Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Supply – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 24 Chwefror 1947.
Mr William Shepherd
, Bucklow
12:00,
24 Chwefror 1947
asked the Minister of Supply how many motor vehicles and motor cycles, surplus to requirements in the British zone in Germany, have now been disposed of; and how many remain in dumps in that area.
Mr John Wilmot
, Deptford
Out of about 92,000 surplus vehicles, including some 16,000 motor cycles, 45,000 have been handed over to the Control Commission, who, acting as our agents, have so far disposed of about 17,000 vehicles, including 3,200 motor cycles. A large proportion of the remaining 47,000 still in Army dumps are fit only for scrap.
Mr William Shepherd
, Bucklow
Is it not a fact that they are now useful only as scrap because they have remained there for so long and have deteriorated?
Sir Arthur Harvey
, Macclesfield
How many of these vehicles are serviceable and could be of use?
Mr John Wilmot
, Deptford
I cannot say without having them examined, and they have not all been examined.
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.
