Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 25 Chwefror 1947.
Mr Frank Anderson
, Whitehaven
12:00,
25 Chwefror 1947
asked the Minister of Labour when it is anticipated that building operations will commence for the disabled persons' factory at Cleator Moor and how many men this factory will employ.
Mr George Isaacs
, Southwark North
I anticipate the building of a factory to employ 50 severely disabled persons will begin within the next two months. If so, it will be ready early in 1948. Meanwhile, I hope to open temporary premises to employ some of these disabled men.
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.
