Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 4 Chwefror 1947.
Mr Philip Piratin
, Stepney Mile End
12:00,
4 Chwefror 1947
As the Minister has stated that it will be some five months before these 26,000 ex-Servicemen have started their training, may I ask him what is to be done while these men are awaiting training, and what steps he is taking to speed up the whole scheme?
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.
