AL PRODUCTION. 1. The Committee had under consideration a Memorandum by the President of the Board of Trade Previous (L.P. (41) 145) regarding the measures necessary (a) Reference: to raise the man-power in the coal-mining industry L.P. (41) 41st in the shortest possible time to the figure of Meeting, 720,000 required to meet the needs of war-time Minute 4.) consumption of coal, and (b) to maintain that figure for the future. As regards the immediate problem, THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE reminded the Committee that the Coal Production Council had been persuaded to abandon their original demand for 50,000 miners to be withdrawn from the Army on the understanding that the Minister of Labour would be able within a reasonable time to transfer 35,000 ex-miners from other industries.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/2/44
- Document Types
- Summary
- File Reference
- CAB 71/2
- Former Department Reference
- LP(41) 42nd Meeting
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000002.044
- Keywords
- Animal Feed Cereals Coal Fuel Imports International Agreements Labour Shortages Labour Supply Maize Mining Oil Seeds Overseas Trade Petrol Recruitment Reserve Stocks Statistics Textiles Unskilled Labour Wheat
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Eire Washington
- Organizations Discussed
- British Army Central Statistical Office Coal Production Council International Wheat Advisory Committee Lord President's Committee
- Pages
- 6
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Meetings Nos. 1(41) - 62(41)
- Themes
- Rationing Supply Industry Infrastructure Fuel Utilities Labour Supply Relations
