Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am ar 12 Mawrth 1924.
Mr John Black
, Harborough
asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the success of the policy of isolation and sanitation in dealing with the disease of small-pox, as well as taking into consideration the irritation of large numbers of the population, accompanied by serious inconvenience and lose of time, caused by their having to secure exemption from vaccination by affirming their conscientious objection to the practice before a justice of the peace, he will alter his decision and bring in a Bill to relieve the situation?
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.
