Oral Answers to Questions — Fuel and Power – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 22 Ebrill 1948.
Mr Frederick Erroll
, Altrincham and Sale
12:00,
22 Ebrill 1948
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he has considered the statement that tractors using vapourising oil save petrol, a copy of which has been sent to him; and if he will issue figures to show to what extent dollar oil supplies are conserved by the use of vapourising oil instead of petrol for farm tractors.
Mr Alfred Robens
, Wansbeck
It is, of course, true that tractors using vapourising oil save petrol. Since, however, additional supplies of vapourising oil would have to be paid for in dollars, no less than additional supplies of petrol, the substitution of vapourising oil for petrol would not save dollars. The second part of the Question does not, therefore, arise.
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.
