Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 24 Mawrth 1947.
Mr Christopher York
, Ripon
12:00,
24 Mawrth 1947
Will the Minister say, first, whether the 120,000 tons of maize which were imported were the whole of the allocation given to this country by the Combined Food Board; second, whether he is aware of the statement of Mr. Miranda on the subject of extra supplies being available to Britain?
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.
