Nutrition and Food Supplies
1936-09 1936 1930s 33 pages : illustration REVERSE GOVERNMENT POLICY Government policy over four years has made it more difficult for large numbers of housewives to provide an adequate diet for their families. The Government has overlooked the fact that the difficulties of agriculture have arisen...
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| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
| Language: | English English |
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London : The Labour Party
September 1936
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| Summary: | 1936-09
1936
1930s
33 pages : illustration
REVERSE GOVERNMENT POLICY Government policy over four years has made it more difficult for large numbers of housewives to provide an adequate diet for their families. The Government has overlooked the fact that the difficulties of agriculture have arisen not because too much has been produced, but because too little has been bought; and that the only sound policy is to raise the housewife’s income instead of restricting supplies. There are measures which we should continue to press upon the Government with a view to counteracting the effects of its past policy: (a) The School Meals Clauses of the Education Act should be made compulsory on all Education Authorities; and Authorities should be asked to provide meals freely on a reasonable income scale. (b) Inquiry should be made as to the reason why over 50 per cent. of school children do not participate in the Milk in Schools scheme, and where poverty is the cause milk should be given free. (c) Meals as well as milk should be provided for boys and girls at Juvenile Instruction Centres. (d) Maternity and Child Welfare Authorities should be asked to use as fully as possible their power to provide milk and dinners for expectant and nursing mothers, and for children below school age. (e) Meals provided by Education Authorities and Maternity and Child Welfare Committee should not be taken into account by Public Assistance Committees or the Unemployment Assistance Board in assessing the needs of applicants. (f) Taxes on food should be abolished. A NATIONAL FOOD POLICY What is still more urgent is to plan a National Food Policy which will ensure an adequate supply of the right kind of food to every household in the country. This means either cheap food or higher income standards. 25
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