It RE OF 'S TARY CES 1. The Committee considered a memorandum by the Home Secretary (L.P.(45) 153) about the future of Women's Voluntary Services. THE HOME SECRETARY said that Women's Voluntary Services had originally been established for work connected with air raid precautions but that, as time went on, they had done valuable work in many other directions The work was done almost entirely on a voluntary basis but the cost of paid organisers and travelling and other expenses was net by the Home Office, as inheritor of the obligations of the Ministry of Home Security.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/19/33
- Document Types
- Summary
- File Reference
- CAB 71/19
- Former Department Reference
- LP(45) 31st Meeting
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000019.033
- Keywords
- British Economy Budgets Coal Consumer Goods Demobilisation Exports Finance Food Supplies Imports Inflation Labour Supply Material Shortages Material Supplies Natural Resources Overseas Trade Post-war Planning Public Morale Rationing Subsidies Tobacco Urban Development Voluntary Organisations Volunteers Women's Auxiliary Services
- Language
- English
- Organizations Discussed
- Lord President's Committee Women's Voluntary Service
- Pages
- 7
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Meetings 1(45) - 47(45)
- Themes
- Industry Infrastructure Preparations for War Peace Labour Supply Relations Post-war Planning the Wartime Economy
