL POLICY. Note by the Chancellor of the …
The National Archives · 16 April 1942 English
on the the Salvage -2- Economy Sections, and to development It has also led to a very great increase in the importance side. of the Home Grown Timber Sections. The …
The National Archives · 9 April 1942 English
-2- The luxury hotel and restaurant keepers undertook that they would give further consideration to the question of fixing a maximum price for food served at their establishments and would …
The National Archives · 25 March 1942 English
The only way to ration tobacco without creating a vast black market to include it in a scheme with other commodities. For, if the coupons other goods as well as …
The National Archives · 28 April 1942 English
5. ( It seems that the existing labour force and the present rate of paper allocations is sufficient to secure a reasonable Supply of books. The complaint made is that …
The National Archives · 2 January 1942 English
If however yields were 15% instead of 121/2% below pre-war, then farmers would have spent 1018 pence but only obtained 85 gallons, which makes the cost of production 1018 = …
The National Archives · 3 February 1942 English
3. Demand for increased allowances. Since the present scales were fixed representations pressing for an increase have been received from or on behalf of 91 local authorities in England, all …
The National Archives · 6 March 1942 English
MEMORANDUM. Question to be Settled. 1. The Military Training Act was passed on 26th May 1939 for the purpose of enabling men to be called up at the age of …