Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 26 Ebrill 1948.
Mr. Baker White:
Is the hon. Lady aware that this decision has caused wide suspicion among small retailers that it has been brought in purely to benefit the Co-operative stores and multiple shops, and that this is borne out by an advertisement issued by the Sheerness Co-operative Society which says that recent changes in the methods of supplying points goods as announced by the Minister of Food will mean larger supplies at the "Co-op."?
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.
