Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons am ar 8 Gorffennaf 1925.
Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha
, Plymouth, Devonport
asked the Minister of Labour, in reference to the continued unemployment in Devonport, what suggestions have been either received or made by his Department to deal with this problem?
Mr Arthur Steel-Maitland
, Birmingham Erdington
Local authorities have been invited to forward to the Unemployment Grants Committee particulars of proposed schemes for the relief of unemployment towards the cost of which financial assistance may be given in approved cases. Information respecting the extent to which assistance has been given towards schemes undertaken by the Plymouth Corporation was recently supplied to the hon. Member, and I am informed that the Unemployment Grants Committee have at present under consideration 15 further schemes submitted by that authority.
Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha
, Plymouth, Devonport
Will the right hon. Gentleman undertake to discuss the matter with the First Lord of the Admiralty, to see if he cannot build cruisers or steel houses?
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.
