Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 5 Chwefror 1947.
Wing Commander Geoffrey Cooper
, Middlesbrough West
12:00,
5 Chwefror 1947
asked the Minister of Food the number of honorary food executive officers still drawing honorariums for their services; what is the annual amount of such honorariums paid to these individuals; also the total over the whole country; and what services is it considered are rendered by these officers as justification for receipt of these honorariums.
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.
