Oral Answers to Questions — Naval and Military Pensions and Grants. – in the House of Commons am ar 2 Gorffennaf 1925.
Mr. ROBINSON:
3.asked the Minister of Pensions whether sickness grants are still being made to the widows and orphans of men killed in the Great War; and what was the amount disbursed in sickness grants in the six months ending 30th June, 1925?
Mr George Tryon
, Brighton
Supplementary grants in cases of prolonged illness are still made by the Special Grants Committee in exceptional circumstances. The expenditure incurred for this purpose for the six months ended 31st May last—the latest date to which the accounts have been made up—was £l,753.
Mr George Tryon
, Brighton
It is a matter with which the Special Grants Committee themselves deal.
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.
