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Treasury, Ministry of Technology, Board of Trade and successor: Development Areas...
Catalogue reference: BT 187
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BT 187
Minutes, general and case papers and correspondence of the committee known successively as the Development Areas Treasury Advisory Committee, Board of Trade Advisory Committee, Ministry of Technology Advisory Committee and Local Employment Acts...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BT 187
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Title (The name of the record)
- Treasury, Ministry of Technology, Board of Trade and successor: Development Areas Treasury Advisory Committee and successors: Minutes and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1945-1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes, general and case papers and correspondence of the committee known successively as the Development Areas Treasury Advisory Committee, Board of Trade Advisory Committee, Ministry of Technology Advisory Committee and Local Employment Acts Financial Advisory Committee.
The papers concern applications for financial assistance from companies moving to development areas and fall into three distinct categories: the minutes of the Committee meetings at which the applications were considered; case papers and correspondence arising from applications, including specimens of the briefs prepared for presentation at the Committee meetings; general papers covering various aspects of procedure and policy concerning the workings of the Advisory Committee.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also the records of the Distribution of Industry Divisions:
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Board of Trade, Board of Trade Advisory Committee, 1960-1969
- Department of Trade and Industry, Local Employment Acts Financial Advisory Committee, 1970-1973
- Ministry of Technology, Ministry of Technology Advisory Committee, 1970-1970
- Treasury, Development Areas Treasury Advisory Committee, 1945-1960
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 79 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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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
- Labour
- Trade and commerce
- Research
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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 Advisory Committee was established under the Distribution of Industry Act, 1945, and subsequent legislation culminating with the Local Employment Act, 1972, to advise successively the Treasury, Board of Trade, Ministry of Technology and Department of Trade and Industry on applications for financial assistance by way of grants and loans from companies working to expand in or move to development areas.
Originally known as the Development Areas Treasury Advisory Committee (DATAC), its name later changed to Board of Trade Advisory Committee (BOTAC), Ministry of Technology Advisory Committee (MOTAC), and finally Local Employment Acts Financial Advisory Committee (LEAFAC).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3225/
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