Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Fuel and Power – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 22 Ebrill 1948.
Mr William Shepherd
, Bucklow
12:00,
22 Ebrill 1948
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power (1) on what basis he determines that the number of private hire cars operating in a given area is adequate to the public need;
(2) why he turns down applications for petrol for vehicles that have been granted a hackney carriage licence.
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.
