Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons am ar 30 Gorffennaf 1931.
Mr Michael Marcus
, Dundee
asked the Minister of Labour if she will consider the advisability of providing a scheme for the encouragement of the existing apprenticeship system to supersede the present system of training centres?
Miss Margaret Bondfield
, Wallsend
I shall be glad to do anything in my power to encourage suitable systems of recruiting boys for skilled trades, but they do not fulfil the same function as the training scheme for adults.
Mr Robert Richardson
, Houghton-le-Spring
Will the right hon. Lady consult with the Board of Education on this matter, in order to see if something could not be done between the two Departments?
Miss Margaret Bondfield
, Wallsend
We constantly consult about these matters, but the training scheme is for adults.
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.
