Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Royal Air Force – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 2 Ebrill 1947.
Mr Philip Noel-Baker
, Derby
12:00,
2 Ebrill 1947
Ingham is a collecting depot for surplus and unserviceable equipment from 62 stations of the R.A.F. Much of this equipment passes through the depot with very little delay. The covered storage is not adequate to hold it all, and what is available must, therefore, be used for the machinery and other goods which are of the greatest value and most liable to deteriorate. I am considering whether the storage space could be increased, or whether other improved arrangements could be made. I recently arranged that all farming equipment at Ingham and elsewhere, which is no longer needed by the R.A.F., shall be handed over to my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture.
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.
