Part of Oral Answers to Questions — British Army – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 11 Tachwedd 1947.
Sir Henry Legge-Bourke
, Isle of Ely
12:00,
11 Tachwedd 1947
If it is a fact, as the Minister says, that the size of the Regular Army by voluntary enlistment has not yet been decided, how was it possible for His Majesty's Government to present to this House a Bill for national service, in view of the fact that His Majesty's Government cannot possibly have known how many men would be required from national service?
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.
