Series
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Pigs, Eggs and Poultry Division: Registered...
Catalogue reference: MAF 639
What's it about?
MAF 639
The files in this series cover UK policy for pigs, eggs and poultry meat and derived products and the operation of the Common Agricultural Policy for these commodities. Papers cover capital grants, levies sluicegate prices and amendments to the Deer Act.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MAF 639
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Pigs, Eggs and Poultry Division: Registered Files, Policy (PBD Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1985-2005
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Description (What the record is about)
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The files in this series cover UK policy for pigs, eggs and poultry meat and derived products and the operation of the Common Agricultural Policy for these commodities. Papers cover capital grants, levies sluicegate prices and amendments to the Deer Act.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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This appears to have been the predecessor series for matters relating to both sheep and pigs (MEA file series, closed in 1985) MAF 246
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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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PBD 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)
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- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1955-2001
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Pigs, Eggs and Poultry Division, 1984-1997
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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43 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 2014 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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1985 onwards
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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 Pig and Bacon Division was created in 1974 when the Meat Directorate was divided into three separate divisions, comprising Pig and Bacon Division, Beef Division and Sheep and Livestock Subsidies Division. In 1975 the directorate was renamed 'Meat, Poultry and Eggs' with 3 divisions being Pig and Poultry Products Division, Beef Division and Sheep and Livestock Subsidies Division. 1n 1985 Pig and Poultry Products Division was renamed Pigs, Eggs and Poultry Division and was responsible for creation of records in this series.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12739627/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: MAF
Records created or inherited by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments,...
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Pigs, Eggs and Poultry Division: Registered Files, Policy (PBD Series)