Series: Papers 1(40) - 69(40)
Taylor Kenkel
A file of memoranda from the War Cabinet's Food Policy Committee. Subjects covered in the documents include the status of stocks of key food items including meat, dairy, cereals, sugar, and tea; supplies of animal feed, including concerns over rising prices and distribution issues; and the ploughing-up campaign, which is aimed at turning more land over to agricultural use. Further topics covered include the work of the Ministry of Supply's Salvage Department to tackle waste in the food industry; proposals to introduce rationing for servicemen; and a decision to limit the production of whisky and other spirits due to a shortage of cereals. The documents also cover concerns over the shortage of agricultural labour; and suggestions for various civilian and military schemes to be introduced to address the issue. Suggested sources of agricultural labour include the Women's Land Army, schoolboys, gang labour, the industrial unemployed, refugees, prisoners of war, and conscientious objectors.
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The National Archives · 22 February 1940 English
dispatched and to find their way to the farmer through the usual distributive channels. (3) Bristol was late. Supplies landed at Bristol have been short, particularly as Bristol had over …
The National Archives · 4 March 1940 English
-2- deer, generally with co-operation of landlords. It is estimated from returns to date that during the past season some 15,000 deer may have been killed, a number satisfactorily in …
The National Archives · 20 March 1940 English
most expensive imports of their kind which enter the U.K. Bacon is being subsidised directly by the Treasury and indirectly by Empire producers. Danish butter is sold by the Ministry …
The National Archives · 27 March 1940 English
3. In April, it is my intention to hold regional Conferences of County Chairmen in order - (a) to discuss with them such preliminary conclusions as may have been reached …
The National Archives · 22 February 1940 English
3. Pig and poultry food mainly consists of cereals and in order to bring supplies up to either 50 per cent or 66 per cent or normal requirements at this …
The National Archives · 2 March 1940 English
Uncultivated or Neglected Land 5. County Committees have been authorised to take possession of a total area of 7,300 acres of land which was either uncultivated or in a bad …
The National Archives · 21 February 1940 English
(iii) It is suggested that greater use might be made of cheese, fish, sausage and offal in Service catering in order to supply satisfactory substitute dishes and variation for the …
The National Archives · 10 April 1940 English
(b) Troops on leave of absence for 10 days from the British Expeditionary Force. 6. The earliest Army messing period during which all the above reductions will be operative is …
The National Archives · 8 February 1940 English
presumably ### 8 ozs. a day, or more than ration, including that of the miner, dock labourer is manifestly indefensible. Treasury stress expenditure and every ton of is not unreasonable …
The National Archives · 9 April 1940 English
THE FOOD PRODUCTION POLICY FOR 1940-41. Memorandum by the Minister of Agriculture for Northern Ireland. Introduction. 1939-40 Campaign. 1. At the outbreak of war the Ministry of Agriculture for Northern …