Liberal Reforms Flashcards
What year did the liberal government come in to power?
1906
What year did the child act come in to place?
1908
What year did poor children get free school meals?
1906
What year did school inspections come into place?
1907
What year did juvenile courts and borstals for young law breakers come in to place?
1908
What happened with alcohol and cigarettes?
It was made against the law for anyone to drink or smoke under the age of 16 years old.
Who did the government blame for causing crime among young children
They blamed poverty
Why did the government believe about sending young law breakers to adult prisons?
It would just teach them how to become better criminals
Why did the government introduce the national insurance act?
Because the poor could not afford medical services
What was the second part of the national insurance act about? How much were they given? And what was the maximum turn you could receive it for?
Unemployment insurance
35p
Maximum of 15 weeks
What year was the old age pension act?
1908
What year was the workmen’s compensation act?
1906
What year was the coal mines act?
1906
What is the max time you could work in a coal mine after the coal mine act?
Max. Of 8 hours a day
What year was the trade boards act?
1909
What year was the shops act introduced?
1911
What did shop assistants get from the shop act?
Weekly half-day holiday
What was the max. Hours you could work a week in a shop?
60 hours
What was provided in every shop due to the shops act?
Washing facilities
Why did the old pensions act not go far enough?
The money was not enough to enable people for everything they need.
It was not the answer to old age poverty
A lot of elderly people needed financial help long before they were 70
What year were ALL schools providing school meals
1914
What did research show about children during the holiday period?
Their body weight declined
What was wrong about the unemployment insurance act?
It only provided enough for the employee and not his family
What did the liberal government decide to do when they came into power?
To make a difference
What year did school medical inspections become free?
1912
What year did the national insurance act come into place?
1911
Who did the national insurance act apply to?
For workers earring less that £160 a year
What age of people did old age pensions apply to?
People over 70 with a annual income of £21-£81
How much more do they get a week for old age pensions?
1-5s pensions per week
How many people were receiving old age pensions?
1 million people
What was living conditions like for poor people?
Awful. People were malnutrition and disease was wide spread.
