Ministry of Power
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The Ministry of Power was a UK government department responsible for overseeing the nation's energy policy, particularly the electricity and coal industries, during the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Power canonical | 5 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former United Kingdom government department ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1970 ⓘ |
| employerType | civil service department ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Ministry of Fuel and Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | national ⓘ |
| hadHead | Minister of Power ⓘ |
| hadMinisterialPost | Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-World War II nationalisation of energy industries in the UK ⓘ |
| industryFocus |
coal
ⓘ
electricity ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
|
| locatedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversaw |
implementation of government energy policy
ⓘ
national energy policy of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf | UK central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
coal mining
ⓘ
electricity generation and supply ⓘ energy ⓘ fuel ⓘ power station development ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier arrangements for energy administration in the UK ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coal industry in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
coordination of energy supply ⓘ development of power resources ⓘ electricity industry in the United Kingdom ⓘ energy policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ regulation of fuel and power industries ⓘ |
| sector | energy ⓘ |
| status | defunct government department ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Cabinet of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Department of Trade and Industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervised |
nationalised coal industry in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
nationalised electricity industry in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfDepartment | ministerial department ⓘ |
| workedWith |
National Coal Board
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
electricity boards in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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