Economic policy
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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 1300 Collections and/or Records:
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Official: Treasury: copy of Board of Trade statistical abstract for the United Kingdom for each of the fifteen years from 1913 to 1927., Jan 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/107
Scope and Contents
Includes statistics on population, social, civil and industrial conditions, defence, finance, agriculture and fisheries, mining and metals, transport and communications, trade and commerce.
Dates:
Jan 1929
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Official: Treasury: correspondence., 08 Nov 1924 - 28 Dec 1924
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/1
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Correspondents include: 1st Lord Stamfordham [earlier Sir Arthur Bigge, Private Secretary to King George V]; John Maynard Keynes on socialism; Sir Warren Fisher [Permanent Secretary, Treasury] (2) including one on coal and transportation; 1st Lord Cecil of Chelwood [earlier Lord Robert Cecil, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster] (3) including one on the Saar [later Germany]; James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer]; 8th Duke of Northumberland inviting WSC...
Dates:
08 Nov 1924 - 28 Dec 1924
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Official: Treasury: correspondence., 08 Jan 1925 - 26 Jun 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/8
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Correspondents include: Major-General Sir Fabian Ware (2); 1st Lord Cecil of Chelwood [earlier Lord Robert Cecil, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster] on European disarmament (2); Lord Eustace Percy [President of the Board of Education]; Leo Amery [Secretary of State for the Colonies] on colonial trade matters (4); Frederick Leith-Ross [British representative on Finance Board] of the Reparation Commission; J Coudurier de Chassaigne (2); 1st Lord Midleton; Wilfrid Ashley [later 1st Lord...
Dates:
08 Jan 1925 - 26 Jun 1925
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Official: Treasury: correspondence., 01 Jul 1925 - 28 Dec 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/9
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Correspondents include: Herbert Morrison, Secretary of the London Labour Party, on unemployment; 1st Lord Cecil of Chelwood [earlier Lord Robert Cecil, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster] on disarmament; Wilfrid Ashley [later 1st Lord Mount Temple, Minister of Transport]; 1st Lord Weir (3) including one on industrial relief; Sir Maurice Hankey [Secretary to the Cabinet]; Francis Curzon [later 5th Lord Howe] on naval officers' marriage allowance; Stanley Baldwin [Prime Minister] (2)...
Dates:
01 Jul 1925 - 28 Dec 1925
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Official: Treasury: correspondence., 11 Jan 1926 - 16 Jul 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/27
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Correspondents include: Walter Guinness [later 1st Lord Moyne, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries] (2) including one on agricultural policy; Sir Robert Burton-Chadwick [Parliamentary Secretary, Board of Trade]; Sir James Craig [later 1st Lord Craigavon, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland] and Hugh Pollock [First Minister of Finance for Ulster, Ireland] (2) on the Northern Irish unemployment fund; Air-Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard [Chief of the Air Staff] on air force economies; Neville...
Dates:
11 Jan 1926 - 16 Jul 1926
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Official: Treasury: correspondence., 19 Jun 1926 - 31 Dec 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/28
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Correspondents include: Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton, President of the Board of Trade] on the level of trade; Abe [Bailey]; Admiral Sir Roger Keyes (6) on subjects including his tax position, the naval officers' marriage allowance, and Admiralty matters; Stanley Baldwin [Prime Minister]; 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith, Secretary of State for India] (2) including one on Indian financial matters; Walter Runciman; Frederick Guest;...
Dates:
19 Jun 1926 - 31 Dec 1926
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Official: Treasury: correspondence., 11 Dec 1926 - 30 Apr 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/41
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Correspondents include: Thomas Jones [Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet] and Sir Frank Heath [Secretary to the Advisory Council for Scientific and Industrial Research] on French liquid fuel; Sir Richard Hopkins [Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue] (3), Cornelius Gregg [Inland Revenue] (2), and F A Lindemann [later 1st Lord Cherwell] (3) on income tax rates; Sir Harry Goschen (2); James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (5); Sir Horace Hamilton...
Dates:
11 Dec 1926 - 30 Apr 1927
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Official: Treasury: correspondence., 12 May 1927 - 27 Dec 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/42
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Correspondents include: Reginald McKenna [Chairman of Midland Bank Limited]; Herbert Spender-Clay MP; Walter Guinness [later 1st Lord Moyne, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries] (2); Montagu Norman [Governor of the Bank of England]; John Davidson [Conservative Party Chairman] (4); James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (2); 4th Lord Salisbury [earlier Lord Cranborne, Lord Privy Seal]; 8th Duke of Northumberland, 2nd Lord Selborne, and 1st Lord...
Dates:
12 May 1927 - 27 Dec 1927
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Official: Treasury: correspondence., 21 Dec 1927 - 28 Dec 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/72
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Sir Frederick Lugard; James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (4); Sir Ernest Gowers [Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue] on Lord Curzon's [of Kedleston] estate (2); Herbert Williams [Parliamentary Secretary, Board of Trade]; John Seely [later 1st Lord Mottistone, Chairman of National Savings Committee] on matters including Wembley Stadium [London] (2); Sir Richard Hopkins [Controller of Finance and Supply Services, Treasury]...
