Oral Answers to Questions — Railways – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 24 Chwefror 1947.
Mr William Proctor
, Eccles
12:00,
24 Chwefror 1947
asked the Minister of Transport to what extent the railway companies exempt themselves from the liability for compensation for accidents to passengers purchasing monthly return or cheap daily return tickets.
Mr Alfred Barnes
, East Ham South
The point raised by my hon. Friend is being examined and I will circulate the reply in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
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.
