Oral Answers to Questions — Housing – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 4 Rhagfyr 1947.
Mr Louis Tolley
, Kidderminster
12:00,
4 Rhagfyr 1947
asked the Minister of Health, if he will make a comprehensive statement on the proposed housing policy for 1948, as this is causing concern among local authorities.
Mr Aneurin Bevan
, Ebbw Vale
I would refer my hon. Friend to the circular I have issued to local authorities, of which I am sending him a copy.
Sir Waldron Smithers
, Orpington
May I ask whether in the programme for 1948 the Minister will cease his policy of political prejudice, and allow free enterprise to play its part?
Mr Douglas Clifton Brown
, Hexham
That question is really not in Order.
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.
