Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 16 Rhagfyr 1947.
Mr John Boyd-Carpenter
, Kingston upon Thames
12:00,
16 Rhagfyr 1947
asked the Minister of Labour the number of ex-officers of over 40 years of age of whom his Department has particulars and for whom employment has not yet been found; and the number of such officers placed in employment by his Department during the last 12 months.
Mr George Isaacs
, Southwark North
Statistics of this particular age-group are not available. Of the 5,918 unemployed ex-officers who were seeking employment through the Appointments Department on 10th November last, 2,381 or 40 per cent. were over 45 years of age. During the 12 months ended 10th November, 6,663 ex-officers of all ages were placed in employment.
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.
