Oral Answers to Questions — Ireland. – in the House of Commons am ar 13 Gorffennaf 1922.
Mr William Thorne
, West Ham Plaistow
asked the Minister of Health whether the Nottingham Board of Guardians have asked him for permission to give 1d. per week to well-behaved children in their care under 10 years of age and 2d. per week to those over that age until they commence work; and if he can state whether the, Government intend giving effect to their application?
Sir Alfred Mond
, Gorllewin Abertawe
I propose to inform the guardians that it would be within their powers to award prizes for good conduct.
Ministers make up the Government and almost all are members of the House of Lords or the House of Commons. There are three main types of Minister. Departmental Ministers are in charge of Government Departments. The Government is divided into different Departments which have responsibilities for different areas. For example the Treasury is in charge of Government spending. Departmental Ministers in the Cabinet are generally called 'Secretary of State' but some have special titles such as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ministers of State and Junior Ministers assist the ministers in charge of the department. They normally have responsibility for a particular area within the department and are sometimes given a title that reflects this - for example Minister of Transport.
