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 · 19 March 1940 English
1,500,000 acres is composed of the minimum acreage quotas allocated to counties (Column 1) which amounts to 1,350,000 acres, together with some 150,000 acres which it was estimated had been …
The National Archives · 20 March 1940 English
unsatisfactory in the light of present conditions. For example, in Morayshire, Caithnessshire, Orkney, Dumfries-shire, Midlothian, East Fife, Renfrewshire and Wigtownshire, large areas of arable land have been requisitioned for defence …
The National Archives · 13 March 1940 English
4. In these circumstances, it will be very difficult, if not impracticable, to ensure that production during the year ending September, 1940, conforms with the letter of the Cabinet's decision, …
The National Archives · 3 April 1940 English
will amount to approximately 110,000 regular workers, and at least 50,000 casual workers. A more detailed estimate of the numbers of workers likely to be wanted by farmers if such …
The National Archives · 9 April 1940 English
MINISTRY OF FOOD, GREAT WESTMINSTER HOUSE, HORSEFERRY ROAD, LONDON, S.W.1. SECRET REPORT No. 21. Copy No. 128 STATISTICS AND INTELLIGENCE DIVISION WEEKLY REPORT ON SUPPLIES OF CERTAIN FOOD AND FEEDING-STUFFS …
The National Archives · 14 February 1940 English
1,219 228 480 1,927 86% SECRET REPORT NO. 13. Copy No. 130 STATISTICS DIVISION. WEEKLY REPORT ON SUPPLIES OF CERTAIN FOOD AND FEEDING STUFFS. Week Ended - 1939/40 6th Jan. …
The National Archives · 28 February 1940 English
MINISTRY OF FOOD, GREAT WESTMINSTER HOUSE, HORSEFERRY ROAD, SECRET STATISTICS LONDON, S.W.1. DIVISION. REPORT NO. 15. Copy No. 130 WEEKLY REPORT ON SUPPLIES OF CERTAIN FOOD AND FEEDING-STUFFS. 27th February, …
The National Archives · 8 February 1940 English
Without at this stage pinning my view to any particular figure I feel that in the case of meat a global reduction greater than the equivalent of 2 ozs. per …
The National Archives · 5 January 1940 English
MINISTRY OF FOOD GREAT WESTMINSTER HOUSE, HORSEFERRY ROAD, S.W.1. STATISTICS DIVISION. SECRET Monthly Statement No. 2 Copy No. 30 The attached statement of the statistical position of the principal foodstuffs …
The National Archives · 9 March 1940 English
Desirability of an increase in the butter ration Memorandum by the Minister of Food I circulate for my colleagues' consideration a Memorandum which has been prepared with the object of …