Minister of Munitions
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The Minister of Munitions was a British government post created during World War I to oversee and coordinate the production and supply of armaments and military equipment.
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Statements (48)
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government office
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ministerial position → |
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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allocation of raw materials for armaments
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collection of statistics on munitions output → control of prices for munitions → control of state-owned munitions factories → coordination of armaments supply → coordination of research on munitions → coordination of transport for munitions distribution → coordination of women’s employment in munitions → coordination with armed forces on munitions needs → coordination with private industry → ensuring adequate supply of artillery pieces → ensuring adequate supply of artillery shells → ensuring adequate supply of explosives → ensuring adequate supply of machine guns → ensuring adequate supply of military vehicles → ensuring adequate supply of rifles → ensuring adequate supply of small arms ammunition → ensuring adequate supply of war-related engineering products → ensuring security of munitions plants → expansion of munitions factories → implementation of the Munitions of War Act policies → implementation of wartime industrial controls → improvement of supply chains for war materials → increasing industrial output for war → introduction of dilution of labour in factories → introduction of new production methods → liaison with Admiralty on naval munitions → liaison with War Office on equipment requirements → liaison with aircraft production authorities → management of government contracts with arms manufacturers → management of military equipment production → oversight of munitions production → planning expansion of heavy industry for war needs → planning of post-war disposal of surplus munitions → promotion of efficiency in war production → recruitment of skilled workers for munitions plants → reduction of waste in munitions manufacture → regulation of labour in munitions industries → reporting to Cabinet on munitions situation → resolution of industrial disputes in munitions sector → standardisation of weapons and ammunition → supervision of national shell production → |
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British government
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Government of the United Kingdom → |
Referenced by (4)
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David Lloyd George
("Minister of Munitions of the United Kingdom")
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Hugh Dalton ("Minister of Economic Warfare") → Winston Churchill → Winston Churchill → |
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