Oral Answers to Questions — Ireland. – in the House of Commons am ar 13 Gorffennaf 1922.
Mr Thomas Myers
, Spen Valley
asked the Minister of Health the amount of the outstanding debt of the local authorities of England and Wales, with the amount of the interest charges thereon, for the latest complete financial year for which the figures are available?
Sir Alfred Mond
, Gorllewin Abertawe
I am not at present in a position to give figures for a later year than I gave the hon. Member last October, but if he will repeat the question in the autumn, I shall hope then to be able to give him figures for the financial year 1920–21.
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.
