Liberal Reforms

Question 1

What was introduced in 1906 for children?

Answer 1

Local authorities were allowed to provide free school meals

Question 2

How school meals were served in 1914, most of which were free?

Answer 2

14 million

Question 3

What percentage of Britain’s local authorities set up a meals service?

Answer 3

50%

Question 4

What was introduced in 1907 for children?

Answer 4

Every school had a medical service

Question 5

When were the medical checks extended to include treatment?

Answer 5

1912

Question 6

What was introduced in 1908 for children?

Answer 6

The Children and Young Persons Act

Question 7

What did the Children and Young Persons Act mean?

Answer 7

Children were given special status as protected persons, parents could be persecuted for neglect, it was illegal in insure a child’s life, special courts and homes were set up to deal with child crime

Question 8

What was introduced in 1908 for the elderly?

Answer 8

A government-funded old-age pension

Question 9

How old did you have to be to be able to claim a pension?

Answer 9

70

Question 10

How much would you receive in your pension if you were single?

Answer 10

5 shillings

Question 11

How much would you receive in your pension if you were married?

Answer 11

7 shillings 6 pence

Question 12

By how much did the number of people claiming outdoor relief fall in 1908?

Answer 12

80,000

Question 13

If you earned more than £__ per year you would not receive a pension

Answer 13

£31

Question 14

How long did you have to live in Britain for before you could receive a pension?

Answer 14

20 years

Question 15

What was introduced in 1909 for the unemployed?

Answer 15

Government-run labour exchanges

Question 16

By 1913, labour exchanges were putting how many people into jobs every working day?

Answer 16

3,000

Question 17

What was introduced in 1911 for workers?

Answer 17

The National Insurance Act

Question 18

What were the two sections of the National Insurance Act?

Answer 18

Sick pay and unemployment benefits

Question 19

Who paid what for sick pay?

Answer 19

Employers paid 3d, government paid 2d and workers paid 4d

Question 20

Everyone earning under £__ a year had to join the sick pay scheme

Answer 20

£160

Question 21

How many weeks of sick pay did workers get?

Answer 21

Up to 26

Question 22

Who paid what for unemployment pay?

Answer 22

Employers paid 2.5d, government paid 1.75d and workers paid 2.5d

Question 23

How many weeks could workers get unemployment pay for?

Answer 23

15 weeks

Question 24

What was the problem for the families of workers concerning health care?

Answer 24

They didn’t get free health care

Question 25

What was the problem for widows concerning pensions?

Answer 25

They didn’t get one

Question 26

What was the People’s Budget?

Answer 26

It was designed to raise money through reforms of taxes

Question 27

What caused a lot of political debate in the House of Commons, and between which parties?

Answer 27

The People’s Budget, and Liberals and Conservatives

Question 28

What did Lloyd George say about the upper classes?

Answer 28

They inherited as much of their wealth and didn’t do much work to earn the rest of the money they had so should help pay for the reforms to help people who worked but were still poor