Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 11 Tachwedd 1947.
Mr Stephen Swingler
, Stafford
12:00,
11 Tachwedd 1947
asked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the changed circumstances since the publication of the Economic Survey for 1947, he will give revised estimates of the distribution of manpower necessary to achieve the Government's objectives, particularly in respect of the expansion of the numbers employed in the coalmining, agricultural and textile industries.
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.
