Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons am ar 15 Gorffennaf 1925.
Brigadier-General William Warner
, Mid Bedfordshire
asked the Minister of Labour if, with a view to removing a widespread misunderstanding that exists in agricultural districts, he will cause an early notice to be circulated through the Press, particularly the Sunday newspapers, to the effect that men who are receiving unemployment benefit, should they engage in temporary work on the land, will not be disqualified from receiving it at the termination of work of this character?
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.
