Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. – in the House of Commons am ar 30 Gorffennaf 1925.
Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha
, Plymouth, Devonport
asked the Minister of Transport whether his Department has ever had before it any proposition to build a bridge over the River Tamar; and what attitude the Ministry has adopted towards such proposition?
Lieut-Colonel Wilfrid Ashley
, New Forest and Christchurch
Although I am aware that such a project has been advocated at various times, no proposals for its execution have been submitted to my Department by any responsible authorities.
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.
