Administrative Policies

Question 1

Defects of the administration Pitt inherited

Answer 1

Too small to be effective - 3000 employed
Corruption and poor leadership

Question 2

How did Pitt tackle corruption in the customs department

Answer 2

Pitt appointed and supported trustworthy people to key leadership roles.
EG:
appointed Richard Frewin 1787 :
Frewin ensured all customs were paid into a central fund

Question 3

Problems with post office and how did Pitt resolve

Answer 3

reduced corruption
initially backed John Palmer of high speed mail coaches - charge more
Anthony Todd opposed Pitt backed down
Mps didn’t have to pay to post letters they abused and costed gov 40,000

Question 4

How did Pitt solve the problem of Sinecures

Answer 4

1783 attempted to abolish - FAILED
Left positions unfilled when they died - led to less gov money paid for wages
Pitt abolished 28 sinecures by 1792 the practice ended 1806

Question 5

What is the Civl list?

Answer 5

People who received money from gov

Question 6

Why was Prince of Wales’s use of civil list seen as a problem

Answer 6

1786 collected debt of £210,000
1787 collected debt of £370,000
Country couldn’t afford such debt
Prince now provides a breakdown of his spending