Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Supply – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 24 Tachwedd 1947.
Sir Waldron Smithers
, Orpington
12:00,
24 Tachwedd 1947
The Minister has not answered my Question as to the total cost Is he aware that there is a great waste of public money, owing to this arrangement, because inspection is costing more than production, and will he give an assurance that all these details will be brought before the Public Accounts Committee?
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.
