Oral Answers to Questions — Roads – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 12 Ebrill 1948.
Mr John Thomas
, Dover
12:00,
12 Ebrill 1948
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware of the unsatisfactory public bus service between Whitfield and Dover; and what action he proposes to take to remedy it.
Mr Alfred Barnes
, East Ham South
The bus company has applied to the licensing authority for permission to increase the frequency of the service from 40 to 20 minutes from noon to about 6 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays and to run three additional journeys on Friday and Saturday mornings. The licensing authority will announce a decision as soon as possible.
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.
