Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Railways – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 11 Awst 1947.
Mr Joseph Sparks
, Acton
12:00,
11 Awst 1947
asked the Minister of Transport if he will state the number of serviceable locomotives in operation on the four main line railways and the number of serviceable wagons, including private owners, available for freight traffic, at the nearest convenient date and in 1944 and 1938; and by what percentages do freight tonnage weekly averages in 1947 compare with 1944 and 1938.
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.
