Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am ar 15 Gorffennaf 1925.
Mr Edward Harney
, South Shields
I wish to clear up what I think is a misapprehension. All I said was that this proviso does not affect the case where the Minister has discretion, and it is unnecessary to say so. If the Minister has discretion there is no appeal from his discretion, but of course I accept the assurance which the Minister has given.
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.