Dates:
21 Dec 1927 - 28 Dec 1928
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Official: Treasury: correspondence., 23 Jan 1929 - 03 Jun 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/101
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Correspondents include: Leo Amery [Secretary of State for the Dominions] (2); Sir Thomas Davies MP on road relief; Sir Ernest Gowers [Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue] on his health; Neville Chamberlain [Minister of Health] (3) on subjects including him giving an interview to John Bull magazine; Donald Fergusson [Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (2); Herbert Spender-Clay MP; 1st Lord Hailsham [earlier Sir Douglas Hogg, Lord Chancellor]; Sir Austen Chamberlain...
Dates:
23 Jan 1929 - 03 Jun 1929
Conditions Governing Access:
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Official: Treasury: correspondence and memoranda on betting tax evasion and yield., 11 Dec 1927 - 30 Jan 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/58
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: 2nd Lord Hamilton of Dalzell [Jockey Club Steward] (4); Sir Francis Floud [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise] (2); Charles Hardisty [HM Customs and Excise]; Francis Weatherby, Secretary to the Jockey Club.Subjects covered by the file include: the yield if the tax had been levied differently; the level of evasion; clubs not paying betting duty.
Dates:
11 Dec 1927 - 30 Jan 1928
Conditions Governing Access:
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Official: Treasury: correspondence and papers on assistance to railways., 20 Mar 1929 - 11 Apr 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/105
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Sir Arthur Duckham (2); Donald Fergusson [Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer]; [Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton, President of the Board of Trade]; Cyril Hurcomb [Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport] (3); Sir Horace Hamilton [Permanent Secretary, Board of Trade]; Arthur Cane, Secretary, Railway Companies Association (2); James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the...
Dates:
20 Mar 1929 - 11 Apr 1929
Conditions Governing Access:
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Official: Treasury: correspondence and papers on liquid fuel tax proposals., 02 Jan 1928 - 31 Mar 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/94
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Sir Francis Floud [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise] (7); Sir Richard Hopkins [Controller of Finance and Supply Services, Treasury]; 1st Lord Peel [1st Commissioner of Works]; Sir Horace Hamilton [Permanent Secretary, Board of Trade] (6); Edward Hale [Treasury]; James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (3); E A Harris, Chief Inspector, Customs and Excise; Henry Tizard; Donald Fergusson [Private Secretary to the Chancellor of...
Dates:
02 Jan 1928 - 31 Mar 1928
Conditions Governing Access:
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Official: Treasury: correspondence and papers on liquid fuel tax proposals., 02 Apr 1928 - 24 May 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/95
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Sir Horace Hamilton [Permanent Secretary, Board of Trade] (10); Alfred Hurst [Principal Assistant Secretary, Treasury]; Cyril Hurcomb [Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport] (3); James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (4); Edward Hale [Treasury] (2); Sir Francis Floud [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise] (4); Edward Shrapnell-Smith, President, Commercial Motor Users' Association; Sir John Cadman (2); Sir Robert Waley-Cohen...
Dates:
02 Apr 1928 - 24 May 1928
Conditions Governing Access:
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Official: Treasury: correspondence and papers on rating relief., 05 Dec 1927 - 31 Dec 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/65
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer]; Harold MacMillan MP [later 1st Lord Stockton]; Sir Ernest Gowers [Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue]; Gerald Canny, Sir Edward Harrison [Chief Inspector of Taxes], and Cornelius Gregg [Inland Revenue]; Sir Warren Fisher [Permanent Secretary, Treasury] (5); Sir Richard Hopkins [Controller of Finance and Supply Services, Treasury]; Alfred Hurst [Treasury] (4); Neville Chamberlain...
Dates:
05 Dec 1927 - 31 Dec 1927
Conditions Governing Access:
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Official: Treasury: correspondence and papers on rating relief proposals., 31 Dec 1927 - 24 Jan 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/85
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Correspondents include: Harold MacMillan MP [later 1st Lord Stockton] (2); 1st Lord Weir; Wilfrid Ashley [later 1st Lord Mount Temple, Minister of Transport]; Sir Arthur Duckham (3); Sir Josiah Stamp (3); Alfred Hurst [Principal Assistant Secretary, Treasury] (4); Sir Ernest Gowers [Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue] (4); Gerald Canny [Inland Revenue] (2); Sir Richard Hopkins [Controller of Finance and Supply Services, Treasury] (3); Sir Francis Floud [Chairman, Board of Customs and...
Dates:
31 Dec 1927 - 24 Jan 1928
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Official: Treasury: correspondence and papers on rating relief proposals., 30 Apr 1928 - 31 May 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/90
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Donald Fergusson [Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (3); Alfred Hurst [Principal Assistant Secretary, Treasury] (3); Sir Horace Hamilton [Permanent Secretary, Board of Trade] (3); Sir Richard Hopkins [Controller of Finance and Supply Services, Treasury] (2); Sir George Courthope MP (2); William John MP; Edward Marsh [Private Secretary to WSC]; Graham Vincent [Private Secretary to the Prime Minister]; Stanley Baldwin [Prime Minister] (2); James...
