Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 24 Mawrth 1947.
Sir Waldron Smithers
, Orpington
12:00,
24 Mawrth 1947
asked the Minister of Food if, in view of his Department's circular OC/9546 AHL/DMR, of 10th March, he is aware that the shortage of the potato supply is due to the fact that, owing to the increased costs of labour and transport, growers can only sell to the public at a loss; and what action he is taking to remedy this.
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.
