Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 25 Chwefror 1947.
Mr Luke Teeling
, Brighton
12:00,
25 Chwefror 1947
asked the Minister of National Insurance whether he is aware that the hon. Member for Brighton has received over 50 complaints during the last 14 days from constituents who have been kept for anything up to five months without pensions and without replies to their queries from his Department; that they are running into debt and in some cases are in dire need; whether this Constituency is exceptional; and what he proposes to do to stop these delays.
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.
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent
