Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am ar 6 Chwefror 1939.
Mr Cecil Poole
, Lichfield
asked the Minister of Health whether he will consider issuing instructions to public assistance authorities authorising them to exclude from the income of an applicant's household when assessing relief any amounts which may be granted by private charities for the express purpose of enabling an applicant's children to receive advanced or secondary education?
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.
