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NORTHERN IRELAND POTATO PRICES. Memorandum by the Home Secretary.

10 Jan 1944

-2- 4. Even if the reduction in the acreage payment were so calculated as to be balanced in gross amount by price increases, so that it could be shown that Northern Ireland farmers would not be worse off as a result of the change, it would not seem easy to justify the differentiation in acreage payment as between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. It has of course hitherto been the rule to treat Northern Ireland similarly to other parts of the United Kingdom where acreage payments - hill-sheep subsidies, etc.
agriculture farmers food supply agricultural production animal feed employment government departments livestock potatoes price controls prices productivity rationing supply vegetables wages price control licensing food supplies harvests home office lord president's committee region 13: northern ireland
Civil Defence Region
Region 13: Northern Ireland
Collection ID
CAB71
Document Reference
CAB 71/16/7
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 71/16
Former Department Reference
LP(44) 5
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab71.000016.007
Keywords
Agricultural Production Agriculture Animal Feed Employment Farmers Food Supplies Government Departments Harvests Livestock Potatoes Price Controls Prices Productivity Vegetables Wages
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Home Office Lord President's Committee
Pages
3
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Papers Nos. 1(44) - 100(44)
Themes
Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply Licensing Price Control

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