Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. – in the House of Commons am ar 24 Gorffennaf 1935.
Mr James Guy
, Edinburgh Central
asked the Minister of Transport whether he can state the main causative factors which have resulted in a decrease in the total of fatalities from road accidents and an increase in the total of injuries during the first six months of this year compared with the same period last year?
Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha
, Plymouth, Devonport
The assumption of my hon. Friend's question is, I am happy to say, incorrect. There has been an appreciable decline both in the number of deaths and in the number of injuries on the roads this year as compared with last. The decrease is, of course, to be ascribed to the many measures taken to promote road safety and to the co-operation of the public.
Mr James Guy
, Edinburgh Central
While thanking my right hon. Friend for his reply and his correction, may I ask him whether he will pay more attention to street lighting, from the safety point of view?
Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha
, Plymouth, Devonport
Certainly.
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.
