Oral Answers to Questions — Housing. – in the House of Commons am ar 8 Hydref 1924.
Mr Ernest Simon
, Manchester, Withington
asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the strongly expressed opinion of the Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health that the public has taken dangerous advantage of the facilities for obtaining exemption from vaccination, he will reconsider the action taken by him of 30th August in rescinding the Vaccination Order of 1923, and thereby making exemption easier?
Mr John Wheatley
, Glasgow Shettleston
The answer is, "No, Sir."
Mr Ernest Simon
, Manchester, Withington
Would it be a correct understanding of the reply to say that the Minister is deliberately acting contrary to the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health?
Mr John Wheatley
, Glasgow Shettleston
I can only give the hon. Member a statement of the facts. I cannot guide his understanding.
Mr John Black
, Harborough
In view of the proved utility of the vaccination of infants, will the right hon. Gentleman take steps to exempt the vaccination of infants from the provisions of the Statute?
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.
