Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 11 Tachwedd 1947.
Sir Waldron Smithers
, Orpington
12:00,
11 Tachwedd 1947
asked the Minister of Labour why he sent out Form J. 152–79194/8198–200 M.9/47 D. & S.B. containing 14 paragraphs and nearly 100 questions together with a covering letter dated 27th October, 1947; why the pen ultimate paragraph was marked with a large black asterisk; how many copies were sent out; and what was the weight of paper used and the total cost involved.
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.
