Oral Answers to Questions — Military Training. – in the House of Commons am ar 5 Mehefin 1939.
Mr Roland Robinson
, Blackpool
asked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the fact that the summer season is the only time in which seasonal workers can usually earn a living and provide for their existence in the winter time, he will take steps to ensure that the younger seasonal workers who may be called up for military training are given exemption until the autumn and winter months?
Mr Alan Lennox-Boyd
, Mid Bedfordshire
I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given on 25th May to the hon. Members for Sedgefield (Mr. Leslie) and Don Valley (Mr. T. Williams), a copy of which I am sending him.
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.
