Oral Answers to Questions — China. – in the House of Commons am ar 14 Ebrill 1927.
Mr Cecil Wilson
, Sheffield, Attercliffe
asked the Minister of Labour whether he can obtain and make available for Members the Report on the training farm established by the South African Government at Hartebeestpoort?
Mr John Whitley
, Halifax
The Minister of Labour.
Colonel Sir Joseph Nall
, Manchester Hulme
Has the Ministry of Labour been abolished?
Sir Henry Betterton
, Rushcliffe
With regard to this question, it should have been addressed to the Colonial Office, and I understood they were going to deal with it. In any case I will see that the reply is published in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
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.
