PERSONAL INJURIES ( CIVILIANS) SCHEME. 1. The Committee had before them Memoranda by the Minister of Pensions and the Chancellor of the Exchequer (L.P.(41) 31 and 42) on the question whether the same rates of injury compensation should be paid to non-gainfully occupied men and women. The following were the main points in discus- sion:- Logically there were, no doubt, strong grounds against differentiation in this case. But it must be remembered that the abolition of differentiation was being urged in this case as part of a campaign to remove differentiation throughout the social services and in employment generally.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/2/12
- Document Types
- Summary
- File Reference
- CAB 71/2
- Former Department Reference
- LP(41) 10th Meeting
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000002.012
- Keywords
- Bomb Damage British Dominions Children Civilian Casualties Compensation Employment Exports Family Finance Freight Shipping Gender Pay Gap Industry Overseas Trade Shipbuilding Surplus Wages Wives
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Australia
- Organizations Discussed
- Lord President's Committee
- Pages
- 6
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Meetings Nos. 1(41) - 62(41)
- Themes
- Preparations for War Peace Bombing Domestic Life Health Welfare Casualties Injuries the Wartime Economy Damage to Property