Dates:
30 Apr 1928 - 31 May 1928
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Official: Treasury: correspondence and papers on rating relief proposals., 21 May 1928 - 14 Jun 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/91
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Sir Percy Thompson [Deputy Chairman, Board of Inland Revenue]; Alfred Hurst [Principal Assistant Secretary, Treasury]; James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (5); William John MP; Alfred Faulkner [Under-Secretary for Mines and Petroleum] (2); Lord Mayor of Newcastle [Stephen Easten]; Sir Horace Hamilton [Permanent Secretary, Board of Trade] (2); Cyril Hurcomb [Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport]; Roland Nugent, Director of...
Dates:
21 May 1928 - 14 Jun 1928
Conditions Governing Access:
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Official: Treasury: correspondence and papers on the Betting Overseas (Prohibition) Bill., 15 May 1926 - 17 Feb 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/39
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Sir Horace Hamilton [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise] (4); Sir William Graham-Harrison [Second Parliamentary Counsel to Treasury] (4); James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (2); John Simms MP; Charles Hardisty [HM Customs and Excise].Also includes: copies and drafts of the Bill; an extract from the Sunday Times.
Dates:
15 May 1926 - 17 Feb 1927
Conditions Governing Access:
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Official: Treasury: correspondence and papers on the Betting Overseas (Prohibition) Bill., 19 Jan 1928 - 20 Jul 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/84
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Correspondents include: Sir Francis Floud [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise] (3); Charles Hardisty [HM Customs and Excise] (3); James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (3); Sir Benjamin Hawkins [Solicitor to the Board of Customs and Excise]; Wilfrid Spender [Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, and Head of Civil Service, Northern Ireland] (2); Sir Richard Hopkins [Controller of Finance and Supply Services, Treasury].Also includes a draft of the...
Dates:
19 Jan 1928 - 20 Jul 1928
Conditions Governing Access:
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Official: Treasury: correspondence and papers on the betting tax., 30 Sep 1926 - 26 Dec 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/37
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Sir Horace Hamilton [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise] (16); John Davidson [Parliamentary Secretary, Admiralty] (2); James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (5); Pembroke Wicks (3); Sir William Graham-Harrison [Second Parliamentary Counsel to Treasury]; Ronald McNeill [later 1st Lord Cushendun, Financial Secretary, Treasury]; Lord Elveden [later 2nd Iveagh]; 17th Lord Derby; 6th Lord Carnarvon [earlier Lord Porchester].Also...
Dates:
30 Sep 1926 - 26 Dec 1926
Conditions Governing Access:
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Official: Treasury: correspondence and papers on the betting tax., 04 Jan 1927 - 28 Feb 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/50
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: 2nd Lord Hamilton of Dalzell [Jockey Club Steward] (2); Sir Horace Hamilton [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise] (9); 17th Lord Derby; James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (3); Walter Guinness [later 1st Lord Moyne] (2).Also includes: Turf Guardian Society notes; press cuttings.Subjects covered by the file include: the views of the Betting Duty Reform Association; betting turnover and profits; problems in the administration...
Dates:
04 Jan 1927 - 28 Feb 1927
Conditions Governing Access:
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Official: Treasury: correspondence and papers on the betting tax., 01 Mar 1927 - 29 Apr 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/51
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Correspondents include: W J Randall, Managing Director and Secretary of the Turf Guardian Society (6); John Davidson [Conservative Party Chairman] (3); 5th Lord Lonsdale; James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (5); Sir Philip Dawson MP; Walter Guinness [later 1st Lord Moyne]; 17th Lord Derby; Sir Horace Hamilton [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise] (6); Edward Marsh [Private Secretary to WSC]; 2nd Lord Hamilton of Dalzell [Jockey Club Steward].Also...
Dates:
01 Mar 1927 - 29 Apr 1927
Conditions Governing Access:
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Official: Treasury: correspondence and papers on the betting tax., 04 Mar 1927 - 29 Jun 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/52
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Donald Fergusson [Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (2); Sir Horace Hamilton [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise] (14); James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (2); Patrick Hannon MP.Also includes: cuttings from papers including the Sporting Life and the Sporting Chronicle; copy of the official report of the House of Lords for the second reading of the betting bill; copy of supplementary notes on betting duty...
Dates:
04 Mar 1927 - 29 Jun 1927
Conditions Governing Access:
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Official: Treasury: correspondence and papers on the betting tax., 22 Feb 1927 - 26 Oct 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 18/53
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Sir Horace Hamilton [Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise, until mid-1927] (11); James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (7); Sir William Mitchell-Thomson [later 1st Lord Selsdon, Postmaster-General and Chief Civil Commissioner]; Charles Hardisty [HM Customs and Excise] (5); Frank Newsam [Private Secretary to the Home Secretary]; Donald Fergusson [Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (2); Attorney-General [Sir...
Dates:
22 Feb 1927 - 26 Oct 1927
Conditions Governing Access:
Open