Oral Answers to Questions — Government Departments. – in the House of Commons am ar 23 Gorffennaf 1925.
Mr. FOOT MITCHELL:
43.asked the Minister of Health whether the available statistics show any diffiusion of disease-carrying by mosquitoes in this country; and whether any advice has been given to local authorities as to the desirability of eliminating likely breeding places?
Mr. CHAMBERLAIN:
I am advised that, apart from occasional casualties arising from the inflammation of mosquito bites, mosquitoes in this country are not known to carry disease other than malaria. The known cases of indigenous malaria arising in this way are very few; only four such cases have been reported during 1924. As regards the second part of the question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer which I gave on this subject to the hon. Member for Reading (Mr. H. Williams) on the 18th June.
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.
