Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 15 Gorffennaf 1947.
Mr Cyril Osborne
, Louth Borough
12:00,
15 Gorffennaf 1947
asked the Minister of Labour if he will make a statement on his conference with the employers' representatives concerning the building operatives' claim for a wage increase of 9d. per hour; and if the deadlock has been resolved.
Mr George Isaacs
, Southwark North
I am in close touch with the parties but I should prefer not to make any statement at present.
Mr Cyril Osborne
, Louth Borough
Without wishing to embarrass the right hon. Gentleman, may I ask him whether he will be able to make a statement shortly?
Mr George Isaacs
, Southwark North
I am, in fact, meeting both parties on Thursday of this week. I hope that the result will be such as to enable me to make a statement.
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.
