Oral Answers to Questions — Education. – in the House of Commons am ar 16 Mai 1927.
Sir Gerald Strickland
, Lancaster
asked the Minister of Transport when information may be given to this House as to the progress of the consideration promised last year to the necessity for examination or other methods for discriminating what physical or other disabilities should bar the possession of a driver's licence?
Lieut-Colonel Wilfrid Ashley
, New Forest and Christchurch
My proposals for dealing with applicants for drivers' licences who suffer from physical dilsabilities are contained in Clauses 14 and 15 of the draft Road Traffic Bill which I circulated a short time ago.
Lieut-Colonel Wilfrid Ashley
, New Forest and Christchurch
If the Noble Lady will read Clauses 14 and 15 she will see that the answer is in the negative.
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.
