Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Works – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 3 Mawrth 1947.
Sir Waldron Smithers
, Orpington
12:00,
3 Mawrth 1947
asked the Minister of Works if Circular E.W. 40, Civilian Building Control, was issued by the Willesden Borough Council by his order; and if similar instructions were sent to all local authorities.
Sir Waldron Smithers
, Orpington
Does not the right hon. Gentleman realise that this form, together with similar forms, is one of the main reasons for the delay in building small houses?
Mr Charles Key
, Poplar Bow and Bromley
No, Sir, this form—and similar forms used by local authorities—is one of the main instruments for determining that available materials should be put into houses, and should not go elsewhere.
Sir Waldron Smithers
, Orpington
But it takes weeks to determine that.
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.
