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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minister of Munitions canonical | 3 |
| Minister of Economic Warfare | 1 |
| Minister of Munitions of the United Kingdom | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office
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ministerial position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
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 ⓘ |
| partOf |
UK government
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surface form:
British government
UK government ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Winston Churchill
this entity surface form:
Minister of Munitions of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form:
Minister of Economic Warfare
subject surface form:
David Lloyd George