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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and...
Catalogue reference: MAF 303
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MAF 303
The HME series contains the records of the Committee of Enquiry into Horticultural Marketing (the Runcimann Committee) and work of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food relating to the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MAF 303
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Horticulture Division and Horticulture Division II: Registered Files, Horticultural Marketing (HME Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1954-1981
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Description (What the record is about)
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The HME series contains the records of the Committee of Enquiry into Horticultural Marketing (the Runcimann Committee) and work of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food relating to the Horticultural Marketing Advisory Council and its successor the Horticultural Marketing Council. It also contains records relating to horticultural marketing in general and in particular grants to wholesale horticultural markets under the Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1964.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Arranged in former reference order within these accessions: MAF 303/1-77; MAF 303/78-106.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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HME file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Committee of Enquiry into Horticultural Marketing, 1955-1956
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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144 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1989 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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The HME file series was opened for the use of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Horticulture, Poultry and Pests Division, 1948-1955.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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1954
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Committee of Enquiry into Horticultural Marketing chaired by Lord Runciman of Doxford, sat from 1955 to 1956. The committee's report was published in 1956, and it recommended the setting up of a Horticultural Marketing Council (HMC) and a London Markets Authority. In order to implement these recommendations, it was necessary for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to consult so many interested parties that a Horticultural Marketing Advisory Council (HMAC) was established to coordinate the views and needs of different sections of the horticulture industry. The HMAC was superseded by the HMC in 1959.
The HMC's work was subsidised by MAFF for its first three years of operation, the intention being that it would become self-financing at the end of that period. When it became apparent that this was not going to be the case, the industry was approached to take over its financing. The considerable reluctance, particularly from wholesalers, to accept this proposal resulted in the HMC being wound-up in 1962, and the majority of the HMC's work being absorbed by the Horticulture Division, with the British Standards Institution taking on responsibility for research on packaging.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10703/
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Within the department: MAF
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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Horticulture Division and Horticulture Division II: Registered Files, Horticultural Marketing (HME Series)