Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture. – in the House of Commons am ar 25 Gorffennaf 1922.
Captain TERRELL:
32.asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can state the policy of the Government on the subject of the relief of agriculture from local taxation; and whether there is any expectation of legislation being introduced at an early date to deal with the matter?
Sir Harry Barnston
, Eddisbury
My right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture is not in a position to make any statement on this object at the present time.
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.
