Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am ar 15 Gorffennaf 1925.
proposal seems to me to be quite devoid of foundation. I myself cannot see any difficulty in the way of the Minister accepting a proviso to this effect, because it does enable him to make these Orders and to enforce them. It only provides that these Orders shall be laid before the Houses of Parliament and that such operation as has already taken place shall not be rendered invalid in consequence. The number of cases in which there is a likelihood of the Order of the Minister being annulled is exceedingly small. This just preserves to Parliament what seems to me to be the rights of Parliament.
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.
