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Building Wage Rates

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Works – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 26 Ebrill 1948.

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Photo of Mr Charles Key Mr Charles Key , Poplar Bow and Bromley 12:00, 26 Ebrill 1948

As the Minister of Labour informed the hon. Gentleman, this is a matter in which we have no power to intervene.

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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.