Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 3 Chwefror 1947.
Mr Anthony Eden
, Warwick and Leamington
12:00,
3 Chwefror 1947
How can the right hon. Gentleman reconcile this state of affairs with the statement last October of the Minister of Fuel and Power that everybody knew that there was going to be a crisis except the Minister of Fuel and Power, and when he added, "I want to tell you there is not going to be a crisis in coal"?
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.
