National Insurance Act Royal Assent
Secures enactment of the National Insurance Act.
Role range: 1908-1915
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David Lloyd George Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow David Lloyd George through 306 dated historical records for Great Britain.
David Lloyd George, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1911–1916Years on this page
1911
National Insurance Act
Creates health insurance for many workers, a precursor to later NHS debates.
Role range: 1908-1915
Health Reform
Introduces Health & Unemployment Insurance
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1915
Legislation
Responsible for Part I of the National Insurance Act, introducing Health Insurance
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1915
Reform of Unemployment Support
Introduces Health & Unemployment Insurance
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1915
1912
Health Insurance Begins
Brings national health insurance contributions into operation.
Role range: 1908-1915
National Insurance Implementation
Extends contributory medical and sickness benefits to insured workers.
Role range: 1908-1915
Scandal
Purchases shares in Marconi after the Government agrees a contract with them
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1915
1913
Scandal
Exonerated of illegally dealing in Marconi shares by a debate in the House of Commons
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1915
Bedford Land Speech
Uses a major Bedford speech to promote rural social reform.
Role range: 1908-1915
Land Campaign
Launches a campaign advocating reform of land ownership and taxation.
Role range: 1908-1915
Constitution of Great Britain
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act makes the Budget law after read in Parliament
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1915
Legislation
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act makes the Budget law after read in Parliament
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1915
Reform of Parliament
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act makes the Budget law after read in Parliament
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1915
1914
Wartime Financial Moratorium
Emergency bank holidays and debt moratoria help contain financial panic at the outbreak of war.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1908-1915
Wartime Gold Restrictions
Emergency currency legislation restricts gold payments and introduces Treasury notes during the war.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1908-1915
Wartime Gold Convertibility Suspension
Emergency wartime measures and controls end the normal pre-war operation of gold convertibility as Britain finances mobilisation and protects Bank of England reserves.
Role range: 1908-1915
1915
Western Front
Suggests an attack on Turkey or Austria to end the deadlock in western front
Role range: 1915-1916 – 1915-1916
Ministry of Munitions
Lloyd George establishes central control over weapons production, labour and industrial supplies.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1915-1916
Minister of Munitions
Appointed Minister of Munitions
Role range: 1915-1916 – 1915-1916
1916
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
Appointed Secretary for War
Role range: 1915-1916 – 1916-1916
Conference of Chantilly
At a conference in Chantilly in November 1916, and a series of subsequent meetings, the Entente agreed on an offensive strategy where they would overwhelm the Central Powers by means of attacks on the Western, Eastern and Italian Fronts
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
Conference of Chantilly
Lloyd George sought to find ways of avoiding a repeat of the British casualties involved in the Battle of the Somme, and proposed an alternative strategy at a conference in Rome, which would involve the offensive being focused on the Italian front.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
Conference of Chantilly
The new French Commander in Chief, Robert Nivelle, believed that a concentrated attack by French forces on the Western Front in Spring 1917 could break the German front and lead to a quick victory.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
Western Front
The new French Commander in Chief, Robert Nivelle, believed that a concentrated attack by French forces on the Western Front in Spring 1917 could break the German front and lead to a quick victory
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
Resignation of David Lloyd George
Resigns from Asquiths Coalition Government
Role range: 1916-1922 – 1916-1916
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term
Role range: 1916-1922 – 1916-1918
Appointment as Wartime Prime Minister
Accepts the premiership after Asquith resigns and begins forming a new coalition government.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
Five-Member War Cabinet Formed
Creates a small War Cabinet intended to accelerate strategic and administrative decisions.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
War Cabinet Membership Announced
Confirms Curzon, Bonar Law, Milner and Henderson as colleagues in the new War Cabinet.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
Centralised War Direction Announced
Promises more concentrated control of manpower, shipping, food and strategy under the new administration.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
First Commons War Policy Statement
Addresses the Commons on the new government's policy and the scale of the national war effort.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
Cabinet Secretariat Established
Creates a permanent secretariat to record War Cabinet conclusions and circulate papers systematically.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
Food Controller Office Established
Establishes central food control to manage imports, prices and supplies during wartime shortages.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
Garden Suburb Advisory Staff Created
Builds a small advisory staff around Downing Street to collect statistics and bypass departmental delay.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
Hankey Becomes War Cabinet Secretary
Uses Maurice Hankey's organisation to provide the War Cabinet with continuous records and coordinated information.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
Ministry of Shipping Established
Creates a dedicated shipping ministry to control scarce merchant tonnage during the submarine crisis.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
National Service Organisation Launched
Creates machinery for directing civilian labour toward military and essential industrial needs.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
War Cabinet Meeting System Introduced
Introduces frequent War Cabinet meetings as the central mechanism for directing the war.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
Independence of Great Britain
The Government calls a truce & leaves the Republicans in control of much of the South
Role range: 1916-1922 – 1916-1918
Records, sources and methodology
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