Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons am ar 15 Gorffennaf 1925.
Sir Mervyn Manningham-Buller
, Kettering
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will have notices posted outside the Employment Exchanges to the effect that those accepting temporary agricultural work will not be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefit, but that on the contrary acceptance of such work for a short period will be regarded as a definite indication that a man is genuinely seeking work, and thereby remove any misunderstanding on this matter?
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.
