Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Housing. – in the House of Commons am ar 12 Mawrth 1924.
Mr John Mills
, Dartford
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that the new houses built during 1922–23 by the Stone and Swanscombe Council have had to be provided with cesspool drainage at considerable cost as a result of the delay in sanctioning the sewer outfall; and whether he will favourably consider the remittance of these charges?
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.
