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Ministry of Power and predecessors: Accountant General's Division: Briefs for Accounting...
Catalogue reference: POWE 71
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POWE 71
This series contains annual account briefs for the Accounting Officer's appearance before the Public Accounts Committee. The briefs cover the expenditure of the Ministry of Fuel and Power and the Ministry of Power under registration relating to...
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POWE 71
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Power and predecessors: Accountant General's Division: Briefs for Accounting Officer, Public Accounts Committee
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Date (When the record was created)
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1941-1968
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains annual account briefs for the Accounting Officer's appearance before the Public Accounts Committee. The briefs cover the expenditure of the Ministry of Fuel and Power and the Ministry of Power under registration relating to nationalised industries.
POWE 71/1 contains briefs produced by the Mines and Petroleum Departments of the Board of Trade.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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23 volume(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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Trade and commerce
- Oil and gas
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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 volumes were formerly kept as part of the reserve stock of the library of the Ministry of Power, later Ministry of Technology and finally Department of Energy.
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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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Each year the Accountant General's Division prepared a full brief for the Department's Accounting Officer (normally the Permanent Secretary) for his or her appearance before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The briefs covered the Ministry's expenditure under various pieces of legislation relating to nationalised industries. Between 1941 and 1968 these annual briefs appeared as bound volumes.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11887/
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