– in the House of Commons am ar 18 Mehefin 1924.
Mr Ernest Brown
, Rugby
asked the Minister of Health whether he will make any statement as to the effects of the recent inundations in the Midland and West Midland counties?
Mr John Wheatley
, Glasgow Shettleston
I am obtaining information, but I am not at present in a position to make any general statement.
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.
