Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 18 Mawrth 1947.
Sir Ian Fraser
, Lonsdale
12:00,
18 Mawrth 1947
asked the Minister of Labour what progress has been made in his Department's scheme for making grants to assist ex-Servicemen to set up in businesses on their own account; and if he is satisfied that there is no undue delay in handling these cases.
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.
