Oral Answers to Questions — Housing. – in the House of Commons am ar 1 Gorffennaf 1925.
Sir Harry Brittain
, Acton
asked the Minister of Health whether his Department is following the efforts being made by the United States of America in the direction of town and region planning; and whether any official reports upon American progress have been received?
Sir Kingsley Wood
, Woolwich West
My right hon. Friend's Department keeps in close touch with these developments and frequent reports are received.
Sir Harry Brittain
, Acton
Could the information received by the hon. Gentleman's Department be placed before the House?
Sir Kingsley Wood
, Woolwich West
I will consider that.
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.
