Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Works – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 24 Tachwedd 1947.
Mr Christopher York
, Ripon
12:00,
24 Tachwedd 1947
In view of the fact that the coal allocation for the hostel is very much greater than that allowed to the hostels of the Women's Land Army, will the Minister look into the matter again to see why it is that this type of worker is given such preferential treatment over the agricultural worker?
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.
