How Successful was Labour's Domestic Policies 1929-1931? (British Domestic Politics 1929-1939)(Britain 1900-1951) 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryModern Britain - 19th century onwardsA2/A-levelOCR Created by: oandertonCreated on: 25-08-20 15:44 Successful Domestic Policies Housing Act 1930 Restored subsidies for local authorities to build houses. Began subsidies for slum clearing Led to building of 700,000 houses Development of Unemployment Insurance Act Simplified the complexity of 1927 act Increased number eligible for “transitional benefits” Road Traffic Act 1930 Introduction of driving offenses like dangerous driving and drink driving. Drivers had to have 3rd party insurance First driving tests Highway code introduced More regulation for buses and coaches London Transport Bill 1913 Brought trams, underground and buses under one public authority 1 of 3 Unsuccessful Domestic Policies Unemployment Insurance Act In deficit by 1931 Due to rising unemployment And reduced insurance incomes 1931 Education Act Rejected by the Lords in February 1931 Proposal to reform voting Introduction of single transferable vote rejected by Lords and Liberals Trade Disputes Bill Defeated in the Lords Land utilisation bill Special commissions to buy up farm land not being productively used Defeated in the Lords it inferred private land Agricultural Marketing Act 1931 Setting up of agricultural boards didn’t really happen Development Loan and Colonial Loan 1929 £42 million to build council housing and clean out slums No large scale schemes 2 of 3 Summary Successes Re-subsidised reforms that Geddes Axe cuts cut short Housing Act 1930 built 700,000 homes and subsidised slum clearning. Increased road safety Road Traffic Act 1930: introduced driving offences, a requirment for insurance, a highway code & bus and coach regulation. More people eligible for benefits. Unemployment Insurance Act Failures May bills thrown out by House of Lords 1932 Education Act Land Utilisation Bill Trade Disputes Bill Faliure of proposed schemes Development Loan and Colonial Loan 1929: No big schemes set up to build new houses in - despite £42 million invested Agricultural Marketing Act 1931: No agricultural boards set up 3 of 3
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