Catalogue description Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Home Grown Cereals, Eggs and Poultry Division: Registered Files (BZ Series)

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Reference: MAF 424
Title: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Home Grown Cereals, Eggs and Poultry Division: Registered Files (BZ Series)
Description:

This series contains papers relating to the Field Beans Scheme which was introduced under the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968, including consultation with farmers and other interested bodies.
Date: 1967-1970
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: BZ series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Home Grown Cereals, Eggs and Poultry Division, 1965-1970
Physical description: 4 file(s)
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2002 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Selection and destruction information: Selected under section 2.2.2.1 and 2.2.2.2 of the PRO's Acquisition Policy.
Accruals: Series is accruing.
Administrative / biographical background:

The Home Grown Cereals, Eggs and Poultry Division was created in 1965 when Branches C and D of the Economic Advice and Marketing Division, which related to eggs and poultry, were merged with the Home Grown Cereals Division.

Divisional responsibilities included policy and administrative matters concerning the marketing of home grown cereals; the cereals deficiency scheme; policy relating to eggs, egg products and poultry; supervision of arrangements for the administration of relevant sections of agricultural legislation and liaison with the British Egg Marketing Board.

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