Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 30 Ionawr 1947.
Mr Richard Ewart
, Sunderland
12:00,
30 Ionawr 1947
asked the Minister of Labour (1) when the Licensed Residential Establishments and Licensed Restaurants Wages Board was first established; the names of the chairman and members of the Board; how many meetings have been held; and when the publication of the proposals is expected;
(2) when the Unlicensed Residential Establishments Wages Board was first established; the names of the chairman and members of the Board; how many meetings have been held; and when the publication of the proposals is expected;
(3) what action he proposes to take to expedite the issue of the proposals of the Licensed Residential Establishments and Licensed Restaurants Wages Board, also the Unlicensed Residential Establishments Wages Board, in view of the long period of time that these Boards have been established without publishing any details of their progress.
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.
